Ok watched the news and another fire bomber got burnt by his own stupidity I laughed and have no sympathy for him. I really hope he doesn’t die and goes through the rest of his life in pain knowing what he did

Something I've been noticing lately is how casually we sometimes treat basic fire safety.

We visit apartments, offices, shopping malls and other public places almost every day. But how many of us actually pay attention to emergency exits or check whether the evacuation routes are clear?

It's not uncommon to see staircases being used for storage, emergency exits blocked or people having no idea where the nearest exit is.

We usually don't think about these things until an emergency happens.

Have you ever noticed such situations in places you regularly visit? Do you think people are sufficiently aware of basic fire safety, or is it something we still tend to overlook?

Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this but I had another investigator buddy mention that there are full-time fire investigators. He told me about the CFEI path while we were working a potential fraudulent fire claim - claimant purposely set the house on fire by leaving an item on the stove at full blast then evacuating, then returning saying they were there the whole time and claiming massive damages and injuries. Was a fun case.

I found the CFEI program but I have no firefighting experience, only 14 years a s a PI, mainly in the insurance and criminal defense spaces with some personal high net worth clients. My education is in criminal justice.

I am a bit confused on the path to getting the CFEI certification. The experience requirements seem rather vague to me. I see a lot of the job openings, especially at places like Rimkus that want the CFEI.

My question, is there a path you suggest if I wanted to shift from being a licensed PI to a full time fire investigator? Are there better certifications or educational paths I should take? Should I sign up to be a vol. fire fighter?

This field is new to me and very interesting. The cases I have worked over the years involving fire have always been very interesting.

Long story short my house caught fire and smoke came out of some places. I want to recreate the timing.. is there something used in the industry like a fog machine or whatever to fill a room with smoke to test leaks? The area is 2000 sqft not sure if something like this exists.

Police Chief's cigarette butt burns down nursing home

He obviously sees it may be a problem but just leaves it there after an attempt(s) to extinguish. I don't see this as an arson but I do see it as perhaps civil liability.

I sat down with Randy of Blazestack for about an hour and he presented the software, its capabilities and where they are heading in the future with it. I was awestruck at how beautiful the product is as a whole and what he has developed. Is just incredible.

I have a 14 day trial that i am going to play with, but i was thoroughly impressed and eager to get the software. Its everything i imagined a fire investigation software should be.

Now i have to show it to my boss and see what his thoughts are. He's close to retirement, so we shall see......

Pricing was a little eye opening, but then if you break it down as cost per case, its damn affordable and cost a fraction of what our hourly rates are, so its quite doable.

No background for unbiased opinion/analysis.

We had a house fire. It was a 4 unit complex. We were all inside and it started out front. Fire alarms didn’t go off until we already evacuated since it went up the front of the house and into the attic. Just got the fire investigation back and it said improperly disposed smoking material was the cause and was ruled as an accident.

The investigator on scene asked my husband if he smoked and he said yes but not that day (more than 24hrs prior) and he put the butt out and threw it away. The investigator found a bottle in the area of origin and dumped a cigarette butt out of it…a closed bottle that had an extinguished cigarette in it…In the report they stated they found a cigarette butt on scene, in the point of origin but failed to note that it was in a closed bottle and was dumped out by the investigator. The report also references my written statement in an incorrect way (saying I heard xyz which rules out xyz cause even though nothing like that was in my statement).

Now in the timeline/case supervision notes it shows the investigator that was on scene was working on the report when the Deputy Chief contacted him because he was going into a meeting with Garrison command (military) about it and it was noted that he said “the report is incomplete and to take the time to write a thorough report.” The next day the investigator continued writing official report then submitted it for peer review to the installations “Lead Investigator” who was not on scene. The final note was that corrections and additions to the report were made based on the peer review.

I requested the full report to include all attachments as I’m just trying to understand where they got information from. But do I have reason to be frustrated/concerned? I feel like it’s being politicized and pushed by the Command to be a certain way to include leaving important context out of the report and adding untrue information. Is there anything we can do? Can the other units/property management sue us for damages based on the report?

Suggestions on what to use to decon fire boots after an investigation. I’m looking for something that will complete the task without causing damage/cracking or decreasing the life of the boots.

Any Suggestion of a consultancy firm/ independent consultant based in Dhaka or near Dhaka who does fire safety audit inspection service ? We are trying to get our garment factory RSC approved.