South Australian Country Fire Service Promotions UnitRaising awareness of the roles, training and activities of 15,500 CFS Volunteers state-wide
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South Australian Country Fire Service Promotions Unit Raising awareness of the roles, training and activities of 15,500 CFS Volunteers state-wide http://www.fire-brigade.asn.au |
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Friday, February 10, 2012 8:19:55 AM
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Finding the facts once the emergency is over
The photographs above and below show some obvious electrical faults causing ignition and fire. You can clearly see how the fire has eminated from the electrical devices, igniting other objects and fittings, and charring the surrounding areas. (Note: all photographs here were setup by Fire Investigators for training purposes.)
A Fire Investigation Unit for the CFS is currently being formed for interested and appropriately qualified and experienced CFS volunteers. For more information, Contact Us.
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This Information was provided by the SACFS Promotions Unit http://www.fire-brigade.asn.au |
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Once the fire has been extinguised, the cause of the fire must be investigated.
All fire service officers are trained to perform routing fire investigation
where the cause of the fire is obvious. Where the cause is not immediately
obvious, the specialist fire investigators are called in to assist.
Where loss of life has occured or the fire is suspected of being the result of
a crime, the SA Police Fire Investigation Unit responds and heads the
investigation to gain evidence for the state coronor or crown prosecutors.