The most widely read and accepted textbook in the field of fire investigation. Provides improved technology to aid both the field investigator and laboratory scientist. Details all the need to know skills in fire investigation. Textbook.

Kirk's Fire Investigation

Politics & Social Sciences

Dehaan, John D.

Social Sciences

Brady

Authored by two of the United States' most experienced fire scientists, this book illustrates a totally new systematic approach for reconstructing fire scenes. The approach applies the principles of fire protection engineering along with forensic and behavioral science and uses actual fire cases to illustrate the concepts presented within the book. These examples shed a new insight into the forensic science, fire engineering, and human factor issues. Intended for use by fire and law enforcement investigators, prosecutors, and fire protection professionals.

Forensic Fire Scene Reconstruction

Icove, David J.

Criminal Law

Pearson

Completely updated in a new edition, this book remains the best resource for a thorough understanding of fire dynamics, describing and illustrating a totally new systematic approach for reconstructing fire scenes. The approach applies the following principles of fire protection engineering along with forensic and behavioral science: 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. Using historical fire cases, the expert authors provide new information and insight into the ignition, growth, development, and outcome of those fires.

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Taking the reader from the beginning stages of a fire investigation in evidence collection and evaluating a fire scene to the end stages of report writing and giving testimony, internationally recognized forensic scientist John DeHaan is joined by forensic fire engineering expert David Icove for the 7th edition of Kirk’s Fire Investigation. The model curriculum of the Fire Emergency Service Higher Education (FESHE) group serves as a basis for this important text which provides updated and expanded information on fire dynamics, ignition as well as brand new case examples. With appendices unique in content and focus including an Evidence Collection Kit and Incident Report Forms, this text serves as the keystone text in the field for both seasoned fire investigators as well as fire service professionals seeking the fundamentals and the most up-to-date information for the field of fire investigation.

Icove, David J., Ph.D.

This is a student supplement associated with:       Kirk's Fire Investigation, 7/e      John D. DeHaan    David Icove    ISBN-10:  0-13-508263-3      For courses in Fire Investigation.        Organized into 17 chapters with completely updated color photographs and accompanied by supporting appendices, this seventh edition, written to the FESHE curriculum, instructs the reader on the skills needed in fire investigation, delving into topics such as fire-related deaths and injuries, fire behavior and sources of ignition. This best-selling text presents a broad-based look at the entire fire investigation process, from evaluating a fire scene to writing reports and providing testimony. Reflecting an international database as offered by fire and explosion investigators, scientists, and engineers from all over the world, the seventh edition has been updated to include revised material on ignition, fire dynamics, and case examples while showcasing a multitude of latest research, new photographs and artwork.   

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Kirk's Fire Investigation

Forensic Fire Scene Reconstruction

Forensic Fire Scene Reconstruction

Kirk's Fire Investigation

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