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Study Guide_CDI6 (Fire Protection and Arson Investigation)

Part I - UNDERSTANDING FIRE


1. Fire Defined
a. Chemistry of Fire/Fire Triangle
b. Properties of Fire
1) The Physical Properties
2) The Chemical Properties
c. Types of Flames

Part II - FIRE ELEMENTS


1. Fuels (Combustible Materials)
a. Classification of Combustible Materials
2. General Categories of Fuels
a. The Solid Fuels
b. Liquid Combustible Materials
c. Gaseous Substances

Part III - THE HEAT ELEMENTS


1. Heat and Temperature
a. Specific Heat
b. Latent Heat
2. Temperature Scales
3. Heat Production
4. Heat Transfer
5. Oxygen (oxidizing agent)

Part IV - THE FIRE BEHAVIOR, CAUSES and CLASSIFICATION


1. Dangerous behavior of fire
a. Backdraft
b. Flashover
c. Bite back
d. Flash Fire
2. The Three Stages of Fire
3. Based on cause
a. Natural
b. Accidental
c. Intentional
4. Based on Burning Fuel (The Classes of Fire
Firefighting operations and extinguishment

Part V - THE BASIC FIRE INVESTIGATION


1. Why fires should be investigated
2. Who are qualified to investigate fires?
3. Is Fire Investigation Complex and Unique?
4. What are the roles of the Firemen in Fire Investigation
5. Legal Aspect of Fire Investigation
a. Arson defined
b. What is Destructive Arson
1) Article 320 of the Revised Penal Code
c. What is the basis of criminal liability in arson
d. Other forms of Arson
e. Arson of Property of Small Value (Art 323, PRC)
f. Crimes Involving Destruction (Art 324, RPC)
g. Burning one’s own property as a means to commit arson (Art 325,
RPC)
h. Setting fire to property exclusively owned by the offender (Art 326,
RPC)
i. PD No. 613
j. Special Aggravating Circumstances in Arson
k. Prima Facie Evidence of Arson
l. What Constitute Arson?
m. Basic Lines of inquiry in Arson Investigation
1) Point of Origin
2) Motive of Arsonist
3) Prime Suspects
4) The tell-tale signs of Arson

Supplemental:

Fire Technology and Arson Investigation


by: Virgil Bernaldez Osal, RCrim.,
MAEd.,MSCJ,CSP,FO1 Cleofe Bernadette F.
Pinca, LPT, PO3 Leover B. Osal,RCrim
Wiseman’s Books Trading, Inc.2020.

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END

Brent Giray Rongcales, RCrim, LPT.


Subject Special Lecturer
University of Eastern Philippines
College of Arts and Communication
Department of Criminology
2nd Sem, SY 2022-2023

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