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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
FIRE 61 | Title:
FIRE INVESTIGATION |
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| Full Title:
Fire Investigation |
| Last Reviewed:8/26/2024 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Determining cause of fires (accidental, suspicious, and incendiary); types of fires; related laws; introduction to arson and incendiarism; recognizing and preserving evidence; interviewing witnesses and suspects; arrest and detention procedures; court procedures and giving court testimony.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This State Fire and POST certified course will review the effects of fire behavior and building construction and cause and origin determination: investigating incendiary and accident fires; collecting, preserving, and documenting evidence.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Idenify factors in determining fire cause.
2. Define and describe the evidence of fire cause.
3. List the proper techniques related to court procedures and give
court testimony.
4. Describe techniques for interviewing witnesses and suspects.
5. List laws relating to fire investigation.
6. Identify proper arrest & detention procedures.
Topics and Scope
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1. Orientation and introduction
a. Responsibilities
b. Conduct
c. Notetaking
d Recording
2. Laws relating to fire investigation
a. Legal parameters of arson law
b. Proper arrest
3. Cause and Origin
a. Fire scene indicators
b. Explosives and incendiary devices
4. Determining point of origin
a. Char
b. Heat
c. Smoke patterns
5. Identification and collection
a. Preservation of evidence
b. Ignition sources
6. Firesetters
a. Motives
b. Methods
Assignments:
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The student will:
1. Describe, in writing, the proper techniques relating to
court procedures and giving court testimony.
2. Describe, in writing, the laws that pertain to fire
investigation.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
30 - 40% |
| Written homework | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
20 - 40% |
| Homework problems, Quizzes, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
20 - 40% |
| Class performances | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 40% |
| Multiple choice, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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FIRE & EXPLOSION INVESTIGATION GUIDE 1996, NFPA Standard 921
KIRKS FIRE INVESTIGATION, 3rd Edition; by John D. DeHaan,
Publ. Prentice Hall
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