Forensic Fire Scene Reconstruction (2nd Edition) [Hardcover]

David J. Icove (Author), John D. De Haan (Author)

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Publication Date: March 28, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0132228572 | ISBN-13: 978-0132228572 | Edition: 2

Completely updated in a new edition, this book remains the best resource for a thorough understanding of fire dynamics, describing and illustrating a totally new systematic approach for reconstructing fire scenes. The approach applies the following principles of fire protection engineering along with forensic and behavioral science: identifiable fire pattern damage, human factors, physical forensic evidence of human activity, and application of the scientific method based upon relevant scientific principles and research. Using historical fire cases, the expert authors provide new information and insight into the ignition, growth, development, and outcome of those fires.

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Containing the most up-to-date inforamtion, the second edition of Forensic Fire Scene Reconstruction expands the ability of investigators to apply fire engineering, forensic analysis and the interpretation of human behavior to the accurate investigation of fires.  Extensive new research on fire behavior, ignition mechanizms, fire pattersns and fire modeling is incorprated to explore and explain the process of applying the full spectrum of forensic tecniques to the reconstruction of fire events.  With more than 70 years of combined experience, two of the most experienced fire scientists in the United States have authored a text that can be used by fore and law enforcement investigators, presecutors, forensic scientists, and fire protection specialists.  A greately expanded peer review adds a newer fresh perpective to this edition.

About the Author

David J. Icove, PhD., PE, CFEI is an internationally recognized forensic fire engineering expert with more than 35 years of experience.  Dr. Icove has served as a principal member of the NFPA 921 Technical Committee on Fire Investigations, and is the author of numerous publications and articles.  As a retired carreer federal law enforcement agent, Dr. Icove served as a criminal investigator on the federal, state and local levels.  He is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI).  Dr. Icove holds BSand MS degrees in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Engineering Science and Mechanics from the University of Tennessee.  Dr. Icove also holds a BS degree in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland-College Park.  He is presently Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville; serves on the faculty of the University of Maryland's Professional Master of Engineering in Fire Protection; and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Tennessee and Virginia.

 

John D. DeHaan, PhD, FABC, CFI, CFEI, FFSS, FSSDip is an internationally recognixed forensic science expert, and author of Kirk's Fire Investigation, the leading textbook in the field of fire and arson investigation.  He is also a former principal member of the NFPA 921 Technical Committe on Fire Investigations.

 

Dr. DeHaan has been a criminalist for more than 37 years and has gainded considerable expertise in fire and explosion evidence as well as human hair, shoe print, and intstrumental analysis and crime scene reconstruction.  Dr. DeHaan holds a BS in Physics from the University of Illinois-Chicago, and was awaded a PhD in Pure and Applied Chemistry (Forensic Science) by Strathclyde University, Scotland.  Dr. DeHaan is a Fellow of the American Board of Criminalists (Fire Debris), A Fellow of the Forensic Fire Society (UK), and holds Diplomas in Firfe Investigation from the Forensic Fire Society and the Institution of Fire Engineers and a Certified Fire Investigator certification fromn the International Association of Arson Investigators.  He is also a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator from the National Association of Fire Investigators.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 552 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (March 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0132228572
• ISBN-13: 978-0132228572
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #565,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Dr. David J. Icove is an internationally recognized forensic fire engineering expert with over 40 years of experience as a career law enforcement investigator on the federal, state, and local levels. A coauthor of several leading textbooks in the fire investigation field, including Kirk's Fire Investigation, Combating Arson-for-Profit, and Forensic Fire Scene Reconstruction, he has served as a principal member of the NFPA 921 Technical Committee on Fire Investigations since 1992.

He holds BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Engineering Science and Mechanics from The University of Tennessee, and a BS degree in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland-College Park. He is presently as Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; an Adjunct Faculty member at the Department of Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland; a Registered Professional Engineer; and a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator.

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This review is from: Forensic Fire Scene Reconstruction (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

Another great book that each investigator should connsider for their library. The second edition expands more information then the first. Explaining the importance of reconstructing the fire scene.