Our Fire Investigators study the effects of wind on burn patterns in a car fire 🔥. Here the instructor teaches arson investigators how burn patterns change based on wind and how the patterns show where the fire started and how it grew. #firescience #fireinvestigation #fire #fireinvestigator #training #firetraining | Palm Beach County Fire Rescue

UL FSRI is conducting a study to examine how ventilation impacts fire damage and the resulting fire patterns in structures representing single family homes. Knowledge of fire dynamics is critical for fire investigators to identify a fire’s area of origin and determine a cause; and fire dynamics are dependent upon understanding the role of ventilation during a fire event. This video provides an introduction to the types of measurements and experiments that were conducted. Reports and the online t