NFPA 921
US National Fire Protection Association Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations. The internationally accepted methodology Indian fire investigators and SFSL fire divisions now follow. Hypothesis-testing framework: recognise need, define problem, collect data, analyse, develop and test hypothesis, select final hypothesis.
Explained in these topics
- Fire Chemistry, Pyrolysis and the Arson Investigation Framework
- Fire and Arson Investigation: Cause, Origin and Burn Patterns
- Standards, Accreditation and Admissibility in Fire and Explosives
- Fire Scene Examination and the NFPA 921 Systematic Methodology
- Accelerant Detection at the Scene: Canines, PID, Sampling
- Thermal Trauma: Calcined Bone, Colour Stages and Heat-Induced Fragmentation
- Introduction and Scope of Fire, Arson and Explosives Investigation
- Major Arson Casework: Station Nightclub, Grenfell, Uphaar, Kamala Mills