For junior/senior-level college courses in Fire Science Technology and Fire Protection Engineering, as well as advanced Fire Investigation and Training programs and professional seminars. This textbook for the fire and law enforcement investigator, prosecutor, and fire protection professional provides 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 authors provide new lessons and insight into the ignition, growth, development, and outcome of those fires.
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.
