Tolles Fire Chapter 38: Fire Cause Determination

A(n) _____ must determine not only the origion and cause of the fire, but also the person who was responsible for starting the fire and the sequence of events that led up to it.

According to NFPA _____, a scientific method and a systematic analysis are needed to determine the origin and cause of a fire.

_____ is a term used to descrive the process of carefully looking for evidence within the debris. Sometimes the entire fire scene must be closely examined to determine the cause of the fire and gather evidence.

_____ evidence consists of items that can be observed, photographed, measured, collected, examined in a laboratory, and presented in court to prove or demonstrate a point.

_____ evidence consists of a minute quantity of physical evidence that is conveyed from one place to another. For example, a suspect's clothing may contain the residue of the same ignitable liquid found at the scene of a fire.

_____ evidence is anything that can be used to validate a theory or to show how something could have occurred.

_____ evidence includes facts that can be observed or reported first-hand.

_____ departments have the legal authority to maintain control of a building after a fire to determine the cause of the fire.

Juvenile fire-setters are usually divided into _____ groups according to age.

Spree arson involves an arsonist who sets _____ or more fires at separate locations, with _____ emotional cooling-off period between fires.

Serial Arson

Spree Arson

Mass Arson

Arsonist

Pyromaniac

A fire's starting point where ignition occurs and fuel begins to burn.

What organization investigates major incidents to identify factors that contributed to an unusual number of deaths or widespread property damage

What is defined as the set of circumstances that brough tthe ignition source into contact with the fuel

During which stage of a fire is evidence most often found

Evidence used in court is either direct or

Depth of char