When investigating incidents involving fires, it is always necessary to establish the cause of the fire. For this, a fire-technical examination is usually assigned, during which qualified specialists study the features of the situation at the scene of the incident and identify possible causes that led to the fire.
Instructions
Step 1
Outline a set of measures within the framework of the assigned fire-technical expertise. It includes clarification of the place of ignition, establishment of the mechanism of combustion and its development. You will also need to identify the accompanying circumstances that contributed to the fire.
Step 2
Determine the object to be surveyed. These can be burnt parts of buildings, structures, materials, machinery or vehicles. Record traces of exposure to fire. For this, a protocol is drawn up, in which all the features of a particular situation are reflected in writing. Be sure to take photographs of the premises, the remnants of burning substances, the place of wiring, and so on.
Step 3
To conduct a technical examination, remove from the scene of the accident samples of combustion products, remnants of objects with traces of fire, and so on.
Step 4
When inspecting the fire site, locate the source of the fire and determine the direction in which the fire was spreading. Answer the question: what was the combustion mechanism in this area? Check if there is one fire source, or there are several such places. Could spontaneous combustion of materials occur in the investigated area? If the fire site contains signs of arson, indicate them in the inspection report.
Step 5
Conduct a survey of persons related to the room or other object exposed to fire. These can be residents of the house, employees of the enterprise responsible for the operation of the premises and fire safety. In the course of the interview, clarify everything that concerns the possible causes of fire, pay special attention to the facts of violation of safety measures when handling fire.
Step 6
Subject the collected material to a thorough and comprehensive analysis, based on the results of which you will make an informed conclusion about the most probable cause of a fire.
Step 7
If necessary, re-examine the causes of the fire in order to eliminate expert disagreements or study the newly discovered circumstances of the incident.
