Knowledge Base
/// Find the technical details you are curious about regarding fire forensics and legal processes below.
What Happens After a Fire?
A comprehensive guide, based on an expert interview with Devrim Akbal, mapping the insurance review, the criminal investigation, strict liability, and the expert report in a single flowchart.
View DetailsHow Is a Fire Scene Investigated?
An interview with forensic fire investigator Yunus Kızmaz: pinpointing origin points, the indelible "henna" pour pattern, electrical-fire forensics, and the telltale signatures of insurance arson — plus life-saving structural safety measures.
View DetailsIstanbul Count Széchenyi Fire Museum: 300-Year Firefighting History
From Davud-ı Hakiki’s 1714 pumpers guild to Hungarian Count Ödön Széchenyi’s military fire reforms; inside the historic Kılıç Ali Paşa Cistern in Beşiktaş with an exclusive video showcase.
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FORENSIC & TECHNICAL LIBRARYWhat Is Fire Forensics?
A comprehensive guide to fire forensics, investigating ignition sources, fire progression, and arson evidence with advanced laboratory methods.
FORENSIC & TECHNICAL LIBRARYBilirkişi vs. Expert Witness: Differences
Explore key differences between court-appointed experts (bilirkişi) and independent expert witnesses (HMK 293) in legal proceedings.
FORENSIC & TECHNICAL LIBRARYHow Strong Is a Building After a Fire?
A technical guide to how fire damages concrete and steel, why the floor a fire starts on matters, and how core-and-resonance measurement determines demolition, partial demolition, or reinforcement.
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FORENSIC & TECHNICAL LIBRARYHow Long Fire Investigation Takes
Detailed breakdown of fire investigation timelines from field examination and GC-MS lab testing to official expert report delivery.
FORENSIC & TECHNICAL LIBRARYHow Accelerant Analysis is Done
Methods of collecting volatile residues and performing GC-MS laboratory tests to detect flammable liquids in suspected arson cases.
FORENSIC & TECHNICAL LIBRARYElectrical Arc: Cause or Effect?
Learn how forensic engineers differentiate primary arcing (fire cause) from secondary arcing (fire consequence) using microscopic analysis.
FORENSIC & TECHNICAL LIBRARYWhat Is Flashover & Its Danger?
Understanding the lethal flashover stage in compartment fires, its physical causes, and its critical role in forensic fire investigations.
FORENSIC & TECHNICAL LIBRARYIs Spontaneous Combustion Real?
Scientific explanation of self-heating reactions leading to spontaneous combustion and how forensic experts distinguish them from arson.
FORENSIC & TECHNICAL LIBRARYWhat Is Fire Load Analysis?
Calculating total thermal energy potential of combustible materials in a structure and its crucial role in fire modeling and forensics.
FORENSIC & TECHNICAL LIBRARYEarthquake Disaster Management
Comprehensive guide to pre-disaster mitigation, emergency response protocols, and post-earthquake structural forensic investigations.