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Laboratory Analysis of Fire Debris

Course Length: One week
Eligible Students: Crime laboratory chemists who analyze fire debris
Pre-requisites: Students are required to have earned credit for at least two years of college chemistry and successfully complete the distance learning course: Fundamentals of Forensic Chemistry course (*pending its availability prior to this course. Do not register separately for the distance learning course).
Description: This course provides instruction on both instrumental and non-instrumental techniques to: Properly collect, preserve, and transmit evidence from a fire scene; Recover, isolate, and identify flammable accelerants in fire debris; Identify liquid accelerants and compare them with other accelerants to determine potential common origin; and Integrate physics and chemistry of fire into on-scene and laboratory fire analyses.

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