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| **Name:**    | ##### *Incendiary Fire Analysis and Investigation*    |
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| **Course     | This course examines technical, investigative, legal, |
| De           | and managerial approaches to the arson problem,       |
| scription:** | including principles of incendiary fire analysis and  |
|              | detection, environmental and psychological factors of |
|              | arson, gang-related arson, legal considerations and   |
|              | trial preparations, managing the fire investigation   |
|              | unit, intervention and mitigation strategies, and     |
|              | shaping the future.                                   |
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| **O          | **Unit 1: Introduction to Incendiary Fire Analysis    |
| bjectives:** | and Investigation**                                   |
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|              | After completing this unit, you should be able to:    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   cite the national fire data trends on property    |
|              |     and loss of life in the United States as a result |
|              |     of incendiary and suspicious fire;                |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   explain the difference among the terms \"arson,\" |
|              |     \"incendiary\" and \"suspicious\" relative to the |
|              |     NFPA classification of fire incidents;            |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   indicate the importance of NFPA\'s operational    |
|              |     definitions for the terms \"incendiary\" and      |
|              |     \"suspicious\" fires;                             |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   distinguish between the NFIRS and NFPA fire data  |
|              |     collection systems;                               |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   identify the significance of these systems for    |
|              |     the analysis of incendiary fire trends;           |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   identify four of the major organizations with     |
|              |     resources available to assist communities as they |
|              |     develop fire analysis procedures; and             |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   identify the main elements of an effective        |
|              |     incendiary fire prevention program.               |
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|              | Unit 2: Chemistry of Fire                             |
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|              | After completing this unit, you should be able to:    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   identify the four elements of the fire            |
|              |     tetrahedron;                                      |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the interrelationships of these four     |
|              |     elements;                                         |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the burning characteristics of solid,    |
|              |     liquid, and gaseous fuels;                        |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   define pyrolysis;                                 |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   define heat release rate;                         |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   name five different ignition sources; and         |
|              |                                                       |
|              | 1.  describe the relationship between types of fuel   |
|              |     and possible ignition sources.                    |
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|              | Unit 3: Fire Dynamics                                 |
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|              | After completing this unit, you should be able to:    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the three methods of heat transfer;      |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the ignition process in solid fuels;     |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the effects of heat release rate on      |
|              |     types of fuel;                                    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   explain the importance of the plume in the        |
|              |     development of compartment fires;                 |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the interrelationship of fuel, heat      |
|              |     release, ventilation, and time;                   |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   define the critical factors in flashover and      |
|              |     extension; and                                    |
|              |                                                       |
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|              | -   describe the effects of fire on materials such as |
|              |     glass, wood, concrete, and metals.                |
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|              |                                                       |
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| **O          | Unit 4: Fire Scene Investigation                      |
| bjectives:** |                                                       |
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|              | After completing this unit, you should be able to:    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   define the roles of first responders in cause and |
|              |     origin determination;                             |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the necessity of preserving the fire     |
|              |     scene while implementing appropriate suppression  |
|              |     tactics;                                          |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the sequence of activities in proper     |
|              |     scene documentation;                              |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   list the sequence of basic steps in fire          |
|              |     investigation;                                    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the importance of matching ignition      |
|              |     sources to the fuel first ignited;                |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe special considerations of:               |
|              |                                                       |
|              | > \- wildland fires;                                  |
|              | >                                                     |
|              | > \- vehicle fires, and                               |
|              | >                                                     |
|              | > \- highrise fires;                                  |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the impact of Supreme Court decisions in |
|              |     *Michigan* v. *Tyler* and *Michigan* v.           |
|              |     *Clifford*; and                                   |
|              |                                                       |
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|              | -   list advantages and disadvantages of canine arson |
|              |     accelerant detection teams.                       |
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|              | Unit 5: Incendiary Crime Investigation                |
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|              | After completing this unit, you should be able to:    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   identify the five major steps in a comprehensive  |
|              |     incendiary crime investigation;                   |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   identify six persons who should be interviewed    |
|              |     during the investigation;                         |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   list five sources of ownership/occupant and other |
|              |     case-specific information; and                    |
|              |                                                       |
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|              | -   describe three legal requirements of the          |
|              |     investigative process.                            |
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|              | Unit 6: Environmental Factors Influencing the Arson   |
|              | Problem                                               |
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|              | After completing this unit, you should be able to:    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   list nine general motives for arson behavior;     |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the economic conditions that help to     |
|              |     identify an arson-prone neighborhood;             |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the \"vacant lot\" arson scheme;         |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   identify susceptible properties for \"building    |
|              |     improvement\" arson;                              |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the two forms of arson that occur during |
|              |     civil unrest;                                     |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   explain the effects of insurance plans and        |
|              |     property transfers in identifying potential arson |
|              |     targets; and                                      |
|              |                                                       |
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|              | -   list the political and social factors that        |
|              |     influence arson target selection.                 |
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|              | Unit 7: The Sociology of Arson: Criminal Gangs and    |
|              | Gang-Related Arson                                    |
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|              | After completing this unit, you should be able to:    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe changing value systems and their effect  |
|              |     on the arson problem;                             |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   explain how local gangs are involved in arson;    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   list the various factors that illustrate the role |
|              |     of international organized crime on arson; and    |
|              |                                                       |
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|              | -   identify connections between the drug culture and |
|              |     arson.                                            |
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|              |                                                       |
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| **O          | Unit 8: Psychological Factors Influencing the Arson   |
| bjectives:** | Problem                                               |
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|              | After completing this unit, you should be able to:    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   list and describe the three major categories of   |
|              |     juvenile firesetters;                             |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   cite each of the six diagnostic criteria for      |
|              |     pyromania as stated in the *Diagnostic and        |
|              |     Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,* 4th Ed.  |
|              |     (DSM-IV);                                         |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the characteristics of vanity            |
|              |     firesetters;                                      |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   provide examples of each of the three types of    |
|              |     revenge firesetters;                              |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   discuss the connection between arson and other    |
|              |     types of crimes; and                              |
|              |                                                       |
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|              | -   explain the criminal profiling process and        |
|              |     describe the profile of a professional arsonist.  |
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|              | Unit 9: Legal Considerations and Preparing for Trial  |
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|              | After completing this unit, you should be able to:    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   differentiate between a civil and a criminal act; |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   list the four elements of common-law arson;       |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the Exclusionary Rule and its effect on  |
|              |     the arson investigator;                           |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   summarize the provisions of the Fourth Amendment; |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   define the terms arrest and detention;            |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   state the constitutional limits involving the     |
|              |     privilege against self incrimination and the      |
|              |     right to counsel in the contexts of an arrest,    |
|              |     interrogation, and confession;                    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   trace the major steps of the criminal trial       |
|              |     process from arrest through adjudication;         |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   define and give examples of relevant evidence;    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   recognize a statement that is hearsay;            |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   explain the Best Evidence Rule as it pertains to  |
|              |     written instruments; and                          |
|              |                                                       |
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|              | -   describe the role of an arson investigator as an  |
|              |     expert witness when testifying in court.          |
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|              | Unit 10: Managing the Fire Investigation Unit         |
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|              | After completing this unit, you should be able to:    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the functional organization of a fire    |
|              |     investigation unit;                               |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   choose from several proactive arson prevention    |
|              |     strategies;                                       |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   identify quality management principles;           |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   develop quality management plans;                 |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   identify effective case management procedures;    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   recognize performance measurement factors for     |
|              |     fire investigation units;                         |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   develop a performance-based budget; and           |
|              |                                                       |
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|              | -   recognize essential training, standards, and      |
|              |     accreditation practices.                          |
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|              | Unit 11: Intervention and Mitigation Strategies for   |
|              | Combating Arson                                       |
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|              | After completing this unit, you should be able to:    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   discuss the role of the community in arson        |
|              |     reduction efforts;                                |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the role of local public safety          |
|              |     organizations in developing incendiary mitigation |
|              |     programs;                                         |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   discuss the role of the private sector in arson   |
|              |     mitigation;                                       |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   define the use of pattern recognition and other   |
|              |     profiling techniques in identifying arson-prone   |
|              |     targets; and                                      |
|              |                                                       |
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|              | -   list sources of data available at the local,      |
|              |     state, and federal levels in planning anti-arson  |
|              |     strategies.                                       |
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| **O          | Unit 12: Shaping the Future of Arson Investigation    |
| bjectives:** |                                                       |
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|              | After completing this unit, you should be able to:    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   identify and describe the possible future         |
|              |     processes and techniques involved in fire         |
|              |     investigation;                                    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the educational needs and technical      |
|              |     competence of the fire investigator in the        |
|              |     future;                                           |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   explain the difference between probabilistic and  |
|              |     deterministic fire models;                        |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   identify and describe the differences between     |
|              |     zone and field models of compartment fires;       |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   identify the importance of fire model validation  |
|              |     procedures for the fire investigator;             |
|              |                                                       |
|              | -   describe the possible application of various fire |
|              |     models in the fire investigation process; and     |
|              |                                                       |
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|              | -   explain the possible advantages of the            |
|              |     application of expert system models to fire       |
|              |     investigation management.                         |
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| **Required   | *Kirk\'s Fire Investigation;* Brady/Prentice Hall,    |
| Texts:**     | Inc.                                                  |
|              |                                                       |
|              | *NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion               |
|              | Investigations;* NFPA.                                |
|              |                                                       |
|              | *Incendiary Fire Analysis and Investigation Course    |
|              | Guide*, National Fire Academy                         |
|              |                                                       |
|              | *U. S. Arson Trends and Patterns*, NFPA               |
|              |                                                       |
|              | *InterFire Virtual Reality CD-ROM*, U. S. Fire        |
|              | Administration                                        |
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| **Supporting | **U. S. Fire Administration**                         |
| References/\ |                                                       |
| Research for | [Publications]{.underline}:                           |
| Faculty and  |                                                       |
| Students**   | <http://www.u                                         |
|              | sfa.fema.gov/applications/publications/pubs_main.cfm> |
|              |                                                       |
|              | See Fire Protection, Fire Administration, Fire        |
|              | Service Operations, Wildfire                          |
|              |                                                       |
|              | [Applied Research]{.underline}:                       |
|              |                                                       |
|              | <htt                                                  |
|              | p://www.usfa.fema.gov/dhtml/inside-usfa/research.cfm> |
|              |                                                       |
|              | [Research Reports]{.underline}:                       |
|              |                                                       |
|              | <http                                                 |
|              | ://www.usfa.fema.gov/dhtml/inside-usfa/r_reports.cfm> |
|              |                                                       |
|              | [Technical Reports]{.underline}:                      |
|              | <http://www.                                          |
|              | usfa.fema.gov/applications/publications/techreps.cfm> |
|              |                                                       |
|              | [Topical Fire Research Series]{.underline}:           |
|              |                                                       |
|              | <http://www.usfa.fema.gov/dhtml/inside-usfa/tfrs.cfm> |
|              |                                                       |
|              | Learning Resource Center:                             |
|              |                                                       |
|              | <http://www.usfa.fema.gov/dhtml/inside-usfa/lrc.cfm>  |
|              |                                                       |
|              | **National Institute for Standards and Technology**   |
|              |                                                       |
|              | [                                                     |
|              | http://www.fire.nist.gov](http://www.fire.nist.gov/): |
|              | Fire Tests/Data, Software/Models, Publications,       |
|              | FIREDOC (under Publications)                          |
|              |                                                       |
|              | **Current Events/News**                               |
|              |                                                       |
|              | <http://www.firehouse.com/>                           |
|              |                                                       |
|              | <http://www.fireengineering.com/>                     |
|              |                                                       |
|              | <http://www.withthecommand.com/>                      |
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| Standards    | *Unit |                                               |
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| 1021-2-5.2   | 4     | Secure an incident scene                      |
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| 1021-3-5.2   | 4     | Determine a point of origin and preliminary   |
|              |       | cause                                         |
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| 1033-3-2     | 2, 3  | Scene examination                             |
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| 1033-3-2.1   | 4     | Secure the fire ground                        |
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| 1033-3-2.2   | 4     | Conduct an exterior survey                    |
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| 1033-3-2.3   | 4     | Conduct an interior survey                    |
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| 1033-3-2.4   | 3, 4  | Interpret burn patterns                       |
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| 1033-3-5.1   | 5     | Develop an interview plan                     |
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| 1033-3-7.3   | 9     | Testify during legal procedures               |
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