There is a great deal of importance for an investigator to have a solid foundation in the science of fires so that they can accurately reconstruct fire scenes. Without this knowledge they would merely be speculating about what events took place in a fire which is not a scientific method. The legal scrutiny in which a fire investigators evidence and testimony will be subject to demonstrates the importance of developing sound and scientifically verifiable theories for proving the cause of a fire as required by the standards of the Daubert decision (Icove, DeHaan, & Haynes, 2013, p. 46). Investigators must be prepared to prove their theories, evidence, and investigative techniques which all need to be quantified by the scientific method. An investigator
