Fire Investigation 1A, Basic Fire Investigation

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Units: 2 Formerly known as FIRE 154 Prerequisite: Completion of FIRE 0003 with grade of "C" or better Hours: 39.5 lecture Designed for fire investigators and law enforcement officers responsible for conducting fire investigations. This course provides information on securing the fire scene and determining the origin and cause of the fire. Topics include responsibilities of a fire investigator, securing the fire ground, conducting an exterior and interior survey, analyzing fire patterns, interpreting individual fire patterns, discriminating the effects of explosions, examining and removing fire debris, reconstructing the area of origin, inspecting the performance of building systems. (not transferable)