BDDS

Related terms

ATF NCETR

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Center for Explosives Training and Research, based at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. The US federal...

CFSL

Central Forensic Science Laboratory: a central government lab operating under DFSS. India has CFSLs at New Delhi, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Pune, Guwahati,...

DSTL Fort Halstead

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory site in Kent, UK. The principal institutional capacity for explosives forensic science in the UK, handling major...

ENFSI EWG

European Network of Forensic Science Institutes Explosives Working Group. Coordinates best-practice manuals, proficiency testing, and method harmonisation for explosives forensic science across...

Ignitable Liquid Residue (ILR)

Petroleum-derived or synthetic liquid accelerant residue surviving in fire debris. Identified by GC-MS against the ASTM E1618 classification system, which groups ILRs...

NFPA 921

US National Fire Protection Association Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations. The internationally accepted methodology Indian fire investigators and SFSL fire divisions...

Origin-and-Cause Determination

The two-part forensic conclusion in fire investigation: the physical location where the fire started (origin) and the mechanism that produced the initial...

Post-Blast Analysis

The forensic examination of debris, fragments, and residues recovered from an explosion scene. Aims to characterise the explosive compound, initiator type, device...

Undetermined (NFPA 921)

The NFPA 921 conclusion category that records insufficient evidence to establish origin or cause at the 'possible' level or above. Represents the...

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• Introduction and Scope of Fire, Arson and Explosives InvestigationBomb Disposal and Detection Service, operated by state police forces in India. Provides operational post-blast scene management and preliminary evidence collec...