Fire Investigation Handbook.
Fire Investigation Handbook.
(5599 K)
Brannigan, F. L.; Bright, R. G.; Jason, N. H.
NBS Handbook 134; 197 p. August 1980.
Sponsor:
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
(NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161.
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Order number: PB81-113482
Keywords:
accelerants; arson; building fires; electrical fires;
explosions; fire investigations; fire investigators;
hydrocarbon; photography
Abstract:
The handbook is a reference tool designed to be used by
the beginning or by the experienced fire investigator.
How each person uses this book will depend upon a
particular need and level of experience. The broad
areas covered are: fire ground procedures; post-fire
interviews; the building and its makeup; ignition
sources; the chemistry and physic of fire and sources of
information.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899