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 former Reese Volunteer Fire Company firefighter faces several charges for setting fire to brush, grass and woodland
Ill. OSHA report highlights accountability, communication among several errors in the death of a relatively new firefighter
Four pieces of construction equipment were burned at a site near the planned training center
More than 230 FDNY and EMS personnel responded to the four-alarm blaze in an illegally subdivided building, where occupants jumped from windows as fire spread rapidly
Prosecutors say the man set a basement fire after threatening residents, sparking the blaze that led to Firefighter Michael Altman’s death
Investigators say a pre-dawn fire at a Bonny Doon fire station was likely arson, destroying a water tender but sparing the building
Kansas City firefighters extinguished another blaze at Parade Park, the 13th since Thanksgiving, as demolition faces new delays
Chicago police are questioning a person of interest in the blaze that led to the death of firefighter Michael Altman, a fourth-generation member of the department
A deadly Queens fire that killed four, including a 3-year-old girl, is raising new questions about illegal housing conditions, overcrowding and ignored complaints
A fast-moving four-alarm blaze in a Flushing building left four people dead, including a child, injured multiple residents and firefighters
A fire in a pod at Portland’s North Portland Road Safe Rest Village killed one resident
A U.S. district judge vacated Richared Brown’s life sentence nearly 30 years after his conviction in a deadly Kansas City arson that killed six firefighters
Police say the man lit fires in his Pocono Pines townhome to “kill spiders,” including placing a love seat over a smoldering blaze, and the fire spread to three adjoining units
Coeur d’Alene Engineer David Tysdal, who warned crews of an active shooter despite life-threatening injuries, continues working to regain the use of his legs
State police said a propane line was damaged when the Abundant Life Fellowship Church shifted under heavy snow, allowing gas to build up before a furnace ignited a catastrophic blast
The FDNY says an unpermitted basement unit in a multi-family building led to a rapidly spreading blaze that killed a 34-year-old mother and her 17-day-old daughter
Federal investigators say Peco identified a leaking gas meter valve at the Bristol Health & Rehab Center before the explosion that killed three and injured 20
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The report indicates that Good had four gunshot wounds, and paramedics found her pulse “inconsistent”
Conn-OSHA said no citations would be issued in the death of Plainville Firefighter Ray Moreau
Construction crews began removing collapsed walls and roofing Wednesday at Bristol Health & Rehab Center to aid investigators after Tuesday’s explosion
Birmingham City Council has approved a three-year, $170,000 agreement with Axon to lease cameras, with footage to be used for training and incident investigations
“For person after person, it was the firefighters over and over again trying to be helpful in some way,” Second Assistant Chief Rob Sibley recalls of members’ support for the community
Prosecutors say an external ignition source started the blaze, which led to a collapse that killed three Baltimore City firefighters and injured three others
Mayor Karen Bass called reports that crews were told to leave the Jan. 1 Lachman fire scene “tremendously alarming” and directed interim Chief Ronnie Villanueva to launch a full review
Investigators say arcing in an electrical conduit sparked the Sept. 26 blaze at the Troutville Fire Training Center
Fort Worth police say the suspect used a lighter to ignite materials at a Williams St. house, leading to a collapse that critically injured one firefighter
Halloween fires account for an average of 25 deaths per year, according to the U.S. Fire Administration
Prosecutors say Jonathan Rinderknecht lit a Jan. 1 fire that smoldered, reignited Jan. 7, and killed 12
