Fire behavior
The manner in which a fuel ingites, flame develops, and fire spreads
Combustion
Oxidation that generates detectable heat and light
Scientific Method
Systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data, and the formulation and testing of a hypothesis
Hypothesis
Supposition or conjecture put forward to account for certain facts
Overhaul
Firefighting operation of eliminating hidden flames
Salvage
Firefighting procedures to reduce damage from smoke or water
Occums razor
The simplest explanation is usually the right one
Bias
Personal perspective of an issue
Anchoring
Human tendency to rely too heavily on one portion of an investigation or fact
Presumption
Attitude or believe dictated by probability
Miranda warnings
Means of protecting a criminals Fifth Amendment rights and to ovoid coercive self-incrimination
Forensic accounting
Investigating money and other account transactions suitable for court presentations
Public record
Documents not considered confidential
Rule of 8's
Minimum number of pictures or views of a four-sided object
Limits of the fire
Point of farthest damage
Destroyed
100% destruction
Extreme
80% destruction
Severe
60% destruction
Moderate
40% destruction
Light
20% destruction