Using NFPA 921: Guide for Fire & Explosion Investigations
Total Credits: 1 CLE, 1 Criminal Law Specialization, 1 Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation Specialization
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- Categories:
- Civil Litigation | Personal Injury Law | Criminal Litigation
- Faculty:
- Michael Papageorge
- Access:
- Expires 180 day(s) after program date.
Description
This course will cover NFPA 921: Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations, what to expect at each stage of a fire investigation, and how to get the most from your investigator.
NFPA 921 is the guiding text for how fire investigations should be conducted and how to apply the scientific method to fire investigation. Following the steps and methods laid out in NFPA 921 at each stage of an investigation will maximize the likelihood of getting to the right answer, and conversely, not following NFPA 921 will increase the odds of your expert being limited or excluded.
Fire investigations have several key stages including: the scene inspection, evidence/lab inspections, report/deposition, and then trial. Each stage has its own unique pitfalls and possibilities to improve your case. We will go over what to expect at each stage and how to appropriately apply NFPA 921 for each stage.
Finally, we will put all of this together to help you maximize what you get from your expert and the likelihood of successfully navigating a fire claim.
Speaker
Michael Papageorge Ph.D., P.E.
Principal Engineer, Flash Point Forensic Engineering LLC
Faculty
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Michael Papageorge Ph.D., P.E., C.F.E.I, Principal Engineer/Owner Flash Point Forensic Engineering. Dr. Papageorge is a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer and Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator. He has spent his career investigating and consulting on failure and hazard analysis in a range of areas including complex electrical, chemical, and mechanical systems. Dr. Papageorge has investigated 100’s of fires and explosions in environments including residential and commercial structures, industrial complexes associated with chemical, petroleum, and pharmaceutical industries, and grid-scale battery energy storage systems. His work has included ICE and battery electric vehicles (passenger, commercial, rail, and marine), yard equipment, home appliances, construction equipment and industrial accidents. The investigations addressed technical issues such as burn pattern interpretation, evaluation of ignition mechanisms, fire spread, smoke transport, fuel loading, and more.