Fire Investigation and Research Section
The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service has over 60 Fire Investigators trained to investigate fire scenes and determine the origin and cause of fires - both accidental and malicious.
This process includes examining any electrical/gas appliances or other items that are believed to be responsible for starting fires.
Information on how fires start is used to help prevent recurrence of fires by educating the community and helping to remove dangerous products from the market. Post incident analysis of fire scenes helps improve fire fighter safety and improves building fire safety.
The Fire Investigation and Research Section has a high-tech research lab for testing and examining fire debris and is setting up a data base for future profiling and spatial analysis.
For more information on products safety recalls visit the Recalls website or send an email.
Current Research Projects
Fire Database
The Fire Investigation and Research Section is currently involved in a major new research project set to reduce the number of fire deaths and injuries in Queensland.
The project will mean the QFRS has comprehensive and accurate information regarding how and why fires started, and how injuries, deaths and property loss could have been avoided.
The project will investigate events leading up to major fires, such as what people were doing when the fire started and whether they had previously installed smoke alarms, as well as details about people involved in the fire, such as age, ethnicity, and living arrangements.
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