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Advancing Fire Scene Investigations Through Field Portable Technologies

April 2021

The focus of this project was the application and limitations of technology used for fire investigations. Today’s field-portable GC/MS) systems were found to provide lab-quality data for volatile hydrocarbons but the interpretation of that data proved challenging for field operators. Online access to lab experts is essential.  Evidence sampling is enhanced with the use of sensitive Photoionization Detectors (PID) as a supplement to canine searches.

This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on April 6, 2021.

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EVALUATING THE SUCCESS OF A KINETIC MODEL TO PREDICT CHROMATOGRAMS OF IGNITABLE LIQUIDS UNDER DIFFERENT EVAPORATION MODES AND IN THE PRESENCE OF PASSIVE-HEADSPACE EXTRACTION

Date Published

2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

Mass Spectrometric Insights into the Identification of Ignitable Liquids in Fire Investigations Using DART-MS and GC/MS Techniques

Date Published

2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

Experimental and numerical investigations for the prediction of depth of calcination of gypsum plasterboards under fire exposure

Date Published

August 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Analysis of oil-based ignitable liquid residues by GC–MS and DART–MS

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

October 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Predicting thermal response of gypsum board under various heat flux Configurations: A three-dimensional mathematical model

Journal

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Date Published

2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Forensic Investigation of Explosions

Date Published

November 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Training (Handbook/Manual)

A Study of Calcination of Gypsum Wallboard

Date Published

September 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Design and Testing of a Computational Aid for Fire Debris Data Interpretation

Date Published

September 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Scale Modeling of Static Fires in a Complex Geometry for Forensic Fire Applications

Date Published

2010

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

Coroner Training: Fire Deaths

Event Dates

January 1, 2024

Location

Online

Event Type

Course

Registration Status

Open

Series

Coroner Training Lecture Series

Materials and Products Database - Technical Reference Guide

Date Published

April 2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Reference Material

Evaluating Machine Learning Methods on a Large-scale of in Silico Fire Debris Data

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

July 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

New tools for smoke residue and deposition analysis

Date Published

2010

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

Measurement and Prediction of Smoke Deposition from a Fire Against a Wall

Journal

Fire Safety Science

Date Published

2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

In Silico Created Fire Debris Data for Machine Learning

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

March 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Arson Investigation and Prosecution - A Study of Four Major American Cities

Date Published

1983

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Differentiated Factor Expression by Chemical Class in the Concentration of Ignitable Liquid Residue by Dynamic Vapor Microextraction

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

March 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Investigation of Water Effect on Ignitable Liquid Residue Analysis by Coupling Solid-Phase Microextraction with Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry

Date Published

2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

Assessing the Feasibility of Fire-pattern-based Data-driven Models for Pre-flashover Fire Origin Determination

Date Published

2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Automated Image-based Identification and Consistent Classification of Fire Patterns with Quantitative Shape Analysis and Spatial Location Identification

Journal

Developments in Built Environment

Date Published

January 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Measurement of Heat Transfer and Fire Damage Patterns on Walls for Fire Model Validation

Date Published

September 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Enhanced Ignitable Liquid and Substrate Database Functionality for Improved Casework and Research

Date Published

December 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Detection of Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris by Using Direct Analysis in RealTime Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS)

Date Published

2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Gypsum Calcination under Fire Exposure (Thesis)

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Thesis/Dissertation, Research (Applied/Empirical)