- Author
- Brannigan, F. L. | Bright, R. G. | Jason, N. H.
- Title
- Fire Investigation Handbook.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBS Handbook 134, August 1980, 197 p.
- Keywords
- accelerants | arson | building fires | electrical fires | explosions | fire investigations | fire investigators | hydrocarbon | photography
- Identifiers
- chemistry of fire; post-fire interviews; fire handbook; fire ground procedures; building and its makeup
- Abstract
- The handbook is a reference tool designed to be used by the beginning or by the experienced fire investigator. How each person uses this book will depend upon a particular need and level of experience. The broad areas covered are: fire ground procedures; post-fire interviews; the building and its makeup; ignition sources; the chemistry and physic of fire and sources of information.