Fatal Fires: Fire Effects on the Body

Credit Hours:  3
Approximate reading time: 0.5 Hours
Approximate online time: 0.5 Hours

You Must Be Signed In To View This Program.

Disclaimer- NFPA and other resource editions cited within the CFITrainer.Net site were current as of the release of the respective modules. The field of fire investigation and its guiding documents are constantly evolving and it is incumbent upon the fire investigator to remain up to date with the guidance in the current editions of the documents referenced in all modules on CFITrainer.Net, regardless of which edition was used in the writing of the module.
Program Abstract

How heat affects the human body is a complex process with many changes and transformations of soft tissues and bones during the fire. Differentiating how the observed fire effects on the body happened and interpreting the body within the context of the fire scene is critical to understanding the fire event, yet many investigators are not sufficiently trained or experienced to do so accurately. This module provides a foundational introduction to the dynamic fire effects on the human body, including the way the body absorbs energy, the ways thermal energy damages bodies, how heat exposure sequentially damages the human body’s layered tissues and bones, movements of the body during the fire, and variables affecting how the body is damaged during a fatal fire event.

CFITrainer.Net recommends taking this module before the “Fatal Fires: Investigation” module.

NOTE:
To properly align the two new fatal fires modules with the existing module “Investigating Fatal Fires,” we recommend retitling that existing module to “Fatal Fires: Introduction,” as it provides a broad overview anchored by a case study. This would make the modules covering fatal fires as follows:

88 Available Training Programs View All

Podcasts

Podcasts

Polling

Answer Required

Promo

Promo Video

Get FIT

Get FIT

Get Started

CFITrainer.Net is the online resource for training fire investigators at all levels. The broad-based training modules assist fire investigators in meeting the topical areas contained in NFPA 1033, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigators. In addition to individual program training, CFITrainer.Net offers multi program training certification, fire investigation podcasts, the Fire Scene Evidence Guide, and the latest fire investigation news. Register online to get started.