Arson/Investigation
The FireRescue1 Arson/Investigation resources page features news about confirmed and suspected arson as well as information on the latest fire investigation methodologies to help fire investigators and other personnel identify fire causes.
The FDNY faced three fatal fires, two just blocks apart from each other, as the year came to a close
Charlotte firefighters rescued two people during a fire on the third floor of an eight-story hotel
After two people died in an illegal attic apartment fire, records show the New Britain landlord had been uncooperative
Arson was suicide attempt, judge cites mental illness in sentencing
Entire team has state’s highest arson investigation certification
Woman reportedly told investigators that fire started when she set pictures of her boyfriend on fire inside her house
The former volunteer has been charged with starting a church fire and wildfire
Failed $10 million pension fund loan that led to businessman’s suicide, international manhunt started with $100,000 bribe to ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s father
Crews from all over city called to respond
Police said small cooking gas canisters were used, adding that there was no warning or immediate claim of responsibility
No firefighters were injured at a fire in a house that may have been used to manufacture illegal drugs
At least 5 separate conflagrations over span of last few months
Impact of fire department cuts and cause of 87-year-old woman still pending
Defense: ‘The judge took into account Jimmy’s long and honorable history as a firefighter and a lot of the good that he’s done over the years’
Fire inadvertently caused local volunteer firefighter to slip from bridge, fall to his death
4 fires in one morning, 1 firefighter injured
The man had three prior convictions for fire-related incidents in the 1990s
First charged with setting church fire, firefighter now accused of setting wildland fires
Investigators watching property saw 3 men pour accelerant throughout grocery store
4 possible arsons occurred within 1 mile of each other in 4 days
Fire destroyed 32 homes and 4 rental cabins; at one point, nearly 10,000 people were forced to evacuate
Accused of four New Year’s Day attacks on religious buildings
Firefighters found man barely alive in locked 22nd floor room where he wasn’t supposed be
The 1982 multiple fatality fire is one firefighters will never forget and the investigator stands by his conclussions
Neighboring residents said they heard explosion in house during afternoon
Man gives incriminating statements to investigators about blaze at his home
2 firefighters were left in critical condition with burns after incident
Man sent messages including, “I want to kill myself,” “I should (expletive) kill you with me,” “Maybe I should go burn your car”
Michael Morgan, 33, can be seen cycling up to front door of pub, lighting fire to his T-shirt, riding away with top still ablaze
Jonathan Griffith said Thursday that he is making a motion in Butte County Superior Court
Fire officials: Gerard McBurnie Dixon, Jr., 23, is accused of starting fire that led to firefighter’s injury on June 28, 2008
The 24-year-old is suspected of setting more than 50 blazes
Authorities say the charges stem from an October fire