Hot Pursuit | A Fire Investigations True Crime Podcast
Join hosts OCFA Fire Captain/Investigator Scott Kuhlman and Sophia Champieux as they take you behind the scenes of Orange County's most compelling fire investigations. From arson to accidental blazes, twice a month we'll explore a new case that uncovers the science, intuition, and human stories behind the flames. Through interviews with experts, fire investigators, law enforcement, and forensic specialists, Hot Pursuit offers an insider's look at how these mysterious and often chilling fires are solved. Discover the untold stories that rise from the ashes, one fire at a time.
Executive Producer: Kevin Hansen
Hosts: Sophia Champieux & Scott Kuhlman
Episodes
9 episodes
Two for the Price of One
This podcast episode of "Hot Pursuit" details two distinct arson investigations conducted by the Orange County Fire Authority. The first story recounts a residential fire in Garden Grove and the second investigation involves a series of vegetat...
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36:39
The Inside Job
This episode of the "Hot Pursuit" explores a complex arson and burglary case involving multiple agencies and jurisdictions. We bring back a crowd favorite, Irvine PD Officer Justin Russell, as he discusses a series of intentionally set fires in...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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46:20
Sunlight, Sanitizer, and Shenanigans
This episode of Hot Pursuit features Investigator Gillespie, who has been with the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) since 2005 and in the Investigation Unit since 2019. Investigator Gillespie discusses two unique cases. The first case involv...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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35:32
A Match to Remember
This episode of Hot Pursuit features a case investigated by Investigator McCulloch with the Orange County Fire Authority. The incident took place in April 2022, around 3:00 a.m. in the morning, when a vehicle fire was reported in a Walmart park...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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32:13
Liar, Liar, Car on Fire
This episode of Hot Pursuit features a special guest, Officer Justin Russell. Officer Russell was embedded with the Orange County Fire Authority Investigations Division for seven years. He worked as a liaison between the Investigations Un...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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52:02
Always Trust Your Dog
Fire Investigator Shaun Miller joins Sophia and Scott to discuss a New Year’s Day arson case that was instrumental in the Orange County Fire Authority’s decision to get an accelerant detection K9. Initial reports were confusing, with conflictin...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:14:49
Someone Call the FBI - Part 2
Picking up where they left off in the last episode, hosts Sophia Champieux and Scott Kuhlman continue their discussion of the 73 Arson case with Fire Investigator Bill Strohm. Strohm details how the investigation expanded to include collaborati...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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49:33