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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Coordinate structure fire investigation
   • Cooperation with a range of agencies/organisations personnel in the conduct of the investigation is consistent with organisational procedures and designated roles and responsibilities for a structure fire investigation
2. Information required by fire investigator from a range of agencies/organisations personnel is identified, sought and recorded
3. Personal protective clothing and equipment is used, in accordance with organisational procedures
4. Secure fire scene and preserve evidence
   • Legal obligations of fire scene investigators are adhered to throughout the investigation
5. Methods of scene security prior to examination are implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures
6. Procedures to monitor and log access to a fire scene are identified and applied, as required
7. Strategies for locating, collecting and processing evidence are implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures
8. Methods of preservation of evidence at a fire scene are implemented
9. Scene is protected from unnecessary damage, spoliation, destruction or contamination
10. Conduct scene investigation
    • Investigation activities are coordinated with Incident Controller, in accordance with organisational procedures, when active fire management activities are still occurring
11. External and internal survey of scene is conducted to identify hazards and action is taken to mitigate risks
12. Scene is examined, externally and internally, to determine areas of interest and to record observations which may have a bearing on the origin, cause or development of a structure fire
13. Areas or items of evidence that have a potential bearing on the origin, cause or development of a structure fire are identified
14. Effects of building construction and other factors relevant to fire development and spread are identified
15. Nature and reactivity of materials involved in fire cause are identified
16. Site indicators of fire spread with other sources of evidence are examined
17. Witness information is obtained and recorded, in accordance with organisational procedures and rules of evidence
18. Burn patterns and effects of fire suppression are identified and assessed
19. Area or likely point of origin and possible cause of structure fire are determined, in accordance with organisational procedures
20. Origin and cause determination theories are assessed and tested, in accordance with organisational procedures
21. Collect and analyse evidence from a fire scene
    • Appropriate sampling areas and items are identified using required sampling equipment and resources
22. Appropriate collection and packaging techniques are adopted, in accordance with organisational procedures
23. Potential for destruction, spoliation and contamination of evidence is eliminated, in accordance with organisational procedures
24. Integrity and continuity of collected exhibits is maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures
25. Evidence from fire scene is analysed and processed using a range of recording and digital multimedia
26. Fire origin and cause determination theories are developed and assessed
27. Witness accounts are reviewed against theories, in accordance with organisational procedures
28. Fire origin and cause are determined
29. Findings are reported and documented, in accordance with organisational procedures
30. Evidence is secured for subsequent action, in accordance with organisational procedures
31. Investigation report is completed and forwarded to relevant authorities and stakeholders, in accordance with organisational procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
origin and cause determination must include	burn patterns - v/patterns, inverted v/patterns, hour glass and circular shaped patterns identification of ignition sources scene interpretation and processing

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