Kirk's Fire Investigation (7th Edition)
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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.
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This is the most comprehensive edition of the most used textbook in its discipline, with current references, color photos, and content excluded from later editions. It is college-level text that covers every major science involved in fire science - chemistry, properties of fires and flames, fire deaths (toxicology and pathology), lab analysis, and fire dynamics. Also has extensive information on explosions and explosives and scene investigation.
Book is perfectly organized from introductory chapters on basic chemistry and heat, to fires and flames (and self-heating processes), to chapters on fire growth and dynamics of room fires, scene investigation and documentation, court presentation, relevant legal considerations, and guidance on fatal fires and wildland fire scenes.
One possible negative might be that that the knowledge needed for proper and accurate fire investigations requires so much technical information that it is overwhelming to some readers.
