- Author
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National Fire Protection Association
- Title
- Fire Fighter's Responsibility in Arson Detection.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
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NFPA No. 615-M; 2nd Edition
1971
31 p.
- Keywords
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fire fighters
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arson
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occupants
- Identifiers
- observing general conditions at the scene of the fire; observing condition of builing openings at the time of a fire; observing owners, occupants, and bystandares at the time of the fire; locating evidence of fire causes; protecting and preserving evidence of fire causes; observing condition of contents of a building involved in a fire; guarding buildings and property involved in a fire; recording and reporting observations made at a fire; appearing in court on an arson case
- Abstract
- The importance of attempting to determine the true cause of a fire cannot be overemphasized. In general, fires are assumed to be accidental until proved to be otherwise. It is always well, however, to be watchful for conditions that may arouse suspicion as to the origin of the fire. Determining the origin and cause of fires is the responsibility of everyone in a position to observe the facts - starting with the responding fire fighters and carrying through to the courts in cases where arson is invovled.