Fire Litigation Support

Useful Resources
» Building Research/Fire New Zealand (BRANZ)
» CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering (Australia)
» Finnish Institute of Fire Technology (VTT) (Finland)
» Fire and Materials Research Laboratory
» Health and Safety Laboratory (UK)
» Lund University Department of Fire Safety Engineering and Systems Safety (Sweden)
» 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)
» American Composites Fabricators Association (ACMA)
» American Chemistry Council Plastics Division
» Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (Australia)
» National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
» Nordtest
» North American Flame Retardant Alliance
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.