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Kirk's fire investigation Book · May 2011
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Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Elementary Chemistry of Combustion 3. Fundamentals of Fire Behavior and Building Construction 4. Combustion Properties of Liquid and Gaseous Fuels 5. Combustion Properties of Solid Fuels 6. Sources of Ignition 7. Structure Fires and their Investigation 8. Grass and Wildland Fires and their Investigation
9. Automobile, Other Motor Vehicle, and Ship Fires 10. Electrical Causes of Fires 11. Clothing and Fabric Fires 12. Explosions and Explosive Combustion 13. Chemical Fires and and Hazardous Materials 14. Laboratory Services 15. Fire-Related Deaths and Injuries 16. Arson as a Crime
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