Arson Practice 2021 Flashcards

Question

When conducting a prelim internal examination, where should you start?

Answer 1

From the least damage area to the most/seat of the fire. Usually this is the outside to inside.

Answer 2

Clear the scene incase of a second device being present...

Answer 3

Fire service incident controller

Answer 4

They know or ought to know life or property is in danger or could be damaged.

Answer 5

``` Property may be damaged if it suffers / permanent or temporary physical harm or / permanent or temporary impairment to its use or value. ```

Answer 6

- Explosions caused by gas generally cover a wider area than those cause by explosives - Explosives cause catering - Medical evidence - one or more of the suspects or victims may have inhaled gas prior to the explosion

Answer 7

- Enter private property when it is on fire or endangered, or when entry is essential to performing a necessary duty - Close roads - Remove vehicles impeding the fire service. If necessary they can break into the vehicles for that purpose - Remove people who are a danger or interfering with operations, using reasonable force if necessary - Do anything else that is necessary for the protection of life and property

Answer 8

B CAP - Business appears to be struggling - Contents of outbuilding that are missing - Accelerant containers - Property run down

Answer 9

TAP The seat of the fire / Area of origin / Point of origin

Answer 10

An assessment of: - inhalation of toxic substances - ingestion of particles etc. - injection from sharp objects - airborne dusts, particles etc. - tripping on fire debris - items from above falling onto you A strategy to prevent an occurrence or to mitigate its impact.

Answer 11

I REAP - identifying suspects - reconstructing - establishing possible motives - assessing the information obtained - planning further enquiries

Answer 12

- witness reports - when they first noticed the fire, and where they were at the time - the state of the fire at that time - wind direction and speed, and the weather - the direction of spread - the colours of the flames and smoke - the severity of the damage - the depth of charring - the presence of 'starting devices' - the reports and opinions of other specialists

Answer 13

1. Informant 2. Specialist fire investigator 3. OC of the first fire appliance to attend the scene 4. Incident controller

Answer 14

It is the path that people use within the scene. They should be limited to 'corridors' i.e that paths which will keep disturbance of the scene to a minimum. The investigator should should search the areas to be used as corridors prior to any traffic to reduce the possibility of evidence being introduced to the scene after the event.

Answer 15

VICOR Contact the insurance company promptly to obtain the services of an assessor to: - VALUE the building and the damage particulars of the insurance on the premises - INFORMATION on former claims - CONTENTS copies of their proposals - OVER-INSURANCE - RECENT increases in the cover

Answer 16

SSSDDDFoSURE - SMOKE deposits and burn patterns - SOOT deposits on window glass and craze patterns - SPALLING - DAMAGE to wall studs - DAMAGE to roofing timbers - DAMAGE to window sills and door edges - FLoOR areas burned through - SKIRTING board damage - UNDER floor inspection - REMOVAL of fire debris - ELIMINATION of false low burns

Answer 17

The Police must: - conduct the criminal investigation or coronial enquiry - undertake responsibility for the protection, collection and recording of forensic evidence > the collection and removal of material from a fire crime scene will only be done by Police or other agencies with authority to remove evidence > the preservation, analysis and subsequent disposition of any such material is the responsibility of Police or other agency

Answer 18

1. remember that there could be a secondary device anywhere at the scene, including in a nearby building or vehicle. Do not handle or interfere with anything unfamiliar 2. do not use cell phones, portables or the like 3. evacuate the scene to a distance of at least 100 meters 4. if the ied is located, immediately obtain assistance of an IED operator from the dept. of labour 5. inform the national bomb data centre at PNHQ, using the 'bomb/explosive/IED report' form 6. give the national bomb data centre regular SITREPS.

Answer 19

FOOL SURF - FORCED entry into an empty till - OPEN filing cabinets or missing files - OWNER/OCCUPIER attitude during walkthrough (if access is permitted) - LOW stock - SIGNS of hardship - Seperate UNRELATED seats of fire - Building areas in need of REPAIR - Missing FAMILY PHOTOS, furniture and personal items

Answer 20

- Appoint an exhibits officer - Appoint a Crime Scene Coordinator (if required) - Appoint a scribe - Appoint a scene examiner - Advise the fire investigator

Answer 21

- cratering - spread of debris - shredding of materials - a smell peculiar to the exploded material i.e. smell of 'almonds' - an overlay of dust - shrapnel marks

Answer 22

IS FISH PC 1. Briefly interview your INFORMANT 2. SECURE and control the scene 3. Initial interview of the of the FIRE safety officer/OC of the first fire application to attend the scene 4. Interview the INCIDENT CONTROLLER at the scene before an initial conference 5. If fire is extinguished, ensure SAFETY of the scene before an initial conference 6. Regroup and HOLD a briefing conference if deemed suspicious 7. Confer with other staff and determine a PLAN of action 8. CONTACT the comms room and supply a sitrep. Ask for assistance if necessary, and the attendance of specialist photographer

Answer 23

S.C.A.T.S - When the premises was last SECURED, and by whom - Whether he or she knows the CAUSE of the fire - ACTIONS leading up to the fire - TYPE of business - The details of any SUSPECTS and any insurance

Answer 24

- the owner/occupier - for insurance fraud - an employee - to cover theft or forgery or false pretences - a criminal - to cover the trees of a crime such as burglary or homicide or to intimidate other victims of a protection racket - an aggrieved person - suffering from jealousy, hatred, rage, prejudice or a desire for revenge - a pyromanic suffering from a mental illness - in the case of school buildings - a pupil or ex-pupil - a member of the fire service - for excitement or persona; recognition - a business competitor - to disadvantage a rival

Answer 25

- a suitable helmet - a pair of overalls - nose and mouth filter, a full face respirator or full BA (if required and qualified) - gloves - safety glasses - heavy duty footwear with steel soles and toe caps

Answer 26

- person who found the fire, raised the alarm and informed the Police - fire fighters - occupants and their visitors - employees including cleaning staff - owners - neighbours - spectators - local Police - reporter and photographers

Answer 27

Recklessness is established if: a) the defendant recognised that there was a real possibility that: i) his or her actions would bring about the proscribed result; and/or ii) that the proscribed circumstances existed; and b) having regard to that risk those actions were unreasonable

Answer 28

a) the subjective test - the defendant recognised the risk the offence anticipates as being possible. The defendant does not need to consider the risk significant b) subjective and objective test - whether the defendants actions were objectively reasonable given the risk the defendant understood.

Answer 29

- the offenders actions and words before, during, and after the event - the surrounding circumstances - the nature of the act itself

Answer 30

Property may be damaged if it suffers permanent or temporary physical harm or permanent or temporary impairment of it use of value.

Answer 31

1. that the defendant consciously and deliberately ran a risk (a subjective test) 2. that the risk was one that was unreasonable to take in the circumstances as they were known to the defendant (objective test - based on whether a responsible person would have taken the risk)

Answer 32

Fire is the result of the process of combustion, a chemical reaction between fuel and oxygen, triggered by heat. For fire to start or continue, each of the three elements - fuel, oxygen, and heat - must be present in the correct proportions.

Answer 33

1. There must be a belief that relates to an element of ownership of the property in question or right to take or retain possession of it. 2. The belief must be about rights to the property in relation to which the offence is alleged to have been committed. 3. The belief must be held at the time of the conduct alleged to constitute the offence.

Answer 34

LTA 1998 - Vehicle (a) means a contrivance equipped with wheels, tracks, or revolving runners on which it moves or is moved; and (b) includes a hovercraft, skateboard, in-line skates, and roller skates but; (c) does not include - - a perambulator or pushchair - a shopping or sporting trundler not propelled by mechanical power; - a wheelbarrow or hand-trolley - a pedestrian controlled lawn-mower - a pedestrian controlled agricultural machine not propelled by mechanical power - an article or furniture - a wheelchair not propelled by mechanical power - any other contrivance specified by the rules not to be a vehicle for the purposes of this definition - any rail vehicle

Answer 35

CA 1961 - Ship Ship means every description of vessel used in navigation, however propelled; and includes any barge, lighter, dinghy, raft, or like vessel; and also includes any ship belonging to or used as a ship of the armed forces of ay country

Answer 36

Civil Aviation Act 1990 - Aircraft Aircraft means any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air otherwise than by the reactions of the air against the surface of the earth

Answer 37

1. where the Crown alleges that the damage by fire is INTENTIONAL a tenant may be convicted if he or she has caused loss to any person (1c) 2. where the Crown alleges that the damage by fire us either intentional or reckless a tenant may be convicted if e or she knew that danger to life was likely to ensue (1a) 3. a tenant otherwise CANNOT be convicted of recklessly damaging the tenanted property by fire

Answer 38

Obtain, in relation to any person, means obtain or retain for himself or herself or for any other person.

Answer 39

Benefit means any benefit, pecuniary advantage, privilege, property, service, or valuable consideration.

Answer 40

Loss is assessed by the extent to which the complainants position/ prior to the offence/ has been diminished or impaired

Answer 41

Companies and their organisations.

Answer 42

Subsection 2 relates to forms of property other than immovable property, vehicles, ships and aircrafts.

Answer 43

1. intend to commit the offence, AND | 2. take a real and substantial step towards achieving that aim

Answer 44

S72 CA1961 (1) Everyone who, having an intent to commit an offence, does or omits an act for the purpose of accomplishing his object, is guilty of an attempt to commit the offence intended, whether in circumstances it was possible to commit the offence or not. (2) The Q whether an act done or omitted with intent to commit an offence is or not only preparation and is too remote to constitute an attempt to commit it, is a Q of law. (3) An act done or omitted with intent to commit an offence may constitute an attempt if it is immediately or proximately connected with the intended offence, whether or not there was any unequivocally showing the intent to commit that offence

Answer 45

The court may have regarded to the conduct viewed cumulatively up to the point when the conduct in question stops. The defendants conduct may be considered in its entirety. Considering how much remains to be done is always relevant, though not determinative.

Answer 46

- lying in wait, searching for or following the contemplated victim - enticing the victim to go to the scene of the contemplated crime - recon the scene of the contemplated crime - unlawful entry of a structure, vehicle, or enclosure in which it is contemplated the crime will be committed - possession, collection or fabrication of materials to be employed in the commission of the crime - soliciting an innocent agent to engage in conduct constituting an element of the crime

Answer 47

``` Intentional Damage (1) 10 years = intentionally or recklessly destroys or damages ay property if he or she knows or ought to know that danger to life is likely to result. ``` (2) 7 years = who - a) intentionally to recklessly, and without CoR, destroys or damages any property in which that person has no interest; or b) intentionally to recklessly, and without CoR, destroys or damages any property with intent to obtain any benefit, or with intent to cause loss to any other person 3) 7 years = intentionally destroys or damages any property with reckless disregard for the safety of any other property

Answer 48

Providing explosives to commit an offence 2 years = knowingly has in his possession or make any explosive substance, or any dangerous engine, instrument, or thing, with intent to use or enable another person to us the substance, dangerous engine, instrument, or thing, to commit an offence.

Answer 49

A device intended to explode or cause fire or emission of noxious things.

Answer 50

- intentionally or recklessly - damages by fire or by means of any explosive - any property - knowing or ought to know that - danger to life is likely to ensue

Answer 51

- you intend to cause loss to someone else as a result of the fire - you know or ought to know that the fire will endanger life - you know that the fire is likely to destroy or damage someone else property as a consequence

Answer 52

1. handover of the fire scene 2. access to the fire scene 3. process for examination and investigation 4. identification and collection of evidence at the fire scene

Answer 53

- rubbish - molotov cocktails - candles - chemical igniters - timing devices - electrical matches - electrical apparatus - matches and cigarettes

Arson Practice 2021 Flashcards

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