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 Community
Based Anti-Arson Program
 Arson
Prevention Programs: A Sampling of Approaches
Suggested
Memorandum of Understanding for communities interested in developing
anti-arson programs and coordinated fire investigation efforts.
Suggested
"City Anti-Blight Ordinance"
 National
Arson Prevention Clearinghouse
"Fire
Stops With You. National Arson Prevention Initiative: Six Month Report to the
President," Dec 12, 1996.
"Protecting
Structures from Arson," FEMA pamphlet.
"Preventing
Arson Epidemics: The Role of Early Warning Strategies," C.
Karchmer, Aetna booklet.
"Hardening
the Target," compiled by Debra Hemmerling.
 Design
and Implement Preventative Strategies
TR-001 LaPosada Hotel Fire, McAllen, Texas,
February 1987
TR-031
Power Off to Hard-Wired Detector in Nine Fatality House Fire, Peoria, Illinois,
April 1989
"Fire
Safety for Your Church," The Church Mutual Protection Series,
Church Mutual Insurance Co.
"Arson
Prevention for America's Churches and Synagogues," Grinnell Mutual
Reinsurance Co. pamphlet.
Fact
Sheet on Arson Fires and Church Arson Fires in the USA, NFPA Fact Sheet
6/13/96
"Fire
Prevention in Places of Worship," NFPA 912, 1993 Edition.
"Church
Threat Assessment Guide," National Church Arson Task Force, 1996.
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Building Local Partnerships
Working
against Arson
Arson
Unit Technical Assistance
"Partnership
for Arson Awareness & Prevention: Building Local Partnerships,"
Message Concepts, Inc.
Marketing
Fire Investigation. Runnestrand, Dan.
Create
A Fire Investigation Plan
Define
Official Responsibilities
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Defining the Fire Problem in Your Community
Computer
mapping - a proven tool to fight arson. Lutz, William E. September
1996.
Arson
investigations: apathy vs understanding. Hankins, R. Kirk. December
1997.
Create
A Fire Investigation Plan
 National
Highway Transportation Safety Administration, Vehicle and Equipment
Information: Safety Problems & Issues
Consumer
Product Safety Commission, Search Engine Information: CPSC Search Database
 Index
of Product Recalls
Candle
Safety
Carbon
Monoxide Risks at Home (PDF Format)
Christmas
Tree Fires
Fire
Escape Planning & Practice
Fire
Extinguishers
Fire
Prevention Week
Fireworks
Fueling
Safety
Home
Fire Sprinkler Coalition
Home
Heating/Holiday Safety Advice
Security
Bars and Fire Safety
Smoke
Alarms
Summer
Safety
Why
Smoke Alarms Should be Replaced Every 10 Years
U.S.
Experience with Smoke Alarms and Other Fire Alarms
Smoke
Detector Technology and the Investigation of Fatal Fires
Fire Problem in Vacant
Buildings
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Fire Scene Investigation Preparation
The
Future of Fire Investigation (PDF Format)
interFIRE
VR - cutting edge training tool
interFIRE
Promotional Video
Large
Fire Loss Investigation & Management. from Motive, Means, and
Opportunity.
Planning
the Investigation, Section 6-1 through 6-2.7 from NFPA 921 Guide for
Fire and Explosion Investigations 1998 Edition.
Fire
investigation guideline: a valuable approach to fire and arson investigation.
Corry, Robert A.; Vottero, Brett. March 1995).
Seeking
the truth: is it that simple? Hooton, David B. June 1997.
Certified
Fire Investigator Fire Scene Examination Outline.
 Basic
Tools and Resources for Fire Investigators: A Handbook. Federal
Emergency Management Agency. United States Fire Administration. September 1992.
Create
A Fire Investigation Plan
Define
Official Responsibilities
TR-076 The World Trade Center Bombing: Report and
Analysis, February 26, 1993, a compilation of 24-plus articles on this incident
originally published in Fire Engineering, December 1993
TR-108
St. George Hotel Complex 16 Alarm Fire, Brooklyn, New York, August 1995
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Investigative File Contents
Investigative
File Contents
Suggested
Investigation Forms
Suggested
Contents for the Investigative Toolkit
The
Evidence Collection Kit. (reprinted from Kirk's Fire Investigation, 4/E
by John D. DeHaan.)
Equipment
and Facilities, Section 6-4.1 from NFPA 921 Guide for Fire and Explosion
Investigations 1998 Edition.
Equip
Your Investigative Team
NFPA
921: Guide to Fire and Explosion Investigations
Excerpts
from NFPA 921: Guide to Fire and Explosion Investigations, 1998 Edition.
The following sections from 921 are reprinted in the Resource File:
3-1 through 3-3.3 Chemistry of Combustion
5-1 and 5-2 Legal Considerations: Introduction,
Authority to Conduct the Investigation, and Right of Entry
5-3 Evidence
6-1 through 6-2.7 Planning the Investigation
6-4.1 Equipment and Facilities
6-5 Specialized Personnel and Technical Consultants
7-4.1, 7-4.2, and 7-4.3 Interviews
Sections 8-1 through 8-4.5 Recording the Scene
10-1 through 10-2.7 Safety
12-2.1 through 12-6 Cause Determination
14-1 and 14-9 through 14-12.2 Electricity and Fire
15-1 and 15-3 through 15-5 Investigation of Motor Vehicle
Fires
18-1 through 18-3.4 Appliances
Facing
up to 921. Jones, Jon C. July 1996.
NFPA
906: Guide for Fire Incident Field Notes
NFPA
1670: Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents
Ethics
in Fire Investigation, Part One. McKenzie, Michael A.
Ethics
in Fire Investigation, Continuation. McKenzie, Michael A.
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Training and Professional Qualifications
Licensure
of Fire Investigators and Professional Engineers
Kick
Some Ash
interFIRE
VR - cutting edge training tool
Forensic Investigation: Fire, Arson, Explosion Scenes, and Devices
interFIRE
Promotional Video
IAAI
& ATF "A Valuable Partnership"
"Professional
Qualifications for Fire Investigator--Breakdown of Work Performance
Requirements as Defined by NFPA Standard 1033 (1993)," Robert
Corry. 1997.
NFPA
1033 "Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator" (1993
Edition).
"NFPA
1033: Are You Qualified?" Working Paper by Guy E. Burnette, Jr.,
Esquire
"Investigators
on the Firing Line."Austin, Steve. July 1996.
Certification
for the fire investigator: looking toward the 21st century. Whitemore,
Robert B. March 1995.
TR-097 Fifteen Million Sight and Sound Theater
Fire and Building Collapse, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, January 1997.
TR-048 Fire Apparatus/Train Collision, Catlett,
Virginia, September 1989
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Investigative Team Composition
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The Team Concept, Investigative Team Composition, and Interagency Cooperation
Working
against Arson
Kick
Some Ash
Arson
Unit Technical Assistance
The
Team Concept: Duties and Reponsibilities
Suggested
Model for Interagency MOU to Handle Fire Investigations
Arson
investigations: apathy vs understanding. Hankins, R. Kirk. December
1997.
Create
A Fire Investigation Plan
Define
Official Responsibilities
Effective
Case Management Through the Team Concept--The Key to Winning the Game and the
Case. Goodnight, Kenneth M.
Large
Fire Loss Investigation & Management. from Motive, Means, and
Opportunity.
Effective
Case Management: "The Investigative Frame." Goodnight,
Kenneth M. December 1996.
Working
against Arson
"How
to Organize an Arson Task Force in Your Community," Journal of
American Insurance, Vol. 54, No. 3.
Arson
investigations: apathy vs understanding. Hankins, R. Kirk. December
1997.
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The Incident Command System
The
Incident Command System and its Application to Fire Investigations. Aurnhammer,
Thomas W.
A
command system for fire investigators. Evans, John. March 1996.
Define Official Responsibilities
TR-068 Fire, Police, and EMS Coordination at
Apartment Building Explosion, New York City, November 1992
TR-079 Multi-Agency Ocean Rescue Disaster Plan and
Drill, Broward County, Florida, December 1994
TR-047 The Grems Case: How an Arson Case Was
Solved and Prosecuted, Aurora, Colorado
TR-014 Ramada Inn Air Crash and Fire, Wayne
Township, Indiana, October 1987
TR-085 Logan Valley Mall Fire, Altoona,
Pennsylvania, December 1994
TR-108 St. George Hotel Complex 16 Alarm Fire,
Brooklyn, New York, August 1995
TR-078 Three Firefighters Die in Pittsburgh House
Fire, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 1995
The
Incident Command System and its Application to Fire Investigations. Aurnhammer,
Thomas W.
Liability
Exposure for Fire Investigators--Is it Pandora's Box? McKenzie, Michael
A.
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