Automotive fires can result from a variety of factors, including mechanical failures, electrical malfunctions, or external factors. Determining the cause and origin of a vehicle fire is critical in legal cases involving liability, product defects, and insurance claims. A automotive fire cause and origin expert witness provides essential insights into the cause of vehicle fires, helping to establish whether the fire was due to a defect, accident, or other factors.
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An automotive fire cause and origin expert witness is a professional with specialized knowledge in investigating vehicle fires, determining the cause of ignition, and assessing the role of mechanical or electrical failures. These experts provide testimony on the source of the fire and whether negligence or defects contributed to the incident.
An automotive fire cause and origin expert witness provides critical support in legal cases involving vehicle fires, product defects, and insurance claims. Their testimony helps clarify whether the fire was caused by mechanical or electrical failures, design flaws, or external factors. Their expertise is essential for determining liability and resolving disputes related to vehicle fires.
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I have over 30 years experience in automotive issues. I have conducted vehicle and forensic inspections in the following areas: mechanical, vehicle fire cause and origin, engine and component failure analysis, accident reconstruction (mechanical), Lemon law investigations, subrogation issues and reports, body shop/service department fraud investigations, parts inspections and identification, product failure analysis, design defect analysis and damage appraisal. My other areas of expertise include engine and powertrain, service and anti-lock brake systems (air and hydraulic), advanced electronics and computer systems, supplemental restraint systems, automotive safety systems, automotive and heavy truck body and frame, tires, and handicapped controls/assistive devices. I have prior expert witness experience.
I have over 30 years experience as an Aeronautical / Mechanical Engineer specializing in fire physics, thermodynamics, combustion, and heat / mass transfer. My expertise includes: micro-gravity combustion; micro-combustion power generation; meso- and micro-scale combustion; self-heating, pyrolysis, and self-ignition of combustible materials; liquid fuel pool burning; smoldering and transition to flaming; ignition / fire propagation in solid and liquid fuels; wild-land fire propagation; and wild-land fire spotting through burning particles and embers. I have additional experience in explosions and accidental fires in vehicles, aircraft, commercial fires, wild land fire, residential / commercial buildings, and petro-chemical plants. I have more than 25 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.
I have over 40 years experience in fire protection engineering, specializing in combustion science, fire modeling, fire protection engineering, fire research, heat transfer, optical properties of surfaces, and thermal physics. My experience includes matters pertaining to combustion and explosions; thermal radiation; foam, gas phase, and powder fire extinguishers; smoke detectors; private and commercial aircraft fires, vehicle fires and watercraft fires; residential building fires; commercial building fires; industrial building fires; rural, suburban, and urban fire hazards; and fire performance and spread in electrical cable arrays. I have more than 35 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.
I have spent over 35 years working in the field of fire investigations. My areas of focus include fire cause and origin investigations, fire cause analysis, determining contributory factors, building code compliance, hazardous materials, fire sprinkler systems, fire prevention, munitions handling, storage, de-mill operations, on-site utilities including high voltage (4180V to 16,000V), on-site railroad operations, steam plant operations, vehicle use, maintenance and repair, on-site water systems including a dam and reservoir, on-site construction, maintenance and repair, and on-site fire department and security forces. I have provided consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony for more than 20 years as a fire investigations expert witness.
I have worked for over 15 years with fire cause and origin investigations. My areas of expertise include educational burns, classroom instruction, spontaneous combustion, cigarette fires, flammable liquid fires, vehicle fires, arson, and explosions. I also have experience as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). I have prior experience offering my services as a fire cause and origin investigations expert witness.
With over a decade of experience in fire cause & origin investigations, I have an expertise in the evaluation of appliances for ignition and fire spread capability, fire initiation and growth studies, fire and computational fluid dynamic modeling, and evaluation of active and passive fire protection and fire suppression systems. I am experienced in material, ignition, and combustion studies as well as light and heavy rail car material fire performance and evaluation of passive fire protection systems for steel structures. I have provided consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony for more than 10 years as a fire cause and origin investigations expert witness.
I have over 50 years of consulting experience in engineering with an emphasis in fire science. My areas of focus include fire dynamics, fire performance of materials, systems and selected problem areas relating to polymers, paper and wood, performance of complex systems such as buildings and their environments, rail transportation vehicles, combustible furnishings and components, causes and the growth and spread of fires, performance of materials and sub-systems and systems as part of such projects, and fire related codes and standards. I have provided deposition, consultations, and courtroom testimony for more than 30 years as a fire science engineering expert witness.
I have more than 30 years experience in Fire Service and Fire Investigation with a focus in fire behavior, fire suppression, and elementary recognition of fire cause and origin. I am experienced in investigating various types of fires ranging from structure type to grass and brush, as well as accidental to incendiary. I have offered courtroom testimony, deposition, and consultations for over 5 years as a fire investigation expert witness.
I have worked in bus fleet management for over 35 years. I specialize in P.M. program performance evaluations, bus fire investigations, on-site assistance, engineering services, and safety system program plan evaluations, wheel chair lift failures on elderly and handicapped buses, as well parts and system component failure leading to accidents or incidents. I have provided courtroom testimony, consultations, and deposition as a bus fleet management expert witness for more than 25 years.
I have spent over 30 years working with fire & arson investigation. My expertise is in fire cause and origin, personal injury accidents, and damage analysis. I also have over 25 years experience in fireworks safety, firework marketing and design, operations, accident mitigation and local, state and federal laws relating to fireworks. I have over provided consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony for more than 15 years as a fire safety expert witness.
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