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Fire Investigation Niamh Nic Daeid (Royal College, Glasgow, UK)

Fire Investigation By Niamh Nic Daeid (Royal College, Glasgow, UK)

Summary

A valuable source of information for all those who are required to facilitate decisions regarding the cause and effects of fire. Students of forensic science will also find this text a useful insight into fire scene investigation.

Fire Investigation Summary

Fire Investigation by Niamh Nic Daeid (Royal College, Glasgow, UK)

Fire Investigation covers the concepts and theories used to determine a specfic fire has been deliberately or accidentally set. The author clearly explains the concepts needed to gain insight into a fire scene investigation, including the dynamics of the fire, the necessary conditions for a fire to start and be maintained, the different types of combustion fuels and subsequent burning patterns possible, and a rudimentary understanding of what happens in the analytic laboratory. It is a valuable reference for fire investigation units, scene of crime officers, private fire investigators, health and safety bodies, and students of forensic science.

Table of Contents

List of contributors, Preface, 1 An introduction to fires and fire investigation, 2 Fires from causes other than electrical malfunctions: theory and case studies, 3 Electricity and fire, 4 The use of laboratory reconstruction in fire investigation, 5 Modern laboratory techniques involved in the analysis of fire debris samples, 6 Interpretation of laboratory data, 7 Sources of interference in fire debris analysis, Index

Additional information

NPB9780415248914
9780415248914
0415248914
Fire Investigation by Niamh Nic Daeid (Royal College, Glasgow, UK)
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2004-01-27
246
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