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Sep 19, 2024
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2023-2024 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]
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FSC 234 - Fire Investigation Credits: 3 Lab/Lecture: Three Lecture.
Methods of determining point of fire origin and fire cause, and detection of incendiary fires. Includes simplified physics and chemistry necessary to analyze fire behavior. Course Outcomes: Students will be able to:
- identify the main elements determining fire behavior;
- recognize the proper methods of investigating and documenting a structural fire;
- recognize laboratory services available to assist the fire investigator;
- develop the mental processes of fire and arson analysis;
- describe the main elements that determine fire behavior;
- define the methods of heat transfer;
- describe the classification of building construction;
- describe the elements of construction most important to a fire investigator;
- identify the relationship between point of origin and fire cause;
- cite the primary cause of accidental fires;
- cite the primary motivator of fire-setters;
- describe the methods of photography and sketching commonly used by fire investigators;
- describe the proper methods of investigating and documenting a structural fire;
- describe the primary legal aspects of fire investigation;
- know the laboratory services available to assist the fire investigator;
- know the mental processes of fire and arson analysis.
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