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Fires & Explosions: Analysis & Investigation Techniques
Whether it is a products liability, personal injury or insurance
coverage case, attorneys require the understanding on how
a cause and origin investigation of a fire of a suspicious
(or non-suspicious) nature occurs.† Discussion regarding financial
responsibility, product development, and damage evaluation
will be conducted using a series of actual litigation or insurance-related
examples.
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Introduction
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US fire statistics
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Requirements for conducting a fire
investigation
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What is basic fire science?
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Determining the cause & origin
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Background information
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Examining the burn pattern
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Multiple ignition sources
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Interpreting burn patterns
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Typical ignition sources
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What fuels the fire
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Fire & building codes
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Case Study: Flashover
- Case Study: Electrical Fires - Aluminum Wires
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Post-fire indicators
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Computer modeling to predict fire spread
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Instrumentation
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Other examples
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Using simulation to illustrate theories
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