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Areas covered:
Arson
methods
Causes
of fires in road vehicles
Low
voltage electricity
Flash
points and auto ignition temperatures of various products used in
motor vehicles
Static
electricity
Impact
The
practical approach to investigation
Determining the fire temperature.
What
should be considered in ascertaining the cause of fire.
The
Role of the Fire Service.
Risk
Assessments for the Investigator
The
process:
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Presentations on the chemistry and causes of fire.
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Interactive group discussion on vehicle fires and their possible
causes including case studies of previous fatal road accidents that
have occurred.
followed by:
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Practical fire
scenarios on fire spread, the chemistry of fire and flash points
covering – petrol, diesel, brake fluid, liquefied petroleum gas,
etc.
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Extinguishing
methods.
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Fire
investigation on vehicles that have been involved in fire both
accidental and deliberate.
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Reviews and
presentations by groups.
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