Welcome!

Thanks for attending the NAFI 2010 Advanced Fire, Arson, and Explosion Investigation Seminar in Sarasota or being a participant at one of the other programs. As indicated, during my presentation, I am posting all of the referenced papers and documents for you to review.

Please note, that the USFA Burn Pattern Test file is large as a result of including the photographs and as such, it will take time to download. As a companion document to this file, a text only version is available on the Kennedy website (www.kennedy-fire.com). The second largest file is a copy of my PowerPoint presented during the seminar, as the pdf is printed two slides per page so that you could review larger images. Please note, only one of the authors may be listed after the paper title, the complete list of authors is included on the paper title page.

I hope that the information provided is of assistance to you and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Ron Hopkins, CFEI, CFPS

The Current Knowledge & Training Regarding Backdraft, Flashover, and Other Rapid Fire Progression Phenomena (Gorbett and Hopkins) NFPA Boston, MA 2007 and NFPA Las Vegas 2008

Fire Pattern Persistence and Predictability during Full Scale Compartment Fire Tests and the use for Comparison of Post Fire Analysis (Hopkins, Kennedy, and Gorbett) Fire and Materials 2009 San Francisco, CA

Fire Pattern Research in the US: Current Satus and Impact (Hopkins Text) NAFI Advanced Fire, Arson, & Explosion Investigation Training Program, Sarasota, FL August 2008

Fire Pattern Research in the US: Current Satus and Impact (Hopkins PowerPoint) NAFI Advanced Fire, Arson, & Explosion Investigation Program, August 2008

Fire Pattern Persistence and Predictability in Pre and Post Flashover Compartment Fires (Hopkins) 2008 International Symposium On Fire Investigation Science and Technology, National Association of Fire Investigators, Sarasota, FL, 2008.

Fire Pattern Persistence and Predictability on Interior Finish and Construction Materials During Pre and Post Flashover Compartment Fires (Hopkins) Fire and Materials 2007, San Francisco, CA

USFA Burn Pattern Tests NOTE: This file is larger than I currently have storage space for this webpage. A text only is available on the Kennedy website, see the link above.

Flashover (Kennedy)

Depth of Calcination (Kennedy) Fire and Materials 2003, San Francisco, CA

Full Scale Burn Tests (Putorti) National Institute of Justice, 1977

Full Scale Burn Tests (Gorbett) 2006 International Symposium On Fire Investigation Science and Technology, National Association of Fire Investigators, Sarasota, FL, 2006.

Single Fuel Package (Crib) Tests (Hicks-06) 2006 International Symposium On Fire Investigation Science and Technology, National Association of Fire Investigators, Sarasota, FL, 2006.

Single Fuel Package (Chair) Tests (Hicks-08) 2008 International Symposium On Fire Investigation Science and Technology, National Association of Fire Investigators, Sarasota, FL, 2008.

Hourglass Fire Pattern Development (Icove) 2006 International Symposium On Fire Investigation Science and Technology, National Association of Fire Investigators, Sarasota, FL, 2006.

Research the Future of Fire Investigation (Madrzykowski)

Computer Fire Models for Fire Investigators (Gorbett) 2008 International Symposium On Fire Investigation Science and Technology, National Association of Fire Investigators, Sarasota, FL, 2008.

Recommendations of The Research Advisory Council on Post-fire Analysis (NFPA)