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65644 Fire and Explosion Investigation

6cp
Requisite(s): 65544 Chemical Criminalistics AND 65606c Analytical Chemistry 3

This subject seeks to show how a systematic scientific examination of a fire or explosion scene can lead to the establishment of its origin and cause. It covers the following topics: general definitions; fire insurance and crime statistics; combustion process, external and internal scene examination, fire origin and cause determination; physical properties of materials, gases, aerosols; spontaneous combustion; kitchen fires, cigarettes, heaters, motor vehicle fires, electric appliances, analysis of accelerants and explosives; and sniffers and canines.

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Spring semester, City campus

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