- Author
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Title
- Guide to Investigating Motor Vehicle Fires. Users' Guide.
- Coporate
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
- Report
- Users Guide, 1989, 23 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), 16825 South Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727. Telephone: 301-447-1000. Website: http://www.usfa.fema.gov
- Keywords
- motor vehicle fires | fire investigations
- Identifiers
- collecting and preserving evidence; fire scene examination; vehicle exterior examination; vehicle interior examination
- Abstract
- The "Guide to Investigating Motor Vehicle Fires" program focuses on the importance of investigating a fire thoroughly. The major topics addressed include: 1) Reasons Vehicle Fires Must Be lnvestigated 2) Overall Steps in an Investigation 3) Types of Evidence 4) Protecting Evidence 5) Defining the Point of Origin, Heat Source, Reason for the Fire, and Category of the Fire 6) What to Look for at the Fire Scene 7) When to Suspect Accelerant Usage 8) Identifying Contributing Factors, 9) Procedure for Exterior and Interior Vehicle Examinations.