HEALTH and ENVIRONMENT
Arson Investigation Techniques Catching Up with Science
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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
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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
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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.