NSPII - Using Computers and Technology In Insurance Investigation: The Internet and Beyond.

Abstract: This article provides a summary of different sources of information available to fire investigators. 911 tapes, videotapes, recorded interviews, answering machines, and caller I.D. displays can provide information regarding the time events occurred. These devices can also confirm or disprove alibis. Databases and credit checks are mentioned as information sources available to investigators.

E-mail, cellular phones, and three-way calling are new methods of communicating that are also explained in the article.