• Determine the origin and/or cause of fires.• Conduct interviews of witnesses and fire personnel.• Document fire scenes with photographs, sketches, 3D models, and notes.• Dig and delayer scenes.• Collect, preserve, and transport evidence.• Conduct technical review of cases with fellow analysts and engineers.• Secure, preserve, and store evidence.• Conduct non-destructive and destructive examinations on exemplar items.• Assess and test exemplar items using thermocouples, multimeters, miniature articulating cameras, and other lab equipment.• Build test fixtures and apparatuses.• Conduct testing based on written protocols.

• Fill out, verify, and audit evidence chains of custody.• Manage and track warehouse evidence inventory.• Secure, preserve, and store evidence.• Send out samples for imaging or chemical analysis