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This interactive lecture discusses fire-related legal proceedings, which may involve criminal prosecution for arson or other crimes or may involve civil lawsuits for negligence or other torts, products liability, or breach of contract.

After completing this course, the fire investigator will be able to:

• Identify the basis of authority for conducting a fire investigation. 
• Explain how a fire investigator may gain a right of entry to a fire scene. 
• Identify the legal considerations when interviewing witnesses and suspects. 
• Identify legal considerations when detaining or arresting a subject. 
• Define spoliation of evidence.
• Explain how to prevent spoliation of evidence at a fire scene.
• Explain the importance of cooperation between public and private investigators. 
• Identify and describe the types of evidence in an investigation. 
• Categorize the types of witnesses in a legal proceeding.
• Discuss arson, its forms, and its legal repercussions. 
• Identify fire-related criminal acts. 
• Characterize the burden of proof in criminal and civil cases.
• Describe civil litigation that may arise around fire investigation cases. 
• Describe the purpose of a deposition.
• Describe the role of an investigator as a trial witness. 
• Describe potential uses of investigators' reports in a legal proceeding. 
• Explain the considerations when testifying as a fire investigator.

Practitioners who successfully complete the Legal Considerations for Fire Investigators (Fire Edition) course are eligible for 1.5 hours of continuing education.