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Re: Unknown Origin or Cause
Posted by:
Jim Mazerat (IP Logged)
Date: November 17, 2006 04:00PM
Pat:
You are correct in that exact terminology is important. What is important is to determine what profession's terminology is being used. In this case, the original poster said the fire department labeled the cause as unknown origin. Most fire department forms, such as NIFERS, do not have a cause section, and this termonology would not be found together. The definitions used in their program may not be in complete agreement with those found in 921. They used wording like ignition factor, source of heat for ignition, first fuel ignited, or something along those lines. It would be important, before any logical conclusion could be reached to know if this was a fire department suppression units report or an investigator’s report. Then you would need to know what program they are using for their reports to determine the terminology being used.
I think additional data is needed.