After a wildfire burns swaths of land, someone has to investigate the clues left behind to determine the fire’s cause and, possibly, prevent another one. A hands-on class offered near a northern Nevada airport teaches participants how to do it. …
Every year, property insurers write checks totaling nearly $15 billion in response to fire losses, large and small. Fire claims average nearly $50,000 and are the most expensive type of claim filed, followed by hail claims at $11,000. Claims professionals …
A dispute over a multi-million dollar insurance claim for an Ohio mansion that burned to the ground more than three years ago is set for trial next month in federal court in Cincinnati. Jeffrey and Maria Decker sued Chubb National …
EFI Global, a forensic engineering, fire investigation, environmental and laboratory testing services firm with locations in the U.S. and Canada, appointed Jeremy J. Mele company president. As president, Mele reports to the CEO and is responsible for the management and …
An investigation into a fire that destroyed a building at the Columbus Farmers Market last month has ended, but store owners are still awaiting its results. The Times of Trenton reports that fire investigators have up to 30 days to …
Authorities say a massive warehouse fire in northwest Ohio destroyed all seven buildings on the site. Investigators say the cause of the fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon near downtown Lima is under investigation. The fire was fueled by rubber …
Federal and state investigators were at a Williston, N.D., oil supply and logistics company on Wednesday, a day after a massive fire disrupted road and air traffic. Williams County Emergency Services spokeswoman Lorrie Wilson said officials with the state fire …
Lafayette, La., fire officials say at least five vacant houses have been set afire in one week. They’re investigating a sixth house fire. They say two vacant houses were torched within 12 minutes of each other early Sunday. Another three …
Federal investigators got their first look inside a fire-gutted downtown Des Moines, Iowa, building on Tuesday. Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were in the building’s west side, The Des Moines Register reported. That section was …
The multiagency investigation of a fire that destroyed a $4 million southwest Ohio mansion last month is still working on finding a cause. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the state fire marshal’s office says it’s not unusual that the cause …