Scientific Protocols for Fire Investigation

Lentini, John J.

doi:10.1201/9781420003819

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“…Large variations in this pattern from what is typically observed most commonly occurs in the premium gasoline formulations. Lentini has also noted that gasoline tends to have a characteristic pattern of C2-alkylbenzenes (8). This typical pattern can be clearly seen in the averaged chromatograms for all three grades of gasoline analyzed in this study (Figures 1, 8, and 15).…”

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A Survey of Canadian Gasolines (2004)

Sandercock¹

2007

Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal

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Seventy-six motor gasolines, collected in 2004 from five different regions across Canada (Pacific, Prairies, Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic), and representing three different grades from 12 different refiners/retailers of gasoline, were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Each sample was analyzed in its unevaporated state as well as at three different levels of evaporation (50, 75, and 90% by volume). The resulting total ion chromatographic patterns and extracted ion profiles (EIPs) from these samples were compared and differences discussed in the context of identifying gasoline recovered from a fire scene. RÉSUMÉ Soixante-seize échantillons d'essence, recueillis en 2004 de cinq régions du Canada (pacifique, les prairies, Ontario, Québec et atlantique), et représentant trois grades de douze différents détaillants ou raffineurs d'essence, ont été analysés par chromatographie en phase gazeuse jumelée à la spectrométrie de masse. Chaque échantillon a été analysé tel quel ainsi qu'à trois niveaux d'évaporation (50, 75 et 90% par volume). Les profils TIC et EIP obtenus ont été comparés et les différences observées sont présentées dans le contexte de l'identification de l'essence récupérée d'une scène d'incendie.

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A Survey of Canadian Gasolines (2004)

Sandercock¹

2007

Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal

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“…Scientific Protocols for Fire Investigation, is a well-written book for the fire scene investigator. This book gives many practical examples of lessons learned from the author's own fire scene investigations and includes a chapter on the analysis of ignitable liquid residues [4]. The book Investigation des Incendies de Véhicles Automobiles was recently published in French [5] and is intended to assist scene investigators in the determination of the cause of vehicle fires (component/mechanical malfunction or incendiary), and to help identify common situations that result in vehicle fires.…”

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“…While the book Scientific Protocols for Fire Investigation was chiefly written for the fire scene investigator, this book does include a chapter on the analysis of ignitable liquid residues [4].…”

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Fire investigation and ignitable liquid residue analysis—A review: 2001–2007

Sandercock

2008

Forensic Science International

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“…The failure in knowledge transfer is most likely because experienced investigators, particularly those who obtained their basic training before 1992, were trained with misinformation and misconceptions (Lentini 2012). A number of those investigators have taken very little additional training since their basic training and, of those, some do not recognize how flawed their early training was or the impact of how the lack of training regarding current techniques influences their conclusions.…”

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“…However, fire investigators currently use their visual interpretation to give vague descriptions on the varying degrees of damage when reporting their findings. Many fire investigation reports, textbooks and standards inconsistently report degrees of damage, using a wide range of undefined modifiers, such as greater, lesser, heavy, light, minor, moderate, major, severe and large, in an attempt to distinguish between levels of damage that they observe and are trying to convey (DeHaan and Icove 2011;Lentini 2012;Madrzykowski and Fleischmann 2012;NFPA 2014;Shanley et al 1997). …”

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Use of damage in fire investigation: a review of fire patterns analysis, research and future direction

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Fire investigators have historically relied upon damage as a means to conclude where a fire originated. This review evaluates the historical and current literature on the topic, with a specific emphasis towards the research conducted over the past 80 years related to fire patterns. The concept of fire patterns for this review has been broken into four components that better assist in evaluating their effectiveness in determining an area of origin. The first component evaluated is the ability to assess the varying degree of fire damage along the surfaces of the compartment and contents. Next, the ability to identify clusters of damage was evaluated. Interpretation of the causal factors for the generation of the fire patterns was next appraised. Finally, the availability of processes using fire patterns in determining an area of origin was assessed. This deconstruction of the problem provides a gap analysis of the current processes and identifies areas where future work is needed. A seven step reasoning process for evaluating damage for determining the area of origin, along with a new definition for the term fire pattern is proposed.

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Scientific Protocols for Fire Investigation

Cited by 51 publications

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A Survey of Canadian Gasolines (2004)

A Survey of Canadian Gasolines (2004)

Fire investigation and ignitable liquid residue analysis—A review: 2001–2007

Use of damage in fire investigation: a review of fire patterns analysis, research and future direction

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