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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.