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As expected, the results indicated that the patterns generated by the polyurethane foam fire had greater uncertainty than the natural gas and gasoline pool fires. 2009; Gorbett 2010; Gorbett et al. Cue 3-increased magnitude of damage around opening within 2 times the opening width (2wv). The damage cues evaluated for ventilation-generated damage included: Cue 1- increased area and magnitude of damage within the airflow from the opening. Cox discussed the importance of separating data and the interpretation of that data when discussing this new method. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK), Walton W, Thomas P (2008) Estimating Temperatures in Compartment Fires. 98 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<91F1DAB77B67D07957F283104A2F7883><83C49AA1AA664D4BAE5EBD1CBF89369B>]/Index[80 32]/Info 79 0 R/Length 87/Prev 597082/Root 81 0 R/Size 112/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream Not all compartment fires will transition through flashover (Drysdale 2011). A DOFD scale for gypsum wallboard was developed and tested based on the findings from these studies (Gorbett et al. flaming combustion detached from the fuel item or package), High Temperature lining surfaces Radiant heat transfer (absorption/reflection). Each fire pattern study has the three most common flashover correlations summarized within Additional file 1. Shanley et al. Protected Surface: Body "Clean Burn" "Rundown Burn" Ignitable Liquid Pour Pattern. These included that soot deposition can be used to aid in the area of origin determination and that the clean burn area size was proportional to the fire size (Wolfe et al. In 2011 three test fires were conducted that varied between single and multiple ventilation openings (Claflin 2014). The following keywords were used for the literature review, including: fire patterns, fire effects, fire investigation, arson investigation, burn patterns and burn indicators. The tests were typically conducted to evaluate multiple aspects of using damage for origin determination and not just within the context of clusters of damage, therefore, many of these tests will describe fire effects, clusters of fire effects, fire pattern generation and the use of fire patterns to arrive at an area of origin. The origin matrix provides the user a diagram of the compartment of interest, where the user is to shade in those portions of the diagram where damage is identified and then this damage is to be compared to expected damage based on the predicted damage from the ventilation openings. 2003). However, all of this is dependent on the burning regime and where combustion is actually taking place at the point in time during the fire when the fuel was ignited. Many of the firefighting factors would not necessarily develop new patterns that have unique characteristics. Quintiere and McCaffrey (1980) showed that near-opening mixing associated with the cold, incoming air flow entraining the hot gas is an issue that would be a potential cause for near-to or adjacent damage occurring on surfaces next to ventilation openings. Charles C. Roberts, Jr., Ph.D., P.E. 2014). A hypothesis of pseudo chimney effect is provided. Because the varying DOFD serves as the foundation for all later interpretations, ultimately leading to an origin determination, more research is needed to either demonstrate that investigators reliably identify varying DOFD or the industry needs processes that are shown to be reliable and valid (Gorbett and Chapdelaine 2014). Carpet pad configuration was also varied including no seam and two, off-center seams for comparison and control purposes. 2008; Hopkins et al. The natural convection drives air out of the compartment creating a lower pressure for inflow to be driven from gravity flows or can also be influenced by wind or other mechanically induced flows (e.g. For example, if an investigator observed charred wood with large, rolling blisters giving it the appearance of alligator skin, then the fire investigator was to interpret this as a rapid fire which was often used then used in concluding that the fire was incendiary in nature. endstream endobj 81 0 obj <> endobj 82 0 obj <> endobj 83 0 obj <>stream These two studies demonstrated a relatively predictable response of visible damage to the gypsum wallboard consistent with the varying DOFD identified in NFPA 921 (Figs. John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, pp 5571, Jahn W, Rein G, Torero J (2008) The effect of model parameters on the simulation of fire dynamics. [1], This developmental curve reflects the progression of intuitive thinking processes as a person develops more advanced knowledge structures in a specific area. The fire burned for approximately two minutes post-flashover. There has been extensive work done in the area of flashover for traditional residential-sized compartments with a single opening. Two tests also had a window that measured 3ft by 4ft in height (0.91m1.22m) with a 2ft, 6in. Mealy et al. Given these findings, damage cues 1, 2 and 4 are used as the most accurate damage cues for classifying a fire pattern generated by ventilation. The final two tests were performed after multiple television sets and electronic appliances were placed on wood stands and on the floor in a burn room containing an upholstered chair and area rugboth of these tests were allowed to progress into full-room involvement and were not extinguished until 4min past flashover (Hoffmann et al. Upper Layer-Generated Fire Pattern (fire origin was located along adjacent wall-fire test conducted at EKU by author). Wall condition on the four sides of a room may differ and thus indicate where most heat was applied (Straeter and Crawford 1955). Of course, apex is actually the antonym of the word desired here. Ultimately, the locations of damage and fire patterns are compared to the causal factors from the physics of the fire, alternative causes and background information. [4], The U-shaped development in physical skill comes from the development and recession of muscular strength, on the graph the Y-axis is muscular strength and the X-axis is time. 1997; Carman 2008; Gorbett et al. They appear between the affected area and adjacent, less-affected areas (NFPA 2014). The elements of the fire pattern definition are further explained here: distinct area of damage or cluster of fire effects the area of damage must be clearly distinguishable from other areas of damage through the identification of line(s) of demarcation. Fire effects are the bases for the varying DOFD that was discussed in the previous section. The researchers noted differences and attributed these to small variations in the inflow of air. walls, ceiling, contents) within a compartment. Drysdale (2011) indicates that the average compartment temperatures are highest near the cross over between fuel-controlled and ventilation-controlled. Standardized proficiency testing should be developed for each process developed and all users of these processes should be tested for proficiency. The use of 2 springs running parallel to each other allows for equal pressure on each side of the tool (Fig. In this work, the authors outlined a system that described char as being on a range from Number 0 Char up to Number 10 Char, with number 10 char as representing the greatest level of damage. The literature identified that investigators use the damage in two different ways. positive pressure ventilation). Post-test data collection included examination, photography and a subset of depth of char measurements. \) This relationship points out that there are higher gas temperatures reached in the fuel-controlled burning but the duration of burning is shorter because much of the heat energy is transferred out of the room by the air/fire gas exchange (Drysdale 2011). The one test that deviated showed a V-pattern emanating from the floor behind the entertainment center giving the appearance that the fire origin could be interpreted to be located on or near the floor behind the entertainment center when the fire origin was to the left and along side the television inside the entertainment center (Hoffmann et al. smoke, aerosols). Each fire was said to have only burned for 2min in full room involvement. The mixing of the air and UHCs has been shown to occur at the opening, along the gravity flow, around objects within the flow and opposite the opening along walls, specifically for doors (Abib and Jaluria 1992a, b; Quintiere and McCaffrey 1980). Journal of Fire Protection Engineering 14:931, Williamson R, Revenaugh A, Mowrer F (1991) Ignition Sources in Room Fire Tests Ansome Implications for Flame Spread Evaluation. As the definition from the term fire pattern has evolved and will continue to evolve, it is important to define what a pattern is first. Prominent forensic scientist, Paul Kirk (1969), wrote in support of using depth of char for fire investigation in the following, variations in depth of the char will inevitably be notedand that this feature of the fire is of primary importance. American Re-Insurance. The authors suggested that the investigator could evaluate the items involved and the differences of flammability of combustibles along the route of travel may explain the route of travel or spread (Straeter and Crawford 1955). Cox provides an example where using these two concepts demonstrated that a white area on a wall required consideration of the causal factors and contextual circumstances to adequately evaluate the damage. Fire and Arson Investigator Journal of the International Association of Arson Investigators 19:127133, Crofton, MD, DeHaan J, Icove D (2011) Kirks Fire Investigation. In the report, the authors outlined the need to improve the scientific foundations of the forensic disciplines, particularly those that are dependent on qualitative analyses and expert interpretation of observed patterns, including fire investigations (NIJ 2009). (2006; 2008) conducted a fire pattern reproducibility study using single fuel items. Cue 2-increased magnitude of damage near the fuel item. 2012). (1997)) and Gorbett et al. The statistics can be found in Additional file 1 associated with this review paper. 4). The participants were provided a diagram of the room and photographs of the contents, walls and ceiling. Given these findings, damage cues 1, 2 and 3 are used as the most accurate damage cues for classifying a fire pattern generated by upper layer. Determining which effect or effects reflect varying degrees of damage is the key to successfully assessing damage. International Association of Arson Investigators 61:3844, Crofton, MD, McCaffrey B, Quintiere J (1977) Buoyancy-driven counter-current flows generated by a fire source. Terms in this set (60) Fire effects. Varying degree of fire damage to gypsum wallboard-visible damage results, Varying degree of fire damage to gypsum wallboard-contour plot of the depth of calcination results of Fig. (1997)) reported one of the driving factors for the lack of a plume-generated fire pattern associated with the origin in a chair was due to the chair being placed approximately 18-inches away from the wall. NFPA 921 further lists that fire patterns can be classified by their generation or causal relationship to the fire dynamics by providing the following classes: plume-generated patterns, ventilation-generated patterns, hot gas layer-generated patterns, full-room involvement-generated patterns and suppression-generated patterns (NFPA 2014). The authors stated that fire leaves its fingerprints and that each finger of flame leaves its effects and the study of these effects will help you pick the spot where it burned first (Straeter and Crawford 1955). fire effects); Many of the early and current researchers assumed that every investigator was able to visibly assess varying degrees of damage equally without processes (Shanley et al. Cue 4-lines of demarcation are angled emanating from the ventilation opening. Most notably, patterns which indicated areas of intense burning but were remote from the point of origin were observed and were determined to be from ventilation effects only. National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST-GCR-98-756, Gaithersburg, MD, Donegan H (2008) Decision Analysis. The presence of an ignitable liquid should be confirmed by laboratory analysis. However, Kirk elaborated on what the investigator should look for in evaluating this fire pattern when he stated because of the upward tendency of every fire, some type of inverted conical shape is characteristic, the apex at the bottom being the point of ignition, with the fire rising and spreading (Kirk 1969). 2013). a distinct area of damage or cluster of fire effects with identifiable and related lines of demarcation that share common damage characteristics, such as type, magnitude, direction and proximity (e.g. In the first edition of NFPA (1992) the investigator was cautioned, that no specific time of burning can be determined based solely upon depth of char. The upper layer gases are elevated in temperature and have the ability to radiate heat downward onto the tops of contents throughout the compartment. 2006; Hicks et al. 2013). Smoke contains particulates, liquid aerosols and gases (NFPA 2014). The fire pattern studies revealed that specific damage cues identified during fuel-controlled conditions were not as prevalent during ventilation-controlled conditions. The energy generated by the fire and therefore the temperatures and layer depth of the upper layer vary as a function of time (Walton and Thomas 2008). He lists causal factors for this white area of damage as possibly hose stream wash, surface paper burned off leaving a clean noncombustible surface behind, or the wall may have been surfaced differently prior to the fire (i.e. (2008)) noted that the lines of demarcation throughout the compartment would descend in elevation dependent on the header depth and type of opening, except the line of demarcation would descend lower in corners and ascend near ventilation openings. char, are all descriptions of damage caused by a. (2013) developed a constant force depth of calcination tool to eliminate inconsistencies in depth of calcination measurements to provide a more practical application of the tool based on the Ngu (2004) and Mealy (2013) studies. 1997). The combustion within this compartment is of a high efficiency and the yields of soot and carbon monoxide (CO) are low (Pitts 1994). There are a total of 17 fire effects listed in NFPA (2014) that serve as the base list of observations for fire investigators (Table1). The compartment can reach a state of full-room involvement without transitioning through flashover, or become ventilation-limited and never achieve full-room involvement state (Francis and Chen 2012). Other penetration patterns have arisen, which dealt more with determining the direction of fire spread from top down or bottom up. 2006; Hopkins et al. These photographs and annotations are provided to illustrate the burn pattern indicated. soot), and gaseous byproducts, including carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrogen cyanide (HCN), oxygen (O2), steam (H2O vapor), and unburned hydrocarbons (UHC). There are several effects that may occur to gypsum wallboard when exposed to heat and fire conditions, including: color changes, soot deposition, charred paper, paper consumed and clean burn (Fig. Gypsum wallboard is one of the more common lining materials for walls and ceilings used for construction of residential and commercial facilities. For more information on this term, see the interFIRE VR Resource File . As such, fire investigators have written about the use of visible and measurable observations related to varying damage to wood for as long as fire investigation has been in existence (Rethoret 1945). Grant No. The researchers also concluded that the fire pattern at the true origin persisted in all three tests. Furthermore, average fire gas temperatures have been related to the ventilation factor compared to the total surface area of the compartment, commonly denoted by \( {A}_v\sqrt{H_v}/{A}_T. Arson investigators were surveyed about how they investigate fires and cited interpretation of alligatoring as one of the most common methods of establishing arson. This process has significant potential for uncertainty, as the initial conditions are generally unknown to the investigator. Because of this, the problem of using fire damage to determine how the fire developed is considered an inverse problem. This quote, however, is not to generalize that the area of origin is to be equated with the area of greatest thermal damage outside of this specific test series. The two tests that resulted in full-room involvement showed that burn patterns could be generated which were not indicative of the area of origin of the fire (Hoffmann et al. 2026 Plaza Dr. PO Box 8637 Benton Harbor, MI 49023 Voice: (269) 925-2200 Fax: (269) 925-2204 E-Mail: firefind@firefindings.com The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) documented many of the myths about using the visible appearance of damage to identify arson with the visible appearance of char being one of the predominant misconceptions (Boudreau et al. 2006). This method or a similar method should be further explored using the work done for gypsum wallboard (Gorbett et al. An optical measurement method was developed to arrive at optical properties of smoke deposited out of a smoke layer onto glass filters. 2008; Mann and Putaansuu 2009). 6). The location of gasoline spilled was varied between the floor and on/around furniture items. Areas along the wall surfaces that were white in color directly adjacent to areas of significant soot deposition were found within this series of tests to be attributed to the oxidation of the soot from the surface (i.e. Location and elevation are essentially further describing proximity. This method was used to identify each fire pattern within the compartment, ascribe a direction or intensity to that damage and assign a directional arrow on a diagram to reflect this damage, however, no specific procedural details were provided on how to implement this analysis or how to interpret direction (Kennedy and Kennedy 1985). Muscular strength develops and recedes over time because of necessity; one example of this is a baby learning to walk. 1989; Quintiere 1995). Truncated cone fire patterns have been found in over 50% of all fire pattern tests. Such patterns can provide clues as to the origin, cause or propagation path of the fire. The bulk of this research can be found within the SFPE Engineering Guide, Assessing Flame Radiation to External Targets from Pool Fires (SFPE 1999). The earliest texts (Rethoret 1945; Kennedy 1959), however, do not offer a process on how to use the data, other than vague descriptions on visibly identifying greater areas of damage and tracing varying char damage. Rethoret (1945) describes that the fire investigator should study closely the depth of carbonization at various places, as this will bring the investigator in getting back to the point of origin. This was the first published work that outlined how to develop a legend and diagram as demonstrative aids for applying the heat and flame vector analysis. Building Research Institute of Japan., p 27, Keith, Smith (1984) Analysis of Char Patterns Known as Alligatoring. The Schroeder study (1999), however, was the first to quantify the depth of calcination and its relationship within fire investigations. First Asian Conference on Fire Science and Technology, China, Quintiere J (1995) Compartment Fire Modeling. 2012), Testing photograph for carpet pad seam generation of pattern similar to reported ignitable liquid pour showing burning in exposed surface resulting from carpet pad shrinkage (Wood et al. study (2013) also demonstrated that when visual damage to the wall surfaces were unable to provide enough data for analysis that contour plots of the depth measurements provided valuable insight into the areas within the enclosure that were subjected to the most severe thermal damage, the areas in which the initiating (primary first fuel) fire occurred. As the temperature of the gases in the upper layer increases and the duration of influence between these gases and the lining surfaces increase, the heat flux imposed on these surfaces reaches a critical threshold that begins damaging the material and creating fire effects attributed to the upper gas layer. SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering. Generally, these texts encouraged investigators to visibly identify which side of a content item, wall, or structural member may have been more affected by heat. The results confirmed that the use of this method was appropriate for these three test fires (Shanley et al. Director, Fire Investigation Specialist. increases. This section has been divided into four subsections that evaluate the general location and type of fire patterns. The investigator typically assigns an interpretation to each fire pattern as to how it may have been created, which in turn assists the investigator in determining how the fire spread. These tests were not conducted within a compartment. 4 A U-shaped burn pattern found on the top of floor joists, caused by fire burning down through the floor. From this work, the researchers used gravimetric measurements of these filters to demonstrate and validate an analytical model for smoke deposition based on thermophoresis. SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineers, NFPA, Quincy, MA, Lattimer B, Sorathia H (2003) Thermal characteristics of fires in a noncombustible corner. In 1997 The United States Fire Administration (USFA), in conjunction with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building and Fire Research Laboratory (NIST-BFRL) launched the fire pattern research committee and produced the USFA Fire Pattern Test report (Shanley et al. (1997)) contends that the source of available fresh air from adjacent spaces will have a significant influence on whether or not the ventilation-generated patterns are prevalent with such magnitude. The wall construction had no significant impact on the damage. The cumulative heat exposure consists of the duration and varying intensity of heat exposure to the materials. Scientific evidence is always incomplete to some degree, which means there is a measure of uncertainty associated within each analysis. There are hundreds of materials that can be found in residential occupancies, as such there are thousands of studies that would need to be reviewed and summarized here to identify the characteristics of the material properties and the impact that heat has on each material. A few of the studies also indicated that truncated cone patterns, specifically V-patterns, were located away from the true origin causing confusion for the investigators (Hoffmann et al. Fire and Arson Investigator Journal of the International Association of Arson Investigators 64(1):3747, Custer R, Wright C (1984) Open Windows and Thermal Inversions may Complicate a Fire Investigation. Kennedy (1959) relates that wooden joists or studding are exposed to burningthe sides exposed to the direction from which the fire is coming will be more severely burned and charred. Selecting a final area of origin hypothesis. Once these parameters are identified and organized, various techniques can be applied to facilitate the collection of critical information, analysis of the data and facilitation of a decision. As the fire continues to develop, the ceiling jet and the gases from the upper layer begin to have an intensified effect on the surfaces nearest the plume. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. 15 and Table2). Fire Clues: Heat Shadows - Occur when heavy furniture shields part of a wall; can help determine the origin point. The production increases substantially as the compartment fire becomes ventilation-limited. However, if the fire were to remain in fuel-controlled conditions, it is not expected that this slight change in the damage from the plume would be sufficient to cause an erroneous conclusion as to the cause of the damage. As the fire continues to grow, the pattern becomes . Title: FIRE PATTERNS. They focused on under-ventilated fires, the fire growth associated with these types of fires and their forensic analysis. Often times the soot deposited within the room of origin will be higher in elevation with distinct lines of demarcation and thick soot deposits. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Fire Investigations. Currently, investigators have no reliable method for identifying varying DOFD for charring. Noticeable patterns created by the fire as it burns. From this work, the researchers used gravimetric measurements of these filters to demonstrate and validate an analytical model for smoke deposition based on thermophoresis. The DOFD as outlined in this article never received any traction within the community and has never been picked up in any other literature (Figs. The areas of damage and boundaries of those areas are often referred to as areas and lines of demarcation. [1], Last edited on 10 November 2021, at 10:13, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U-shaped_development&oldid=1054493463, This page was last edited on 10 November 2021, at 10:13. Paper presented at the Fire and Materials Conference. Smoke patterns are deposits of carbon on walls and ceilings, carried there in the heat plume. Fire patterns are formed when the products of combustion come into contact with a vertical or horizontal surface such as a wall, floor, ceiling, or home furnishing. Around the late 1970s there was a movement within the profession to describe fire patterns by descriptions of their geometric shapes (e.g. Consequently, a new optical measurement method was developed to use with digital photographs and digital image analysis. Clean burn damage also occurred along the wall near the doorway opening in the fire with the longest full room involvement burning duration. The characteristics distilled from the literature are that the ULG patterns will have level lines of demarcation with relatively uniform magnitude of damage, unless the upper layer is flowing out of a compartment and if so the lines of demarcation will be angled towards the opening. Flashcards. A survey was conducted to evaluate the proficiency of professional fire investigators at determining the area of origin when provided with photographs and measurable data from a test (Tinsley and Gorbett 2013). As this smoke collides with cooler surfaces, it may deposit out of the heated gases onto wall, ceiling and content surfaces. Paper presented at the Fire and Materials 2009 Conference. Furthermore, this process has not been widely tested for reliability or validity. In this study, a DOFD scale was developed as a ranking system to reflect the varying degrees of visible fire damage to gypsum wallboard based on its response to heat exposure and visible damage indicators. Fire Pattern Indicator, U or V Fire pattern that resembles a U or V shape and indicates the direction of fire progression in that area. 1 and 2). This damage begins to obscure some of the earlier lines of demarcation from the upper layer. Consequently, Kirk can be credited as the first person to describe the damage by a fire as a geometric shape. Several studies concerning ventilation-controlled fires throughout the years have introduced a concept of a ventilation factor (\( {A}_v\sqrt{h_v} \)) and illustrated the importance of ventilation openings on a fires growth by analyzing the size of ventilation openings, locations of these openings within the compartment and the shear mixing that occurs at the interface of the opening (Kawagoe 1958; Thomas and Heslden 1972; Harmathy 1972; Thomas and Bennets 1999; Utiskul 2007; Sugawa et al. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Fire Investigations. The evolution in terminology clarifies how fire patterns became a more restricted definition and it is this bounded term that will be the focus of this literature review section. In over 40% of the fire pattern tests, level lines of demarcation attributed to this damage was identified. 2012), Resultant floor burn pattern from carpet pad seam without use of ignitable liquids (Wood et al. Investigations Institute, Florida (USA), Gorbett G, Hicks W, Tinsley A, Kennedy P (2010a) Fire Patterns with Low Heat Release Rate Initial Fuels. The profession requires new research to span the gaps identified within each sub process. Heat exposure to the materials (e.g. Paper presented at InterFlam99. 1985). The first reference that can be identified related to rejecting this misconception was a discussion by DeHaan (1983). One common type of fire pattern is plume-generated patterns, the lines that come from the three-dimensional shape of the fire plume being cut by an interweaving two-dimensional surface, such as a ceiling or wall. This study focused on the impact of ventilation on fire patterns and the ability of fire investigators to use fire patterns to determine the quadrant of the room where the fire began. The origin and ignition of the three tests were in a pillow placed along the back corner of the couch on the floor against the wall with the window. Each test fire was conducted for 10min, with the door opened at 5min. These myths have been dispelled by several studies, but their influence on using the geometric shapes as descriptors has justifiably persisted (NFPA 2014; Shanley et al. Wood and gypsum wallboard (drywall) were the only materials that had sufficient literature to review in this context. 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