Definitions
The criminal act of deliberately setting a fire
Arson
The intention or predetermined death of a person.
Murder
The most common reason for an arson crime.
Insurance Fraud
The pattern that a fire typically burns.
V-Pattern
The use of scientific methods to investigate crimes and analyze evidence for legal proceedings
Forensic Science
The process during which oxygen is united with some other substance to produce noticeable quantities of heat and light (a flame). A chemical process.
Oxidation
Burning an occupied structure such as a school or a place where people are normally present
First-Degree Arson
Committing arson in order to hide or destroy evidence of criminal activity.
Crime Concealment
The FIRST thing fire investigators look for when arriving at a crime scene
Point of Origin
A compound that consists of hydrogen and carbon.
Hydrocarbon
When a RAPID combination of oxygen and other substances combine.
Combustion
Burning an unoccupied building such as an empty barn or an unoccupied house or other structure in order to claim insurance on such property
Second-Degree Arson
Committing arson out of spite to retaliate against an someone.
Revenge
When specimens/evidence are collected from a crime scene, investigators do this so possible residues are not lost through evaporation.
Immediately package specimens/evidence in airtight containers.
The number of kids Cameron Willingham was convicted of killing.
3
The exact location where a fire starts.
Point of Origin
Burning an abandoned building or an abandoned area, such as a field, forest or woods.
Third-Degree Arson
Committing arson in order to destroy private or public property. Often done in protests and/or riots.
Vandalism
The three requirements that must be satisfied to initiate and sustain combustion
1. Fuel
2. Oxygen
3. Heat
What are the names of the 2 Menendez brothers.
Joseph Lyle Menendez
Erik Galen Menendez
A substance that speeds up or increases the intensity of a fire
Accelerant
When someone intentionally misleads an insurance company to get an unfair benefit
Insurance Fraud
A type of impulse control disorder that is characterized by being unable to resist starting fires. An obsession with starting fires.
Pyromania
There are several ways that investigators detect the use of accelerants. Give AT LEAST ONE.
Portable hydrocarbon detectors
Accelerant sniffing dogs
Identifiable pour patterns (that are then tested)
FINAL JEOPARDY!!
The full acronym for G.R.I.T bucks
Growth
Responsibility
Integrity
Thoughtful Communication