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From the Danish Journal of Archaeology ABSTRACT During excavations of the Viking-age ring fortress Borgring, Denmark, traces of a devastating fire was uncovered. The National Forensic Service...

http://www.arson.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1309:the-coldest-case-of-all-fire-investigation-at-the-viking-age-ring-fortress-of-borgring-denmark&catid=2:public

BY VYTO BABRAUSKAS SHOCK, INJURY, OR DEATH {ELECTROCUTION) from the passage of electric current through a human body has been studied for more than a century. The level of response or injury de...

http://www.arson.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1277:water-streams-power-lines-and-shock-how-serious-a-hazard&catid=2:public

By Joe Sesniak, IAAI-CFI, IAAI-CI, CFEI, GIFireE Loose electrical connections at screw terminals can create an increase in resistance, which promotes development of oxide layer(s) on the affect...

http://www.arson.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1015:effects-of-high-resistance-on-electrical-receptacless&catid=2:public

White Paper Study by: Albert Simeoni, Zachary C. Owens, Erik W. Christiansen, Abid KemalExponent, Inc. USAMichael Gallagher, Kenneth L. Clark, Nicholas SkowronskiNorthern Research Station, USD...

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Abstract Candles can enhance décor or be a source of light. However, they can also start fires. National estimates of reported fires derived from the U.S. Fire Administration’s National Fire...

http://www.arson.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=848:home-candle-fires&catid=2:public

INTRODUCTION This report describes new full-scale compartment fire experiments, which include local measurements of temperature, heat flux and species composition, and global measurements of h...

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ABSTRACT The open kitchen design in small residential units where fire load density and occupant load are very high introduces additional fire risk. One big concern is that whether flash-over ...

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1 Introduction A series of new reduced-scale compartment fire experiments were conducted, which included local measurements of temperature and species composition. The measurements are unique t...

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