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  1. Incendiary device - Wikipedia

    Incendiary weapons, incendiary devices, incendiary munitions, or incendiary bombs are weapons designed to start fires. They may destroy structures or sensitive equipment using fire, and sometimes …

  2. Incendiary Devices | Office of Justice Programs

    Arsonists often use timing devices to delay the ignition in order to establish an alibi. They may also use incendiary devices to start second or third fires in order to insure more complete burnings.

  3. 50 Facts About Incendiary Device

    Mar 4, 2025 · What are incendiary devices? Incendiary devices, also known as firebombs, are weapons designed to start fires and cause severe burns. These devices have been used throughout history, …

  4. Incendiary bomb | military technology | Britannica

    Incendiary bombs are of two main types. The burning material of the intensive type is thermite, a mixture of aluminum powder and iron oxide that burns at a very high temperature.

  5. IED Awareness - CISA

    An IED is a device placed or fabricated in an improvised manner incorporating destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic or incendiary chemicals and designed to destroy, incapacitate, harass or distract.

  6. Incendiary Device: Legal Definition and Examples Explained | US Legal …

    An incendiary device is defined as any device that is designed or adapted to cause harm to people or property through fire. These devices typically contain an incendiary substance and a means to ignite it.

  7. Incendiary device - Oxford Reference

    Dec 24, 2025 · Devices that are used to ignite an accelerant in an arson fire. They can range from simple to sophisticated and include items such as road flares, fireworks, cigarettes, matches, black …

  8. What Is An Incendiary Device? - Law Enforcement Insider

    What Is An Incendiary Device? In this informative video, we will provide an overview of incendiary devices and their significance in law enforcement, particularly in arson investigations.

  9. Incendiary device - Wikiwand

    Incendiary weapons, incendiary devices, incendiary munitions, or incendiary bombs are weapons designed to start fires. They may destroy structures or sensitive equipment using fire, and sometimes …

  10. Incendiary Device Law and Legal Definition | USLegal, Inc.

    An incendiary device is any firebomb, and any device designed or specially adapted to cause physical harm to persons or property by means of fire, and consisting of an incendiary substance or agency …