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Unlike many of our competitors, we have specialized, nationally recognized credentials in motor vehicle fire reconstruction. Our Senior Analyst Sal Fariello holds the highly coveted and prestigious Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator credential as well as Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator credentials. With Eastern Forensic Science Group you get motor vehicle fire reconstruction specialists who have the training and credentials specific to motor vehicles as well as general fire reconstruction expertise. Here's why this is so important. Motor vehicles and watercraft contain unique materials compared to buildings. These materials dramatically alter the forensic techniques required to uncover arson, verify a product defect or prove negligent maintenance. Motor vehicles and boats produce different burn patterns and contain significantly different fuel loads compared to buildings. The computer electronics in today's motor vehicles and complex wiring systems, along with complicated mechanical systems, multiple flammable liquids and ignition sources, and combustible metals such as magnesium, create totally different analytical problems than would be found in an ordinary building fire. It takes an intimate understanding of the technology found in motor vehicles and watercraft to properly perform fire reconstruction. Ordinary fire investigators usually lack the knowledge and experience to get the job done right. Remember, knowing how to put out fires means nothing when it comes to how to reconstruct a fire. At Eastern Forensic Science Group national board-certified fire recontructionists with over 28 years of experience with motor vehicles and boats assure you the most thorough forensic investigation and the most credible trial testimony when needed. And if your case involves resolution of a question as to whether the crash caused death, or death occurred subsequently due to the fire, we can answer this because we have the accident reconstruction and biomechanics expertise needed to make such a judgment. |
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engine compartment and interior of this $175,000 bus were burned out. The driver
claimed it was a spontaneous fire that occurred on the highway while driving the
bus to a storage depot. 
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found that a reinforced braided fuel hose had been cut with a sharp tool to
induce a fuel leak. The motive? Arson for profit. The savings to the insurance
company? A $175,000 claim!