NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations (2024)

If you’ve ever wanted a bedtime story written by a team of lawyers, scientists, and that one guy in your firehouse who corrects everyone’s grammar, then NFPA 921 is the book for you.This isn’t light reading—you won’t take it to the beach unless your idea of a good time is debating arc mapping versus clean burn patterns with a stranger in flip-flops. But if you’re in the business of determining how a building went from "three-bedroom ranch" to "smoking hole in the ground," this is the gospel.Pros:Definitive authority: It’s the book that the courtroom loves to hear you quote. Judges swoon, attorneys panic, and opposing experts suddenly remember they have somewhere else to be.Scientific method emphasis: Reminds you over and over again to actually think before you point at the nearest teenager and declare arson.Diagrams and examples: Perfect for when words fail and you need pictures to prove you’re not making this stuff up.Cons:Not exactly a page-turner: Reads like it was written by people who think adjectives are a sign of weakness.Will ruin TV for you: After reading, you’ll never again watch a crime show without screaming “You can’t determine point of origin in 30 seconds, Karen!”Heavy enough to use as a doorstop: Which you might actually do between casework.Final verdict: It’s expensive, dense, and occasionally infuriating—but so is good science. If you’re in fire investigation and you don’t own a copy, you might as well start wearing a sign that says “Opposing Counsel’s Favorite Witness.”

It a book required for work. Well assembled.

I like how manuals are updated and as it should keep your career on an even keel thank you in advance.

Outstanding resource for any fire investigator. Having an updated copy is a must for anyone in the business.

Great reference for work

It's an NFPA guide. If you are ordering it you know what your getting. It came new, undamaged and quickly. No issues

BOOK WAS GREAT.

For $160.00 you might think there would be lots of new information and updates. This 2024 version contains only a pamphlet worth of new material. The authors should consider updating/replacing the old images and repeated photos/graphics.Save your money and buy a previous version.