Fire Litigation Support

Fire Litigation Support and Expert Witness Testimony

Useful Resources

Codes & Standards

ASTM

ICC

IEC

IEEE

ISO

NRC Canada

NFPA

Government Assoc.

CA BHGS

CPSC

FAA Fire Safety

Partner Organizations

FTT

Interscience Communications

Professional Societies

Combustion Institute

IAAI

IAFC

NASFM

SFPE

Research Organizations

» The BRE Group (UK)

» Building Research/Fire New Zealand (BRANZ)

» CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering (Australia)

» Finnish Institute of Fire Technology (VTT) (Finland)

» Fire and Materials Research Laboratory

» FM Global (USA)

» Health and Safety Laboratory (UK)

» Lund University Department of Fire Safety Engineering and Systems Safety (Sweden)

» Michigan State University

» National Research Council of Canada (Fire Research)

» NIST - Building and Fire Research Laboratory (USA)

» Norwegian Research and Testing (SINTEF) (Norway)

» Oklahoma State University School of Fire Protection and Safety Technology (USA)

» Underwriters Laboratories (UL) (USA)

» University of Canterbury Fire Engineering Program (New Zealand)

» University of Edinburgh BRE Centre for Fire Safety Engineering (UK)

» University of Greenwich Fire Safety Engineering Group (UK)

» University of Maryland Department of Fire Safety Engineering (USA)

» University of Ulster Fire Safety Engineering Research & Technology Centre (UK)

» USDA Forest Products Lab (USA)

» Victoria University Centre for Environmental Safety and Risk Engineering (CESARE) (Australia)

» Worcester Polytechnic Institute Fire Protection Engineering Program (USA)

Testing Labs

» Architectural Testing

» Intertek(USA)

» Swedish National Research and Testing Institute (Sweden)

» SwRI Fire Technology (USA)

» Western Fire Center, Inc. (USA)

Trade Assoc.

» American Composites Fabricators Association (ACMA)

» American Flock Association

» American Chemistry Council Plastics Division

» Bromine Forum (BSEF)

» Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (Australia)

» National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

» Nordtest

» North American Flame Retardant Alliance

» Society of the Plastics Industry

» Vinyl Institute

Other Pages of Interest

Fire Litigation Support

GBH International provides fire litigation support and expert witness testimony.

  • Upholstery (furniture, mattresses)
  • Transportation (automotive, rail, etc.)
  • Apparel
  • Plastics (especially PVC and foam plastics)
  • Fire testing (heat release, smoke toxicity, fire hazard)
  • Flame retardants

Examples of Cases Handled:

  • Fires involving upholstered furniture or mattresses
  • Fires involving electrical cables
  • Fires involving textiles (such as apparel)
  • Fires involving fire fighter equipment
  • Fires involving decorations (Christmas trees & others)
  • Fires involving lining materials
  • Fires involving plastics
  • Fires involving fatalities (smoke inhalation, burns)
  • Vehicle fires

We are the only authorized Fire Testing Technology Agent in North America.