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ILLINOIS - The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is raising awareness about the seriousness of the crime of arson during Arson Awareness

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), municipal fire departments in the United States tackled an average of 52,260 intentionally set structure fires annually between 2014 and 2018.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — May 5 through 11 marks Arson Awareness Week. The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is warning against committing this serious crime, focusing this year on the theme of “Protecting Houses of Worship Against Arson.” From 2020-2022, the United States Fire Administration said an average of 1,300 fires a […]

The Macon County Sheriff’s Office provided an update Thursday on three fires that happened January 3, 2024, at Callao C-8 Schools.

Three Mississippi residents have been arrested for their roles in an insurance fraud scheme involving a fire at an abandoned church in Minden.

Arson arrests showed a sharp decline from 2022 across the state, and there were more than 800 responses to emergencies in the county.

CAL FIRE’s law enforcement officers are on pace to make the fewest number of arson arrests in four years. As of Nov. 30, 101 arson-related arrests had been made in 2023, according to a CAL FIRE Instagram post. If the pace continues through December, the department will have made around 110 arrests for the year. […]

A Bayou Blue man was arrested by Terrebonne Parish deputies in connection to the investigation of fires that occurred at two hotels in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes.

Commuters were able to hop on the 10 Freeway Monday morning after it reopened ahead of schedule Sunday but officials say more work needs to be done. Experts initially believed it would take months to open the freeway after a pallet fire erupted on Nov. 11, closing the roadway from Alameda Street to Santa Fe […]

Cal Fire officials are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating the man.