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Procedure on Arrival
Briefly interview interview informant
Secure and control scene
Initial interview of Fire Investigator, OC first fire appliance
Interview incident controller
If fire extinguished ensure safety
If deemed suspicious, regroup hold brief, conference
Confer with Staff to guard control, interview witnesses
Contact Comms Sitrep
B.S.I.I.I.I.C.C
What to ask the fire incident controller
Time, date and manner it was received
Their opinions of the informant
What appliances attended
What action has been taken entering and leaving
What information the fire service has about building security
What alterations have been made entering or leaving the scene. e,g. forced doors, windows
Whether they think the fir is suspicious
Details of any vehicles acting suspiciously
State of the fire on arrival
T.T.W.W.W.W.W.D.S
The causes of fire, evidence
Containers
Trace elements
Foreign material, objest
Multiple seats of fire
Burning under or beneath boards
Evidence of internal interference - alarms, sprinklers, Hindering access, misdirected firefighters
Evidence of internal removal of valuable property
Unusually rapid spread of intensity
Uneven burning
Unusual burn patterns
Smell
Signs furnature was rearranged for base
Signs that windows, skylights opened for draught
Signs a crime has been committed
Signs an electrical appliance has been left on
C.T.F.M.B.E.E.U.U.U.S.S.S.S.S
In determining the seat of the for the fire investigator will consider
Colour of the flames and smoke Witness reports When they first niticed the fire, where they were Wind direction, speed and weather The state of the fire at the time The severity of the damage The depth of the charring The presense of starting devices The reports and opinions of others
C.W.W.W.T.T.T.T.T
Preliminary internal examination
Missing photographs Rifled Premises Forced entry Unusual odours Building, areas in need of repairs Burn patterns Low stock levels Lack of clothing Open filing cabinet Owner/occupiers attitude during walk through Positon of clothing Presence of accelerant Signs of hardship Seperate unrelated seats of fire
M.R.F.U.B.B.L.L.O.O.P.P.S.S
To identify the best method of protection you must consider
-An assessment of;
Inhalation of toxic substances Falling down over, onto objects Injestion of particles Tripping on debris Cuts, wounds from sharp objects Items from above falling Airborn objects
-A strategy to prevent or an occurence or mitigate its impact.
I. F.I.T C.I.A
A preliminary interview of owner ask
When the premis was last secured and by whom
Whether he or she knows the cause of the fire
Actions leading up to the fire
The details of any suspects and insurance
Type of business
W.W.A.T.T
What to ask the insurance company
The services of an assessor to value of the building and the damage
Particulars of the insurance on the premis and their contents
Copies of the insurance policies
Information on prior claims
Details of - recent increase in cover - over insurance
T.P.C.I.D
You may identify suspects by means of
Police resources
Information from the informant or witnesses
Enquiries at prisons, rehab, schools, phsychiatric centres
The circumstances of the fire
Information from fire service of people regularly attending
Media response
Fingerprints
P.I.E. T.I.M. F
Possible suspects may include
Pyromaniac Employee to cover theft or fraud Aggrieved person Criminal Owner or occupier Member of the fire service Business competitor Pupil or ex pupil
P.E.A C.O.M.B P
