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NFPA 921

UNDERSTANDING NFPA 921

There’s never been a more controversial document in fire investigation. Read all about the common myths and misunderstandings of NFPA 921 from a company that’s been there from the beginning.  THE MYTHS AND MYSTERIES OF NFPA 921 Patrick M. Kennedy, B.Sc. (Hons.), CFEI, CFPS, MIFireE, ASSE October, 2012 NFPA 921, Fire Codes, Fire Investigation, Fire Litigation, […]

Full-Scale Room Burn Patterns Study.

G. Gorbett, W. Hicks, P. Kennedy & R. Hopkins, 2008 Fire Patterns, Full-scale Testing, Fire Science, Fire Dynamics, Heat and Flame Vectors Key questions to be addressed by the researchburns were: (a) patterns persistence through flashover and full room involvement, (b) reproducibility of patterns geometry in minimal variable testing methods, and (c) reaffirmation of standard […]

Pioneer Hotel Report

G. Gorbett, D. Eliassen, P. Kennedy, J. Lentini, D. Smith, 2008 Case Study, Arson, Wrongful Conviction The primary goal of this review is to identify the factors relied upon by the fire investigators in 1970 that led to the conviction of Mr. Taylor for the crime of arson. Depending upon the outcome of that review, […]

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