ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF FIRE SCENE EVIDENCE

By W. LIUNN

CONTENTS FIRE DYNAMICS FIRE SCENE INVESTIGATION: AN INTRODUCTION FOR CHEMISTS DETECTION OF IGNITABLE LIQUID RESIDUES IN FIRE SCENES: ACCELERANT DETECTION CANINE (ADC) TEAMS AND OTHER FIELD TESTS ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR THE ANALYTICAL LABORATORY: FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR THE DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF IGNITABLE LIQUID RESIDUES FROM FIRE DEBRIS ASTM APPROACH TO FIRE DEBRIS ANALYSIS THE INTERPRETATION OF DATA GENERATED FROM FIRE DEBRIS EXAMINATION: REPORT WRITING AND TESTIMONY NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN FIRE DEBRIS ANALYSIS WHAT DID THE WITNESS SEE? A WITNESS STATES THAT HE SAW THE FIRE WHILE IT WAS STILL SMALL AND BEFORE IT CAUSED FATALITIES AND DESTRUCTION WHAT QUESTIONS SHOULD THE INVESTIGATOR ASK ABOUT THE FIRE ITSELF? WHAT WILL A FIRE SCIENTIST BE ABLE TO DEDUCE FROM THE WITNESSES’ ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS?