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2018 Advanced Fire Investigation School

The class of the 23rd Connecticut Advanced Fire Investigation School sponsored by the Connecticut State Police -Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit, in cooperation with the CT Chapter of IAAI, graduated May 4, 2018. The class presented the instructors with a plaque dedicated to the legacy of the late, Retired Detective John Sawyer. Special thank you to the Connecticut Fire Academy for their continued unwaivering support

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Former Pennsylvania fire company leaders accused of stealing $46K from company
Two former presidents of Falls Township Fire Company No. 1 were charged on July 16 with stealing more than $46,000 from the volunteer organization. Christopher J. Carlin, 48, who served as president in 2017 and treasurer before that, is accused of taking $34,896.59. His predecessor, Gary Margerum, 61, president from 2009-2016, is charged with stealing $11,198.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bucks Local News
Body of California firefighter killed near Yosemite is retrieved from steep ravine
Crews on Monday extracted the body of a firefighter from a steep ravine that his bulldozer had rolled into days ago as he fought a wildfire west of Yosemite. The body of 36-year-old Braden Varney, a 10-year-veteran with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, remained in a mesh of mangled metal for three days in a site near El Portal that was too remote for bulldozers and too precarious to allow an immediate extraction.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SFGate.com
Ohio Deputy Fire Chief Selected for 2018 Training Officer Recognition Award
TargetSolutions, a Vector Solutions brand offering the leading operations and training management software for the fire service, and the International Association of Fire Chief’s (IAFC) Volunteer & Combination Officers Section (VCOS) are proud to announce Deputy Chief Josh Blum, of Loveland-Symmes (Ohio) Fire Department (LSFD), as the recipient of the 2018 VCOS Training Officer Recognition Award.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

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Arson

News about arson. Commentary and archival information about arson from The New York Times.

Man Tried to Burn Down Condo to ‘Kill All Jews,’ Police Say
Walter Edward Stolper had already poured gasoline down a trash chute at his Miami Beach condo when the police intervened, the authorities said.
10 Volunteer Firefighters in North Carolina Charged With Setting Fires
The firefighters are accused of conspiring to set fires to abandoned buildings and wooded areas over a two-year period.
Trump Pardons Oregon Ranchers Whose Case Inspired Wildlife Refuge Takeover
The pardons of Dwight Hammond and his son, Steven D. Hammond, who had been imprisoned for arson on federal land, suggest that the Trump administration supports ranchers in the battle over such lands.

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