Not speaking for the committee, but the general approach has been to avoid the use of photos not taken during test fires. Any photo, even one that clearly illustrates the point, is usually rejected unless the submitter KNOWS what caused the artifact. Some really excellent photos have been rejected because of this policy.

Because there are those who look for opportunities to disparage the document, the committee tries very hard to make everything that goes in like Caesar's wife--above reproach.

My suggestion is to resubmit the table, sans references to photos, as a comment. Tell the committee that they should have done an AIP (accept in principle) and simply deleted the photos and references thereto. BUT, I would suggest that you explain more clearly what you mean by "hydrocarbon flames." It is well known that the TEMPERATURE of a well ventilated gasoline fire does not exceed the TEMPERATURE of a well-ventilated wood fire. If any part of the table is incorrect, the whole table is likely to be rejected.

In its curent form, I would urge the committee to reject the table because of the "hydrocarbon flames" issue. It seems to promulgate the MYTH that hydrocarbon fires burn at higher temperatures than other fires, when what they really have is a higher heat release rate.

John Lentini, CFI, D-ABC
Fire Investigation Consultant
Florida Keys
[www.firescientist.com]