Fundamentals of Fire Investigation - The Relationship Between Compartment Fire Dynamics and Resulting Post-Incident Damage Patterns.

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Description

Fire protection engineers generally have a good foundational understanding of principles of fire dynamics, but some may lack the practical experience and training to accurately relate post-incident damage patterns back to the fire behaviors that created them. This webinar will offer a basic introduction to important relationships between fire behaviors and resulting damage patterns observed by investigators. Theoretical discussion of damage pattern development will be supplemented with large-scale fire test results from fire investigation research studies completed at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Fire Research Laboratory (FRL).

Contributors

Andrew Cox

Andrew Cox is currently a Special Agent (SA) with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), where he has been employed for approximately 23 years. Andrew is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering. Andrew is a Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) and Certified as a Fire Investigator (CFI) with ATF and the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI). Andrew is also a member of the NFPA 921 Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations Technical Committee and has lectured extensively throughout the United States in topics related to fire investigation.