Name four things that a police officer can do when he or she responds to the scene of a fire and attempts to determine the fire's origin.

What will be an ideal response?


An officer can

look for incendiary devices, fuel cans, broken door locks, or any other signs of forced 
entry;
interview all available witnesses at the scene, asking questions that will help to 
determine the financial stability of the building owner or occupants;
seek to learn of any enemies of the owner or occupant, who might have set the fire for 
revenge;
scan the crowd for any known firebugs, or known arsonists.

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