Unit 25: Forensic Fire Investigation
Learning aim C: Understand methods involved in processing a fire scene and the role
played by agencies in fire prevention and investigation.
Index.
Introduction,
Methods used by fire investigators to process the fire scene,
Importance of different agencies,
Processing of a fire scene,
Importance of each agency involved in a fire investigation,
Methods used to process a fire scene and the roles of liaising agencies
involved in order to preserve integrity of evidence,
Introduction.
This report will explain the different methods used by fire investigators to process the fire scene, also
describing the importance of the different agencies that may be involved and how/why a team
approach is essential whilst the legitimate interests of each agency is respected. Furthermore this
report will include a comparison between the different methods used to process the fire scene case
study, and an explanation of the importance od the different agencies that may be involved and
how/why a team approach is essential whilst the legitimate interests of each agency is respected.
Finally evaluating the roles of agencies that may be involved in the fire investigation into the Bosley
mill explosion and the contributions of the agencies to the success of the fire investigation into that
explosion.
Methods used by fire investigators to process the fire scene.
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Importance of the different agencies involved.
Fire investigators can collaborate with a variety of agencies. Each of these can aid in life preservation,
evidence collection, and determining the source of the fire, as well as repairing and preventing any
more damage.
As shown down below there are multiple agencies involved in fire investigation and each has a
specific role to play in finding out how, why and when a fire started, figuring out who is responsible or
at fault and if any one was injured or died as a result of the fire then thercause of death will need to be
found.
Roles of agencies involved in a fire investigation.
Fire services – extinguish fire and determine cause of fire:
Specialist fire safety officers examine fires that result in a person's death, and then submit a report to
the coroner's office for an inquest.
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Learning aim C: Understand methods involved in processing a fire scene and the role
played by agencies in fire prevention and investigation.
Index.
Introduction,
Methods used by fire investigators to process the fire scene,
Importance of different agencies,
Processing of a fire scene,
Importance of each agency involved in a fire investigation,
Methods used to process a fire scene and the roles of liaising agencies
involved in order to preserve integrity of evidence,
Introduction.
This report will explain the different methods used by fire investigators to process the fire scene, also
describing the importance of the different agencies that may be involved and how/why a team
approach is essential whilst the legitimate interests of each agency is respected. Furthermore this
report will include a comparison between the different methods used to process the fire scene case
study, and an explanation of the importance od the different agencies that may be involved and
how/why a team approach is essential whilst the legitimate interests of each agency is respected.
Finally evaluating the roles of agencies that may be involved in the fire investigation into the Bosley
mill explosion and the contributions of the agencies to the success of the fire investigation into that
explosion.
Methods used by fire investigators to process the fire scene.
>>
Importance of the different agencies involved.
Fire investigators can collaborate with a variety of agencies. Each of these can aid in life preservation,
evidence collection, and determining the source of the fire, as well as repairing and preventing any
more damage.
As shown down below there are multiple agencies involved in fire investigation and each has a
specific role to play in finding out how, why and when a fire started, figuring out who is responsible or
at fault and if any one was injured or died as a result of the fire then thercause of death will need to be
found.
Roles of agencies involved in a fire investigation.
Fire services – extinguish fire and determine cause of fire:
Specialist fire safety officers examine fires that result in a person's death, and then submit a report to
the coroner's office for an inquest.
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