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Fire investigation, sometimes referred to as origin and cause investigation, is the analysis of fire-related incidents. After firefighters extinguish a fire , an investigation is launched to determine the origin and cause of the fire or explosion . [ 1 ]
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).
Detecting the use of a fire accelerant at a crime scene can be the difference between classifying a fire as accidental or as an arson. Once a case is determined to be an arson, the detection of fire accelerants will hold strong evidentiary value which the prosecutor can use during the trial should someone be charged.
Ford issued a safety recall in April 2024 covering 456,565 2021-2024 Ford Bronco Sport and 2022-2023 Ford Maverick vehicles, after reports that the body and power train control modules on these ...
Maintains a central repository for fire investigative research data that will be disseminated throughout the fire investigation community; Develops an internationally recognized research and education center for the advancement of knowledge, technology transfer and case support related to fire cause investigation and fire scene reconstruction.
The System was established after the 1973 National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control report, America Burning, led to passage of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-498), which authorizes the USFA to gather and analyze information on the magnitude of the Nation's fire problem, as well as its detailed ...
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 ...