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The service lines that extend from a utility pole to the electrical service entrance in your home are not protected by fuses, making for a potential ignition source. Learn what to examine with nearly every fire you investigate.

Special Report: Cooktop control analysis
Occupants who suffer cooking fires often say they aren’t using their ranges at the time of the fire. Authors Scott Barnhill and William Johnson, P.E., provide you with a lot of insight, however, about the operation of cooktop controls and how to determine if a range was indeed operating when a fire occurred.

Using compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs in dimmer switches
What happens if you place one of those new energy efficient CFLs in a fixture with a dimmer? Our limited test results showed the useful lives of the bulbs ended much sooner than expected.

In-Court Tips: Attorneys that argue for argument’s sake
Do you ever get the feeling an opposing attorney in a trial is simply trying to argue with you? If so, how do you handle that? Pick up some tips for learning how to handle such challenges on the witness stand.

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