what is an accelerant K-9 A: dog trained to sniff ignitable fuel sources, is at nature or cause of fire Q: what type of evidence do you look for?
items related to ignition of fire, timing mechanisms, gas containers, batteries. Q: do you collect general debris A: yes, samples sent to lab Q: what does this information reach opinion about A: origin and cause of fire Prosecution questioning about a number of fires. Q: what time of day did you learn about cavel west fire A: early morning Q: what did you learn A: spoke to police and fire martial that were called in by a witness at local bakery, police were first to respond Q: what time was fire noticed A: 4 am Q: who arrived first A: Redmond police Q: why did it take so long to contain fire A: use of accelerant, big building, burn through the afternoon Q: how much water did it use A: enough to affect local city water supply Q: did you prepare diagram of the scene A: yes Q: identify exhibit 211 A: yes diagram I drew Q: generally describe the diagram A: single story buildings, co-joined office/storage, 16 thousand square feet burned Q: did everything burn A: yes mostly and damaged Q: id
