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Fire Investigator Field Guide, Second Edition

Author(s): International Association of Arson Investigators
National Fire Protection Association
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763758523
  • ISBN-10:0763758523
  • Spiral/paperback    320 pages      © 2013
Price: International Sales $54.95 US List
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Overview

Fire Investigator Field Guide, Second Edition is your direct link to the information you need to conduct thorough and accurate investigations.

As a fire investigator, your job is to provide answers as to origin and cause. The Fire Investigator Field Guide, Second Edition will help you safely and systematically conduct your investigation and find these answers. This substantive resource features tables, charts, and other tools gathered from the most current and respected references available, including:

  • NFPA 170, Standard for Fire Safety and Emergency Symbols, 2009 Edition
  • NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations, 2011 Edition
  • NFPA’s Fire Protection Handbook, Twentieth Edition
  • Society of Fire Protection Engineers Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, Fourth Edition

From pre-arrival activities to documentation and analysis, this essential guide has you covered through every phase of the investigation process!

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Section  1  Planning and Scientific Method
Section  2  Safety
Section  3  Physical Evidence
Section  4  Origin Determination
Section  5  Fire Cause Determination and Analysis
Section  6  Sources Information
Section  7  Specific Fire Scenes
Section  8  Documentation
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International Association of Arson Investigators

The International Association of Arson Investigators is dedicated to improving the professional development of fire and explosion investigators by being the global resource for fire investigation training, technology and research.

National Fire Protection Association

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has been a worldwide leader in providing fire, building, electrical, and life safety to the public since 1896. The mission of the international nonprofit organization is to reduce the worldwide burden for fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. Developer of the National Electrical Code®, and 300 other codes and standards through a full, open-consensus process, NFPA also produces educational curricula, including the Risk Watch® community-based injury prevention curriculum and the Learn Not to Burn® fire safety curriculum. NFPA headquarters is in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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