1. Vocabulary PowerPoint
Fire Investigator
Vocabulary PowerPoint

2. Arson …
The crime of purposefully setting fire to another’s building or property, or to one’s own, as to collect insurance

3. Accelerants …
Substances, such as gasoline, paint thinner, and alcohol, that accelerate the burning process

4. Fire Triangle …
Shows the three elements (oxygen, fuel, and heat) needed to produce and sustain a fire

5. Point of origin …
The location where the fire started

6. Burn patterns …
Noticeable patterns created by the fire as it burns

7. Evidence …
Something that tends to prove; ground for belief

8. Flash point…
The lowest temperature to which a substance must be heated in order for the substance to give off vapors which will burn when exposed to a flame or ignition source

9. Systematic approach …
Following a fixed plan and done in an efficient and methodical way