Usage of the analysers for detecting the presence of fire accelerants at the fire site

Abstract

The paper deals with fire investigation in connection with intentionally started fires using the fire accelerators. It provides an overview of the available ways to detect the fire accelerants at the fire site and describes the process and the detection technique used by various emergency services of the Integrated Rescue System in Slovakia. In terms of practical use, in Slovakia the police sniffer dog seems to be the most advantageous variant of fire accelerators detection at the fire site, followed by the use of modern detection techniques and subsequent laboratory testing of samples taken.