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.
With Santa Barbara County deputies as their protection, firefighters moved into the area to battle the flames
Two Southington High School students were arrested after setting a laptop on fire, prompting criminal charges and raising concerns about the viral trend’s growing risks in schools
The driver was fired, but the department’s culture may still be on a collision course
Baltimore County Fire Department cited for 11 “serious” violations in an investigation of a mayday during a three-alarm commercial structure fire
Newark Capt. Oswald Robetto testified about calling a mayday while trying to get out from inside the burning Grande Costa D’Avorio
The Kentucky State Police is investigating the Casey County fire that killed four people
Alaska State Troopers said the Noorvik fire appeared to start near a stove in poor condition
Coroner’s staff arrived after the Springfield Township paramedics left and found the woman trying to breathe
Fire at Port of Ilwaco caused considerable damage prior to the start of the Dungeness crab season
Benjamin Cunha pleaded not guilty to charges related to improvised explosive devices in El Dorado County and Sacramento County
Wichita firefighters flag a problematic call after responding to a medical emergency and finding a structure fire
Benjamin Cunha was arraigned on several felony charges including possessing and exploding an explosive device with the “intent to injure, intimidate and terrify a person”
Considering how to incorporate psychology into investigations to help prevent firefighter traumatic injury and death
Newark Public Safety Director, and former fire chief, Rufus Jackson testified that years had gone by with no training for ship fires
Testimony during the Grande Costa D’Avorio fire investigation shows a Newark deputy chief canceled a call for assistance early in the blaze
The report on Burlington Firefighter Colin McFadden’s death points at early cancer screenings, timely communication about follow-up exams
California has received over $170M from airspace leasings around roadways
The chief mate of the Grande Costa D’Avorio testified during a hearing about the ship fire that killed two Newark firefighters
Gaven Puchinsky’s testimony supports allegations by the families of the fallen Newark FFs on the cause of the fire
Ann Arbor firefighters responded to numerous fires as fans celebrated the football championship
The cause of the St. Paul fire remains under investigation but the home did have working smoke detectors
At least 13 witnesses will testify about the Grande Costa d’Avorio fire that killed Newark firefighters Augusto Acabou and Wayne Brooks Jr .
Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis said no one else is believed to be inside the Sandman Signature Hotel
Authorities believe a gas leak caused the explosion at the Sandman Signature Hotel in Fort Worth
The FDNY and other departments assisted Elizabeth firefighters at the Singer Sewing Machine factory fire
No smoke alarms were found in the debris of the Hardy County house fire
Suit claims victims’s rights were violated by unsafe conditions in public housing rowhome where 12 people died
The Japan Airlines A350’s fuselage gave passengers and crew time to escape and did not burn through for some time
The Wakefield neighborhood fire comes two days after a Staten Island fire claimed a 7-year-old girl
City Manager Erik Walsh said Chief Charles Hood admitted to making comments demeaning to women
The driver, Michael Avery, purchased gasoline, fuel containers before crashing outside a Rochester venue, killing two pedestrians
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
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