NFPA's Field Guide 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. NFPA's Field Guide for Fire Investigators is like having your own personal assistant on hand to locate the facts and figures for you. Save time and get better results with a compact reference library in a single volume! Need to know the phone number for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms? Or the heat release rate or ignition temperature of a particular material? How about which symbol to use for specific fire protection equipment in your scene sketch? Just reach for your Field Guide. This substantive resource has tables, charts, lists, art, and more from the most respected references in the field, including...NFPA 921 and NFPA 170 NFPA's Fire Protection Handbook SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering Data is organized into sections for fast and easy information retrieval!Complete backup is provided for every phase of the investigation process: Before Going to the Fire Scene Fire Scene Documentation and Analysis Building Construction and Systems Information for the Fire Investigator SI Units and Conversion Tables Cover your information needs with the Field Guide for Fire Investigators. Fire investigators, insurance personnel, fire NFPA's Field Guide 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. NFPA's Field Guide for Fire Investigators is like having your own personal assistant on hand to locate the facts and figures for you. Save time and get better results with a compact reference library in a single volume! Need to know the phone number for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms? Or the heat release rate or ignition temperature of a particular material? How about which symbol to use for specific fire protection equipment in your scene sketch? Just reach for your Field Guide for answers to these questions, information on building construction and systems, and much more!This substantive resource has tables, charts, lists, art, and more from the most respected references in the field, including NFPA 921 and NFPA 170, NFPA's Fire Protection Handbook, and the SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering. Data is organized into sections for fast and easy information retrieval, and complete backup is provided for every phase of the investigation process. From pre-arrival activities to documentation and analysis, this guide has you covered! Cover your information needs with the Field Guide for Fire Investigators. Fire investigators, insurance personnel, fire officers, and attorneys should all add this resource to their tools of the trade! and attorneys should all add this resource to their tools of the trade!

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: o NFPA 170, Standard for Fire Safety and Emergency Symbols, 2009 Edition o NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations, 2011 Edition o NFPA’s Fire Protection Handbook, Twentieth Edition o 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!

Fire Investigator: Principles and Practice updates the resource previously known as User’s Manual for NFPA 921, 2004 Edition. Through a clear, concise presentation, Fire Investigator assists fire investigators in conducting complex fire investigations. Written by talented professional fire investigators from the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI), this text covers the entire span of the 2008 Edition of NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations and addresses all of the job performance requirements in the 2009 Edition of NFPA 1033, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator. This text is the benchmark for conducting safe and systematic investigations. Key features include: new chapter on Marine Fire Investigations; coverage of the 2009 Edition of NFPA 1033; supported by a complete teaching and learning system. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.

A useful handbook designed for any investigator processing a fire death scene. This field guide will help Homicide, Arson and Coroner personnel in these highly technical investigations.

Scientific Protocols for Fire Investigation provides comprehensive coverage from historical, developmental, current, and practical perspectives. The author, uniquely qualified with years of experience in both on-site investigations and lab analyses, provides a resource that is unparalleled in depth and focus. The book is distinctive in that it not

Scientific Protocols for Fire Investigation, Third Edition focuses on the practical application of fundamental scientific principles to determine the causes of fires. Originally published in 2006, the First Edition was very well received by fire investigators and those who work with them. Since fire investigation is a rapidly evolving field—driven by new discoveries about fire behavior—the Second Edition was published in late 2012. This latest, fully updated Third Edition reflects the most recent developments in the field. Currently, serious research is underway to try to understand the role of ventilation in structure fires. Likewise, there is improved understanding of the kinds of errors investigators can make that lead to incorrect determinations of the causes of fires. In addition to the scientific aspects, the litigation of fire related events is rapidly changing, particularly with respect to an investigator's qualifications to serve as an expert witness. This book covers these latest developments and ties together the changing standards for fire investigations with the fundamental scientific knowledge presented in the early chapters of the book. The book is intended for those individuals who have recently entered the field of fire investigation, and those who are studying fire investigation with a plan to become certified professionals. In addition, professionals in the insurance industry who hire fire investigators will find this an invaluable resource. Insurance companies have sustained significant losses by hiring individuals who are not qualified, resulting in cases being settled or lost at a cost of millions. Insurance adjusters and investigators will learn to recognize quality fire investigations and those that are not up to today's standards. Lastly, this book is also for the many attorneys who litigate fire cases. Written with language and terms that make the science accessible even to the non-scientist, this new edition will be a welcome resource to any professional involved in fire and arson cases.

This practical field guide contains many of the checklists necessary to guide the first responder step-by-step through procedures, tactics, and forensic techniques used in sudden death and violent death investigations. Using these protocols, techniques and checklists will ensure that a proper and complete investigation is undertaken at the death scene. Covers basic investigation protocols as well as protocols for sexual assault Contains diagrams on how to search the scene, how to sketch the scene, and physical evidence guidelines as well as a forensic photography primer Includes a detailed checklist of who, what, where, when, why and how