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Accidental
or Incendiary (Amazon)
by Richard D. Fitch, Edward A. Porter
2nd Edition Hardcover
Published by Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd
Publication date: June 1997
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Advances
in Analysis and Detection of Explosives:
Proceedings
of the 4th International Symposium on
Analysis
and Detection of Explosives, September (Amazon)
by Jehuda Yinon (Editor)
Hardcover
Published by Kluwer Academic Pub
Publication date: April 1993
Book News, Inc., 11/01/93: This volume
includes the latest developments in the analysis and detection of
explosives as presented at the 4th International Symposium on
Analysis and Detection of Explosives, held in Jerusalem, September
1992. It covers all aspects of explosives and explosive residue
analysis and detection, fundamental studies, applications,
developments and evaluation of instrumentation and methods, and
improvements of established techniques. The volume is divided into
five sections: analysis of explosive residues, analytical methods,
energetic materials and mass spectrometry, explosive detection, and
vapor generators. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Analysis
of Explosives (Amazon)
by Jehuda Yinon
Hardcover
Published by Pergamon Press
Publication date: August 1981
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Applications
of Signal and Image Processing in
Explosives
Detection Systems (Amazon)
(Proceedings of S P I E, Vol 1824)
by James M. Connelly, Shium. Cheung (Editor)
Paperback
Published by Springer Verlag
Publication date: November 1992
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Applied
Police and Fire Photography (Amazon)
by Raymond P. Siljander, Darin D. Fredrickson
2nd Edition Hardcover
Published by Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd
Publication date: March 1997
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Blaze: The Forensics of Fire (Amazon)
by Nicholas Faith
Hardcover
Published by St. Martin's Press
Publication date: August 2000
From Library Journal: In this new work, journalist and
television writer Faith looks at fire and arson investigators as well as their
investigations. Drawing on both research and a series of interviews he conducted,
he chronicles how fires are investigated and examines such large fires as the one
that consumed Las Vegas's MGM Grand Hotel in 1980, killing 84 people and injuring
679. Unfortunately, Faith's tendency to include lengthy quotations from interviews
and other sources make this short work very difficult to read. It is extremely
disjointed and could have used tighter editing. Worst of all, he has taken a topic of
great possible interest and made it very dull reading. Recommended only where there
is considerable interest in the topic.AWilfred Drew, SUNY at Morrisville Lib.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Bomb
Squad Officer:
Expert
With Explosives (Amazon)
(Risky Business)
by Keith Elliot Greenberg, Carol Halebian (Illustrator)
Library Binding
Published by Blackbirch Marketing
Publication date: October 1995
From the Publisher: Meet Sergeant Timothy
Hajj of the Newark, New Jersey, Police Department. He'll show you how
bomb squad officers are trained to deal with explosives and how they
protect themselves and the public from injury. You'll learn about the
various kinds of bombs and how they are identified. After your visit,
you'll truly appreciate the work Sergeant Hajj and other officers do.
They put their lives on the line to prevent us from being harmed.
Many people in our world face the unique demands
of special careers. Some work at jobs that protect us and our
families from danger. Others have learned skills needed to provide a
special service or perform in a special way. The Risky Business
series gives you an up-close-and-personal profile of people who do
things most of us would never dream of doing. As you read about them,
you'll find out what worries them and what excites them about their
jobs. You'll also learn how each person trained to become an expert
in his or her field.
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Combating
Arson-For-Profit:
Advanced
Techniques for Investigators (Amazon)
by David J. Icove, Vernon B. Wherry, J. David Schroeder
2 Ed
Hardcover
Published by Battelle Pr
Publication date: June 1997
Book description: Combating Arson-for-Profit: Advanced Techniques
for Investigators is a practical, step-by-step, how-to arson investigator's guide. It provides
a model for structuring investigations with emphasis on planning, coordination, and scrupulous
attention to records and details. The authors tell how to conduct an investigation and how to
collect and handle documentary evidence. They discuss advanced investigative techniques including
flow-charting, link analysis, and computer-assisted investigations.
Combating Arson-for-Profit describes how to prepare and present a case when the investigation
is completed and includes Anatomy of an Arson-for-Profit Investigation, a fictionalized case based
on an actual federal prosecution. The book also includes a companion computer disk with forms,
illustrations, and investigative flowchart.
This second edition is a complete update, providing the scope and detail of information required
to further the expertise of any individual or group conducting arson-for-profit investigations.
Combating Arson-for-Profit will be useful to: Fire and arson investigators Fire science and
criminal justice instructors Prosecutors, defense counsels, and judicial officials involved
in arson investigations Insurance investigators.
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Detection
of Explosives for Commerical Aviation Security (Amazon)
Paperback
Published by Natl Academy Press
Publication date: May 1993
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Electrical
Fire Analysis (Amazon)
by Robert A. Yereance
2nd Edition Hardcover
Published by Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd
Publication date: March 1997
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Engineering
Analysis of Fires and Explosions (Amazon)
by Randall K. Noon
Hardcover, 277 pages
Published by CRC Pr
Publication date: March 1,1995
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Fire
Cause Determination/350336 (Amazon)
by Ifsta Committee
1st Edition Paperback
Published by Intl Fire Service Training Assn
Publication date: June 1982
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Fires
and Human Behaviour (Amazon)
by David Canter
2nd Ed Hardcover
Published by David Fulton Pub
Publication date: June 1990
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Forensic Fire Scene Reconstruction
(Amazon)
by David J. Icove, John D. DeHaan
Published by Prentice Hall
Publication date: August 2003
Book Description, EY BENEFIT: Fire scene reconstruction is based primarily upon physical evidence
of burn patterns on the remnants of structures and vehicles. This book details the need to include physical evidence of pre-
and post-fire human activities. This resource describes a completely new approach for reconstructing fire scenes that blends
the principles of fire protection with forensic and behavioral science. It details: Identifiable fire pattern damage, Human
factors, Physical forensic evidence of human activity, and Application of the scientific method based upon relevant scientific
principles and research. Appropriate for fire and law enforcement investigators, prosecutors, and fire protection professionals.
From the back cover, authored by two of the United States’ most experienced fire scientists,
this book illustrates a totally new systematic approach for reconstructing fire scenes. The approach applies the principles
of fire protection engineering along with forensic and behavioral science and uses actual fire cases to illustrate the
concepts presented within the book. These examples shed a new insight into the forensic science, fire engineering, and
human factor issues. Intended for use by fire and law enforcement investigators, prosecutors, and fire protection
professionals, features include:
Real world examples that are uniformly illustrated, using the guidelines from NFPA 921–Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations.
Self-study questions that help demonstrate and reinforce the principles discussed in each chapter.
A “paint by numbers” approach to interpreting fire scenes to determine the origin of the fire.
An entire chapter devoted to exploring the new technologies that are helping to improve fire investigation now and into the future.
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The
Investigation of Motor Vehicle Fires (Amazon)
by Lee S. Cole
2nd Edition Paperback
Published by Lee Books
Publication date: June 1985
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Kirk's
Fire Investigation (Amazon)
by Paul Leland Kirk, John D. Dehaan
5th Edition Hardcover
Published by Prentice Hall
Publication date: January 2002
Book News, Inc., Students in fire investigation are the audience
for this text, which covers various types of fires: structure, wildland, automobile, fabric,
and chemical. Topics are presented in logical order from simple chemistry and physics to
scene analysis and complex case analysis. Special topics such as arson are also examined.
This fifth edition contains updated material on legal citations, and expanded coverage of
the new generation of petroleum products, post-flashover patterns of damage, misuse of
post-fire indicators, and documentation. Some 60 pages of reference appendices include
sample forms and agreements. The author is a fellow of the American Board of
Criminalistics (Fire Debris). Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Modern
Methods and Applications in Analysis of Explosives(Amazon)
by Jehuda Yinon, Shmuel Zitrin
Hardcover
Published by John Wiley & Sons
Publication date: June 1993
Book News, Inc., 11/01/93: For chemists in
analytical and forensic laboratories, or graduate students in the
field, explains the latest methods of analyzing explosives, and how
those methods can be applied in law enforcement, aviation security,
and environmental protection. Includes explosive compounds and
mixtures, chromatographic and mass spectrometric methods, the
analysis of explosives residues, environmental analysis, and the
detection of hidden explosives. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc.
Portland, Or.
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NFPA
921 (Amazon)
Guide
for Fire and Explosion Investigations:
2004
Edition
Published by Natl Fire Protection Assn
Publication date: December 2003
Brent's notes: You absolutely must have
this text if you are an arson investigator. It is the most current
investigative standard for the field. If you are an arson
investigator and you ever get on the stand, you will eat this book. I
kid you not. Lawyers lay awake nights thinking of this thing and how
to use it against you, so know it thoroughly.
At the 1997 Arnold Markle Symposium, the topic
this year being Fatal Fire/Arson Investigation, Joseph
Tuscano, Arson and Fraud Director of the American Re-Insurance
Company, again re-emphasized the necessity of being thoroughly aware
of this text and it's contents if you are an arson investigator, as
did others. His comments, as always, were timely, and pragmatic. He
also mentioned that if you didn't avail yourself to NFPA 921 in an
studious fashion, that opposing counsel would likely avail it's
contents to one of a number of your available orifices. Examples were
given and slides were shown.
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Practical
Fire and Arson Investigation (Amazon)
by David R. Redsicker, John J. O'Connor
2nd Edition Hardcover
Published by CRC Pr
Publication date: October 1996
Brent's note: This is the CRC book on
arson investigation. It is the second arson investigators bible. Get
to know it intimately. The first arson investigatiors bible, however,
is NFPA 95 (see above). If you don't know the whole of NFPA
95, and you get a witness stand as an arson investigator, it's a
defense attorneys dream come true.
The publisher, CRC Press http://www.crcpress.com,
08/12/96: Revised, updated, and expanded new edition. PRACTICAL FIRE
AND ARSON INVESTIGATION, Second Edition presents specific details on
the basic principles and advanced applied techniques for conducting a
thorough fire and arson investigation.
Features:
* Over 175 pages of new information
* More than 50 new photographs and tables
* Provides an extensive section on how to pack
materials properly for analysis by law enforcement agencies
* Contains the latest information and research on
identifying and analyzing bloodstain evidence found at fire scenes
* Addresses the National Fire Protection
Association Standards 921 and 1033, the recognized standards in the industry
* Discusses important legal aspects of
subrogation in negligence and product liability cases -- Who is responsible?
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Principles of Fire Behavior(Amazon)
by James G. Quintiere
Hardcover
Published by Thomson Delmar Learning
Publication date: August 1997
Book Description, Inc., This book covers the four forms of fire: diffusion flames, smoldering, spontaneous
combustion, and premixed flames. Using a quantitative approach, it presents an ideal introduction to the scientific principles behind
fire behavior. Individual sections thoroughly discuss such vital issues as heat transfer, ignition, flame spread, fire plumes, heat
flux as a damage variable, and more. Formulas help the student examine fire from a quantitative standpoint. While explaining the science
of fire with a precision found nowhere else, the text applies that science to fire safety design and investigation. An excellent book
for courses in fire science, architecture, and engineering alike. (Keywords: Firefighting)
ALSO AVAILABLE INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDER Instructor's Guide, ISBN: 0-8273-7733-9
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ATF, Arson Investigative Guide (Amazon)
(ATF Publications, Washington, DC: 1992)
Berry, Fire Litigation Handbook, (
National Fire Protection Association, Quindy,
MA: 1984)
Carroll, Physical
& Technical Aspects of Fire and Arson Investigation,
(Charles C. Thomas,
Springfield, IL: 1983)
Dettaan, Kirk's Fire Investigation, (John
Wiley & Sons, New York: 1983)
Fitch & Porter, Accidental
or Incendiary, (Charles
C. Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1974)
Hammett, Arson Investigation & Prosecution, (
(National Institute of Justice), Washington,
D.C.: 1984)
O'Connor, Practical Fire and Arson Investigation, (Elsevier
Press, New York: 1987)
Patton, Fire
Litigation Sourcebook, 2nd Edition (John
Wiley & Sons, New York: 1994)
Yinon, Forensic Applications of Mass
Spectrometry, ( CRC Press,
Boca Raton, FL: 1995)