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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Coordinate mobile propertyfire investigation
   • Cooperation with multi-organisational/agency personnel is consistent with designated roles and responsibilities and is in accordance with organisational procedures
2. Information required by fire investigators from multi-organisation/agency personnel is identified
3. Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) procedures are followed, in accordance with organisational procedures
4. Secure fire scene and preserve evidence
   • Legal obligations of fire scene investigators are determined and 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, in accordance with organisational procedures
7. Strategies for locating, collecting, preserving and processing evidence are implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures
8. Conduct scene investigation
   • Investigation activities are coordinated with Incident Controller, in accordance with organisational procedures, when active fire management operations are still occurring in relation to the incident
9. External and internal survey of scene is conducted to identify hazards and action is taken to mitigate risk
10. Scene is investigated to determine areas of interest and to record observations on origin, cause or development of the fire
11. Burn patterns and effects of fire suppression are identified and assessed
12. Areas or items of evidence that have a potential bearing on origin, cause or development of fire are identified
13. Effects of construction and other factors that impact fire development and spread are identified
14. Nature, combustibility and reactivity of materials involved in fire cause are identified
15. Indicators of fire spread are identified in conjunction with other sources of evidence
16. Effects of environmental conditions are recorded
17. Evidence is assessed and prioritised for further review
18. Fire origin and cause is determined and reported, in accordance with organisational procedures
19. Collect and analyse evidence from a fire scene
    • Appropriate sampling areas and items are identified using sampling equipment and resources
20. Appropriate collection techniques are applied including eliminating contamination and loss of evidence
21. Integrity and continuity of collected exhibits is maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures
22. Evidence from fire scene is analysed and processed using a range of recording and digital multimedia
23. Product recall and safety data sheet databases are researched, as required
24. Fire origin and cause determination theories are developed and assessed
25. Findings are reported and documented, in accordance with organisational procedures
26. Evidence is secured for subsequent action, in accordance with organisational procedures
27. 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	analysing identification of origin interpretation processing

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