Glendale Fire Department Research Paper

Prescribed fire, the burning of dead or non-living trees, an important subject to people because it makes them wonder the perks and the downsides of it, but the claim states, can prescribed fire needed or unneeded?

By the time John Orr was convicted of four counts of murder for the South Pasadena hardware store fire, he had already served six years in prison. Orr was convicted of three counts of arson. At the end, Orr was convicted using his very own signature homemade incendiary device. Fellow firefighters began suspecting that the arsonist was one of their own after conference of arson investigators. During the conference period, an oddly large amount of fire broke out. During that time fires broke out in fabric shops, drugstores, and craft shops. At a craft shop in Bakersfield, California a fire broke out in a display of dried flowers. At the scene, investigators found charred remnants of what appeared a simple incendiary device — a filter-tipped cigarette and matches, held together with a rubber band. One of the devices was partially wrapped in yellow paper (Bovsun, 2014). Though many of the investigator believe this was the work of an expert attending the arson conference, it could not be proven.

Facts: A fire was evolved on September 23, 1981 in a log cabin due to a hot plate. The hot plate was left on with an accelerant and kerosene near by. The owner of the cabin, Henry Xavier Kennedy was convicted of Arson as he obtained an insurance policy for $40K on the cabin five days prior to this fire and police found evidence that the construction business owned by Mr. Kennedy was losing money, and Mr. Kennedy's alibi was insufficient to eliminate him as a suspect.

In one out of five times is where they actually fine enough evidence to arrest the suspect that committed the crime. Arson investagors take a very long time to solve a case in order to gather enough evidence but most of the times they don’t find enough evidence to even find suspect. What are some errors arson investigators have made resulting in wrongful convictions? Include not only the errors, but which cases they took place in, and how wrongful thinking was applied. What do you think should be done to prevent these errors in the future? In this paper we are going to talk about the Willingham case, Lime Street Fire, and the Taylor case.

On August 30, 1979 there was a fire that killed two children and one adult at their residence. Investigators concluded that the fire was an arson. They concluded this because of the heavy alligator charring on the floor that was misinterpreted as arson. The investigators felt this was due to a pool of Stoddard solvent, a liquid flammable substance, used to start the fire. In reality these markings were due to radiation effect from the fire, not arson. On March 26, 1980 Louis DiNicola was charged with arson and three counts of murder. Louis spent four years in prison before being on bail while awaiting retrial. He was granted a new trial from his appeal of this conviction. The basis for the retrial was that evidence from the original

Arson cases are hard to investigate sometimes. Sometimes things are too burnt down to figure out how a fire was started. In this case Joshua Powell burned down his home with his two sons inside of it. He had lost custody of his kids and was mentally unstable. Sine there was a CPS officer at the scene who witnessed the situation and smelled gas it will be an easy start for the arson investigators.

In the paper I will share the knowledge I have learned on how you can use Arson as a Crime to collect insurance money. Clothing fire, Vehicle fire and the use of Structure Fire Investigation. I will try and express the way an arsonist would get away with arson and how they can get caught with the works of an investigator. It’s our manly duty to crate fire out of thin air it has been like that ever since the stone ages. It has helped man become a dominant species in this world, and without it we would not be as colonized as we are today.

After the tragic fire, two fire investigators arrived at the scene to determine what caused the blaze. The investigation was considered very professional, since they did have the right kind of professionals and experts at the moment. One of the investigators was named Douglas Fogg, he was at the time considered as an arson investigator, due to his twenty year experience. Although, one thing I knew that was a little suspicious was the way he investigated the fire and according to Fogg, “You learn that fire talks to you” (Grann, para 12). Since Fogg has had a long experience, he believed that, that is enough skill or education to

In the short video “Death by Fire” we learn of the story of Todd Willingham. We are presented with facts about a fire, which killed Willingham’s three children, which ultimately sent him to his death. The case begins in the small town of Corsicana, Texas. On December 13, 1991 Todd Willingham’s home was ablaze and his children were trapped inside. Neighbors say they witnessed Willingham outside, on the front porch screaming for his children and screaming for help. As the fire raged, firefighters arrived on the scene and were able to pull one of the children out of the home. Unfortunately all of the children died due to injuries they sustained in the fire. While the fire raged in the house Todd’s wife Stacy was out Christmas shopping and was unharmed. The attitude of Todd after the fire began to raise question with those who were close to him and also with investigators. The night after the fire, a local bar had a benefit to raise money for Todd’s family to help pay for the costs they would soon face. Many say that Todd became too involved with the festivities and seemed like he did not care his kids had just died. They say that Todd was bragging about how money would begin to roll in because people would feel bad for him. Having seen these things, investigators immediately labeled Todd as their prime suspect.

Arson investigation began sometime in the mid 1970’s, and has been a process changed and evolved ever since. The act of arson consists of purposely setting or starting a fire on someone’s property, and can be for a number of reasons anywhere from vandalism, excitement or serial arson, to revenge, extremism or crime concealment (Newton, M., 15). Some previously “proven” indicators pointing as to whether or not a fire is an act of arson has been questioned, further researched and tested. Many of these theories have stated that certain markings, post-fire, could only appear due an accelerant being used to help engage the fire or intensify it, though recently many of these theories have been debunked. The truth behind some of these markings

The Chicago fire was a huge part of our history. We can never forget about the Chicago fire because it changed how some people lived. The Chicago fire affected people in many ways. Many people had an idea about how the fire started, where it started and who caused it. It took years to rebuild what had been destroyed, the effect of the chicago fire was remarkable.

In October 8, 1871,Chicago,Illinois was a city ready to burn by the nightmare of wood.

The great Chicago fire of 1871 began the night of October 8, 1871 and burned until the morning of October 10. There are many theories of how the fire started at 137 DeKoven St. (now the home to the Chicago Fire Department training facility) in the barn belonging to Patrick and Catherine O’ Leary; a cow knocked over a lantern, an unknown person knocked over the lantern or possibly even spontaneous combustion but, the true case was never determined. What is known is that due to overly dry conditions and months without rain, once ignited the fire spread quickly. There was also a steady wind that fueled the fire and caused flames and embers to rain down and burn 2,100 acres of the city. The fire was finally out with the assistance of rain, the

Thousands of fires occur on a yearly basis throughout the United States. Whether it is forest fires, house fires, or any other event that involves uncontrollable flames, the outcome will always be the same; high amounts of destruction and physical damage. When fire emergencies occur, responding to the incident may not be much of a complication as apposed to determining the source from where the fire started or what triggered its behavior, which is truly the challenge. In order to do so, a fire investigator has to be present at the scene of the fire after it has been eliminated. The investigator, after reviewing any possible marks or behavior trails, will conclude if the incident was indeed an accident or intentional, thus making it an act

Fire district 13 is located in the forested valleys and steep foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range at the base of Mount St. Helens. Access to our district, primarily reached by one main county road, is limited. With automatic mutual aid to neighboring districts with, major rail, and freeway- interoperability is key. Located above the Cascadia Subduction zone, Clark County is due for a catastrophic earthquake. The area that includes fire district 13 is a transitional zone between unoccupied forest land and human development. Being a part of the wildland urban interface zone puts us at a higher risk for wildfires.