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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description 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.
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On the Special Conceptual Framework for the Fire Forensics
Теория и практика судебной экспертизы
fire
fire forensics
terminology
a fire’s cause
ignition source
inflammation
self-ignition
smoldering
spontaneous combustion
fire safety rates
title On the Special Conceptual Framework for the Fire Forensics
title_full On the Special Conceptual Framework for the Fire Forensics
title_fullStr On the Special Conceptual Framework for the Fire Forensics
title_full_unstemmed On the Special Conceptual Framework for the Fire Forensics
title_short On the Special Conceptual Framework for the Fire Forensics
title_sort on the special conceptual framework for the fire forensics
topic fire
fire forensics
terminology
a fire’s cause
ignition source
inflammation
self-ignition
smoldering
spontaneous combustion
fire safety rates
url https://www.tipse.ru/jour/article/view/612
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