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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: First annual chew the charcoal event at IAAI in Fla.</title>
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      <author>Fire</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Dully noted and that is not funny but the Col. part still is.]]></description>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: First annual chew the charcoal event at IAAI in Fla.</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21385,21581#msg-21581</link>
      <author>PMK140</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Fire Wrote:
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&gt; ... I saw someone who
&gt; looked exactly like Harlan Sanders from Kentucky
&gt; Fried Chicken fame complete with a cane ...I wonder who that was. LOL now that
&gt; was funny right there let me tell you.

Your sense of humor is lamentably equal to you I.Q.

Here is why I walk with a cane.

Pretty funny, huh.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:35:39 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Florida Legislature Adopts Daubert Standard for Expert Testimony--Waiting on Gov Signature</title>
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      <author>Chris Bloom, CJBFireConsultant</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://expertwitnessguru.com/blog/2013/04/florida-legislature-adopts-daubert-standard-for-expert-testimony/


The Florida House and Senate have passed a Daubert bill, which now apparently awaits only the governor’s signature.

After years of trying, Florida has, at least legislatively, become the country’s 27th (or 21st or 31st, depending on which definition sways you) Daubert state. The federally adopted Daubert standard for admission of expert testimony replaces Florida’s Frye standard and it’s much criticized adjunct, the Pure Opinion Exception.

Daubert was adopted by federal courts in 1993 and requires, inter alia, that expert testimony be proffered by a qualified expert and shown by the proponent of the testimony to be both relevant and reliable. Meeting Daubert’s reliability prong is the sole point of Daubert’s well-known four factors (there are really five) and is the heart of the federal standard. Reliability is treated rigorously under Daubert and subject to active judicial gatekeeping. Daubert sets an intentionally lower hurdle for expert qualification and seem to take the view that jurors need less judicial assistance with knowing if a piece of expert evidence is relevant to their deliberations than they need in knowing if a piece of proffered scientific opinion is based on sound science or on junk expert testimony.

Daubert displaces a Florida Frye standard that never was rigorous and that had become embarrassing to Florida for its famous Pure Opinion Exception (POE). The POE held that if an expert eschews science entirely and relies only on her experience and training the purported expert opinion comes in without any review, Frye or otherwise.

Florida had come under increasing pressure over POE over the past few years and there may be no more apt example of the difference between Daubert and Frye than the comparison of Pure Opinion testimony under Florida Frye to its analogue under Daubert. Expert testimony that, in Frye-speak is called Pure Opinion, is in Daubert-speak called ipse dixit, or more often “mere ipse dixit.” Ipse dixit means “he, himself, said it” and conveys the notion that there is no support for the expert’s position other than the expert’s own opinion. Under Florida Frye, such bare opinion is explicitly exempted from judicial review and automatically admitted, while under Daubert such bare opinion is derided as the mere ipse dixit of the expert and regularly excluded. Indeed, the ability to hang the tag “mere ipse dixit of the expert” on proffered testimony is the grail for writers of Daubert motions to expert testimony.

A briefest recap of Daubert

The admissibility of expert testimony in federal court is governed by Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), General Electric Co. v. Joiner, 522 U.S. 136 (1997), Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137 (1999), and their progeny. The initial Daubert opinion provides a set of admissibility criteria for federal court expert testimony and installs the trial judge as a “gatekeeper,” charged with evaluating all proffered expert testimony and admitting only testimony that is found both relevant and reliable. Daubert says that “[p]reliminary questions concerning the . . . admissibility of evidence shall be determined by the court.” Faced with a proffer of expert scientific testimony, then, the trial judge must determine at the outset whether the expert is proposing to testify to (1) scientific knowledge that (2) will assist the trier of fact to understand or determine a fact in issue. Daubert at 592–593. Questions of admissibility are matters of law to be determined by the judge.

Daubert interpreted Rule 702 “Testimony by Expert Witnesses,” which provides:
 A witness who is qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify in the form of an opinion or otherwise if:
1.the expert’s scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue;
2.the testimony is based on sufficient facts or data;
3.the testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods; and
4.the expert has reliably applied the principles and methods to the facts of the case.

Rule 702 was amended effective December 1, 2000, to incorporate the Daubert/Kumho Tire Co. line of cases: In the words of the Committee Note, the amendment was “in response to Daubert . . . , and to the many cases applying Daubert, including Kumho Tire Co.” Rule 702, Advisory Committee Notes, 2000 Amendments.

The reliability component of Daubert is the core of the opinion and the Daubert Court said that “[t]he subject of an expert’s testimony must be ‘scientific . . . knowledge,’” because “the requirement that an expert’s testimony pertain to ‘scientific knowledge’ establishes a standard of evidentiary reliability.” Id. at 589–590.
 Daubert articulated five criteria for evaluating the reliability of expert testimony: (1) whether the methods on which the testimony is based have been tested; (2) the known or potential rate of error associated with the testing; (3) whether the method has been subject to peer review; (4) whether the method is generally accepted in the relevant scientific community; and (5) whether standards exist for the use of the method and whether the expert has followed these standards. Suggestions that there are four Daubert factors are based on too-casual a reading of the opinion.

www.daubertexpert.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:27:25 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] USFA report</title>
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      <author>rfields</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/severity_home_fires_workshop.pdf]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:31:24 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Turf Battle</title>
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      <author>Mark Goodson</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/news/documents/2013/05/21/Senator_Boxer_Letter_Final_5_17_13_FINAL.pdf


You'll be the judge...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 06:47:43 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: Interesting article by Vyto B.</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21571,21577#msg-21577</link>
      <author>Sir Gary</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Look at this case :
FI refers hypothesis to FE's for verification - this is good.
FI didn't foresee alternative (fridge ignition) hypothesis - this is bad.

Was it lack of experience? lack of training? lack of formal education in the sciences?
Would (whatever the lacking was) have been addressed by current FI-certification? (I think not...)

The days of a fire-fighter (&quot;I know fire&quot;) doing FI after a 1-week booster course are numbered.
In the long (long, long) run, the FI &amp; FE have to become one-;
society (read : those blood-sucking attorneys) will eventually expect/require it.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 02:23:49 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: First annual chew the charcoal event at IAAI in Fla.</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21385,21576#msg-21576</link>
      <author>Sir Gary</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Look at this case :
FI refers hypothesis to FE's for verification - this is good.
FI didn't foresee alternative (fridge ignition) hypothesis - this is bad.

Was it lack of experience? lack of training? lack of formal education in the sciences?
Would (whatever the lacking was) have been addressed by current FI-certification? (I think not...)

The days of a fire-fighter (&quot;I know fire&quot;) doing FI after a 1-week booster course are numbered.
In the long (long, long) run, the FI &amp; FE have to become one-;
society (read : those blood-sucking attorneys) will eventually expect/require it.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 02:22:55 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: Use of Autopsy and Injury Data</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21566,21575#msg-21575</link>
      <author>MMakela</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Is there any way to view or obtain a copy of this article without paying $40?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:08:20 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: First annual chew the charcoal event at IAAI in Fla.</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21385,21574#msg-21574</link>
      <author>Fire</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I dont know about Boy George but I saw someone who looked exactly like Harlan Sanders from Kentucky Fried Chicken fame complete with a cane and the white suit. I wonder who that was. LOL now that was funny right there let me tell you.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: First annual chew the charcoal event at IAAI in Fla.</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21385,21573#msg-21573</link>
      <author>Fire</author>
      <description><![CDATA[So were you in the class or just hearing this from afar. And on a lighter note A gun with a filed off serial number and a war bring back trophy look totally different but both are the same when it all boils down to it and both will get you in deep trouble thats a fact that no one should have to learn the hard way.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:10:55 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: Interesting article by Vyto B.</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21571,21572#msg-21572</link>
      <author>George Wendt, IAAI-CFI</author>
      <description><![CDATA[It s an intriguing article from a scholarly standpoint. I am not an attorney, but the ideas floated in the piece seem to me to pose some insurmountable problems.

1. Aside from the ATF, most public sector agencies are not seeing an unlimited amount of resources. Especially in the realm of fire investigation. The idea that a government entity is going to allocate funds to allow defense counsel to retain a stable of experts is probably unrealistic. I'm not commenting on the merits of the suggestion, just on the political realities of the day.

2. I have said here before that I find the practice of fire investigators and engineers attending joint exams, and then huddling into seperate camps to be counter-productive to finding the truth. This is an ingrained culture in this business that will not die easily.

There is no question that including experts from &quot;the other side&quot; would absolutely add dimension and perspective to the investigation. But besides having to defeat the culture of adversaries, it seems to me that numerous Court Rules, Evidence Rules, as well as state and federal statutes would have to be completely overhauled to even allow this practice. Wouldn't it also possibly eopardize attorney/client privelege as well?

This was a thought provoking article. It should generate some interesting discussion.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:28:46 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Interesting article by Vyto B.</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21571,21571#msg-21571</link>
      <author>John J. Lentini, CFEI</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/05/17/fire-science-forensics-fail-burns-innocent-defendants#comment

Circular logic strikes again. Outside my area of origin, therefore eliminated.  You gotta love science!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 09:18:27 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: First annual chew the charcoal event at IAAI in Fla.</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21385,21570#msg-21570</link>
      <author>PMK140</author>
      <description><![CDATA[By the way, I understand that Boy George (not Gearge Wendt) wants his hat back, apparently he left it at your house.  ::o]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:27 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: One step forward, two steps back</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21540,21569#msg-21569</link>
      <author>PMK140</author>
      <description><![CDATA[NO, No, NO, not so fast - First, answer this question from my post to you of 5/17/13.

&quot;So you agree that it is alright for an instructor to offer those five inaccurate 'facts' to novice fire investigators?&quot;]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:47:47 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: First annual chew the charcoal event at IAAI in Fla.</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21385,21568#msg-21568</link>
      <author>PMK140</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The security personnel's weapons will not have the serial numbers filled off.  If you know what I mean.  [Inside Joke] ;)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:39:34 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: First annual chew the charcoal event at IAAI in Fla.</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21385,21567#msg-21567</link>
      <author>PMK140</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Bring a copy of your engraved invitation.  I suspect that armed security personnel will be checking for them at the door.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:36:29 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Use of Autopsy and Injury Data</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21566,21566#msg-21566</link>
      <author>dcarpenter</author>
      <description><![CDATA[For those interested in this topic, here is a link to a paper in Fire Technology:

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10694-013-0341-x]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:27:18 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: First annual chew the charcoal event at IAAI in Fla.</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21385,21565#msg-21565</link>
      <author>Fire</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Ill bring the Floyd boxed set for ET.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:57:53 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: One step forward, two steps back</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21540,21564#msg-21564</link>
      <author>Fire</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I dont have a problem with an FI saying they dont like NFPA 921 or any other fire Investigation book or class/school as long as they will explain why. Did the instructor explain why he thought like he did and or say what he did. If you were there did you not ask why.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:56:22 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Analysis of An Elevated Fire</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21563,21563#msg-21563</link>
      <author>dcarpenter</author>
      <description><![CDATA[A good paper and analysis that demonstrates the practical use of fundamental knowledge of fire dynamics including the concept of a global equivalence ratio in the investigation of fires. While this phenomenon is predicted by fundamental knowledge of fire dynamics, the paper provides an excellent example of such an application to a real fire scenario.  

http://carmanfireinvestigations.com/Publications_files/Investigation%20of%20an%20Elevated%20Fire%20-%20Perspectives%20on%20the%20%27Z-factor%27.pdf]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:54:08 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: The Retrial of Ed Graf</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21553,21562#msg-21562</link>
      <author>Fire</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The dog stuff is scary. I just cant believe that some courts have taken a dog alert as a Pos. I had a case in Iowa years ago where the state was trying to railroad a guy and there was a K-9 involved the public side and this dog did not hit and when the handler was asked on the stand why the dog did not hit if they were saying all this accelerant was used. He says with straight face that his dog must have not been breathing in when he walked over the area. If the court room was not so quiet they would have heard me fall out of my chair.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:36:52 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[RECALL LISTINGS] Temsa Global is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 model year TS35C coach buses</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?9,21561,21561#msg-21561</link>
      <author>Chris Bloom, CJBFireConsultant</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Report Receipt Date: MAY 08, 2013 
NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V185000 
Component(s): FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL 
Potential Number of Units Affected: 172 

2 Associated Documents expand 

Manufacturer: Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
 
SUMMARY:
Temsa Global is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 model year TS35C coach buses manufactured from November 2010, through February 2013. Due to a production process error, the fuel tank may develop a leak. 

CONSEQUENCE:
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
 
REMEDY:
The remedy for this recall campaign is still under development. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Temsa Global at 1-404-602-0151. 

NOTES:
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:32 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[RECALL LISTINGS] Setra Luxury Coaches (Setra) is recalling certain model year 2011 through 2013 Setra S417 TC motorcoaches</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?9,21560,21560#msg-21560</link>
      <author>Chris Bloom, CJBFireConsultant</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Report Receipt Date: APR 25, 2013 
NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V190000 
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 
Potential Number of Units Affected: 234 

Manufacturer: Setra of North America
 

SUMMARY:
Setra Luxury Coaches (Setra) is recalling certain model year 2011 through 2013 Setra S417 TC motorcoaches manufactured between May 2009 and March 2013 and model year 2012 and 2013 S407 motorcoaches manufactured between August 2010 and March 2013. Moisture can enter the remote diagnostic electrical connections socket in the engine compartment causing corrosion in the socket.
 
CONSEQUENCE:
Corrosion in the socket can lead to a short circuit, possibly resulting in a fire.
 
REMEDY:
Setra will notify owners and dealers will repair the motorcoaches free of charge. The recall is expected to begin mid-June 2013. Owners may contact Setra Customer Service at 1-800-241-2947 for more information. Setra's recall campaign number is 54.18U08765A. 

NOTES:
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:14:35 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[RECALL LISTINGS] Elgin Sweeper Company Inc. (Elgin) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Crosswind J Alternative Fuel street sweepers</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?9,21559,21559#msg-21559</link>
      <author>Chris Bloom, CJBFireConsultant</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Report Receipt Date: MAY 09, 2013 
NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V192000 
Component(s): EQUIPMENT 
Potential Number of Units Affected: 15 

Manufacturer: Elgin Sweeper Company Inc.
 

SUMMARY:
Elgin Sweeper Company Inc. (Elgin) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Crosswind J Alternative Fuel street sweepers, serial numbers J3285, J3260D, J3261D, J3300D, J3367, J3368D, J3370D, J3385D, J3424D, J3426D, J3453D, J3472D, and J3513D. Extended use of the auxiliary hydraulic pump may cause it to overheat and fail. 

CONSEQUENCE:
If the auxiliary pump is operated for an extended period of time, the unit could overheat and melt wiring, possibly resulting in a fire. 

REMEDY:
Elgin will notify owners, and dealers will test the electrical draw on the system. If the system is within parameters then the pump solenoid will be replaced, if not, then the complete pump and solenoid will be replaced. The recall is expected to begin in May 2013. Customers may contact Vactor Customer Service by calling 1-877-342-5374. Elgin's recall campaign number is SB-0116. 

NOTES:
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.]]></description>
      <category>RECALL LISTINGS</category>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:12:27 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[RECALL LISTINGS] Gulf Stream Coach is recalling certain model year 2001 Ultra, Conquest, Independence, Ultra Supreme, Yellowstone, and Cavalier motorhomes</title>
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      <author>Chris Bloom, CJBFireConsultant</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Report Receipt Date: MAY 14, 2013 
NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V197000 
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 
Potential Number of Units Affected: 126 

Manufacturer: Gulf Stream Coach, Inc.
 

SUMMARY:
Gulf Stream Coach is recalling certain model year 2001 Ultra, Conquest, Independence, Ultra Supreme, Yellowstone, and Cavalier motorhomes with floorplans 6316 or 8325. The motorhomes were manufactured May 17, 2000, through December 31, 2000. A portion of the electrical wiring may not be properly secured. This condition may cause wear and possible heat development between the refrigerator coils and the wire.
 
CONSEQUENCE:
A failure of the wiring could result in property damage, fire, or injury. 

REMEDY:
Gulf Stream will notify owners, and dealers will repair the motorhomes free of charge. The recall is expected to begin by May 30, 2013. Owners may contact Gulf Stream at 1-800-289-8787. Gulf Stream's recall campaign number is 13WG-2000. 

NOTES:
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:11:32 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] CrossPost:   Arson For Profit Expert</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21557,21557#msg-21557</link>
      <author>Chris Bloom, CJBFireConsultant</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/reponse-to-exclude-origin-and-cause-expe-70795/?goback=%2Egde_2224125_member_238575930

This is a cross post from another site.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:10:35 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: The Retrial of Ed Graf</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21553,21556#msg-21556</link>
      <author>Mark Goodson</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Se also

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/da-retry-central-texas-man-deadly-86-fire-19203706#.UZjXgsp9D4J


The Sciennce Advisory Workgroup of the Texas SFMO is currently reviewing this matter. The panel (Icove, De Haan, Crouch, Sing, Peerwani andthe undersigned) will issue a report soon.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 08:52:58 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: The Retrial of Ed Graf</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21553,21555#msg-21555</link>
      <author>J L Mazerat</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Is there something in the law that lets them off the hook for paying for a wrongful conviction if they are tried again?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 07:59:23 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] Re: First annual chew the charcoal event at IAAI in Fla.</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21385,21554#msg-21554</link>
      <author>PMK140</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Big party at Hebert's house.  Bring your onwn chips and dip and a lot of change in case you want a drink.

Good old Cajun hospitality _ lawn chair rentals only $1.00!

:)o]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 06:44:44 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fire/Arson Investigations] The Retrial of Ed Graf</title>
      <link>http://www.forumworld.com/arson-investigations/read.php?3,21553,21553#msg-21553</link>
      <author>Paul B.</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Less than two weeks after California prosecutors decided to retry George Souliotes rather than admit a mistake and release him from custody, Texas prosecutors choose the same path in the case of Ed Graf.  http://thearsonproject.wordpress.com/

Paul Bieber
Director - The Arson Research Project
www.Thearsonproject.org]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:54:20 -0500</pubDate>
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