Forensics | Rigsbee Engineering

FORENSIC SERVICES

Rigsbee Engineering applies its extensive experience in fire protection engineering in its approach to forensics. The design portion of our business gives us expert understanding of how systems work and how they should be implemented. Our different way of thinking allows us to see and understand topics that other investigators would pass by unknowingly.

We specialize in in taking highly technical principles and processes, and explaining them in a simple way so that non-expert participants can understand what happened and why it happened.

We have been retained on numerous cases supporting our clients.

FIRE PROTECTION INVESTIGATION

Investigation of Fire Losses and Analysis of Events
Expert Witness and Litigation Support

Analysis

Structural Response to Fire and Explosion
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE)
Egress Calculations and Analysis
Occupant Behavior
Fire Risk Assessment
Fire Dynamics
Detection and Suppression
Dust Hazards

Systems

Design, Inspection, Failures
Fire Alarm Analysis
Fire Sprinkler Analysis
Smoke Control
Chemical Agents Suppression
Egress

Computer Modeling

Human Behavior in Fire
Tenable Environment Studies;
- Carbon Monoxide
- Products of Combustion: Heat and Smoke
- Visibility
Egress (Existing, Path of Travel)
Fire Dynamics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Pressurization Modeling
Wind Modeling

Codes and Regulations Compliance

Building and Fire Codes and Standards
California Code of Regulations
- California Building Code (CBC)
- California Fire Code (CFC)
International Building Code (IBC)
International Fire Code (IFC)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards
NFPA 921
Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) Guides and Best Practices
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Standards
Building Construction and Code Compliance/Deficiencies