On the Special Conceptual Framework for the Fire Forensics

The article addresses the issues of the particular terminology for fire forensic investigations. Definitions for the basic parameters of a fire hazardous area, determining its susceptibility to ignition, and their relationship to the impulses initiating such areas’ combustion are analyzed.Two main t...

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Main Author: I. S. Taubkin
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science 2020-10-01
Series:Теория и практика судебной экспертизы
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Online Access:https://www.tipse.ru/jour/article/view/612
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Summary:The article addresses the issues of the particular terminology for fire forensic investigations. Definitions for the basic parameters of a fire hazardous area, determining its susceptibility to ignition, and their relationship to the impulses initiating such areas’ combustion are analyzed.Two main tasks of forensic fire examinations are reviewed: establishing the technical cause of a fire, its organizational cause, and consequences. The author gives definitions for these tasks and the term “ignition source”.The paper’s relevance stems from the need to prevent mistakes in terminology when conducting a forensic fire investigation. The article may be of use for practicing experts and specialists in fire forensics’ theory and practice.
ISSN:1819-2785
2587-7275