Exam 11: Arson, Bombing, and Hate Crimes

A fire may be classified as suspicious when its pattern suggests more than one place of origin.

Mechanical fire-setting devices are used by an arsonist for this reason.

Arson becomes aggravated in most jurisdictions when people are present or placed in danger and explosives are used.

In outdoor fires where structures are not involved, fire patterns are determined by the wind and terrain.

_____ is the examination and search by firefighters for hidden flames or sparks that might rekindle the fire.

Evidence of separate and distinct fires in different areas, the odor of petroleum, holes in walls to aid in the spread of the fire are indicators that the fire was of _____ origin.

Irrationally motivated arson fires are based on either hate, profit, or the desire to conceal a crime.

This is least likely to be a common motivator for a hate fire.

_____ is a rapid development of the fire in which all the previously uninvolved combustibles in a room suddenly ignite sending flames across the ceiling of the room.

In-progress photographs identify the location of a fire, reveal its spread and intensity, and detail the mixture of smoke and flames. In addition, such photographs sometimes reveal the presence of a _____ at the fire scene.