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ARSON
2007
FUNCTIONS
1. Analysis of fire debris for accelerants such as gasoline,
kerosene
paint thinner, lighter fluid, etc.
2. Availability to go to fire scenes to collect evidence.
3. Working frequently with the Special County Arson Taskforce
(SCAT), in particular in the training and evaluation of the
accelerant detection dog.
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Number Type
of Tests Performed
|
|
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|
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Extractions
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2
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|
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Items
Analyzed
|
235
|
|
|
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Negative
Arson Cases
|
63
|
|
|
|
Positive
Arson Cases
|
56
|
|
|
|
Canine
Detection
|
4
|
|
|
|
Charcoal trap
|
1
|
|
|
|
Death related
|
3
|
|
|
|
Headspace
|
114
|
|
|
|
Liquid
Samples
|
11
|
|
|
|
Mass Spec
|
56
|
|
|
|
Non-death
related
|
111
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|
|
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Passive
Adsorption
|
99
|
|
|
|
Wood ID
|
10
|
|
|
|
Canine
Detection
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postive
|
Negative
|
% Positive
|
|
|
4
|
0
|
100.00
|
|
|
CENT
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Department
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
% Positive
|
|
|
|
|
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Forest Park
Fire Department
|
1
|
1
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50.00 %
|
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Golf Manor
Fire Department
|
2
|
2
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50.00 %
|
|
Norwood Fire
Department
|
3
|
4
|
42.86 %
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|
Greenhills
Police Department
|
3
|
5
|
37.50 %
|
|
Reading
Police Department
|
3
|
6
|
33.33 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Department
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
% Positive
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anderson
Township Fire Department
|
2
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0
|
100.00 %
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Blue Ash Fire
Department
|
3
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0
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100.00 %
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Loveland
Police Department
|
4
|
1
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80.00 %
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Sycamore Twp.
Fire Dept.
|
6
|
1
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85.71 %
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|
|
|
|
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WEST
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|
|
|
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|
|
Department
|
Positive
|
Negative
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% Positive
|
|
|
|
|
|
Green
Township Fire Department
|
1
|
1
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50.00 %
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Harrison Fire
Department
|
1
|
2
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33.33 %
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North College
Hill Police Department
|
1
|
3
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25.00 %
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Department
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Positive
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Negative
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% Positive
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|
|
|
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University
Hospital
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0
|
1
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0.00 %
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Cincinnati
Fire Department
|
43
|
51
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45.74 %
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SCAT
|
45
|
53
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45.92 %
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Hamilton
County Sheriff's Patrol
|
46
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53
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46.46 %
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ACCELERANTS DETECTED
|
Type of
Accelerant Identified
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Number
Identified
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gasoline
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66
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heavy range
petroleum distillate
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9
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isopar
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2
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lamp oil
|
1
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mid-range
petroleum distillate
|
15
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other
|
2
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SUBMISSIONS
BY AGENCY
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