CFI (FAA) case studies
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The IAAI-CFI® is a professional certification for fire investigators, issued by the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI). IAAI describes it as "the world's premiere certification for fire investigators, with rigorous requirements and corresponding prestige," notes that it "measures against the job performance requirements in NFPA 1033," and states that it is accredited by The Pro Board and the Forensic Specialties Accreditation Board. The CFI case studies are 5 cases and about 4,183 words.
1Testing a 9 MW Claim Against the Openings and the Fuel Package
A 4.2 m x 3.4 m second-floor bedroom with a 2.4 m ceiling has one door (0.9 m x 2.0 m) that stood open and one window (1.1 m x 1.0 m) whose glazing self-vented and was gone before suppression. Interior evidence: dense alligator char across the ceiling and the upper third of all four walls, heavy soot down to the floor line, a mattress burned down to the springs in the room's center, and a PVC clock-radio on a nightstand melted into a flat puddle.
786 words, about 4 min2A Bead on the Neutral: Arc Mapping Without an Established Origin
A 1998 wood-frame house; fire damage is confined to one second-floor bedroom. The bedroom branch circuit is 14/2 NM-B copper on a 15 A single-pole breaker.
867 words, about 4 min3Basement Gas Deflagration: Meter Data Versus Damage
A 10 m x 7 m x 2.4 m basement (168 m-cubed) has two 0.6 m x 0.6 m windows high on the walls. A natural gas explosion at 21:40 blew one window out and left the other intact.
880 words, about 4 min4The Adjuster's Deadline: Negative Corpus and Moved Evidence
An 11 m x 8 m detached three-car garage with a finished apartment above shares a lightweight wood truss floor-ceiling assembly (2x4 webs, gusset plates). Fire reported 04:10; first unit on scene 04:19; knockdown 05:05.
812 words, about 4 min5Deposition Pressure, an Undetermined Cause, and a Scrapped Appliance
You are retained by the defense in a subrogation suit over a $2.4 million restaurant fire. Your scene inspection occurred 11 days after the fire.
838 words, about 4 min