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Re: Fire Cause Classification
Posted by:
B.Gordon (IP Logged)
Date: June 09, 2022 07:32AM
Is it possible that we rely solely on the 2021 edition of 921 to support a hypothesis? If I determined that the damage resulted from a dust explosion, I wanted to reference National Fire Protection Association. (1995). 13-9.5 In NFPA 921: Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations. Ignition temperature for most material dust range from 600° F to 1100° F (320° C to 590° C). Would I be wrong to include this to support my hypothesis? The same information is in the 2021 edition. Looking through the annex has reference materials as far back as 1964. Information omitted in the 2021 edition could show up in the next edition, and we should just site our references accordingly.