ISFI_2012

ISFI 2012 - University of Maryland - University College
October 15-17, 2012

ISFI 2012 has set a record. We accepted over 60 papers to be presented at ISFI 2012! A new record! Papers come from over 10 countries and encompass the full spectrum of Fire Investigation Science and Technology. Below is a list of the papers accepted for presentation at ISFI 2012. All presented papers will be featured in the ISFI 2012 Proceedings.

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Final List of Accepted Papers

PLENARY SESSIONS
MEASURING THE IMPACT OF COGNITIVE BIAS IN FIRE INVESTIGATION
Paul Bieber, CFEI, B.S., M.L.S.
"COMPLEX INVESTIGATIONS" INVESTIGATIONS GONE WILD: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF NFPA 921 AND THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS MANAGER (WHILE KEEPING LEGAL PEACE
Ronald L. Hopkins, MS, CFEI, CFPS
HAVE YOU TESTED YOUR THEORY? YOUR RISK OF EXCLUSION JUST DOUBLED
Gerald A. King, J.D., CFEI
Karrie J. Clinkinbeard, J.D., CFEI
"TOTALITY OF THE EVIDENCE" OR CONTEXTUAL BIAS: WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE?
John J. Lentini, CFEI, CFI, D-ABC
FIRE INVESTIGATION ORIGIN DETERMINATION SURVEY
Andrew T. Tinsley, PE, CFEI, CFII
Gregory E. Gorbett, MScFPE, CFEI, IAAI-CFI, CFII, CFPS
DELEGATE PAPERS
FIRE INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVING METAL HALIDE LIGHTING
Rachel B. Abrecht-Litchfield, PE, CFEI
US OR BS?
Mick Beasley, CFEI. GIFireE. MIPI
FIRE EFFECTS ON RECEPTACLES
Matthew E. Benfer
Daniel T. Gottuk
CHINESE PRAYING ALTAR FIRES INVOLVING ULTRAPURE PARAFFIN OILS
Lim Beng Hui, MSc(FI)(Dist), BEng(Civ)(Hons), CFEI, CFII
Tan Kim Haw, MSc(HSE), BSc(Chem)(Hons), CFEI
TYPE HT FACTORY BUILT CHIMNEYS IN RELATIONSHIP TO CELLULOSE INSULATION
Randy J. Bicknese, PE, CFEI
Todd S. Metzger, PE, CFEI
CASE STUDY REVIEW OF COGNITIVE BIAS IN FIRE INVESTIGATION
Paul Bieber, CFEI, B.S., M.L.S.
METALLURGY AND FIRE INVESTIGATION
Elizabeth C. Buc, PhD, PE, CFI
CURRENT RESEARCH AND FUTURE EXPECTATIONS OF RSE BURNING
Mark A. Campbell, CFPS, SET
CURRENT FUEL SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY
Cam J. Cope
John M. Stilson
CURRENT STATE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE FIRE INVESTIGATORS IN THE UNITED STATES: 2012
Ryan M Cox, B.Sc. FPET, CFEI, CFI, CFPS
HOT SURFACE IGNITION OF BEARING GREASE IN HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ORIENTATIONS
Sean J. Dee
Ryan J. Hart, Ph.D.
Todd M. Hetrick, M.S., CFEI
Delmar "Trey" Morrison III, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI
REPOSITIONING OF HUMAN BODIES DURING FIRES
John D. DeHaan, Ph.D., FABC, FFSSoc, MIFireE
INVESTIGATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE INCIDENTS
Andrew D. Ellison, CFEI;
Vijay Somandepalli, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI;
Timothy J. Myers, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI, CFI
LIGHTNING RELATED STRUCTURE FIRES
Andrew D. Ellison, CFEI;
Timothy Morse, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI;
Harri Kytomaa, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI
OPTIMIZATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR LAYOUT IN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES
Derek Engel
Scott Davis
QUANTIFYING IGNITABLE LIQUIDS IN FIRE DEBRIS:POSSIBLE OR PROBLEMATIC?
Michelle Evans
Colleen Games
CFD ANALYSIS OF THE ACCUMULATION AND DEFLAGRATION OF A FLAMMABLE GAS RELEASE IN A CLOSED ENVIRONMENT
Filippo Gavelli
P.C. Hinze
Scott Davis
IGNITION OF GASOLINE-SOAKED CLOTHING WITH AN OPEN FLAME
Justin A. Geiman, P.E.
CARBON MONOXIDE ACCUMULATION FROM SIDEWALL VENTS IN SCREENED ENCLOSURES
Jayson Geiser
Scott Davis
Filippo Gavelli
ANALYSIS OF THE PSC MOTOR
Mark Goodson, PE
Lee Green, PE
THE APPLICATION OF CT X-RAY TO ANALYSIS OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
Mark Goodson PE
ANALYSIS OF BEADS FORMED ON ENERGIZED AND NON-ENERGIZED ELECTRICAL COPPER CONDUCTORS EXPOSED TO VARIOUS THERMAL INSULTS.
Nasir Hussain, M.S.F.P.E.
Jamie L. McAllister
Richard J. Roby
EXPLOSION SEVERITY: PROPANE VERSUS NATURAL GAS
Alfonso Ibarreta, Ph.D., PE, CFEI
Timothy Myers, Ph.D., PE, CFEI, CFI
James Bucher, Ph.D. CFEI
Kevin Marr, Ph.D., CFEI
THE AFFECTS OF ASSEMBLY TORQUE AND POLYETHYLENE PIPE INSERTION DEPTH ON SERVICE HEAD ADAPTER PERFORMANCE
Zachary J. Jason, PE, CFEI
John L. Schumacher, MChE, PE, CFI, CFPS
Michael L. Brown, PE
Dennis E. Shelp, MS, PE, CFI, CFEI
STRUCTURAL FIRES RELATED TO ELECTRICAL SERVICE PROBLEMS AND FAILURES
Robert P. Juergens, P.E., C.F.I., C.F.E.I.
THE MYTHS AND MYSTERIES OF NFPA 921
Patrick M. Kennedy, B.Sc. (Hons.), CFEI, CFPS, MIFireE, ASSE
IDENTIFICATION AND DISCRIMINATION OF COMPARTMENT MATERIALS POST FIRE BY CONFOCAL RAMAN MICROSPECTROSCOPY AND PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS
Tanya Kerr
Keith Duncan
Leary Myers
THE USE AND MISUSE OF ENGINEERS IN FIRE INVESTIGATION
Richard Kovarsky, P.E., CFEI
QUANTUM-CHEMICAL RESEARCH OF CHEMICAL SCAVEGING EFFECTS IN FLAME RADICAL REACTIONS
V.V. Kukueva
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF ENERGIZED AND NONENERGIZED MULTI-STRAND COPPER WIRE WITHIN THREE FULL SCALE COMPARTMENT FIRES
Thomas Lancaster, CFEI, CVFI
Alan Meadors, CFEI, CVFI
STUDY OF THE POSSIBILITY OF IGNITION AND BURNING OF TRASH BY A CIGARETTE
Lee Seok Dong
Kim Jin Gu
SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR FIRES
Joel Liebesfeld, PI, MA, MAS, CES
HIGH VOLTAGE IMPULSE TESTING OF CORRUGATED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING (CSST)
Jeffrey E. Lindsey, P.E., C.F.I.
Randall E. Bills, P.E., C.F.I.
Stephen E. Erlenbach, P.E.
Timothy C.Martin, P.E., C.F.E.I.
Richard B. Marzola, P.E, C.F.I
Mark J. Mulcahy, C.F.I.
Michael Rupp
A STUDY OF CALCINATION OF GYPSUM WALLBOARD
Christopher L. Mealy
Daniel T. Gottuk
A STUDY OF THE PERSISTENCE OF IGNITABLE LIQUID RESIDUE
Christopher L. Mealy
Daniel T. Gottuk
FIRE EFFECTS ON HIGH EFFICIENCY COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHTING
Richard J. Meier, CFEI, CFII, CVFI
FUEL GAS LEAKAGE POTENTIAL FROM COMMON THREADED PIPE CONNECTIONS - CONSIDERATIONS FOR FIRE/EXPLOSION INVESTIGATIONS
Kim R. Mniszewski, P.E., CFEI
THE CASE FOR CASE REVIEW
Jeffery T Morrill, NAFI-CFEI, CFII, CVFI, IAAI CFI
VALIDATION OF FLACS-FIRE FOR JET FIRES UNDER VENTILATION-CONTROLLED CONDITIONS
Deiveegan Muthusamy
Bjørn Lilleberg
DETECTING AND CONFIRMING THE PRESENCE OF ROAD FLARE RESIDUE IN FIRE INVESTIGATIONS
Scott Nesvold, M.S., M.Eng., P.E.
Kerri Pacholke, MFS, F-ABC
IN-SITU CONCRETE STRENGTH TESTING AS A TOOL IN FIRE INVESTIGATION
Michael J. OConnor, M.Sc., P.E., CFEI, CVFI, PI
ANALYSIS OF SUSCEPTIBILITY TO IGNITION OF SELECTED INDUSTRY DUST FROM A HEATED SURFACE - COMPARATIVE VALUE OF MINIMAL IGNITION TEMPERATURES OF A DUST LAYER AND CLOUDS
Marzena Pólka
Marek Wolinski
Bozena Kukfisz
Zdzislaw Salamonowicz
IGNITABLE LIQUID RESIDUE DISTRIBUTION IN POUR PATTERNS
J. Graham Rankin, Ph.D.
Dana L. Greely, MSFS
Bob Sullivan, CFI-IAAI, CFEI
USE OF THERMO-GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSER IN FORENSIC INVESTIGATION: SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS AND APPLICATION TO HUMAN TEETH
C. Riera
A. Thiry
A. Coppalle
J.P. Garo
A. Ben Cheikh
S. Toupenay
H. Bazin
INDUSTRIAL INCIDENT INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES
Thomas V. Rodante, P.E., CFEI, CFII
THE NEED FOR A CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR MODELING USE IN SUPPORT OF PERFORMANCE BASED DESIGN AND INVESTIGATIONS
Noah L. Ryder, PE, CFEI, MBA
ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE-BASED FUMIGANTS AS AN IGNITION SOURCE IN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY STORAGE STRUCTURE FIRES
John L. Schumacher, MChE, PE, CFI, CFPS
Zachary J. Jason, PE, CFEI
INVESTIGATION OF ASBESTOS CONTAMINATED FIRE AND EXPLOSION SCENES
James H. Shanley, Jr., PE, CFEI, CFI, MIFireE
A STRANGE NEW SOURCE OF STRUCTURE FIRE IGNITION
Ronald D. Simmons, P.E., C.F.E.I.
Eric M. Benstock, P.E., IEng., C.F.E.I.
THE DEATH OF NEGATIVE CORPUS (Abridged Version)
Dennis W. Smith, B.A., B.Sc.
VEHICLE FIRE BURN PATTERN STUDY: Part 2
Nicholas J. Smith, BS, CFEI, CVFI, IAAI-CFI
William Hicks, MS, CFEI, CVFI, IAAI-CFI, EFO, CFOD, MIFireE
Gregory E. Gorbett, MScFPE, CFEI, CVFI, IAAI-CFI, MIFireE
Ronald L. Hopkins, MS, CFEI, CVFI, CFPS
Patrick M. Kennedy, BS (Hons), CFEI, CVFI, MIFireE
APPLICABILITY AND LIMITATIONS OF ARC MAPPING IN VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT FIRE INVESTIGATION
Douglas R. Stahl, PE, CFEI/CVFI
Kerry D. Parrott, BSME, CFEI/CVFI, CFI
METHODOLOGY FOR LINKING CARBON MONOXIDE UPTAKE IN FIRE VICTIMS WITH COMPUTER FIRE MODELING IN POST-FIRE RECONSTRUCTION ANALYSES
Jason A. Sutula, Ph.D., P.E.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN FIRE MODELLING FIELD IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE USE OF FIRE SCENARIO SIMULATION IN INVESTIGATION FRAMEWORK
Aurélien Thiry
Camille Riera
Mathieu Suzanne
Axel Bellivier
Hervé Bazin
EVALUATING FIRE DAMAGED REGULATORS: HOW RELIABLE IS POST-FIRE TESTING?
Jerry R. Tindal, MS, P.E.
John B. Holecek, MS, P.E.
CARELESS COOKING FIRES
Robert J. Trenkle, CFI, CFEI
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE EFFECT OF CARPET PAD SEAMS COMPARED TO IGNITABLE LIQUID POURS, FLOOR FIRE PATTERNS IN POST-FLASHOVER FIRES
Christopher B. Wood, JD, MsFPE, PE
Albert Simeoni, PhD
Ryan Foley, BS