Top Cause of Fires in the Home is Cooking Equipment
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the U.S. Fire Administration, the top cause of fires in the is cooking equipment, causing the kitchen to the be number [...]
Come See Us at The 16th Annual Fire Investigative Training Seminar
Come visit our booth at the 16th Annual Fire Investigative Training Seminar hosted by North Carolina Chapter & South Carolina Chapter of The International Association of Arson Investigator. The Seminar [...]
Join Jeff Merritt at The Upcoming IAAI Training
What: Complex Arson Investigation for the Insurance Industry When: October 28 - November 2, 2012 Where: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, GA Registration extended to September 30 www.firearson.com The [...]
Upcoming Training & Education
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ARSON INVESTIGATORS FLORIDA CHAPTER Presents: David J. Icove, PhD, PE, CFEI “What’s New” in Kirk’s Fire Investigation, 7th Edition & NFPA 1033 – An Introduction to the [...]
Emerging Trends in Kitchen Fire Investigation
Emerging Trends in Kitchen Fire Investigation Stovetop Fires and the Ignition of Cooking Oils Peter D. Layson Wesley C. Richardson Orion P. Keifer Applications Engineering Group, Inc. 1200 Mayport Road, [...]
The Importance of Education on Vehicle Fires
Our very own, Kevin Hays instructed a class on Vehicle Fires at the Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention 34th Annual Training Conference in November. Kevin used a hot surface [...]
Staying Warm & Safe This Winter
As winter approaches and the nights become cooler we all open our attic space doors, reach around until we find the box that we believe to be our space heaters, [...]
National Fire Prevention Month
As we return to our fall season, the beginning of October marks the National Fire Prevention Month. October 9th – 15th also marks the annual fire prevention week, but with [...]
Striving to Be the Best: Stove Top Testing
Due to the increased number of kitchen and cooking fires that our clients had been experiencing recently, Jack Ward Fire Consultants and AEGI took the initiative to conduct scientific testing [...]
Do Immunity Reporting Acts Create State Action?
The question of whether the actions of an insurance company or its representatives and investigators can be viewed as “state action” raises important legal considerations. This is the proverbial dividing [...]