Title: (Optional) Describe the need for evidence preservation.
Course: Public Safety II (15101-II) > Section: FIREFIGHTING: Determining Salvage, Overhaul, and Cause of Fire

Description should include

- securing the evidence
- limiting access
- preserving the signs of origin and cause (i.e., piled materials, breaking up materials, origin determination).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What types of evidence do investigators search for at a fire scene?
- What qualifies as evidence?
- Why is it important to recognize and preserve evidence?