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LAS CRUCES - In commemoration of National Arson Awareness Week, May 2-8, the Las Cruces Fire Department is shedding light on a seven-year-old case that has yet to be solved.
On June 25, 2014, someone entered The Gen at the time, a popular alternative fashion boutique at 1200 west Picacho Ave. and set fire to the store. Las Cruces firefighters responded to the business shortly after 11 p.m. that day and had the fire contained within about 20 minutes.
The fire caused an estimated $500,000 in damage to the building and its contents.
Las Cruces fire and police investigators believe the arsonist, possibly a man, entered The Gen at about 11 p.m. that evening. The suspect, wearing white Tyvek-type coveralls like those typically worn by painters and laboratory workers, was seen on a surveillance camera walking through the building and toward a back room where the fire is believed to have originated.
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May 6, 2021
County Executive George Latimer saluted Westchester s firefighters today for the courageous and skillful service they continually provide across the County, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic this past year.
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Let s go! Every day firefighters go out and risk their lives to protect property and life. Any of us who have ever been proximate to a fire realize the bravery that it takes to run to the fire when the rest of us as civilians run from the fire as fast as we can, Latimer said. We really respect them and on this day we want to honor them.
By Kim Howard - IIS Radio
This is Arson Awareness Week, with a focus on arson due to civil unrest. The Illinois State Fire Marshall s Office urges local fire departments to have a comprehensive plan in place should civil unrest and fires break out, according to spokesman JC Fultz.
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Last year in Illinois, state investigators responded to more than 1,000 suspected cases of arson. The office also has seven accelerant detection dogs that were brought in for 263 cases.
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Latimer Salutes Westchester’s Fire Service in Advance of International Firefighters Day Written by Westchester County
County Executive George Latimer saluted Westchester’s firefighters today for the courageous and skillful service they continually provide across the County, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic this past year.
“Every day firefighters go out and risk their lives to protect property and life. Any of us who have ever been proximate to a fire realize the bravery that it takes to run to the fire when the rest of us as civilians run from the fire as fast as we can,” Latimer said. “We really respect them and on this day we want to honor them.”
May 3, 2021
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General
Josh Kaul is bringing attention to arson and fire during Arson Awareness Week (May 2-8, 2021). The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) houses the State Fire Marshal’s Office and an Arson Bureau, with special agents that are called upon by local law enforcement and fire departments to assist with the investigation of fires and/or explosions involving unknown or suspicious circumstances.
Fire and explosion incidents frequently involve substantial property loss and may involve serious injury or death. According to key findings in the National Fire Protection Association’s 2019 fire loss data, local fire departments in the United States responded to an estimated 1.3 million fires that caused roughly 3,700 civilian fire deaths and 16,600 reported civilian fire injuries. Property damage was estimated at $14.8 billion[1]. These types of incidents can be devasting for a family and can cause cons