EGCC Libguides: Fire Science: Arson

Arson Investigation

A Guide for Investigating Arson (2009) This handbook is intended as a guide to recommended practices for the collection and preservation of evidence at fire/arson scenes.
Fire and Arson Scene Evidence: A Guide for Public Safety Personnel (2000) This Guide is one method of promoting quality fire and arson scene investigation.
A guide for Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigation (2000) This Guide was produced with the dedicated and enthusiastic participation of the seasoned professionals who served on the Technical Working Group for Bombing Scene Investigation.
Understanding the Impact of Ventilation on Burn Patterns Can Aid Arson Investigations (2020) In response to a National Academy of Sciences report calling for more research on the variability of burn patterns, Underwriters Laboratories scientists conducted studies on how ventilation affects fire patterns in residential structures.
Expanding the Smokeless Powder Database (2017) Researchers expanded the National Center for Forensic Science Smokeless Powders Database from 100 to more than 800 entries.
Smokeless Powder Reference Collection and SWGFEX Smokeless Powders Database Expansion (2017) This research project expanded the National Center for Forensic Science (NCFS) Smokeless Powders Database, addressed the need for reference materials, and used the Smokeless Powders Database to provide a statistical assessment of the value of a match between a database record and the physical and chemical properties of a questioned sample in a database query.
Identifying Ignitable Liquids in the Aftermath of a Fire (2017) In a wide-ranging analysis of the effects of weathering and biological degradation on ignitable liquids, researchers at the University of Central Florida’s National Center for Forensic Science studied 50 liquids in the Ignitable Liquids Reference Collection (ILRC) database. The study, supported by the National Institute of Justice, was the most comprehensive analysis of the effects of weathering and biological degradation yet done.
Degraded Ignitable Liquids Database: An Applied Study of Weathering and Bacterial Degradation on the Chromatographic Patterns of ASTM E 1618 Ignitable Liquid Classes (2017) This study examined the effects of weathering and biological degradation on ignitable liquids from each of the ASTM E1618 designated classes.
Fire Forensics: Claims and Evidence (2019) Online course designed for Middle School Students, but is free and open to all. This module is designed to provide students with the understanding of fire, fire dynamics, and fire behavior so that they can read a fire scene and build a claim for the fire’s location of origin and cause.

Arson Related Databases

Ignitable Liquids Database - National Center for Forensic Science
Smokeless Powders Database
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Fire Science: Arson

Arson Investigation

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