Part II. Panelboard examinations
Looking at potential fire causes in and around the panel area.

This issue, Fire Findings continues the examination of panelboards and our panel of experts discuss what to look for if the panelboard is in the area of a fire’s origin and what may have caused the fire there.

How Hot Does It Get?
It’s no surprise an electric range’s coil heating elements get hot enough to ignite most items, but how hot do they really get? Do bigger burners get hotter than smaller ones? Do any get hotter faster?

InterFIRE VR well worth the wait
It’s here! Now you can conduct your own inspection of 5 Canal Street from the comfort of your chair with the new interactive virtual reality training program brought to you by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (BATF), American Re-Insurance Company, the U.S. Fire Administration and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

Special Report: Examining Switches
When reconstructing a structure’s electrical system after a fire, you may have to evaluate the conditions of electrical switches. Find out what to look for and how to set up your examination. This Special Report also includes a brief article about how to use an ohmmeter or multimeter for testing resistance through a switch.

AFCI: New Device Protects Against Electrical Arcing
First came the fuse, then the circuit breaker followed by the GFCI. Now comes a new product that’s even more sophisticated — the arc-fault circuit interrupter. By 2002, AFCIs are to protect all branch circuits in bedrooms. Now is a good time to learn how they work from our interview of engineers who helped design them.

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