Origin and Cause Investigation

The victims of a fire or explosion, as well as their insurance company, often want to know why the fire started or what caused the explosion. Determining the cause of a fire or explosion is a crucial step that greatly affects the rights—and outcomes—for victims of a fire or explosion. It is especially important to have an experienced attorney who can immediately respond to the scene with a team of knowledgeable fire and explosion experts to protect your interests. It is very common following an explosion for the natural gas utility company to have its investigators at the scene, even while the fire is still burning. Because of this, it is even more important that the victims of these incidents are represented by attorneys who can protect their rights and respond to these incidents on a moment’s notice.

Because determining the origin, cause and responsibility of a fire or explosion is so critical, our seasoned attorneys have stayed on the forefront of fire investigation standards and methodologies. We have unmatched expertise in fire investigation, from our attorneys becoming Certified Fire and Explosion Investigators (NFPA 921), to serving on the National Fire Protection Association’s Technical Committees on Fire Investigations, and Investigator Professional Qualifications (NFPA 1033) that write the standards governing the investigation of fires.

These qualifications make Fabian, Sklar & King, P.C. unique in the specialized field of origin and cause investigation. Because of our own expertise and access to top experts nationally in fire and explosion investigation, fire science, chemical fire debris analysis, engineering and computer modeling, our attorneys can coordinate and oversee the investigation of a fire or explosion incident of any size and complexity anywhere in the United States.