Health and Environment
Arson Investigation Techniques Catching Up with Science
Jenna ODonnell |
Across the country, fire investigation has come a long way, but some investigators think it still has farther to go.
Health and Environment
City's Fire Investigation Bureau Stretched Thin
Briana Duggan |
Since 2002, the city has cut the number of fire marshals by about half, though fire investigators have seen a 17 percent increase in cases sent to their desks.
Health and Environment
How New York City Beat Arson
Meredith Sell |
The decline in arson in the city was as dramatic as—but less heralded than—the fall in murders and other crimes, perhaps because arson is a tougher crime to track.
