January 14, 2016
The Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office, which operates under the direction of the Florida Department of Financial Services and CFO Jeff Atwater, announced the arrest of Travis Michael Pierce for allegedly setting two separate structure fires at the local golf …
December 1, 2015
Authorities in Buncombe County, North Carolina, are creating a new program to fight a sudden increase in arsons committed by teenagers. The county had 24 fires set by teens in 2014, including a 10-year-old charged with several felonies. That was …
June 26, 2015
Investigators with the Charlotte, N.C., Fire Department say a fire at a predominantly black church is a case of arson. A statement from the fire department said it took about an hour to get June 24 fire at Briar Creek …
June 23, 2015
Iggie is one of the most important tools in Columbus, Ga.’s fight against arson, and he’s only two years old. Iggie is a yellow lab trained to detect fire accelerants such as gasoline and other materials favored by arsonists. He’s …
May 12, 2015
Investigators say they are close to finding the person or persons responsible for setting at least seven Birmingham homes on fire over the past few months. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Chief C.W. Mardis tells WBMA-TV someone has started between seven …
June 28, 2013
A Texas fire review panel flagged two quarter-century-old arson cases, saying investigators were mistaken in finding that the defendants set intentional fires. The Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office convened the panel of fire experts earlier this year to review cases …