The Fire & Explosion Investigation Subcommittee focuses on standards and guidelines related to the investigation, analyses and interpretation of crime scenes where arson or use of explosives is suspected.
Officers | Members | Standards | Discipline-Specific Baseline Documents | Research & Development Needs | Presentations
Philip Crombie, Jr., Subcommittee Chair, Travelers Insurance
Jason Bond, Indiana State Police Laboratory Division (Quality Representative)
Brittany Brown, Lovington Fire Department
Chris Connealy, Williamson County (TX)
Dan Gottuk, Jensen Hughes
Andrew Jurs, Drake University School of Law (Legal Representative)
Rick Lempert, University of Michigan (emeritus) (Human Factors Representative)
John Lentini, Scientific Fire Analysis, LLC
James Panos, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
David Sheppard, Ph.D., Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Bruce Varga, University of New Haven
Randy Watson, SEA, Ltd.
The Forensic Science Standards Board (FSSB) has provided the opportunity for OSAC subcommittees to identify baseline documents and reference materials that best reflect the current state of the practice within their respective disciplines.
These documents contain practical information regarding these disciplines that can help forensic scientists, judges, lawyers, researchers, other interested parties and the general public, to better understand the nature, scope, and foundations of the individual disciplines as they are currently practiced.
It is important to note that the identification of these documents in this venue does not represent an endorsement by OSAC or NIST. Only documents that are posted on the OSAC Registry constitute OSAC endorsement. All copyrights for these documents are reserved by their owners. Subcommittee position statements or responses to data collections by the subcommittee represent the consensus opinion of the subcommittee, not necessarily the position of the entire OSAC organization or NIST.
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