NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations, Construction Components, Fire Spread, and Detailed Reporting

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NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations, Construction Components, Fire Spread, and Detailed Reporting
Randy Watson, SEA Limited Mike Doughty, Clark County Fire Department Michael Wixted, NFPA

This presentation will look at building construction focusing on how construction types, components and recent changes affect fire spread. It will identify how these items can impact a fire and what fire investigators need to consider when tackling flame spread within different building types. In addition, the presentation will address the art of report writing and how to record investigations in a neat, precise, professional manner--the do's and don'ts to ensure the information is never lost when the work is done.

Presented by:

Randy Watson, SEA Limited
Randy Watson is Regional Manager (Atlanta, GA office) and Senior Fire Investigator and Training Coordinator for the national forensic company, S-E-A, Limited. He currently serves as Chairman of the NFPA Technical Committee on Fire Investigation and is a member of the Technical Committee on Fire Investigator Professional Qualifications. With over 38 years of experience, Randy has qualified in numerous jurisdiction as an expert in fire investigation and fire investigation methodology.

Mike Doughty, Clark County Fire Department
Mike Doughty is a Fire Investigator II for the Clark County Fire Department in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Michael Wixted, NFPA
Michael Wixted is an Emergency Services Specialist within the Public Fire Protection Division of NFPA. His primary background is in Fire Protection Engineering with a M.Sc. from the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. Prior to the NFPA he worked in the area of Fire Safety Design at EML Architects in Limerick, Ireland. He was one of the principle technicians responsible for all fire safety endeavors within the company. Michael currently focuses his efforts on the development of NFPA 921 and 1033. He works closely with the Fire Investigations and Fire Investigator Professional Qualifications Committees to continuously update industry standards.