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 driver was fired, but the department’s culture may still be on a collision course
A 19-year-old accused of using a Molotov cocktail to start a fire at a Kansas City Tesla dealership has been released to house arrest ahead of his federal trial
Hundreds gathered to honor Chicago Fire Captain David Meyer, a father of four, remembered for his selfless service and ultimate sacrifice
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
The ATF has joined authorities in Bullhead City in the investigation of the fire that killed five children
Fire involving lithium-ion batteries near the loading dock led to a shutdown of production
Atlanta firefighters responded to one fire involving an abandoned apartment complex scheduled for demolition
The Bullhead fire victims’ ages range from 13 to 2
Firefighters faced two large fires involving apartments under construction in Aurora
The fire and evacuation occurred hours after the conclusion of testimony in the former president’s civil fraud trial case
The hearings will focus, in part, on the initial actions by the ship’s crew and the response to the fire by Newark and other local land-based fire departments
Austin Lewallen, the former chief of the Paint Rock Volunteer Fire Department, is accused of using at least $13,700 for personal purchases
The Wichita firefighters’ union claims the Sedgwick County 911 dispatcher didn’t use locating tools for a 22-year-old who died in an apartment fire
The union for Wichita firefighters claims dispatchers did not relay information about where the victim was trapped
The fire department is investigating to see if the crew of Engine 1 violated policy by not responding to a crash two blocks away
Three Maui County departments failed to meet deadlines for providing information from the Aug. 8 wildfires that killed 100, left 7, 500 homeless
Kokomo Division Chief Glenda Myers claims male employees, who are not certified fire investigators, are regularly sent to investigate fires
Two workers were killed in the massive SouthPark construction site fire in Charlotte in May
Preliminary report finds Newark firefighters were ill-equipped and had little to no maritime firefighting training
Capt. Jeffrey Scott Klein was in charge of a 2020 medical response that led to the death of a patient who was put in a prone position
Daytona Beach firefighters initially rescued three kids who were in critical condition; the youngest child, a 1-year-old, later died at the hospital
The Los Angeles County Fire Department Foundation was barred from fundraising after falling behind on paperwork
Officials are proposing the creation of a special joint task force to consider legislative and other changes in response to the deadly fire at Port Newark
The fire that spread quickly over 8 acres was fed by pallets, cars, construction materials, hand sanitizer and other items being stored under the freeway in an industrial neighborhood
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