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How effective are fire investigations in the United States? What percentage of investigations lead to convictions? What can firefighters and fire investigators to to help in this area? For your Discussion this week, please use recognized trade journals or other peer-reviewed sources (suggested but not limited to: Fire Engineering, NFPA, Firehouse.com, NIOSH, etc.) to support your thoughts and ideas. Discussion Requirements: Initial Post (Due by 11:59 pm ET on Thursday): Your initial post should fully utilize the materials from your own research in order to support your response. Two Required Replies (Due by 11:59 pm ET on Sunday): Please thoughtfully reply to at least two other students initial posts, and be sure to challenge, support or supplement another student's answer using the terms, concepts, and theories from your time in this program. Also, do not be afraid to respectfully disagree where you feel appropriate, as this is also a part of your analysis process. Hello Everyone The largest cause of property damage due to fire in America comes at the hand of arson and suspected arson. Unfortunately, only 3% of arson arrests lead to conviction (O’Connor 1996). The reason behind this low statistic is because most fire departments and police agencies in America are too small and do not have adequate funding to conduct timely initial investigations and follow-up investigations. With the limited resources available, most fire marshal’s offices are forced to be selective in which fires they will delegate their minimal resources to investigate. Although most firefighters receive much more training in fire suppression than fire investigation, there are ways firefighters can help more fire investigations to be solved, which may ultimately lead to more convictions. Incorporating more training on fire investigations for firefighters across the nation may aid fire marshals’ offices in having more successful convictions. Training such as this will inform first due fire fighters on scene that they are the first set of eyes for investigation on scene and are able to view many important details well before the fire marshal’s office ever arrives on scene to begin their investigation. Some details firefighters can take mental notes of are people fleeing the scene. Any weather events such as lightning that may have started the fire. Was the property difficult to assess? Were there multiple fires in different areas of the structure? Were the fire alarm systems of the
property disconnected or tampered with? Allocating more funding to fire marshals offices and establishing better recruiting would also relieve the burden but until funding is available, more education and training might be the best course of action. V/r Brandon Monte O’Connor, John J. Practical Fire and Arson Investigation . CRC Press, 1996. https://www.firehouse.com/community-risk/article/10494012/fire-investigations-and- their-role-in-prevention
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