PART 1
Question 1
Explain the problems associated with estimating incendiary fires. What factors make estimation of the true losses caused by incendiary fires problematic? Why are fires often listed as accidental, when they may not be? Why is it important that investigative methods used to evaluate and determine the causes of fires be understood and applied? Do you agree that arson is a crime against persons? Why, or why not?
Question 2
What are five environmental conditions that can impact a fire? Briefly describe them and what an investigator should look for involving each condition when investigating a fire.
PART 2
Essay
Locate the fire codes for your hometown of Topeka, KS. Provide a link to their location on the city/town website. Include the following information in your response:
• What codes are in place?
• How they were adopted, and by who?
• Why were these codes adopted and/or modified for your jurisdiction?
• Who enforces the codes, and is it currently happening?
• How do the codes affect standards?
• What impact do the codes have on inspections?
• What are the impacts of not enforcing the code?
Your response should be AT LEAST TWO PAGES in length. You may use your textbook as source material for your response. The course textbook is: International Association of Fire Chiefs, National Fire Protection
Association, & Jenaway, W. (2012). Fire inspector: Principles and practice. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.