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.
Authorities said it is too early to determine if the violations had a part in the Lutsen Lodge fire
Union President John Sibiga said the report shows the Baltimore County Fire Department “lacks sufficient fiscal, physical, and human resources to accomplish its core mission”
CEO Showoutt stated he had permission to film the video inside Raleigh Fire Station 12
This is the first incident in decades of violence against agencies specializing in travel to Cuba
Some of the 9 arsons involved his apartment and vehicles
Working with youth is a key component to reducing fire-setting
Fire chiefs credit work with school children for a 27 percent drop in fires
Man released from prison in March on arson charges is now facing six more arson charges
Firefighters and medics need to know how to identify potentially violent scenes and how to react to attack from an assailant
The fire took six hours to get under control and caused an estimated $20 million in damages
Local firefighters requested law after convicted arsonist joined volunteer squad
The autistic man is called the area’s ‘worst-ever killer’ for the fire he set in 2009
Firefighters faced a ‘perfect storm’ of heavy winds, flames, plenty of fuel
An Ill. man is charged with arson detonating an explosion in an apartment building he owned
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