Essay - Incendiary Fires: Impact Upon Firefighters Incendiary Fires and the Impact...

incendiary fires: impact upon firefighters

***** FIRES AND THE IMPACT UPON RESPONDING FIREFIGHTERS

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The objective of this work is to discuss incendiary fires and the impact upon firefighters of *****se type fires.

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Incendiary fires are ***** that have been intentionally set by a human being. (LSU Fire & Emergency Training Institute - Glossary, 2007) Impacts of these ********** of fires are great and reduction of the injuries suffered by firefighters due to incendiary ***** is an area that requires consideration. Furthermore, investigation of the incendiary fire requires thorough observation of ***** scene ***** the fire in order to prepare ***** case for successful prosecution of those charged with sett*****g the fire.

*****. Definition of Problem

Incendiary fires "...***** ***** multiple points of origin and be fueled by accelerants so they burn faster ***** hotter which means that firefighter face the hazard ***** inhaling some unknown toxic substance in the course of fight*****g the incendiary fire. According to one report: "The three leading causes of civilian fire deaths were:

1) Smoking materials;

2) Incendiary *****s; and 3) Cooking Equipment." (Gilliam, 2005)

***** second problem which is identified relating to ***** fires and their impact upon *****s is ***** that has been stated in a from the city ***** Yakima *****: "Arson investigations are labor intensive and usually require interviews/interrogations, polygraph examinations, detailed forensic pho*****graphing and evidence collection. Our experience over the last two years shows us that to ********** investigate a fire in one-story home *****verages 12 hours for two investigators and an engine crew. In 2003, the 70 ***** reported as '*****' ***** confirmed incendiary fires, ***** successfully met the criteria (physical evidence, documentation, interviews and prosecutor input) to be la*****led as such. The number 70 is simply the tip of the iceberg when examining the c*****eload ***** *****. (City of *****, 2004)

***** to a report entitled: "Structure Fires *****nd Fire Deaths within the Jurisdiction of the Farmington, Missouri ***** Department" it is stated ***** during the period between 1998 and 2005 that approximately 20% of incendiary or suspicious fires "occurred in institutional buildings ***** were most likely set by prisoners, patients, or clients of these facilities." (Gilliam, 2006)

II. Development of Solution

1. Incendiary Fire: Elements in Fighting the Fire

Training and development programs that provide firefighters with the necessary knowledge, h*****s-on experience, and support in fight*****g and making identification of evidence of incendiary fires should be the focus of fire departments throughout the United States. *****se types ***** ***** should provide refresher *****s each year for ***** purpose of reminding firefighters what they should remember fighting and documenting the fire. The incendiary fire is one that is highly unpredictable because it does not follow the natural progression ***** a fire due to h*****ving been intentionally set ***** possibly accelerated ***** ***** type of flammable substance that may be highly *****. ***** high incident ***** incendiary fires in institutions can only be addressed through cooperative and collaborative efforts with *****se ***** of institutions. In relation to