Arson
Investigation Books and Fire Investigation Books, eBooks,
and Manuals
Arson is one of
the most common and most expensive crimes committed. Private
investigators with experience as a fireman or fire marshal
may specialize in conducting arson investigations, also know
as fire investigations. Arson investigators use a
variety of technique to investigate arson and determine the
cause of a fire. Whether you are an experienced arson
investigator, or just want to offer the service to your
clients, the following
Arson investigation books will provide you with
helpful information and reference materials such as:
- How to
become an arson investigator
- Where to
get arson investigation training
- How to
find a job as an arson or fire investigator
- How to
determine cause and origin or a fire
- Procedures
involved in conducting a fire investigation
- Most
commonly used tools and equipment
 Did you
know that arson has been described as the
fastest-growing crime in America? That arson is the most expensive crime
committed? That over 8 billion dollars was estimated lost
due to fires in 1994? That an estimated 86,000 structure fires of
incendiary or suspicious origin were reported in
1994?
David Redsicker provides these statistics and much
more, including practical methods, information, and
advice for investigating these types of crimes, in
Practical Fire and Arson Investigation, Second
Edition. Extensively rewritten second edition
of this practical manual - More than 40% new
material.
Practical Fire and Arson Investigation, Second
Edition is a significantly revised, updated, and
expanded new edition of this best-selling book in
the Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic
Investigations series, edited by Vernon Geberth. As
in the first edition, specific details on the basic
principles are presented, and advanced applied
techniques for conducting a thorough fire and arson
investigation are detailed.
New topics covered in the Second Edition include:
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Extensively rewritten chapters on determining origin
and cause, eliminating accidental fire causes,
investigating fatal fires and vehicular fires, and
documenting the fire/crime scene
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Fire scene photography using "painting with light"
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Importance of evidence preservation and analysis in
civil litigation of liability and product defects
 Arson investigation
Book Description - Fire scene reconstruction is based
primarily upon physical evidence of burn patterns on
the remnants of structures and vehicles. This arson
investigation book
details the need to include physical evidence of
pre- and post-fire human activities. This resource
describes a completely new approach
reconstructing fire scenes that blends the
principles of fire protection with Forensic and
behavioral science. It details: Identifiable fire
pattern damage, Human factors, Physical Forensic
evidence of human activity, and Application of the
scientific method based upon relevant scientific
principles and research. Appropriate for fire and
law Enforcement investigators, prosecutors, and fire
protection professionals.
 From Library Journal -
In this new arson investigation book, journalist and television writer
Faith looks at fire and arson investigators as well
as their investigations. Drawing on both research
and a series of interviews he conducted, he
chronicles how fires are investigated and examines
such large fires as the one that consumed Las
Vegas' MGM Grand Hotel in 1980, killing 84 people
and injuring 679.. Wilfred Drew, SUNY at Morrisville Lib.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business information, Inc.
 Combating
Arson-for-Profit describes how to prepare and
present a case when the investigation is completed
and includes Anatomy of an Arson--Profit
Investigation, a fictionalized case based on an
actual federal prosecution. The book also includes a
companion computer disk with ms, illustrations,
and investigative flowchart.
This second edition is a complete update, providing
the scope and detail of information required to
further the expertise of any individual or group
conducting arson-for-profit investigations.
Combating Arson-for-Profit will be useful to: Fire
and arson investigators Fire science and criminal
justice instructors Prosecutors, defense counsels,
and judicial officials involved in arson
investigations Insurance investigators.
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