Ignition and Burning Processes of Fuels and Accelerants

    May 5, 2024

You are the training officer of the Prometheus City Arson Investigation Squad. Although you have some personnel with basic crime scene training, you must start from the ground up, to train them in elements of arson fire investigation. You start your training by handing out a paper that will provide information to them about fire, fuel, accelerants, and elements of ignition.
Review unit materials for this assignment.
Address the following 
Describe what a fire is in terms of its physical properties.
Identify and explain the 4 elements that make up the fire triangle.

Explain the oxidation process.

How is the process affected by how fast the oxidation occurs?

What are the primary accelerants? Identify and describe them.
What do they leave behind chemically after they burn? Explain.
How can investigators search for and find trace elements of the accelerants? 

What are they looking for at the scene that indicates accelerants were used?

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