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Fire & Explosions


The Fire & Explosion Investigations Division of Vollmer-Gray Engineering Laboratories provides fire investigation, forensic engineering, and scientific evaluations to clients in the insurance and legal communities. The combined expertise of certified fire investigators and skilled engineers allows us to provide greater technical depth to our investigations. We have the knowledge, practical experience and professional credentials to determine the cause, origin and progression of fires and explosions.

Areas of Service

* Cause & Origin Investigation
* Interviews
* Photo Documentation
* Structure & Pattern Diagramming
* Electrical Evaluation
* Fire & Electrical Code Compliance
* Evidence Collection
* Arson Investigation
* Accelerant Determination
* Accelerant Sampling & Testing

Property Types

* Residential/Commercial/Retail
* Manufacturing Plants
* Public Facilities
* Restaurants
* Hotels/Motels
* Multi-Floor Buildings
* Electrical & Mechanical Equipment
* Gas & Electrical Appliances
* Automobiles
* Trucks
* Motorcycles
* Heavy Equipment

 
Gerald F. Zamiski, PhD, P.E.


- Metallurgical Failure Analysis
- Mechanical Failure Analysis

- Material Failure Analysis

- Fire and Explosion Analysis

- Failure analysis of electrical and gas appliances for
  fire and explosion causation.
 
- 20 years experience in appliance failure analysis.
 
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
   consultant on gas appliances.
- Analysis includes visual and microscopic examination, 
   radiography, scanning electron microscopy (SEM, EDX).

Anthony M. LaPalio, P.I.

  

- More than 25 years experience in fire investigations, fire suppression, and fire prevention

- Investigated over 2,500 fires and implemented training  programs for L.A. City Fire Department

- Instructed claims representatives in the cause, origin and spread of fires
Philippe J. Van Herle, P.E.

 

- Electrical & Gas Appliance Fire Analysis

- Accident Reconstruction

- Automotive Systems Analysis

- Mechanical Failure Analysis

- Machine Design

 

- Over 5 years experience in appliance failure analysis

 

- U.S. Patent Holder