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2<\/td>\nImportant Notices and Disclaimers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nAdditional Notices and Disclaimers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n2.1 General
2.2 NFPA Publications <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nChapter 1 Administration
1.1 Scope
1.2 Purpose
1.3 Application
1.4 Units of Measure
1.5 Measurement Uncertainty <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nChapter 2 Referenced Publications <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n2.3 Other Publications <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n2.4 References for Extracts in Advisory Sections
Chapter 3 Definitions
3.1 General
3.2 NFPA Official Definitions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n3.3 General Definitions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nChapter 4 Basic Methodology
4.1 Nature of Fire Investigations
4.2 Systematic Approach
4.3 Relating Fire Investigation to the Scientific Method <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n4.4 Basic Method of a Fire Investigation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\n4.5 Level of Certainty
4.6 Review Procedure <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\n4.7 Reporting Procedure
Chapter 5 Basic Fire Science
5.1 Introduction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\n5.2 Fire Chemistry <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\n5.3 Products of Combustion
5.4 Fluid Flows
5.5 Heat Transfer <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\n5.6 Fuel Load, Fuel Packages, and Properties of Flames <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\n5.7 Ignition <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\n5.8 Flame Spread <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\n5.9 Fire Spread in a Compartment
5.10 Compartment Fire Development <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\n5.11 Fire Spread Between Compartments <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>\n5.12 Paths of Smoke Spread in Buildings
Chapter 6 Fire Patterns
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Fire Effects <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
62<\/td>\n6.3 Fire Patterns <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
77<\/td>\n6.4 Fire Pattern Analysis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/td>\nChapter 7 Building Systems
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Features of Design, Construction, and Structural Elements in Evaluating Fire Development <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80<\/td>\n7.3 Types of Construction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84<\/td>\n7.4 Construction Assemblies <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85<\/td>\n7.5 Construction Materials
7.6 Impact of Passive Fire Protection Systems on Investigation
7.7 Design and Installation Parameters of the System <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86<\/td>\n7.8 Documentation and Data Collection
7.9 Analysis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
87<\/td>\nChapter 8 Fire Protection Systems
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Fire Alarm Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90<\/td>\n8.3 Water-Based Fire Suppression Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
93<\/td>\n8.4 Non-Water-Based Fire Suppression Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
96<\/td>\n8.5 Documentation of Fire Protection Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
97<\/td>\n8.6 Spoliation Issues
Chapter 9 Electricity and Fire
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Basic Electricity <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
101<\/td>\n9.3 Building Electrical Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
102<\/td>\n9.4 Service Equipment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
103<\/td>\n9.5 Grounding <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
104<\/td>\n9.6 Overcurrent Protection <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
108<\/td>\n9.7 Branch Circuits <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
109<\/td>\n9.8 Outlets and Devices <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
110<\/td>\n9.9 Ignition by Electrical Energy <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
112<\/td>\n9.10 Interpreting Damage to Electrical Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
118<\/td>\n9.11 Identification of Arc Melting of Electrical Conductors <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
120<\/td>\n9.12 Static Electricity <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
124<\/td>\nChapter 10 Building Fuel Gas Systems
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Fuel Gases <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
125<\/td>\n10.3 Natural Gas Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
126<\/td>\n10.4 LP-Gas Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
127<\/td>\n10.5 Common Fuel Gas System Components <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
128<\/td>\n10.6 Common Piping in Buildings
10.7 Common Appliance and Equipment Requirements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
129<\/td>\n10.8 Common Fuel Gas Utilization Equipment
10.9 Investigating Fuel Gas Systems Incidents <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
134<\/td>\nChapter 11 Fire-Related Human Behavior
11.1 Introduction
11.2 History of Research
11.3 General Considerations of Human Responses to Fires <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
136<\/td>\n11.4 Factors Related to Fire Initiation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
137<\/td>\n11.5 Children and Fire
11.6 Incendiary Fires
11.7 Human Factors Related to Fire Spread <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
138<\/td>\n11.8 Recognition and Response to Fires
Chapter 12 Legal Considerations
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Constitutional Considerations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
139<\/td>\n12.3 Legal Considerations During the Investigation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
141<\/td>\n12.4 Pretrial Legal Considerations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
142<\/td>\n12.5 Trials <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
146<\/td>\nChapter 13 Safety
13.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
147<\/td>\n13.2 General Fire Scene Safety <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
148<\/td>\n13.3 Fire Scene Hazards <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
151<\/td>\n13.4 Safety Plans <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
153<\/td>\n13.5 Chemical and Contaminant Exposure
13.6 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
155<\/td>\n13.7 Emergency Action Plans
13.8 Post-Scene Safety Activities
13.9 Safety in Off-Scene Investigation Activities
13.10 Special Hazards <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
156<\/td>\nChapter 14 Sources of Information
14.1 General
14.2 Legal Considerations
14.3 Forms of Information <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
157<\/td>\n14.4 Interviews
14.5 Governmental Sources of Information <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
160<\/td>\n14.6 Private Sources of Information <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
161<\/td>\n14.7 Conclusion
Chapter 15 Planning the Investigation
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Basic Incident Information <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
162<\/td>\n15.3 Organizing the Investigation Functions
15.4 Pre-Investigation Team Meeting <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
163<\/td>\n15.5 Specialized Personnel and Technical Consultants <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
164<\/td>\n15.6 Case Management
Chapter 16 Documentation of the Investigation
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Photography <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
171<\/td>\n16.3 Note Taking
16.4 Diagrams and Drawings <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
177<\/td>\n16.5 Reports
Chapter 17 Physical Evidence
17.1 General
17.2 Physical Evidence
17.3 Preservation of the Fire Scene and Physical Evidence <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
179<\/td>\n17.4 Contamination of Physical Evidence <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
180<\/td>\n17.5 Methods of Collection <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
182<\/td>\n17.6 Evidence Containers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
183<\/td>\n17.7 Identification of Physical Evidence <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
184<\/td>\n17.8 Transportation and Storage of Physical Evidence <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
185<\/td>\n17.9 Chain of Custody of Physical Evidence
17.10 Examination and Testing of Physical Evidence <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
189<\/td>\n17.11 Evidence Disposition
Chapter 18 Origin Determination
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Overall Methodology <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
190<\/td>\n18.3 Data Collection for Origin Determination <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
194<\/td>\n18.4 Analyze the Data <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
200<\/td>\n18.5 Developing an Origin Hypothesis
18.6 Testing of Origin Hypotheses <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
201<\/td>\n18.7 Selecting the Final Hypothesis
18.8 Origin Insufficiently Defined <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
202<\/td>\nChapter 19 Fire Cause Determination
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Overall Methodology <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
203<\/td>\n19.3 Data Collection for Fire Cause Determination <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
204<\/td>\n19.4 Analyze the Data <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
205<\/td>\n19.5 Developing a Cause Hypothesis
19.6 Testing the Cause Hypothesis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
206<\/td>\n19.7 Selecting the Final Hypothesis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
207<\/td>\nChapter 20 Classification of Fire Cause
20.1 Classification of the Cause
Chapter 21 Analyzing the Incident for Cause and Responsibility
21.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
208<\/td>\n21.2 The Cause of the Fire or Explosion
21.3 The Cause of Damage to Property Resulting from the Incident
21.4 The Cause of Bodily Injury or Loss of Life
21.5 Determining Responsibility <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
209<\/td>\nChapter 22 Failure Analysis and Analytical Tools
22.1 Introduction
22.2 Time Lines <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
210<\/td>\n22.3 Systems Analysis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
213<\/td>\n22.4 Mathematical Modeling <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
217<\/td>\n22.5 Fire Testing <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
218<\/td>\n22.6 Data Required for Modeling and Testing
Chapter 23 Explosions
23.1 General
23.2 Types of Explosions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
220<\/td>\n23.3 Characterization of Explosion Damage
23.4 Effects of Explosions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
224<\/td>\n23.5 Factors Controlling Explosion Effects <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
225<\/td>\n23.6 Seated Explosions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
226<\/td>\n23.7 Nonseated Explosions
23.8 Gas\/Vapor Combustion Explosions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
231<\/td>\n23.9 Dust Explosions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
232<\/td>\n23.10 Backdraft (Smoke Explosions)
23.11 Outdoor Vapor Cloud Explosions
23.12 Explosives <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
233<\/td>\n23.13 Investigation of Explosive Incidents
23.14 Investigating the Explosion Scene <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
238<\/td>\n23.15 Analyze Origin (Epicenter) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
239<\/td>\n23.16 Analyze Fuel Source
23.17 Analyze Ignition Source
23.18 Analyze to Establish Cause <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
240<\/td>\nChapter 24 Incendiary Fires
24.1 Introduction
24.2 Incendiary Fire Indicators <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
242<\/td>\n24.3 Potential Indicators Not Directly Related to Combustion <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
243<\/td>\n24.4 Other Evidentiary Factors <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
246<\/td>\nChapter 25 Fire and Explosion Deaths and Injuries
25.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
247<\/td>\n25.2 Mechanisms of Death and Injury <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
250<\/td>\n25.3 Consumption of the Body by Fire
25.4 Postmortem Changes <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
251<\/td>\n25.5 Investigating Fire Scenes with Fatalities <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
253<\/td>\n25.6 Investigating Fire Scenes with Injuries
25.7 Explosion Deaths and Injuries
25.8 Post Scene Investigation of Injuries <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
254<\/td>\n25.9 Fire Death Pathological and Toxicological Examination <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
257<\/td>\n25.10 Analysis of Data <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
259<\/td>\nChapter 26 Appliances
26.1 Scope
26.2 Appliance Scene Recording <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
260<\/td>\n26.3 Origin Analysis Involving Appliances <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
261<\/td>\n26.4 Cause Analysis Involving Appliances <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
262<\/td>\n26.5 Appliance Components <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
269<\/td>\n26.6 Common Residential Appliances <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
271<\/td>\nChapter 27 Motor Vehicle Fires
27.1 Introduction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
272<\/td>\n27.2 Vehicle Investigation Safety
27.3 Fuels in Vehicle Fires <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
275<\/td>\n27.4 Ignition Sources <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
276<\/td>\n27.5 System Identification and Function <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
281<\/td>\n27.6 Body Systems
27.7 Motor Vehicle Fire Scenes. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
282<\/td>\n27.8 Motor Vehicle Examinations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
286<\/td>\n27.9 Total Burns
27.10 Special Considerations for Incendiary Vehicle Fires
27.11 Vehicle Ignition Components <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
290<\/td>\n27.12 Vehicles in Structures
27.13 Recreational Vehicles. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
293<\/td>\n27.14 Heavy Equipment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
294<\/td>\n27.15 Agricultural Equipment and Implements Introduction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
300<\/td>\n27.16 Hybrid Vehicles <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
301<\/td>\n27.17 Towing Considerations
27.18 Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles
Chapter 28 Wildfire Investigations
28.1 Introduction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
302<\/td>\n28.2 Wildfire Fuels <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
304<\/td>\n28.3 Weather
28.4 Topography <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
305<\/td>\n28.5 Fire Shape
28.6 Indicators <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
310<\/td>\n28.7 Origin Investigation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
313<\/td>\n28.8 Fire Cause Determination <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
314<\/td>\n28.9 Evidence
28.10 Special Safety Considerations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
315<\/td>\n28.11 Sources of Information
Chapter 29 Management of Complex Investigations
29.1 Scope <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
316<\/td>\n29.2 Basic Information and Documents
29.3 Communications Among Interested Parties <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
317<\/td>\n29.4 Understandings and Agreements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
318<\/td>\n29.5 Management of the Investigation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
319<\/td>\n29.6 Evidence
29.7 Logistics <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
320<\/td>\n29.8 Site and Scene Safety
Chapter 30 Marine Fire Investigations
30.1 Introduction
30.2 Powerboat and Sailboat Terminology <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
322<\/td>\n30.3 Boat Investigation Safety <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
323<\/td>\n30.4 System Identification and Function <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
325<\/td>\n30.5 Exterior
30.6 Interior <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
326<\/td>\n30.7 Propulsion Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
327<\/td>\n30.8 Ignition Sources <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
329<\/td>\n30.9 Documenting Boat Fire Scenes <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
331<\/td>\n30.10 Boat Examination <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
332<\/td>\n30.11 Boats in Structures
30.12 Legal Considerations
Annex A Explanatory Material <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
369<\/td>\nAnnex B Bibliography <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
370<\/td>\nAnnex C Informational References <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
374<\/td>\nAnnex D Photograph Credits <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
378<\/td>\nIndex <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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