Accidental Or Incendiary? [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitch, Richard D.

Contributor:

Porter, Edward A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arson investigation.

Fire investigation.

Local Subjects:

Arson investigation.

Fire investigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Springfield : Charles C Thomas, 1997.

Summary:

This new updated edition provides fire investigators with a better understanding of fire dynamics. The subjects covered in the 17 chapters include: investigation of fires; accidental or incendiary; safety precautions; pyromaniacs; arsonists; vacant and occupied building fires; aircraft, boat and motor vehicle fires; electrical fires; false alarms; deaths and evidence collection. Important information on violations and laws, scientific investigation, arson-timing devices, and on-the-scene photographs are included. The authors stress the importance of gathering all available data: from evidence

Contents:

PREFACE; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 INVESTIGATING FIRES; Chapter 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS; Chapter 3 ACCIDENTAL FIRES; Chapter 4 PYROMANIACS; Chapter 5 ARSON; Chapter 6 OTHER TYPES OF ARSONISTS; Chapter 7 TRACKING DOWN THE ARSONIST; Chapter 8 HISTORIC-LANDMARK AND VACANT BUILDING FIRES; Chapter 9 MOTOR VEHICLES FIRES; Chapter 10 AIRCRAFT, SHIP, AND SMALL-CRAFT FIRES; Chapter 11 BRUSH, WOODS, DUMPSTER AND TRASH FIRES; Chapter 12 ELECTRICAL FIRES; Chapter 13 FALSE ALARMS; Chapter 14 DEATHS; Chapter 15 VIOLATIONS AND LAWS; Chapter 16 SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION; Chapter 17 EXPERIMENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

Appendix ACCIDENTAL OR INCENDIARY FIRE REASONS/CAUSESTABLE I IGNITION TEMPERATURE AND FLASH POINTOF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES; GLOSSARY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-398-09024-6

OCLC:

865331790