FIRE 1325 - Fire Investigation I (CSCC)

Credit hours: 3

Prerequisites: Acceptable placement score of completion of all Learning Support competencies in Reading and Writing. Principles of Emergency Services, Building Construction for Fire Protection, Fire Behavior and Combustion or Instructor approval.

Course Description:
This course is intended to provide the student with the fundamentals and technical knowledge needed for proper fire scene interpretations, including recognizing and conducting origin and cause, preservation of evidence and documentation, scene security, motives of the fire setter, and types of fire causes.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to: (Need no less than 3 and no more than 5)

Describe the basic elements of fire dynamics and how they affect cause determination including fire behavior, characteristics of fuels and methods of heat transfer.
Identify the characteristics of an incendiary fire and common motives of fire setters.
Describe the process of conducting investigation using the scientific method.
Identify cause and origin in different settings and differentiate between accidental and incendiary.
Using key case law decisions, identify the responsibilities of a firefighter when responding to the scene of a fire, including scene security and evidence preservation.

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