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.
A preliminary investigation into the Gabriel House blaze suggests an oxygen concentrator malfunction or smoking may have sparked the deadliest fire in Massachusetts in over 40 years
A Maryland fire captain died after falling into a basement during a 2021 house fire, with investigators citing gaps in size-up, crew integrity, and rapid intervention readiness
Investigators continue probing last weekend’s fire at Gabriel House assisted-living facility that injured dozens and raised concerns about safety conditions
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
After two people died in an illegal attic apartment fire, records show the New Britain landlord had been uncooperative
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
Hermosa Beach neighborhood shocked after a domestic dispute turned deadly
The pair allegedly schemed to rig contract prices and coordinate bids
A passerby alerted Decatur firefighters to smoke coming from an abandoned building
Investigation into a recent fire highlights the dangers of encampments under bridges
Highlands County Fire-Rescue units were initially sent to a report of people burning debris on the side of a road
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