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The National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI) is a professional association of people who investigate cases of fire and arson. It was created in 1961 and is located in Bradenton, Florida . The purpose of the group is to increase knowledge and improve skills of fire investigators in the field and in relation to the litigation involved in ...
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), through a document known as NFPA 1033, Standard for Professional Requirements for Fire Investigator, publishes minimum requirements for the knowledge skills and ability of a fire investigator. Principal among these is a 16-point list of areas in which a fire investigator is required to have ...
It can be challenging to determine the cause of a vehicular fire. In 23 percent of the cases of highway vehicle fires reported during the 2014-6 period to the U.S. Fire Administration’s National Fire Incident Reporting System, no cause had been determined. As at July 2018, another 10 percent of these reported cases were still under investigation.
NFPA 921, "Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations", is a peer reviewed document that is published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Its purpose is "to establish guidelines and recommendations for the safe and systematic investigation or analysis of fire and explosion incidents" (section 1.2.1).
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety regulators said on Wednesday they have closed an investigation into engine fire risks in 3 million Hyundai Motor and Kia vehicles, meaning they do not see ...
The samples collected by a fire investigator will be analyzed in a laboratory for the presence of any ILRs which could have been used as accelerants. Samples that are selected from the fire must be those that will have the highest likelihood of containing ILRs so they can ensure the laboratory results are an accurate representation of the scene.
The sheriff said Tesla CEO Elon Musk helped the investigation by having the truck unlocked after it auto-locked in the blast and giving investigators video of the suspect at charging stations ...
Fire blankets aim to make putting out small fires as simple as possible. The SecuCaptain is made of flame-retardant fiberglass fabric that withstands temperatures up to 1,076°F, ...