"Fire Investigator: Principles and Practice to NFPA 921 and 1033, Fifth Edition is the premier resource for current and future Fire Investigators. This text covers the 2017 Edition of NFPA 921 and addresses all of the job performance requirements in the 2014 Edition of NFPA 1033. This text is the benchmark for conducting safe and systematic investigations"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes index.

Machine generated contents note: -- Administration -- Basic Fire Methodology -- Basic Fire Science Chapter4 Fire Patterns -- Building Systems -- Fire Protection Systems -- Electricity and Fire -- Building Fuel Gas Systems -- Fire-Related Human Behavior -- Legal Considerations -- Safety -- Sources of Information -- Planning the Investigation -- Documentation of the Investigation -- Physical Evidence -- Origin Determination -- Fire Cause Determination -- Classification of Fire Cause -- Analyzing the Incident for Cause and Responsibility -- Failure Analysis and Analytical Tools -- Explosions -- Incendiary Fires -- Fire and Explosion Deaths -- Appliances -- Motor Vehicle Fires -- Wildfire Investigations -- Management of Complex Investigations -- Marine Fire Investigations --AppendixA -- An Extract from: NFPA 1033, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator, 2014 Edition -- AppendixB Correlation guide to NFPA 1033, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator, 2014 Edition -- AppendixC Fire Investigator I and II (FESHE) Correlation Guide.