What questions do you ask an incident controller?
Time date and manner of informants call State of fire when arrived What action the device has taken Info about buildings security Alterations made to the scene If fire is suspicious Opinions on informant 1C people of cars in area
10 things that suggest a fire had been wilfully started?
Candle in combustible material Chemical igniters Fire fudge Appliance left turned on Electric matches Matches Cigarette Molotov cocktail Timing devices Accelerants Potato chip bags
What does the definition of explosive include?
What constitutes damage by fire?
Heat damage, melting, oxidation, and smoke damage may be sufficient and include burning or charring.
When conducting a preliminary internal examination, where should you start:begin the examination?
From the least damaged in your the most damaged/seat of fire.
When must the fire service report a fire to police?
Fatality
Serious injury
Suspicious circumstances
What must you do when a fire has been started by explosive?
Clear the scene for a secondary explosive
Who must you liaise with at the fire scene?
Fire device incident controller
Difference between gas explosion and someone setting explosives?
Explosions caused by gas generally cover a wider area than those caused by explosives, and they do not leave a crater. Lighter than air gassed such as hydrogen create an outward blow at the top of a wall, whereas heavier air gases blow out at the bottom of a wall.
Legally you are allowed to set fire to your own property, unless you:
- Intend to cause loss to someone else as a result of the fire
- Know or ought to know that the fire will endanger life
- Know that the fire is likely to destroy or damage someone else’s property as a consequence
The fire service specialist fire investigator will liaise with the designated police liaison officer in relation to four specific matters:
HAPI
- Handover of the fire scene
- Access to the fire scene
- Process for examination and investigation
- Indentification and collection of evidence at the fire scene
In determining the seat of the fire the specialist fire investigator will consider;
- witness reports
- state of the fire at the time
- wind direction and speed, weather
- direction of the spread
- colour of flames and smoke
- severity of the damage
- depth of charring
- presence of starting devices
- reports and opinions from other specialists
Examples of carelessness that might result in a fire include:
- misusing electricity
- burning off paint
- vagrants lighting fires
- ironing
- leaving clothes near heating
- setting off fireworks
- burning rubbish
- smoking
Materials used to start fires includes
Molotov cocktails Rubbish Chemical igniters Timing devices Electric matches Matches and cigarettes
Police responsibilities at fire scene examination and investigation are:
- conduct criminal investigation or coronial enquiry
- undertake responsibility for protection collection preservation of forensic evidence
- collect and remove material from fire scene
- preservation analysis or disposition of any such material
