Fire Investigation and Research Section
The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service has over 110 Fire Scene Examiners trained to investigate fire scenes and determine the causes of fires - both accidental and malicious.
This process includes testing 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.
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 research capabilities.
Visit the Fire Investigation Bulletin Board for information on recent fires/products.
Contact the Fire Investigation and Research Section. Click here to 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.
This research will enable the us to better assess fire safety programs and determine improvements that can be made.
The new research program has been developed with assistance from the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland.
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