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Fire Findings’ engineer, Nate Dwyer, continues his discussion of electric space heaters with clues to determining if the next heater you find burned up at a scene could have caused the fire.

Special Report: Protocol Primer
Editor Jack Sanderson writes about the increased use of protocols for scene and laboratory examinations. A recent survey of experts in the field showed nearly all use protocols frequently. Learn from them what kinds of information to present in a protocol and how to use them for scene and laboratory exams.

Tracking the maker of a melted fluorescent bulb
Could the melted fluorescent bulb we received from an interested reader be the same variety as the one the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled? Find out how we researched the dilemma.

Pre-fire photographs capture the essence of a burned structure
What can pre-fire photographs of a structure or the rooms in it tell you after the fire? Find out how to go about gathering important images that can be useful in your investigations.

Check these pictures for important clues about the fire scene in a kitchen.

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