Fire & Explosion Cause Analysis
Vista Engineering provides Fire & Explosion Cause Analysis through in-depth forensic investigations honed through years of experience. We offer committed, qualified, and professionally trained investigators, engineers, and technicians that are trained in all phases of Fire Science and Fire/Explosion Investigation.
Our experts work to discern the origin, cause, and contributing factors of all kinds of fires including small domestic fires, arson, explosions, vehicles and industrial plant explosions.
- Fire Origin and Cause Investigation
- Explosion Investigation
- Fuel Gas System Analysis
- Heat Transfer and Thermodynamic Analysis
- Full and Reduced-Scale Fire and Explosion Testing
Where other fire cause investigation firms have a narrow scope of services, Vista has the well rounded experience in-house to add many engineering specialties to any case when needed to determine a full picture of the event and resulting damages and/or injuries: materials, biomechanical, electrical and structural.
Fire & Explosion Cause Analysis Methods
Our methods of analysis are supported by published standards and may include the following:
- Receiving, storing, and inspecting evidence
- Observing the scene and recording observations through measurements, photos and 3D laser scans
- Inspecting other available information from plan drawings and utility records
- Developing protocols for testing hypotheses
- Testing and analysis of remaining materials
- Thermal imaging and thermodynamic analysis
Fire & Explosion Cause Analysis Experts
Our experts have conducted many fire and explosion incident investigations throughout the United States. Vista’s engineers and experts have the latest technology at their disposal to document any scene by photograph, video, digital and infrared thermal imaging, 3D laser scanning, and optical survey. Engineers have extensive litigation experience and communicate clearly and simply in deposition and juried court proceedings. Please see the following case studies demonstrating our experience in the field.
Building Explosion
Truck Explosion