KFRS fire scene investigators help to find answers
Fire investigators issue urgent warning over fires involving e-bike batteries
Canine assets
Since the first fire-investigation dog in the UK appeared in West Midlands Fire Service in 1996 dogs have increasingly become an integral part of the modern fire-investigator’s tool kit. Just as they would reach for a screwdriver, the dog can…
NFPA fire-investigation standards help to identify JPRs and fire causes
In the mid-1970s, salty old fire investigators would work their way through the smoky ruins of buildings, armed only with knowledge gleaned from mentors or picked up along the way from others charged with figuring out fire puzzles. Back then…
Improving the standards and competency of fire investigators
Fire investigation can be one of the most complex forensic evidence types. The destructive forces involved create difficulties in interpreting the fire scene and the evidence recovered from it. Improving the standards of training and competency of fire investigators is…