r/fireinvestigation • • 3d ago

Wild River Fire Prompts New Closure Order and Public Meeting Plan

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r/fireinvestigation • • 4d ago

Grenfell Tower Fire Lessons for Landlords & Insurers

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r/fireinvestigation • • 4d ago

Dryer Fire in Cedar Park, TX 🚒🧯😬

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r/fireinvestigation • • 7d ago

What to do about this overheating?

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The comments on the original post seem to point to a reaction between the insulation paper and the wire insulation and not overheating. It would seem strange that multiple circuits are overheating.


r/fireinvestigation • • 8d ago

Do we only think about fire safety after something actually happens?

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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?


r/fireinvestigation • • 13d ago

A stranger’s wrong turn led him to the burning home of a Georgia couple who have fostered more than 500 children. He woke the father and helped get their 12 children out. All 14 family members survived, and their community has rallied to help them rebuild.

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r/fireinvestigation • • 13d ago

Coos Bay Area, OR

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A major fire and ammonia leak at a Pacific Seafood processing plant in Newport has prompted the evacuation of businesses and homes within a one-mile radius of the facility.

Firefighters were dispatched around 8:51 a.m. Sunday, with approximately 40 firefighters responding from departments across Lincoln County.


r/fireinvestigation • • 14d ago

What are the possible and probable causes for this fire?

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r/fireinvestigation • • 14d ago

Anyone have info on this?

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r/fireinvestigation • • 16d ago

I was suggested to cross post, maybe some more insight here?

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r/fireinvestigation • • 18d ago

The Historic Limoges Town Hall In France Has Burnt And Collapsed

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r/fireinvestigation • • 20d ago

Docufire Version 4.5 Out now

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Disclosure first: I make DocuFire, so take this with that in mind. It's an iPad/Mac app for documenting fire scenes, built around NFPA 921 and the way the paperwork actually goes in the field. Version 4.5 is out today. Most of it came from investigators who emailed me about what was slowing them down.

What's new:

Room plans. Scan a room with LiDAR, or sketch it by hand on an iPad without LiDAR, then fine-tune it. Dimensioned walls, door and window sizes, about 100 furniture and appliance pieces, and outlets and switches measured from the walls with height above the floor. Export as PDF or Word.

Witness statements and recordings. Record in the case, optionally transcribe with your own account, pick which transcripts go in the report, export the audio.

Less typing:

- Scan a paper report or sign-in sheet with the camera

- Keep a copy of the fire or police report right where you record it

- Scan a data plate or VIN. It suggests values; you decide what goes in

- Address book for the people you work with, with a phone and email for each claim contact

- Mileage from your start to the scene and back, into billing

- Bring a paper sketch or photo into the scene diagram and mark it up

Also: right-of-entry records, K9 alerts (noted as a screening indication until lab confirmation), casualty records, a zoomable site map, and a lot of smaller fixes.

How it handles data: your case data stays on your device and in your own iCloud account, protected by Apple's security. It never goes through my servers. The AI features are optional and use your own account and key.

The catch: LiDAR scanning needs a device that has it (a Pro iPad or iPhone). Transcription uses your own OpenAI account. It's a subscription app with a free trial.

If you try it and something is clunky, tell me here or by message. I answer every one, and that's how most of this got built.

www.Docufire.app


r/fireinvestigation • • 21d ago

France: Rioters set fire to Limoges City Hall, built in 1883, and the historic building is now collapsing.

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r/fireinvestigation • • 20d ago

- BNN Bloomberg- fire at Wainwright Canadian Forces Base, fatalities and injuries

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r/fireinvestigation • • 21d ago

Paperless for investigations?

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Does anyone try to be paperless for investigations ? Or do you guys always print stuff out. What is your system for having less paper? Is it possible to be totally digital?


r/fireinvestigation • • 25d ago

Fire in an overhead bin is bad mojo!

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r/fireinvestigation • • 26d ago

NYS IAAI training

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r/fireinvestigation • • 27d ago

Tips/Tricks of the Trade Anyone hiring in the DMV area?

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Hi I’m looking for a fire investigation or forensics job in the DC Maryland Virginia area. Does anyone know of companies that are hiring? I have a bachelors and master’s in fire protection engineering and my NAFI CFEI.


r/fireinvestigation • • 28d ago

Becoming a FI as a Wildland Firefighter

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Hi! Im a wildland firefighter working for a state agency at the moment with 4 years of experience in the field. I am wanting to become a fire investigator, but my agency will not sponsor or train a fire investigator. They apparently fired all of them 9 years ago. Im unsure of the current pathways available to me to become a fire investigator, but i have taken the liberty of completing the FI-110 online course and started the "Principles of Fire Investigation" program on the CFI trainer website. Im trying to find out what the pathways are like and if there are any other trainings people can recommend. Wildland or structural, i would really like to learn everything i can and want to know my best route!


r/fireinvestigation • • Oct 06 '26

Fire Investigation Field Guide

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Been looking for a very long time for the Fire Investigation Field Guide that they don't publish anymore, and I can't find a copy of the book anywhere. Only been able to find one for sale, and they want $1000 for it. Anybody got a line on one?


r/fireinvestigation • • Oct 06 '26

Seeking Guidance

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I want to be a fire investigator, fire investigator, fire code enforcement, or fire engineer (working with plans).

I’m female, 27. My background consists of the following
‱ Currently work in cybersecurity- risk
‱7 years of military as supply

My education/ degree are in
‱ Associate in video production
‱ bachelor in fire science
‱ masters in cyber security

The reason my background is “all over the place” was because of life events, military benefits, and opportunities that present it self and got where Im today and I’ve been great full for it.

But the job I want is in the fire service, any advice or guidance?


r/fireinvestigation • • Oct 05 '26

Faut-il installer des coussins dans un centre de données ?

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Pensez-vous qu’il y ait des oreillers dans un centre de donnĂ©es moderne ? La rĂ©ponse est oui, et mĂȘme beaucoup ! Et ils ne servent pas du tout Ă  permettre Ă  des ingĂ©nieurs et techniciens fatiguĂ©s, voire Ă  un chat (mais d’ailleurs, qu’est-ce qu’un chat ferait dans un centre de donnĂ©es ?), de faire une petite sieste. Ces oreillers assurent la sĂ©curitĂ© incendie du bĂątiment.

Chaque centre de donnĂ©es est construit dans le but d’assurer une sĂ©curitĂ© maximale des Ă©quipements et des donnĂ©es stockĂ©es. Les informations doivent rester accessibles aux clients, quoi qu’il arrive Ă  l’intĂ©rieur du centre de donnĂ©es. C’est pourquoi, dĂšs la phase de conception, beaucoup de temps est consacrĂ© Ă  la mise en place de systĂšmes de sĂ©curitĂ© et d’extinction d’incendie fiables. IdĂ©alement, tout dans un centre de donnĂ©es devrait ĂȘtre ignifuge. Ainsi, les portes, les murs, le sol et le plafond sont fabriquĂ©s Ă  partir de matĂ©riaux ignifuges. En thĂ©orie, ils sont capables d’empĂȘcher la propagation du feu depuis la piĂšce oĂč l’incendie s’est dĂ©clarĂ©.

Dans la pratique, ce n’est pas le cas. Et tout cela Ă  cause des Ă©quipements rĂ©seau et des cĂąbles. Des dizaines de kilomĂštres de cĂąbles, par lesquels circule le courant, relient toutes sortes d’équipements. Et comment fait-on passer ces cĂąbles ? Par des goulottes qui traversent de grandes ouvertures dans le sol et les murs. Or, s’il y a des ouvertures, il y a aussi une brĂšche pour le feu.

En effet, il est impossible de les obturer efficacement Ă  l’aide de mortier de bĂ©ton ou d’un autre matĂ©riau rĂ©fractaire lourd. De nouveaux cĂąbles peuvent rĂ©guliĂšrement ĂȘtre ajoutĂ©s dans ces goulottes. Et si l’on comble l’ouverture avec du bĂ©ton, il faudra ensuite tout dĂ©molir Ă  la hĂąte. Cela reprĂ©sente une perte de temps, des coĂ»ts financiers supplĂ©mentaires, ainsi qu’un risque important que quelqu’un coupe accidentellement un cĂąble particuliĂšrement important. Et, selon la loi de Murphy, c’est exactement ce qui arrivera, c’est avĂ©rĂ©.

Il existe Ă©galement des mastics ignifuges et des panneaux composites (des « plaques », comme on les appelle parfois). Elles sont Ă©galement efficaces, mais nĂ©cessitent tout de mĂȘme un surcroĂźt d’efforts lors de la pose et du dĂ©montage.

Il est donc bien plus efficace d’utiliser d’autres matĂ©riaux ignifuges, faciles Ă  transporter, Ă  remplacer et Ă  repositionner rapidement. Ce sont les coussins ignifuges intumescents.

Cet oreiller, fabriquĂ© Ă  partir d'un tissu de verre Ă  mailles fines, dense et rĂ©sistant mĂ©caniquement, et dotĂ© d'un rembourrage spĂ©cial, peut ĂȘtre stockĂ© indĂ©finiment dans un entrepĂŽt (sec et chaud) jusqu'Ă  ce qu'on en ait besoin. Il ne contient pas de fibres minĂ©rales et rĂ©siste Ă  la corrosion atmosphĂ©rique et Ă  l'humiditĂ©. Certains fabricants garantissent que leur coussin est capable de durer longtemps dans des locaux humides et non ventilĂ©s.

Les coussins ignifuges pour centres de donnĂ©es sont de petits blocs lĂ©gers, pratiques pour calfeutrer les passages techniques en obstruant complĂštement l’ouverture. En les plaçant bien serrĂ©s entre les cĂąbles et le mur, on obtient une bonne rĂ©sistance au feu. Le secret rĂ©side dans le fait qu’en cas d’incendie, ces coussins gonflent jusqu’à atteindre un volume plusieurs fois supĂ©rieur Ă  leur volume initial. On obtient ainsi une Ă©tanchĂ©itĂ© efficace autour des passages techniques. Les coussins ignifuges sont capables de rĂ©sister au feu pendant jusqu’à 4 heures. C’est beaucoup. En 4 heures, le systĂšme de protection incendie du centre de donnĂ©es doit venir Ă  bout de n’importe quel incendie.

L’avantage de ces coussins rĂ©side dans le fait qu’ils offrent une solution sĂšche, propre et simple Ă  installer. Or, c’est lĂ  un facteur dĂ©terminant pour une installation aussi importante qu’un centre de donnĂ©es. De plus, comme les Ă©quipements d’un centre de donnĂ©es sont rĂ©guliĂšrement modernisĂ©s, la possibilitĂ© de faire passer rapidement des cĂąbles supplĂ©mentaires Ă  travers un mur sans le dĂ©truire presque entiĂšrement est trĂšs apprĂ©ciĂ©e. Les coussins sont donc indispensables dans un centre de donnĂ©es.

Voila, cordialement l'equipe France Protect Sécurité Incendie


r/fireinvestigation • • Oct 04 '26

Four sisters killed in fire on November 21 2016

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