The Ignitable Liquids Reference Collection (ILRC) Database was developed by the ILRC Committee of the Technical/Scientific Working Group for Fire and Explosives. The ILRC is a compilation of reference materials used by forensic analysts to conduct fire debris analysis. The ILRC consists of a comprehensive set of ignitable liquids and accompanying characterization data used in the analysis of fire debris samples in accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E-1618 standard test methods.
The Substrate Database was developed by the ILRC Committee of the Technical/Scientific Working Group for Fire and Explosives. The Substrate Database is a compilation of characterization data from materials which may produce interfering products in fire debris. The Substrate Database is a tool designed to assist forensic analysts conducting fire debris analysis.
The Fire Debris Database contains chromatographic data and information from fire debris samples that are truly representative of samples that would be encountered in casework. In addition, the ground truth (presence or absence of ignitable liquid residue) is known for each sample. Records consist of examples containing exclusively burned substrate materials as well as mixtures of burned substrates and ignitable liquid residues. Samples in the Fire Debris database are composed of ignitable liquid and substrate contributions that are represented in the ILRC and Substrate databases. NCFS prepares and analyzes samples in accordance with standard forensic test methods.
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