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.
Seattle firefighters battled a three-alarm fire in a building that burned before and is known to have squatters
Emma Renee Smith admitted to setting fire to an artificial leaf on a shelf inside the Sparta store
First responders from 10 departments responded to multiple calls for a house fire in Melvile
For those of us focused on fire, emergency “operations,” arson investigation is often (literally) afterthought
Novato Deputy Fire Chief Eric Nickel: Fire officials “are throwing everything we got” at responding to fires, investigating case
Harry Burkhart, 24, is being investigated in connection with Oct. 14 house fire that had been ruled arson in Marburg area north of Frankfurt
Shervin Lalezary, a 30-year-old Beverly Hills real estate attorney, ‘believes in the community service aspects of the reserve deputy’
Suspect resembled ‘person of interest’ captured on video, was stopped in van that matched description given by witnesses
Fire trucks were stationed in neighborhoods, switchboards took hotline calls and thousands in rewards were offered
4-hour onslaught started shortly after midnight Saturday, sent firefighters scrambling to douse fires in 21 locations
Prosecution: Defendant didn’t like that his ex-girlfriend was working at shop, having sex with store owner, fled state before arrest
Investigators had believed that man might have been trapped in collapsed structure where Firefighter Jon Davies died last week battling fire
Surveillance cameras recorded hooded man carrying milk jugs apparently filled with gasoline, running away from burning building with right arm on fire
Firefighter Brendan Milewski delivered this powerful statement to Calvin Jones just before he was sentenced to 15 years
After investigation that included placing GPS device on suspect’s vehicle, judge decides evidence is sufficient to proceed to trial
Woman who pleaded guilty in 2008 arson is seeking relief after alleged serial arsonist said he set fire to roll of tar paper in basement
The Madison, Wis., Fire Department has decided to crack down on kitchen-related calls
Police: 2 garages, 3 vehicles, piles or bags of leaves, Dumpster, retaining wall burned in string of arsons in 13-block area
Arsonist poured gasoline on kitchen floor or left it in bins to slowly allow its vapor to seep out, saturate the house before appliance ignited fire
Arson attack took place in beer garden of local pub; video shows suspect running down the street with his jacket on fire
Police: When victim unfriended Jennifer Harris on social networking site, Harris set fire to victim’s home
Ex-EMT and volunteer firefighter arrested, charged with 1st-degree arson, 3rd-degree arson, criminal mischief, 2 counts of 3rd-degree burglary
‘We’ve been having the homeless here since 1993... It has become an important part of what we do here at the church,’ says volunteer
Prosecutors: Hairspray used to ignite fire in utility room trash can; couple knew son was asleep in basement bedroom when fire began
John Wesley Irons, who has confessed to setting dozens of fires in Cherokee National Forest, demonstrated arsonist skills for Forest Service
Death penalty opponents say man may have been executed based on faulty arson claim, prompt recommendation
Former constable made false reports to stage “religious hate crime,” says he backed out of plan to set fire to his own home
Fire Chief became suspicious at scene of fire in abandoned home: ‘They were Johnny on the spot, the first to respond to it’
The firefighter is charged with two felony counts of arson of an inhabited structure and six counts of arson of a structure or forest
The firefighter suffered second-degree burns to his ears
Cal Fire arrested a volunteer firefighter for starting fires, including ones that destroyed historic buildings
The judge said the two men placed fellow firefighters in harm’s way when they set fires in vacant homes
State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan says the homeless men averted a potential tragedy