Fire Investigation and Fire Debris Analysis

Determining the origin and cause of fires and analysing debris for ignitable liquids.

FORS-331 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Forensic Science

Course content

  1. 1Fire science and the fire tetrahedronComing
  2. 2Fire dynamics and growthComing
  3. 3Fire patternsComing
  4. 4Origin determinationComing
  5. 5Cause determination and the scientific methodComing
  6. 6Electrical and accidental firesComing
  7. 7Incendiary firesComing
  8. 8Collecting fire debrisComing
  9. 9Laboratory analysis of ignitable liquidsComing
  10. 10Interpreting chromatogramsComing
  11. 11Wildfire investigationComing
  12. 12Capstone: an origin and cause reportComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

Determining the origin and cause of fires and analysing debris for ignitable liquids.

Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 3.