Division of Fire Prevention and Investigation: A view of working fires in 2015 April 27,

SFFD Mission Statement Division of Fire Prevention & Investigation Code Enforcement Fire Investigation Fire Safety Education 2

SFFD Mission Statement Division of Fire Prevention & Investigation Code Enforcement Fire Investigation Fire Safety Education 3

Plan Check DistrictsFire Permits High-rise / R1 and R2 Fire Complaints Schools Residential Care Facilities Port of San Francisco San Francisco International Airport Code Enforcement 4

SFFD Mission Statement Division of Fire Prevention & Investigation Code Enforcement Fire Investigation Fire Safety Education 5

Analysis: Calls by Year, by Supervisor District Working Fires by Year, to include Fatalities Working Fires by Year, by Supervisor District Working Fires by Year, Mission Neighborhood A View of Working Fires: Fire Investigation 6

SFFD Calls for Service/Year 7

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City and County of San Francisco ARSON TASK FORCE Working Fires and Greater Alarm Fires ( ) DISTRICT YEAR Grand Total The Mission Neighborhood compared to the entire City (#/%) NA /3.3% /8.4% /4.0% /7.8% /6.4% /7.2% /8.6% /4.4% /7.4% /7.2% /9.4% Grand Total ,221 11

Guiding Principles Fire Investigation  Fire Investigation shall employ all elements of the scientific method as the operating analytical process  Work from the least damaged areas to the most heavily damaged areas  Document with notes, photographs, and videos  Collect evidence (accelerant samples, fire items, and other crime scene evidence)  Interview witnesses  Determine the area of origin (Usually the area of the most extensive fire damage)  Determine the heat source(s)  Hypothesize the reasons for the fire  All accidental causes of a fire must be examined and eliminated before determining an incendiary cause  Cause of Fire  Natural  Accidental  Incendiary (Intentional)  Undetermined 12

SFFD Mission Statement Division of Fire Prevention & Investigation Code Enforcement Fire Investigation Fire Safety Education 13

Fire Safety Education 14

Fire Safety Education 15

Fire Safety Education 16

Fire Safety Education 17

Current Initiatives Underway  Inter Department Fire Safety Task Force Committee  R1-R2 Fire Complaint Section  Community Outreach (in person) 18

Questions? 19

Thank you! 20

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