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Arson Practical 2: Flashcards

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What does the External examination take into account?

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  • Adjoining premises
  • Forced entry
  • Yards
  • What distance debris was scattered
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Explain how the ‘Preliminary Internal Examination’ should take place and what indicators you should take note of:

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A slow walk through, from area of least damage to that of most damage

Take note of:

  • Low stock levels
  • Signs of hardship
  • Missing family photos
  • Lack of clothing
  • Unusual odours
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What will be noted in the ‘Detailed Internal Examination’?

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  • Smoke deposits and burn patterns
  • Damage to roofing timbers
  • Damage to window sills and door edges
  • Grazing of glass
  • Floor areas burned through
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What will the specialist fire investigator be able to determine after the conclusion of the ‘Detailed Internal Examination’?

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  • Area of origin
  • Point of origin
  • The seat of the fire
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In determining the seat of the fire the Specialist Fire Investigator will consider:

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  • Witness reports
  • Wind direction and speed
  • Direction of spread
  • Severity of damage
  • Presence of starting devices
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What evidence to look for at a scene which may point towards a wilful cause?

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  • Containers
  • Traces of debris
  • Smell
  • Unusually rapid spread
  • Uneven burning
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Evidence of intentional interference:

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  • Tampering with alarm or sprinkler
  • Hindering access
  • Evidence of intentional removal of valuable property
  • Signs a crime has been committed
  • Foreign materials which may be part of a device
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Exhibits 3 important steps:

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  • Photograph in situ, label and preserve in containers
  • Use appropriate arson kits
  • Take control samples of:

Charred timber or debris from seat and comparison from other points

Any accelerants

Soil from surrounding area

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5 steps for area enquiries:

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  1. Send staff to interview people
  2. Prelim interview with owner
  3. Note the owners demeanour
  4. Complete interviews and FWS
  5. SITREP supervisor
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Conferences must be held during the scene examination to assist you with:

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  • Assessing information obtained
  • Reconstructing
  • Establishing possible motives
  • Identifying suspects
  • Planning further enquiries
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Who else may attend the conference?

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  • O/C CIB
  • FILO
  • O/C investigation
  • Specialist Fire Investigator
  • SOCO
  • Photographer
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Who must chair the conference?

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  • FILO or
  • Crime scene co-ordinator or
  • Senior Police employee present
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What does a conference form?

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The conference forms the basis of your scene examination and risk assessment planning.

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What is a major consideration at fire scenes?

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Your risk assessment. You are morally and legally responsible for the safety of staff at your scene.

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Considerations when removing a body from a fire scene

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  • Where possible a forensic pathologist should be called and attend, prior to removal
  • Consider recording the body removal on video
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Best practice for body packaging and what to look out for

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  • Ensure body has cooled
  • Use bubble wrap to secure body parts
  • Clearly mark
  • Put in protected box of some form

**Look out for medical pins, teeth or any protected finger skin

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12 general enquiries in respect of fires NOT involving explosives

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  1. Submit ESR items ASAP
  2. OR
  3. Obtain reports
  4. Consider media release/informing staff
  5. Plan enquires and do interviews
  6. Area canvas
  7. Consider motive
  8. Contact insurance company
  9. Consider pyromaniac (prevention needed)
  10. Inform intel and FILO
  11. Establish weather at time of fire
  12. Maintain contact with owner
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12 suspect enquiries in respect of fires not involving explosives

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  1. Means of ID suspects
  2. Possible suspects
  3. Investigate suspects (background)
  4. Consider surveillance
  5. Complete enquiries
  6. Consider search warrant
  7. Interview
  8. ID parade or montage
  9. Enquiries to corroborate or negate suspects explanation
  10. Advise supervisor
  11. Arrest
  12. File
19
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Ways you could ID an arson suspect:

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  • Circumstances
  • Fingerprints
  • Informants/Witnesses
  • Intel
  • Enquiries
20
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Possible suspects of Arson:

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  • Owner
  • Employee
  • Criminal (to cover tracks)
  • Pyromaniac
  • Competitor
21
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Possible evidence that could be located when executing SW on arson suspect:

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  • Accelerants
  • Containers
  • Ignitors
  • Debris
22
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What to look for at explosions:

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  • Cratering
  • Spread of debris
  • Shredding of materials
  • Shrapnel marks
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3 steps to EXAMINING SCENE of a fire involving explosives

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  1. Conduct scene exam (once safe)
  2. Continually reconstruct
  3. Request attendance of ESR
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5 step INITIAL ACTION for fires involving explosives

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  1. Consider secondary device
  2. Do not use cellphones, radios or other transmitting device
  3. Evacuate to distance of 100m
  4. When IED located get assistance from Department of Labour
  5. SITREPS
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What information to obtain from fire incident controller on arrival at suspicious fire

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  • Time and date of call
  • State of fire when the fire service arrived
  • What action has been taken
  • Available information
  • Alterations to scene
  • Opinions
26
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Who is responsible for electricity and where?

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Home owner on house side of address and service provider for power line side

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