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| results from unintentional acts or omissions |
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| lightning, spontaneous heating, friction |
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arson fires; deliberatly set
leading cause of fire loss, cause of 1 out of 8 fire fatalities |
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| Prosecutions in an arson fire must prove... |
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perpetrator acted willingly (intentionally) and maliciously (with criminal intent)
Only 2% of suspected incendiary fires lead to convictions |
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Fuel
Form and source of heat of ignition
Act or omission that brings these two together |
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continuous changes of possession of physical evidence that must be established in court to admit such material as 'evidence'
firefighters can be first link in chain |
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| Has the legal responsibility for determining the cause an origin of the fire |
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| Fire chief, but he can delegate this authority to fire officers and firefighters at the scene |
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time of day
weather and natural hazards
barriers impeding access by firefighters
people leaving the scene |
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| Observations upon arrival |
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time of arrival and extent of fire
wind direction and velocity
doors or windows locked or unlocked, and previous forcible entry
location of fire
containers or cans around structure
burglary tools
familiar faces at numerous fires |
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| trail of ignitable liquid or combustible (rolled rags, blankets) used to spread fire from one point to another |
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| evidence presented by a witness who did not see or hear the incident but heard about it from someone else |
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| should ONLY be carried out by personnel trained in evidence collection and preservation, usually law enforcement |
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| Fire personnel can remain on location as long as needed, but once they leave the scene... |
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they must have a warrant to reenter the scene (Michigan vs. Tyler)
If there is evidence, one person should remain on scene until an investigator arrives |
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