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 Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Department official faces 18 months in prison
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said witnesses saw the suspect start the fire and then walk away
Fire officials believe the house fire in Massena started in the kitchen
Grand Rapids Fire Chief Brad Brown described firefighters hearing the children screaming from inside the house, saying it “will live on in our heads for the rest of our lives”
Investigators are asking the public for any photos and video of the Cleveland Heights in its early stage
Authorities are urging people to share information of anyone with “unexplained” storage of metal shavings, or an “unusual interest” in researching thermite
The fire in an Onset hobby store quickly spread to two businesses and injured a firefighter
Delray’s vice mayor is questioning if firefighters might have had issues with their licenses after the chief sent out a memo on driver’s license requirements after the crash
Federal authorities determined that the Bourbon Street attacker had set a fire and “strategically” placed accelerants throughout the house
Kentwood police have charged a suspect with involuntary manslaughter and unlawful imprisonment in the Nov. fatal fire
Investigators say IDs and tattoos give a strong identification of the driver killed in the explosion outside the Las Vegas Trump hotel on New Year’s Day
Agents seized over 150 pipebombs and other homemade devices inside a Isle of Wight County home
The FBI identified the driver as an active-duty U.S. Army soldier
Allentown firefighters faced a report of an occupant trapped in the basement and fire extending into exposures
The NYPD has a person of interest in custody after a woman was intentionally set on fire while she was possibly asleep
Although electrical items were identified as “potential ignition sources,” investigators could not find a common determination in the South Bend fire
‘Ticking time bombs': FDNY responds to e-bike store fire, finds hundreds of damaged Li-ion batteries
Firefighters faced heavy fire on the first floor of the Manhattan e-bike store and found Li-ion batteries stored in the basement
BioLab told federal investigators a fire watch was created months before the fire due to strong odors from oxidizers in two storage buildings
Investigators have filed arson charges related to the death of Firefighter Marcelo Garcia during a warehouse fire
A Miami-Dade firefighter whose son died in a training exercise is one of three who resigned from the department
El Paso County officials have relied on hazmat technicians to deal with suspicious ballots and ballots covered with urine and blood
An investigation into the fire that destroyed Lahaina and killed 102 people did not find any information that warranted criminal charges
Stores were broken into and objects were thrown at police officers as crowds took to the streets
Investigators say the suspect who set ballot box incendiary devices in Portland and Vancouver was highly skilled in metalwork and welding
The Clark County Auditor said that workers should be able to pull information from the ballots and contact voters about new ballots
The FBI is joining local authorities investigating fires in ballot boxes in Portland and Vancouver
Authorities have detained a person of interest in the fatal Los Angeles County fire
Clark County Fire Chief John Steinbeck said firefighters faced “extremely heavy fire blasting out of every window” on the second and third floors
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