This morning Fire Marshal, Allen Nelson (far right picture and on the right hand side) presented Fire Inspector, Tony Liddell (far right picture and on the left hand side) with an award from the IAAI. Tony submitted photos he took of a car fire we investigated and his investigation photos won first place. The photos show a power amp wire (middle photo) for an after market stereo system that arched at the vehicles fire wall and started this vehicle fire. When it comes to cause and origin determination, pictures truly are worth a thousand words.
Having Fire inspectors that are well trained in cause and origin determination is a benefit that we enjoy with our Fire Inspectors and our Fire Marshal. Getting to the bottom of what causes a fire can be a great value in formulating prevention strategies going forward, and also indicate whether or not arson was involved. In this case the culprit was the installation of an after market stereo system. No arson here, and we determined the actual cause.
Congratulations Tony, for a job well done!
