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New coverage in the 2011 NFPA 921 guides fire investigators through a complex process. Updated based on recent court cases, scientific data, and trends, the 2011 edition of NFPA 921: Guide for Fire & Explosion Investigations presents the information you need for reliable field work and conclusions that hold up in a court of law. Major revisions give fire investigators, litigators, and insurance professionals more comprehensive and effective guidance for today\u2019s world. Major revisions in NFPA 921 help you render opinions that stand up to scrutiny:     * An all-new section on Report Review Procedure in Chapter 4 outlines the review process in fire investigation and discusses peer vs. technical review.     * Rewritten Chapter 18, Cause helps ensure fire investigators use scientific methodology when developing hypotheses, to avoid Daubert challenges resulting from the absence of supportive evidence, commonly known as \u201cnegative corpus.\u201d     * Revised Chapter 21, Explosions includes a critical update of the science and technology affiliated with explosions, along with new illustrations and photos.     * Rewritten Chapter 23, Fire Deaths and Injuries explains how medical reports such as blood tests and tissue samples can help investigators determine fire origin and cause. Learn when to request toxicology reports and how to interpret findings.     * Chapter 25, Motor Vehicle Fires introduces expanded sections covering recreational vehicles and agricultural equipment. Only the 2011 NFPA 921 includes complete data on all types of vehicles, including electric\/hybrids.     * Revised Chapter 26, Wildfires has new visuals to assist personnel charged with investigations involving this growing fire problem.     * Updated Chapter 12, Safety explores major risks and covers PPE and other safety protocols that protect fire investigators on the job. Use the 2011 NFPA 921’s total system for safe and accurate fire investigations. The 2011 NFPA 921 addresses everything from basic methodology to collecting evidence to failure analysis. Guidelines cover all types of incidents from residential fires to management of complex investigations such as high-rise fires and industrial plant explosions. The latest edition is essential for fire service members, bomb\/arson and forensic specialists, insurance professionals, attorneys, and trainers.<\/p>\n

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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
11<\/td>\nChapter 1 Administration
1.1 Scope.
1.2 Purpose
1.3 Application
1.4 Units of Measure <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nChapter 2 Referenced Publications
2.3 Other Publications <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n2.4 References for Extracts in Advisory Sections
Chapter 3 Definitions
3.1 General
3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
3.3 General Definitions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/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
21<\/td>\n4.4 Basic Method of a Fire Investigation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n4.5 Level of Certainty
4.6 Review Procedure <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n4.7 Reporting Procedure
Chapter 5 Basic Fire Science
5.1 Introduction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\n5.2 Fire Chemistry <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\n5.3 Products of Combustion
5.4 Fluid Flows
5.5 Heat Transfer <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\n5.6 Fuel Load, Fuel Packages, and Properties of Flames <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\n5.7 Ignition <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\n5.8 Flame Spread <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\n5.9 Fire Spread in a Compartment
5.10 Compartment Fire Development <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\n5.11 Fire Spread Between Compartments <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\n5.12 Paths of Smoke Spread in Buildings
Chapter 6 Fire Patterns
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Fire Effects <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55<\/td>\n6.3 Fire Patterns <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
66<\/td>\n6.4 Fire Pattern Analysis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67<\/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
69<\/td>\n7.3 Types of Construction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
72<\/td>\n7.4 Construction Assemblies <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73<\/td>\nChapter 8 Electricity and Fire
8.1 Introduction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
74<\/td>\n8.2 Basic Electricity <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/td>\n8.3 Building Electrical Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
79<\/td>\n8.4 Service Equipment
8.5 Grounding <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80<\/td>\n8.6 Overcurrent Protection <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84<\/td>\n8.7 Branch Circuits <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86<\/td>\n8.8 Outlets and Devices
8.9 Ignition by Electrical Energy <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
88<\/td>\n8.10 Interpreting Damage to Electrical Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
93<\/td>\n8.11 Identification of Arc Melting of Electrical Conductors <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
94<\/td>\n8.12 Static Electricity <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
97<\/td>\nChapter 9 Building Fuel Gas Systems
9.1 Introduction. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98<\/td>\n9.2 Fuel Gases. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99<\/td>\n9.3 Natural Gas Systems
9.4 LP-Gas Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100<\/td>\n9.5 Common Fuel Gas System Components <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
101<\/td>\n9.6 Common Piping in Buildings <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
102<\/td>\n9.7 Common Appliance and Equipment Requirements
9.8 Common Fuel Gas Utilization Equipment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
103<\/td>\n9.9 Investigating Fuel Gas Systems Incidents <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
107<\/td>\nChapter 10 Fire-Related Human Behavior
10.1 Introduction
10.2 History of Research <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
108<\/td>\n10.3 General Considerations of Human Responses to Fires <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
109<\/td>\n10.4 Factors Related to Fire Initiation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
111<\/td>\n10.5 Children and Fire
10.6 Incendiary Fires
10.7 Human Factors Related to Fire Spread
10.8 Recognition and Response to Fires
Chapter 11 Legal Considerations
11.1 Introduction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
112<\/td>\n11.2 Constitutional Considerations
11.3 Legal Considerations During the Investigation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
114<\/td>\n11.4 Pretrial Legal Considerations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
115<\/td>\n11.5 Trials <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
119<\/td>\nChapter 12 Safety
12.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
121<\/td>\n12.2 General Fire Scene Safety <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
122<\/td>\n12.3 Fire Scene Hazards <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
124<\/td>\n12.4 Safety Plans. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
125<\/td>\n12.5 Chemical and Contaminant Exposure <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
126<\/td>\n12.6 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
127<\/td>\n12.7 Emergency Action Plans
12.8 Post-Scene Safety Activities
12.9 Safety in Off-Scene Investigation Activities <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
128<\/td>\n12.10 Special Hazards
12.11 Factors Influencing Scene Safety <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
129<\/td>\nChapter 13 Sources of Information
13.1 General
13.2 Legal Considerations
13.3 Forms of Information
13.4 Interviews <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
130<\/td>\n13.5 Governmental Sources of Information <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
133<\/td>\n13.6 Private Sources of Information <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
134<\/td>\n13.7 Conclusion
Chapter 14 Planning the Investigation
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Basic Incident Information <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
135<\/td>\n14.3 Organizing the Investigation Functions
14.4 Pre-Investigation Team Meeting <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
136<\/td>\n14.5 Specialized Personnel and Technical Consultants <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
137<\/td>\n14.6 Case Management
Chapter 15 Documentation of the Investigation
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Photography <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
143<\/td>\n15.3 Note Taking <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
144<\/td>\n15.4 Diagrams and Drawings <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
149<\/td>\n15.5 Reports <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
150<\/td>\nChapter 16 Physical Evidence
16.1 General
16.2 Physical Evidence
16.3 Preservation of the Fire Scene and Physical Evidence <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
151<\/td>\n16.4 Contamination of Physical Evidence <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
152<\/td>\n16.5 Methods of Collection <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
154<\/td>\n16.6 Evidence Containers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
155<\/td>\n16.7 Identification of Physical Evidence <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
156<\/td>\n16.8 Transportation and Storage of Physical Evidence
16.9 Chain of Custody of Physical Evidence
16.10 Examination and Testing of Physical Evidence <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
160<\/td>\n16.11 Evidence Disposition
Chapter 17 Origin Determination
17.1 Introduction.
17.2 Overall Methodology <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
162<\/td>\n17.3 Data Collection for Origin Determination <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
166<\/td>\n17.4 Analyze the Data <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
170<\/td>\n17.5 Developing an Origin Hypothesis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
171<\/td>\n17.6 Testing of Origin Hypotheses
17.7 Selecting the Final Hypothesis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
172<\/td>\n17.8 Origin Insufficiently Defined
Chapter 18 Fire Cause Determination
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Overall Methodology <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
173<\/td>\n18.3 Data Collection for Fire Cause Determination <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
174<\/td>\n18.4 Analyze the Data <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
176<\/td>\n18.5 Developing a Cause Hypothesis
18.6 Testing the Cause Hypothesis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
177<\/td>\n18.7 Selecting the Final Hypothesis
Chapter 19 Analyzing the Incident for Cause and Responsibility
19.1 General
19.2 The Cause of the Fire or Explosion <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
178<\/td>\n19.3 The Cause of Damage to Property Resulting from the Incident
19.4 The Cause of Bodily Injury or Loss of Life <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
179<\/td>\n19.5 Determining Responsibility
Chapter 20 Failure Analysis and Analytical Tools
20.1 Introduction
20.2 Time Lines <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
181<\/td>\n20.3 Systems Analysis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
184<\/td>\n20.4 Mathematical Modeling <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
186<\/td>\n20.5 Fire Testing <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
187<\/td>\n20.6 Data Required for Modeling and Testing
Chapter 21 Explosions
21.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
188<\/td>\n21.2 Types of Explosions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
189<\/td>\n21.3 Characterization of Explosion Damage <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
190<\/td>\n21.4 Effects of Explosions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
193<\/td>\n21.5 Factors Controlling Explosion Effects <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
194<\/td>\n21.6 Seated Explosions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
195<\/td>\n21.7 Nonseated Explosions
21.8 Gas\/Vapor Combustion Explosions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
201<\/td>\n21.9 Dust Explosions
21.10 Backdraft (Smoke Explosions) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
202<\/td>\n21.11 Outdoor Vapor Cloud Explosions
21.12 Explosives
21.13 Investigation of Explosive Incidents
21.14 Investigating the Explosion Scene <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
208<\/td>\n21.15 Analyze Origin (Epicenter)
21.16 Analyze Fuel Source <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
209<\/td>\n21.17 Analyze Ignition Source
21.18 Analyze to Establish Cause <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
210<\/td>\nChapter 22 Incendiary Fires
22.1 Introduction
22.2 Incendiary Fire Indicators <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
212<\/td>\n22.3 Potential Indicators Not Directly Related to Combustion <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
213<\/td>\n22.4 Other Evidentiary Factors <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
216<\/td>\nChapter 23 Fire and Explosion Deaths and Injuries
23.1 General
23.2 Mechanisms of Death and Injury <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
219<\/td>\n23.3 Consumption of the Body by Fire <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
220<\/td>\n23.4 Postmortem Changes
23.5 Investigating Fire Scenes with Fatalities <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
222<\/td>\n23.6 Investigating Fire Scenes with Injuries <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
223<\/td>\n23.7 Explosion Deaths and Injuries
23.8 Post Scene Investigation of Injuries <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
224<\/td>\n23.9 Fire Death Pathological and Toxicological Examination <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
226<\/td>\n23.10 Analysis of Data <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
227<\/td>\nChapter 24 Appliances
24.1 Scope <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
228<\/td>\n24.2 Appliance Scene Recording
24.3 Origin Analysis Involving Appliances <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
229<\/td>\n24.4 Cause Analysis Involving Appliances
24.5 Appliance Components <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
235<\/td>\n24.6 Common Residential Appliances <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
236<\/td>\nChapter 25 Motor Vehicle Fires
25.1 Introduction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
237<\/td>\n25.2 Vehicle Investigation Safety
25.3 Fuels in Vehicle Fires <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
239<\/td>\n25.4 Ignition Sources <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
242<\/td>\n25.5 System Identification and Function <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
246<\/td>\n25.6 Body Systems
25.7 Recording Motor Vehicle Fire Scenes <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
247<\/td>\n25.8 Motor Vehicle Examinations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
249<\/td>\n25.9 Total Burns
25.10 Special Considerations for Incendiary Vehicle Fires
25.11 Vehicles in Structures <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
250<\/td>\n25.12 Recreational Vehicles <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
253<\/td>\n25.13 Heavy Equipment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
254<\/td>\n25.14 Agricultural Equipment and Implements Introduction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
260<\/td>\n25.15 Hybrid Vehicles
25.16 Towing Considerations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
261<\/td>\n25.17 Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles
Chapter 26 Wildfire Investigations
26.1 Introduction
26.2 Wildfire Fuels <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
263<\/td>\n26.3 Weather <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
264<\/td>\n26.4 Topography
26.5 Fire Shape <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
265<\/td>\n26.6 Indicators <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
269<\/td>\n26.7 Origin Investigation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
272<\/td>\n26.8 Fire Cause Determination <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
274<\/td>\n26.9 Evidence
26.10 Special Safety Considerations
26.11 Sources of Information
Chapter 27 Management of Complex Investigations
27.1 Scope <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
275<\/td>\n27.2 Basic Information and Documents
27.3 Communications Among Interested Parties <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
276<\/td>\n27.4 Understandings and Agreements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
277<\/td>\n27.5 Management of the Investigation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
278<\/td>\n27.6 Evidence
27.7 Logistics <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
279<\/td>\n27.8 Site and Scene Safety
Chapter 28 Marine Fire Investigations
28.1 Introduction
28.2 Powerboat and Sailboat Terminology <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
281<\/td>\n28.3 Boat Investigation Safety <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
282<\/td>\n28.4 System Identification and Function <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
284<\/td>\n28.5 Exterior
28.6 Interior <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
285<\/td>\n28.7 Propulsion Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
286<\/td>\n28.8 Ignition Sources <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
288<\/td>\n28.9 Documenting Boat Fire Scenes <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
290<\/td>\n28.10 Boat Examination
28.11 Boats in Structures <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
291<\/td>\n28.12 Legal Considerations
Annex A Explanatory Material <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
324<\/td>\nAnnex B Bibliography <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
326<\/td>\nAnnex C Informational References <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
327<\/td>\nIndex <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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