UNIT 7: CH 4.2: ARSON INVESTIGATION
A general definition of arson is the malevolent burning of property. It is a legal tern whose definition varies in each state, as in each country.
Fire is a combustion reaction. Fire must have three main ingredients: oxygen, fuel, and heat, which causes a chain reaction. Much of fire investigation revolves around the search for the point of origin of a fire. Burn patterns may indicate where and how a fire was started. Burn patterns also show investigators whether the fire was an accident or intentionally set.
People start fires for many reasons, the most common of which is money. Though motive may be different from arsonist to arsonist, one thing that links them is they almost always have a unique profile, or method they follow to create their burn.
In this unit, you will learn to identify different burn patterns and their significance, describe an arsonist profile, what is needed to start and keep a fire going, and much more.
Fire is a combustion reaction. Fire must have three main ingredients: oxygen, fuel, and heat, which causes a chain reaction. Much of fire investigation revolves around the search for the point of origin of a fire. Burn patterns may indicate where and how a fire was started. Burn patterns also show investigators whether the fire was an accident or intentionally set.
People start fires for many reasons, the most common of which is money. Though motive may be different from arsonist to arsonist, one thing that links them is they almost always have a unique profile, or method they follow to create their burn.
In this unit, you will learn to identify different burn patterns and their significance, describe an arsonist profile, what is needed to start and keep a fire going, and much more.