Electrical Fire Expert

Electrical experts from Bison Engineering bring more than twenty years’ experience to the investigation of electrical incidents of every description, including residential and industrial electrical fires, electrical equipment failures, electrical-related explosions and other accidents or situations where accurate, supportable information is a must. Each year, electrical fires, electrical failures and other electrical incidents take hundreds of lives, injure thousands of people and cause billions of dollars in property damage. Such incidents may include electrical appliance fires, electrocutions, electrical-related equipment failures, industrial explosions or other catastrophic events that occur without warning. Each case is unique in its circumstances. And each must be investigated by qualified electrical engineering experts to prevent future tragedy and to help resolve any related court proceedings or insurance issues.

Comprehensive Experience in Electrical Fires

The Bison team includes staff engineers, two Certified Fire Investigators and hand-picked consultants from a variety of scientific disciplines. In their process, they are supported by research and proprietary testing methods that produce findings of unquestionable accuracy. Bison’s electrical experts find that electrical fires, failures and other incidents can often be traced to problems with such items as control circuits and related devices; malfunctioning circuit boards or safety switches; timers, controllers, sensors, actuators, or other components. Whether the event is a small house fire or a large plant explosion, Bison Engineering’s electrical experts approach each case with the same commitment to objectivity and discovery. During the initial survey of the electrical incident site, Bison electrical engineering experts evaluate electrical systems, electric service entrance points and breaker boxes. They look for burn patterns, explosion patterns, evidence of arcing or beading and other signs of electrical failure. If a structure has burned to the ground, they sift through the ashes for traces of hot spots or other areas of further interest, knowing that no detail is too small for their consideration. When appropriate, product or component testing is conducted in a controlled laboratory environment to verify initial findings.

Proven Results in Electrical Fires

Among their many forensic investigations, Bison electrical engineering experts have:

• linked the cause of a burn injury to previously-unknown contact between two components in an energized environment
• traced the cause of a fatal explosion to electrical failure of a flame sensor in a startup sequence of controls
• found design flaws in a process control system that resulted in a plant explosion

As needed, the results of Bison Engineering’s electrical incident investigations can be presented with the highest quality computer graphics and 3-D animation—techniques that transform scientific data into simplified illustrations for juror review. Bison electrical experts are also available as expert witnesses who present facts clearly and with authority during courtroom testimony and cross examination.

For comprehensive electrical engineering investigations in electrical fires, electrical failures or electrical incidents of any kind, Bison Engineering is ready, 24 hours a day, to serve you with unparalleled scientific expertise and proven integrity.

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