Fire Cause & Origin Investigations
Analyzing the aftermath of a fire can seem overwhelming when faced with a seemingly unidentifiable pile of burnt remains. While the elements of a fire are simply heat, fuel, and oxygen, the answers to how and why they come together are not always apparent. Fuels that sustain a fire—including ordinary combustibles (wood, paper, plastic, etc.), liquids, gases, fats and oils, and electrical elements—are also unique in how they respond, making fire cause analyses even more complicated. Our fire and explosion investigators are equipped with the unique training, knowledge, and experience to help you see beyond the charred remnants after a fire incident. Using state-of-the-art techniques and applying fire science, we can help you determine fire cause and origin, ignition sequence, and products or processes that are suspected of contributing to the blaze.
Specialized Support for Fire Investigations
Fires can be caused by a wide range of circumstances: human activity, unique climatic conditions, electrical hazards, and improper storage or handling of flammable materials. To help you narrow down information about the event, we analyze the fire through its four stages: ignition, growth, full development, and decay. We use damage assessments to help determine if heat was transferred via conduction, convection, or radiation, and we can also discover the effects of any suppression efforts. Since not all fires are the same, we are specially trained and equipped to assist you in the following:
- Residential and commercial structure fires
- Passenger vehicle fires
- Marine fires
- Fires involving heavy machinery
- Mechanical equipment fires
- Fires at landfills and garbage sorting facilities
Our teams can be deployed on short notice to observe, document, and preserve short- lived evidence that can be vital to the understanding of what happened. Our experts are ready and willing to leverage state-of-the-art tools—such as 3D scanners and drones—in conjunction with traditional methods like photography and material sampling as part of this process.
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