Fires

CED's team of engineers have investigated hundreds of fire-related cases. Our engineers have backgrounds in mechanical, electrical, chemical, civil and fire science. Cases include; fire origin and cause determination in houses and buildings, malfunctions that resulted in fires in vehicles and boats, fires in mechanical and electrical equipment and fires in portable kerosene heaters and household appliances.

CED experts have also investigated explosions, sprinkler system designs and malfunctions and fire alarm failures.

Our Services Include:

• NFPA, BOCA and IEEE Code Compliance Analysis
• Site and equipment inspections
• Computer modeling to determine probable point of origin and movement
• Laboratory disassembly and investigation of fire damaged equipment
• Material combustibility analysis and testing
• Laboratory simulations of fires on exemplar equipment

Technical Equipment for Testing Include:

• Temperature measuring and recording equipment
• Carbon Monoxide sampling meter
• Smoke making apparatus
• Electronic measuring equipment
• Laboratory equipment for analyzing material properties and accelerants