Fire Cause and Determination Being a Fire Investigator can be a very time consuming to gather all key evidence to determine a fire cause. It's very important not to get tunnel vision because you will look over a lot of evidence. Secondly, every fire is accidental until proven otherwise. You don't want to accuse anyone, which will automatically make him or her defensive. You want to start from the outside before you go inside. So …
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…exist. You may have to take all the evidence and analyze it. It could take days to determine an origin. If this were arson, try to determine a motive. This investigation may require another investigator. If arson is suspected you need to get a criminal warrant to continue to return to the scene for more evidence. Than if this was an accidental fire you can explain your findings to the occupant to ease their minds.