FERG - Fire Investigation

Question 1

Fire Investigation Response Criteria

Answer 1

When technical assistance is required to determine the origin and cause of the fire, a Fire Investigator can be requested to attend the scene by the Commander/Rostered Duty Officer or above for the following fire types:
- All fire related deaths
- All fire related serious injuries
- Fires where the origin and cause cannot be easily determined
- Significant Fires (CFA)
- Notification at 3rd Alarm and automatic FIA response at 4th alarm or greater at structure fires (MFB)
- Any firefighter injury (MFB)
- Fires involving fire brigade property
- MFB Fire Investigation will not attend suspicious fires unless requested by VicPol
- CFA Fire Investigators will attend suspicious structural, vehicle, marine craft and bushfires as a support agency to VicPol

Question 2

Fire Investigation
Considerations

Answer 2

En Route
- Time of day, weather and hazards on arrival
- People/traffic leaving scene
- Further information provided by the CommCen

On Scene
- Obstacles preventing entry into building access/firefighting
**Extent of fire on arrival
**Location/intensity/colour of flames/smoke
- Indications of forcible entry
- Condition of doors/windows (covered/broken)