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Phase II Hands-On Fire Arson Investigation
Length of Seminar:
5 Days
Instructor: Multiple
Course Objectives:
The purpose of this course
is to provide the attendees with a hands-on in-depth course
of study, covering investigative techniques used to properly
investigate, and conduct a proper fire scene examination.
Upon Completion:
Conducting
a Fire Scene Examination: The attendee will be
able to successfully conduct a fire scene examination
using a systematic approach and a scientific method.
Fire
Behavior: The attendee will have an understanding
of fire behavior during a fire event.
Fire
Patterns: The attendee will have an understanding
of the most commonly seen fire patterns during an examining
and while documenting the scene.
Origin
and Cause Determination: The attendee will be
exposed to the latest most up to date techniques being
used in fire investigation examinations today.
Determining
Accidental Causes: The attendee will receive examples
of the many accidental causes that may be encountered
in his/her investigations.
Evidence
Collection: We will discuss cross contamination,
chain of custody, types of evidence to collect, spoliation
of evidence, evidence collection, comparison samples,
trace evidence, securing the evidence, and alteration
of the fire scene.
Recording
the Scene: The attendee will be able to document
the fire scene in a systematic manner while photographing,
conducting debris layering, preserving and diagramming
the scene and how to determine , test and select a final
hypothesis.
Hands-On
Examination: The attendee will be able to successfully
conduct a hands—on investigation using a systematic
approach and a scientific method while examining and
documenting the fire scene. (we will provide all of the
necessary cameras, clipboards, evidence collection tools
etc).
Incendiary
Fires: We will cover the potential incendiary
types of fires the investigator is likely to encounter
during their examinations.
Electrical
and Appliance Fires: The attendee will receive
information that will be beneficial when examining these
types of fires. Some of the topics will include failure
modes, current overloads, arc beading, collection or
preservation of this type of evidence. We will discuss
arc mapping/tracking.
Legal: In
this segment the attendees will be exposed to emerging
case laws, report preparation ,courtroom preparation, trial/deposition
notebooks, (Rule 26, Federal Rules of Evidence), ASTM Standards
that apply to the fire service, preparation for a Daubert
challenge.
Group
Presentations: Time permitting we will have as
many groups as possible present their findings while
they conducted their examinations.
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