Fire investigator /
Leslie Miller and Clint Clausing, project manager/editor ; Barbara Adams and Cindy Brakhage, senior editor
- 2nd ed.
- Stillwater, OK : Fire Protection Pub., Oklahoma State University, c2010
- xiv, 497 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes index "Validated by the International Fire Service Training Association."
Organization, responsibilities, and authority -- Safety -- Fire dynamics : behavior, chemistry, and physics -- Explosion dynamics -- Basics of building construction as it relates to the fire investigator -- Building services -- Basic electricity for the fire investigator -- Investigative process -- Scene security -- Scene documentation -- Evidence collection and preservation -- Interviews -- Fire and explosion scene examination -- Area of origin determination -- Debris examination, removal, and reconstruction -- Ignition source, ignition sequence, and cause determination -- Presentation of investigative findings - Appendix A. JPR correlation table -- Appendix B. List of insurance industry contacts -- Appendix C. Federal constitution search and seizure issues in fire scene investigations -- Appendix D. Common construction terminology -- Appendix E. Film photography -- Appendix F. Interview questions