Posts Tagged: Arsonist
Surveillance video: Fire starter starts himself on fire. Then races off in flames on his bicycle.
Video from a week ago catches arsonist in the act.
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Rural Metro under fire in Western New York. Claims it failed to report ambulance crew arsonists & investigation of billing practices.
Rural Metro says they told the Buffalo Fire Marshal's office about its own inconclusive investigation after co-workers became concerned about the arsons. The FM says otherwise.
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‘Person of interest’ brought in for questioning in Los Angeles arsons. 12 new fires overnight. 55 fires so far.
Video of man being detained.
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Video released of possible suspect in Los Angeles arsons. 43 fires since Thursday. LAFD pushing out info over multiple platforms.
Video shows man leaving area where fire occurred.
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Volunteer FF Arrested on Two Arson Charges
A 22-YEAR-OLD VOLUNTEER MEMBER of a Westchester County, New York, fire company was arraigned Wednesday, accused of setting two house fires.
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Serial arson suspect jumps to his death off Houston Freeway. Man was fleeing latest of 30 fires.
Father describes suspect as Iraq War vet.
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Raw video: Brooklyn third-alarm with Maydays. Forty people hurt. Man arrested.
Sunday morning fire on multiple floors of an apartment building.
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New York arsonist who set fire that killed a Chicago firefighter 46-years-ago heads back to prison for arson. Syracuse Fire Department joins Firefighter Joseph Carone’s family in court for sentencing of Alan Norcutt.
Norcutt had already served time for two fires that killed three people in Chicago.
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Early Video from JB’s General Store Fire in Brewster, Ohio
Here is some early video of the JB's General Store fire.
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Collapse Danger of Exterior Walls While Operating Exterior…or Interior
I just got finished reading the chapter on Michael Goff in "Last Alarm" by Jerry Laughlin. The book was published in 1986 and features 5 true stories about firefighters who died in the line of duty. Michael Goff, a Petersburg (VA) Sergeant was killed when a wall collapsed on him following an explosion at an apartment complex. The explosion also injured many firefighters, EMT's, and civilians (some who had just been rescued).
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Video of collapse at commercial fire in Brewster, Ohio. One of four fires set in two hours.
Early video from two of the fires.
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9-yr.-Old Charged With Arson
They say that he and another boy broke into a vacant house and set it on fire.
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UPDATED- New videos, photos & fireground audio from 5-alarm fire in Rochester, New York. Second fire of the day at a Family Dollar. Lookout broadcast for suspect.
5th-alarm plus at Rochester, New York family dollar. Lookout for arsonist.
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Around the Fire Web
* Maybe you recall (and maybe you don't) our posting back in February HERE about Jeff "Matches" Boyle, the well-connected Chicago firefighter who got a merit promotion while he was out setting about 20 arsons around town. After serving a small part o…
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Quick Takes
Wednesday's Quick Takes includes: Columnist takes on judge who gives pension to Chicago fire lieutenant convicted of arson; Firefighter tries to put setting a fire on live TV behind him; NIOSH denied autopsy results; H1N1 shots in Haverhill resolved; Details on mayday and update on burned & trapped New Hampshire firefighter; Discrimination complaint over beards in Pikesville; Mayor does a very quick turn-around on more layoffs; Raw video of Allentown, Pennsylvania 3-alarm fire in a law office
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