Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

PUAFIR611 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Process and analyse fire scene data and laboratory results

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency PUAFIR611 - Process and analyse fire scene data and laboratory results
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to receive data from scientific practitioners, to process and analyse findings and to determine the origin and cause of a fire. It includes understanding scientific processes, analysis and laboratory results.The unit focuses on developing and applying a systematic approach to fire investigation and working across fire and emergency incidents including structure, mobile and wildfire. It is applicable to specialist fire investigators.The fire sector is those sections of government departments, statutory authorities or organisations that have responsibility under jurisdictional arrangements for the delivery of firefighting and fire management services.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Fire
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
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PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Evaluate results of fire scene data
  • Fire scene data is collected and collated, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Data is grouped according to physical evidence groupings, samples and documented evidence
       
Element: Evidence is categorised for further sampling or archiving, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Nature and extent of further examination is determined
       
Element: Interpret laboratory results
  • Consultations are initiated with specialist practitioners to review preliminary evaluations and to validate data
       
Element: Common features and trends in data findings are identified
       
Element: Options are explored as to possible origin and cause of fire
       
Element: Analyse documentary and physical evidence
  • Potential causal physical evidence is examined in light of research data emerging from laboratory examination and technical analyses
       
Element: Written reports and visual images are collected and reviewed in parallel with established scientific findings
       
Element: Consultations are initiated with specialist practitioners, as required
       
Element: Physical evidence determined relative to fire origin and cause is identified, labelled, packaged and stored, in accordance with organisational procedures
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Fire scene data is collected and collated, in accordance with organisational procedures 
 
 
 
Consultations are initiated with specialist practitioners to review preliminary evaluations and to validate data 
 
 
Potential causal physical evidence is examined in light of research data emerging from laboratory examination and technical analyses 
 
 
 

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