Curriculum Vitae

WILLIAM E. GALE, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., C.S.P., C.F.E.I., C.F.I.I.

Fire and Explosion Investigator

Forensic Engineering Consultant

Loss Prevention and Failure Analysis Specialist

Academic Background

B.E. Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, June, 1968

Emphasis on Chemical Engineering

M.S. University of California, Berkeley, CA, May, 1988

College of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering

Emphasis on Material Science, Marine Construction, and

Fire Safety Engineering Science

Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, CA, December, 1993

Ad Hoc Interdisciplinary Program

Fire Safety Engineering Science

Ph.D. Dissertation Subject: Fire and Life Safety /Risk Management

Professional Registrations

Professional Fire Protection Engineer - State of California

Professional Mechanical Engineer - State of California

Professional Mechanical Engineer - State of Alaska

Certified Safety Professional (C.S.P.) - Nationally Recognized

Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (C.F.E.I.) - Nationally Recognized

Certified Fire Investigation Instructor (C.F.I.I.) - Nationally Recognized

Private Investigator (P.I.) State of Oregon (inactive)

Dr. Gale was among the first one hundred engineers in the United States to become professionally registered in fire

protection engineering. He holds State of California FPE Registration Number 72, awarded in January 1976.

Professional Affiliations

Member National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Member Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)

Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

Member Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

Member American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)

Member International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)

Member California Conference of Arson Investigators (CCAI)

Member National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI)

Member Combustion Institute

Member U.C. Berkeley Deepwater Horizon Study Group

Associate Member American Academy of Forensic Science (AAFS)

Former Member American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) --

Committee on Reliability of Offshore Structures

Former Member Marine Technology & Management Group, UC Berkeley

Former Member NFPA Committee #17 (Dry Chemical Systems)

NFPA Committee # 17A (Wet Chemical Systems)

Former Member American Petroleum Institute Committee on

Safety and Fire Protection (API - COSFP)

Former Member California State Fire Marshal's Fire Extinguisher

Advisory Committee

Professional Experience

Dr. Gale has over forty years of professional experience in project engineering, design and

construction, and loss prevention consulting, both domestically and overseas. He is an engineering

specialist in all aspects of loss prevention, hazard and failure analysis, risk management and safety,

including risk assessment, process safety management, facility safety, and major incident

investigations involving fires, explosions and releases of hazardous materials. An experienced

origin and cause investigator, Dr. Gale is certified by the National Association of Fire

Investigators (NAFI) as a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) and a Certified Fire

Investigation Instructor (CFII). He is also certified by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals

as a CSP in Engineering Aspects and is a registered Professional Engineer.

Dr. Gale's engineering experience spans both the realms of the owner-operator and the designer-

constructor, affording him a detailed working knowledge and insight from each perspective. He is

frequently consulted on major fire and explosion losses, and is recognized as an expert in safe

operating procedures (SOP) and human & organizational error (HOE). His broad-ranging

experience includes petroleum refineries and offshore platforms, solvent extraction and bio-diesel

operations, co-generation and power plants, semi-conductor manufacturing and chemical plants,

mining operations and merchant vessels, commercial warehouses, apartments, high rise buildings,

as well as numerous residential fires and explosions. Dr. Gale has provided international loss

prevention engineering and risk management consulting services since 1991 and is a principal of

Bundy, Gale & Shields, LLC, international fire investigators and loss prevention consultants.

Prior to becoming a full-time consultant, Dr. Gale was employed by Bechtel where he founded and

managed Bechtel's Loss Prevention Group in San Francisco. He left Bechtel in 1990 as Chief Loss

Prevention Engineer to establish his own consulting practice. Preceding his ten years with

Bechtel, Dr. Gale worked as both an employee of and consultant to a number of Fortune 500

companies, including Chevron Oil Corporation and Brown & Root, Inc.

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Fields of Experience include:

Fire and explosion investigations involving all types of industrial, commercial,

institutional and residential occupancies, ranging from oil and gas production and

refining, pipeline explosions and fires, chemical and manufacturing facilities,

warehouses and cold storage buildings, schools and hospitals, to apartment

buildings and high-rise condo units, historic buildings under renovation, and single

family homes of all sizes and values, including natural gas and propane related

incidents

forensic and failure analysis, litigation support and technical consultation, fact

investigation, origin and cause investigations, gas and dust explosions, water

damage losses, construction defects, hazardous and reactive materials, plant

operations, human and organizational errors, safe operating practices

facility loss prevention engineering assessment adequacy for large industrial,

commercial, institutional, and military projects, including special high-valued

facilities, e.g., semi-conductor plants, co-generation facilities, textile manufacturing

and mill operations, chemical plants and plastics manufacturing

facility and process safety for petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants,

chemical plant operations, marine terminals and offshore platforms, LNG/CNG &

NGL facilities, pipeline and marketing terminals, service stations

product liability issues, construction/manufacturing defect assessment and standard-

of-care analysis, codes and standards application and compliance

hazard analysis and risk assessment studies, including scenario evaluation and

ranking, Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies, and other predictive hazard

analysis methods and investigative techniques

federal and state risk management and prevention program compliance, e.g.,

OSHA-PSM, EPA-RMP; Chemical Safety Board (CSB) and NTSB investigations

evaluation of human factors in accident causation; determination of root cause(s)

assessment of conceptual and detailed loss prevention design criteria for new

construction and revamp projects; standard of care evaluations

life safety and fire loss prevention surveys and facility safety audits; incident

reconstruction, program development and plan review, contingency assessments

material selection and design for fire resistive construction; fire protection of

construction elements, fireproofing/firesafing design, specification compliance

system design evaluation of smoke, fire and gas detection, fire alarm signaling

systems, fire and explosion suppression systems, fire sprinkler systems, commercial

kitchen fire suppression system failure analysis

large and small scale fire testing; CFD computer fire modeling, demonstrative

evidence and trial preparation assistance; incident simulation/reconstruction

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Representative Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment Projects

a major LNG/LPG receiving terminal modernization in Georgia;

a new crude oil pipeline and marine terminal in Russia;

a new pipeline and gas compression/treating facility in Thailand

a new crude oil pipeline and pump stations in Washington

a MTBE/Methanol loading terminal in Qatar

expansion of an existing gas receiving and treating plant in Thailand

a new barge-mounted CNG transport system

life safety analysis for a Taiwan semi-conductor tool manufacturing plant

OSPR risk assessment of petroleum product pipelines in California waters

loss prevention and life-safety review of new and existing offshore platforms in the Gulf of

Mexico

HAZOP studies for numerous petroleum refinery processing units in California

Employment History

Formerly Chief Loss Prevention Engineer for Bechtel; formed and managed the Bechtel

Petroleum/Bechtel National Loss Prevention Engineering Group and served as principal consultant

on in-house projects with regard to fire protection and safety-related design matters from 1980 -

1990. Supported a variety of projects in all business-line areas. Functional manager of loss

prevention engineers assigned to specific projects, forecast manpower and staffing requirements,

and maintained company s leadership role and position of technical excellence with regard to loss

prevention engineering technology. Represent company in professional organizations and

conferences; provide technical support to in-house counsel on various litigation actions. Member

of the American Petroleum Institute's Task Force that developed a new recommended practice

(RP) for the fire protection of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage facilities, API RP-2510A.

Highlights of Bechtel Work History (1980-1990)

develop new methodology to quantify the term "adequate ventilation," subsequently

adopted by the American Petroleum Institute, Institute of Petroleum (U.K.) and Canadian

authorities.

technical specialist for two multi-million dollar fire loss investigations and litigation

defense cases involving Canadian tar sand mining and upgrading operations

develop RMPP/PSM methodology for major California oil refineries

fire protection and safety design, specifications, and drawings for over a one billion dollar

grass-roots gas-to-gasoline facility in New Zealand

fire protection and safety design, specifications, and drawings for an integrated modular oil

and gas gathering center, North Slope of Alaska

lead systems safety engineer for D.O.D. - S.D.I. laser defense project

lead engineer of Safety Analysis Review (SAR) team for D.O.E. facilities

project fire-safety engineer for the design and construction of a new high energy anechoic

chamber for military systems

off-project safety consultant for a new grass roots heavy oil upgrader facility in Canada

instrumental in establishing fire safe design criteria and UBC code analysis for

construction and approval of Alaska North Slope oil and gas processing modules

worked closely with the late Professor R. Brady Williamson on risk assessment methods

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Provided loss prevention engineering and risk management services for:

the world s largest barge-mounted sea water treatment plant for water injection service on

the North Slope of Alaska

several offshore oil and gas production platforms for various clients in California and

Australian waters

several major refinery expansions and a grass-roots 100,000 BPD refinery

several pipeline pumping/compressor station facility expansions and new construction for

major oil companies and public utilities.

feasibility studies and risk assessment for new LPG and LNG marine terminals, and a

barge mounted transportation system for high pressure compressed natural gas (CNG).

several DOD and DOE projects involving weapon systems and power plants

Prior Experience

Brown & Root, Inc., San Francisco, CA. (1976 - 1980)

Staff engineering specialist and discipline manager of fire protection engineering. British

Petroleum North Slope Project: responsible for fire protection related design and system

startup for the original North Slope oil and gas gathering centers. Petroleous Mexicanos -

Bay of Campeche development: established minimum safety design criteria for offshore

platform layout and fire protection. Chevron Oil - Casa Blanca Platform Project, Madrid,

Spain: resident senior fire protection engineer responsible for all fire protection

engineering design, drawings, and specifications for Spain's first fixed offshore production

platform.

The FPE Group, San Francisco, CA. (1973 - 1976)

Staff consultant and fire protection specialist for oil and gas facilities. Conceptual and

detailed design for a variety of projects, including several new offshore production

platforms and mobile drilling units. Conducted fire loss prevention surveys in a wide range

of facilities, including commercial buildings, health care facilities & hospitals, computer

facilities, as well as heavy industries, such as foundries. Resident consultant engineer in

New Plymouth, New Zealand on the Maui A gas condensate production platform design

for Shell, B.P., & Todd. Worked closely with the Ansul Company in testing new fire

extinguishing agents and application systems development. Designed and specified fire

protection systems and equipment for facility protection, including fire sprinkler system

and fire detection and alarm systems for commercial, industrial, and institutional

applications.

Standard Oil Company of California (Chevron), S.F., CA (1968 - 1973)

Staff fire protection engineer in the corporate engineering fire protection group,

specializing in oil and gas production and processing facility fire protection. Performed

numerous fire loss prevention surveys of company facilities, both onshore and offshore,

including oil and gas production platforms, drilling rigs, refineries, marketing terminals,

gas plants, and pipeline stations. Conducted major fire loss investigations, taught oil and

gas fire school field training sessions for the Western Oil & Gas Association, and

developed new corporate design practices and standards related to fire protection and loss

prevention engineering.

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Prior Chevron positions included reservoir Development Engineer, and oil field Design &

Construction Engineer. Development engineering activities included subsurface formation

evaluation, well logging, bottom hole location analysis, and well drilling and completion

programs. Design and construction involved design of oil field production and secondary

recovery equipment for both rural production leases and urban drill sites, including large

capacity pumps, field gas compressors, gas treating plants, motor control centers, oil

dehydration and treating facilities and storage tank-farms.

Dr. Gale began his professional career more than forty years ago in 1967 with Standard Oil

Company as an engineering trainee in a student summer-jobs program at the Perth Amboy, N.J.

refinery. He performed a variety of duties dealing with energy conservation, pressure vessel

certification and fire protection. Since that time he has been involved in numerous petroleum

refinery, chemical and petrochemical plant projects as well as incident investigations of all kinds.

Representative Litigation Support and Consulting Engagements

Abeyta Nelson, P.C. (Yakima, WA) a products defect and personal injury case stemming from an

explosion involving the mixing and ignition of propane and oxygen

ACE Westchester Specialty Claims investigation of a $ multi-million fire loss involving NBC Universal s

TV transmission station and equipment on top of Mt. Loma Prieta, Los Gatos, CA

Adams and Reese (New Orleans) a +$300 million refinery explosion and fire in the FCC involving

multiple fatalities; investigation of a large fire loss involving an historic racetrack

Alaska National Insurance investigation of a restaurant fire involving a LP-gas range

Alexander, Holburn, Beaudin & Lang $30 million dollar fire loss in a Canadian lumber mill

Allied Insurance Group -- service station fire/fatality investigation

Allswang, Smith & Walsh wrongful death action involving a mentally challenged victim

Alper & McCulloch two separate fire incidents involving restaurant kitchen fires and commercial cooking

fire suppression system design and certification issues; a water damages incident involving a multi-tenant

residential loft conversion warehouse; a water damages case involving a major medical center

Anderson, McPharlin & Conners personal injury from an explosion in a petroleum storage tank

Applied Materials Loss Prevention Consultant for life safety and fire protections systems in new semi-

conductor manufacturing tool facilities in Taiwan and Santa Clara

Architectural Diagnostics, Ltd. (Honolulu) construction defects in two high rise towers

ARCO Legal Department refinery fire investigation involving a delayed coker

ARNS Law Firm flash fire during startup of a refinery catalytic reformer furnace following a turnaround

Auchard & Stewart resident fire involving ignition of a gasoline spill in a garage

Barger & Wolen marine litigation fire investigation/engineer support

Barnhorst, Schreiner & Goonan product liability action resulting from water damage to a high rise office

building from sprinkler system failure

Bartlett, Kirch & Lievers a product liability action stemming from personal injuries in a fire involving the

mixing and use of flammable liquids for use as a solvent

Bays Deaver Lung Rose & Baba (Honolulu) multi-million dollar condo fire in Hawaii

Bearnson & Peck multiple fatality garden apartment fire investigation in Logan, Utah

Bechtel Corporation litigation support in two actions involving major fire losses involving a fluid coker

and tar sands unit in synthetic petroleum refineries; liaison with the firms of:

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Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges (U.S.); Field & Field Perraton (Canada); Singleton Urquhart

Macdonald (Canada); Code Hunter Wittmann (Canada); Maxon Young and Lloyds of London

Bechtel Construction (BECON) investigation a multiple fatality explosion in a polyesters fiber

manufacturing facility

Bechtel Environmental Loss Prevention and risk analyses consulting for OSPR compliance regarding

several petroleum products pipelines near marine waterways

Bechtel Offshore Loss Prevention and risk analyses consulting for offshore production platforms in the

Gulf of Mexico

Bechtel Power Inc. performing technical support involving issues of code compliance re: cable and cable

tray fire protection in nuclear power plants

Betts, Patterson & Mines product liability investigation involving a commercial building fire

Bickel & Associates multi-million dollar condo fire in San Francisco Pacific Heights

Bishop Barry Howe Haney & Ryder litigation support in several refinery asbestos litigation cases

Bishop Barry Drath investigation of an explosion and fire involving two houseboats in Sausalito, CA

Bisnar Chase product liability action involving a portable camping catalytic heater

Bledsoe, Cathcart, Diestel, Livingston & Pedersen destruction of a luxury home alleging spontaneous

combustion of oil soaked rags; fire in a residential high rise apartment building

BoatU.S., Marine Insurance Claims (MIS TEAM) investigation of a fire aboard the yacht C EST LA

VIE caused by spontaneous combustion of oil stain-soaked rags

Boccardo Law Firm investigation of the 2005 Los Gatos, CA Auto Mall natural gas explosion and fire

Borton, Petrini & Conron residential apartment complex fire involving wrongful death

Boughey, Garvie & Bushner fire investigation in a residential apartment unit

Bragg & Dziesinski personal injury action involving injuries received from a kitchen stove-top fire;

investigation of a residential aquarium fire; product liability action involving a surge suppressor in a house

fire; product liability action involving a beverage dispenser in a restaurant fire; a radio station wild-land fire;

investigation of telephone vault cable damage from a steam leak; Lodi delta marina fire investigation;

residential fire at a private school on 17-mile drive in Carmel, a warehouse fire in Emeryville, CA

Bragg & Kuluva investigation of a fire in a commercial building allegedly caused by a swamp-cooler'

Branson Law Firm a civil action involving a natural gas explosion during a construction project; gas

explosion in a hunting cabin resulting in two fatalities; personal injury action involving expulsion of caustic

solution from a tallow tank; wrongful death action involving high tension power lines; personal injury action

involving rupture of a high pressure gas line; wrongful death in a natural gas plant explosion

BroanNuTone large-loss fire investigation involving a commercial complex & restaurant in Astoria, OR

Brown Peterson & Marks/Brown Brown & Klass investigation of the Harris Grade wildland and peat

bog fire involving several civil actions from associated fatal automobile accidents

Budge & Heipt investigate a multiple-fatality, 3-alarm fire in a large apartment complex in SeaTac, WA

Bullivant Houser Bailey investigation of a cold storage warehouse ESFR sprinkler system; investigation

of a fire involving charcoal lighting fluid; condo fire sprinkler investigation

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer (Canadian Law Firm) investigation of a major school fire; investigation of

a manufacturing plant explosion and fire involving magnesium dust and TCE storage

Burnham & Brown investigation of a fire in a large aircraft hangar under renovation; investigation of a

South of Market (SF) apartment complex fire

Burr, Pease & Kurtz (Anchorage, AK) investigation of a fire involving polymeric roof coating

Butler, Snow, O Mara, Stevens & Cannada explosion and fire in a large rubber recycling plant resulting

in five fatalities and several injuries

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Butler Viadro personal injury suit related to high-rise construction defects & water intrusion issues

Cardozo, Curtis & Arata vehicle fire and personal injury suit involving refueling

Callahan, McCune & Willis investigation of a $40 million winery warehouse fire in Napa Valley, CA

Carlson, Calladine & Peterson investigation of two explosions involving rocket fuel production;

investigation of a +$100 million Mare Island, California wine warehouse fire and related code issues;

investigation of several multi-billion dollar Southern California wildfire losses in October, 2007

Carlton Fields residential fire involving fire alarm system response performance

Carroll Burdick & McDonough residential fire investigation allegedly involving a luxury automobile

Carroll Warren & Parker fatal residential natural gas explosion in Mississippi

Casper Meadows Schwartz & Cook investigation of a fatal propane gas explosion involving hot work

Clapp, Moroney, Bellagamba and Vucinich multiple fatality apartment complex fire investigation; an

infant fatality apartment complex fire investigation

Clapp, Peterson & Stowers (Fairbanks, Alaska) a residential apartment complex fire investigation in

Alaska; a products liability action involving thermoelectric generators used in the Yukon Measurement and

Debriefing System [YMDS], a war simulator and training system utilizing mountain-top instrument PODS

Cobian & Valls fire investigation involving a wood processing and storage warehouse in San Juan, PR

Cosgrave, Vergeer & Kester apartment complex fire involving several fatalities

Cosgrove, Flynn & Gaskins civil action involving a natural gas explosion in a mobile home

Cox, Wootton, Griffin & Hansen fire investigation involving a plastic recycling plant

Cozen & O'Connor apartment complex fire involving several fatalities; natural gas compressor explosion

and fire; explosion and fire in a furniture stripping facility; investigation of a school fire involving hazardous

materials; municipal offices building fire loss and fire protection analysis; investigation of a roof-top air

conditioning unit fire in an professional and medical office complex; Chili s restaurant kitchen fire; water

damages case involving the failure of fire sprinkler system riser s thrust block tie-rod connectors

Crosby, Heafy, Roach & May civil action involving a major refinery fire; personal injury and product

liability action involving failure of a fire extinguisher

Cuff, Robinson & Jones explosion investigation involving the use of MEK to remove epoxy

Culbreth Schroeder residential fire investigation involving an electric clothes dryer

Davis, Cedilla & Mendoza fatal residential structure fire involving two children

Dechert, Price and Rhoads product liability action involving a $1 Billion textile mill fire

Delaney, Wiles, Hayes, Gerety, Ellis & Young (Anchorage, AK) see Burr, Pease & Kurtz

Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman major refinery fire and wrongful death involving

product liability issues re: piping components

Donahue, Bates, Blakemore & Mackey water damages case involving a resort in Squaw Valley, CA

Dorsey & Whitney major fatal explosion in a aerosol canister filling plant involving EtO

Drath, Clifford, Murphy, Wennerholm & Hagen investigation of a brewery/restaurant fire

Dreyer, Babich, Buccola & Wood personal injury investigation involving hydrostatic testing of a newly

installed 24-inch water main and fire hydrant system; multiple fatality 8-alarm retirement home fire in

California; a multiple injury and fatality incident involving a residential natural gas explosion; a fatal

explosion and flash fire involving discharge of a residential fire sprinkler system containing antifreeze; a

multiple injury and fatality incident involving a natural gas pipeline explosion and fire in San Bruno, CA;

investigation of a fatal residential fire in Santa Rosa, CA.

Dunlap & Soderland investigation of a leaking fire sprinkler system in a large condominium complex

Edwards, Kenny & Bray (Vancouver) fire involving a residential structure under construction

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Electric Insurance Company investigation of a museum fire in a cold storage vault for old cellulous

nitrate films; investigation of several residential fires allegedly involving various kitchen appliances

Electrolux Corporation product liability action stemming from an alleged clothes dryer fire

Ericksen, Arbuthnot, Kilduff, Day & Lindstrom water damages case involving fire hydrant issues

Erickson Law/Nordyne residential fire involving an attic mounted horizontal natural gas furnace

Farbstein & Blackman fire investigation involving a multi-unit Victorian in northern California

Farmers Insurance Company fire investigation of a 12 unit San Francisco 1907 Victorian apartment

complex; a multiple fatality apartment complex fire in Daly City; an infant fatality fire in a garden apartment

complex; a personal injury apartment fire in San Francisco; an apartment complex fire in Pittsburgh; a

residential gas explosion in Los Altos, CA; a residential quadraplex fire and its propane system in Scotts

Valley, CA; a residential fire in Newman, CA, allegedly involving a oil-filled radiator heater; an alleged

lithium battery fire in Vacaville, CA; residential gas fire in Fresno, CA; mobile home gas explosion in

Marysville, CA, residential gas fire in Sacramento, CA; residential fire in San Mateo, CA; a residential

propane gas explosion in Monterey, CA

Federated Insurance Company Burger King restaurant fire in Visalia; restaurant fire in Fresno

Field and Field Perraton (Calgary) civil action involving a fire in a large furniture manufacturing

complex involving polyurethane foam/textiles

Field and Field Perraton (Edmonton) several civil actions involving timber harvesting machinery fires

(Timber Feller-Bunchers)

Field Warwick & Sanders residential fire involving a propane-fueled floor furnace; propane-fueled fire

involving a mountain cabin in the high sierras (Field & Sanders).

Fineberg & Gresham personal injury involving an oil-field fire incident and a glycol dehydrator unit

Fisher Law Offices/ Richard White Law Offices construction defect action involving fire sprinkler and

alarm system deficiencies in large residential apartment complexes

Foley & Lardner multi-million dollar manufacturing facility fire loss involving propane cylinder storage

Foley & Mansfield litigation support in a asbestos litigation case involving several Iranian refineries

Foley Mcintosh, Frey & Claytor investigation of a multiple-alarm medical center fire

Fonda & Hilberman civil action stemming from burn injuries in a residential apartment fire

Ford, Walker, Haggerty & Behar product liability action involving a LP-Gas fueled barbecue fire; fire

investigation involving a commercial nut processing facility in LA; personal injury case involving release of

high temperature steam from a butterfly valve; fire involving hot work in a oil refinery; infant-death fire

investigation involving multi-purpose butane lighter

FPL Energy, LLC investigation of a fire in a 1.8 MW wind turbine on a 65 meter high tower

Frazer Greene Upchurch & Baker fatal toxic gas release in a sodium hydrosulfite plant

Frilot Partridge LLP analysis of maximum incident radiant heat from a refinery fire incident

Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke & Clements products liability action involving ignition of gasoline

Frohnmayer, Deatherage, Jamieson, Moore, Armosino & McGovern product liability investigation

Garvey Schubert Barer investigation of a 4-alarm fire in a oil recycling plant

Gelfand & Glaser wrongful death action involving an explosion in a compressed gas facility

Genetech Loss Prevention consulting on a new warehouse containing hazardous materials

Gibbes, Graves, Mullins, Ferris, Hortman & Harlow personal injury action involving explosion of a 55

gallon drum; product labeling at issue

Gibson Law Offices multi-alarm large-loss fire investigation involving a hotel and adjacent residence

Gibson & Robb fire investigation involving destruction of a coastal transport freighter

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Glaspy & Glaspy investigation of a fatal incident involving the explosion of an air compressor receiver;

investigation of a residential fire involving a fireplace insert

Gordon & Rees residential fire involving a propane-fueled barbecue

Gordon Thomas Honeywell Malanca Peterson & Daheim construction defects case involving

investigation of a fire sprinkler system in a condominium complex

Graham & James apt. complex fire involving two infant deaths; commercial fish processing vessel fire

Greene, Broillet & Wheeler investigation of a camp-fire incident involving cooking with hot grease

Grotefeld & Deneberg investigation of two fires involving the largest coal ship-loader on the west coast

Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer civil action stemming from the over-pressurization of a low

pressure gas distribution system resulting in several fires; multiple fatality fire involving a petroleum refinery

crude oil distillation column naphtha line

Hagens Berman multiple fatality explosion and fire in a polysilicon manufacturing plant

Hall & Evans large mountain-top four story wood-frame residential fire investigation in Colorado

Hamilton Beach Proctor-Silex residential fire investigation and product liability analysis

Hardin, Cook, Loper, Engel & Bergez hazardous material release action; personal injury action in a

major petroleum refinery

Hamilton Beach Proctor Silex residential fire investigation involving kitchen appliances

Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft plaintiff in a marina fire involving several luxury yachts

Hanson Bridgett LLP single family residential fire investigation in Novato, CA

Hatch, Allen & Shepherd fatal fire investigation involving a hot-oiler truck during offloading;

investigation of unit fire in a New Mexico refinery s HF alkylation plant

Hennelly & Grossfeld fire investigation involving a solar power electric generating plant

Hewitt & Prout explosion investigation involving an underground gasoline storage tank

HEXCEL Corp. consulting services regarding marketing opportunities in loss prevention

Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson residential fire investigation involving a natural gas service riser

Hoffman & Grantham a products liability action involving a bathroom fan fire

Holland & Hart investigation of a gas explosion and fire in a Montana industrial park; +100,000 acre

wildland fire in New Mexico

Horak, Talley, Pharr & Lowndes tank explosion in a petrochemical plant causing two deaths

House, Kingsmill & Riess large residential apartment complex fire in Texas

Hoyle, Morris & Kerr expert in several civil actions stemming from a large fire in a chemical

reprocessing plant

Industrial Indemnity various industrial fire losses

Jacobsen & McElroy investigation of a steam explosion (BLEVE) in a wood stove s heat exchanger

Jenkins, Goodman & Neuman products liability action involving a 20 lb. propane tank

Jenkins Goodman Neuman & Hamilton products liability actions involving: a apartment fire in Hawaii,

a condo fire caused by a chiminea fire-pit, and a residential fire allegedly caused by a faulty refrigerator

John Wiley Law Offices upscale SF condo high-rise fire investigation and water damages analysis

Jones, Clifford, McDevitt & Johnson Investigation of a fatal fire involving cleaning of a gasoline tank in

a petroleum bulk plant

Jones & Scheich intentional tort action involving a vapor release and fire in a refinery alkylation unit

resulting in personnel injuries

K&L Gates residential fire investigation allegedly involving a natural gas utility service riser

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Kelley, Drye & Warren fire investigation involving a mobile home manufacturing plant; investigation of a

fire involving destruction of the town library in upper New York

Kerr & Wagstaffe investigation of a wine warehouse fire (see Carlson, Calladine & Peterson)

Kilmer, Voorhees & Laurik arbitrator in a case involving a fire in heavy mobile equipment

LaFollette Johnson RV fire allegedly involving a leaking propane refrigerator (tendered to DNB)

LaPlante & Spinelli products liability action involving a thermostatic gas control valve

Lane, Powell, Spears & Lubersky apartment complex fire involving several fatalities

Larry N. Kloenhammer luxury home fire during remodeling resulting in subrogation

Larson & Burnham civil action involving a fatality during a pipeline pigging and purging operation

involving a vacuum truck

Larson Hart & Shepherd multiple fatality explosion and fire in a polysilicon manufacturing plant [see

Hagens Berman]

Law Office of Cary Dictor fire investigation involving transportation of goods by moving van

Law Offices of Gary L. Hall (Hanover Insurance) investigation of a personal injury burn incident

involving a nitro-methane fueled model race-car; investigation of a fire in a University of California library

Law Office of Gregory A. Yates fatality and multiple personal injury incident involving an two-story

garden apartment fire in southern California

Law Office of Jeffrey F. Paccassi personal injury involving an apartment building fire hose cabinet

Law Office of Kenneth N. Meleyco personal injury involving an oil refinery coke silo bag-house fire

Law Office of Kenneth W. Turner residential house natural gas explosion investigation in Los Altos

Law Office of Kent B. Seitzinger products liability action involving a new home near Fresno, CA

Law Offices of Mark R. Mittelman investigation of a 12 unit S.F. Victorian fire resulting in 3 deaths

Law Office of Neil Jon Bloomfield investigation of a restaurant kitchen fire

Law Office of William Delaney and Law Office of Timothy Jarres plaintiff in civil action involving a

fire in a foam plastics manufacturing plant

Lazano, Smith & Smith civil action involving inadequately designed fire water system

Lempres & Wulfsberg high-rise tower construction defects case involving firesafing

Leon & Leon fire investigation of two commercial structures in Oakland, CA

Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard fire involving above-ground refueling facility; product defect

investigation and fire risk analysis for an automobile manufacturer

Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith product liability re: a propane fueled barbecue fire

Liedle, Getty & Wilson, LLP fire investigation involving a polyurethane foam manufacturing plant;

investigation of a large-loss gas explosion in a 1200 room hotel under construction

Liedle, Lounsberry, Larson & Lidl investigation of a fatal scald incident involving a new water heater

Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein class action litigation involving gypsum wall board fire ratings

Lombardi, Loper & Conant investigation of a multi-unit apartment complex fire in Sacramento;

investigation of a large propane distribution center fire in San Francisco; investigation of a $multi-million fire

involving a new school under construction in Dublin, CA; fire and personal injury involving propane

cylinder filling; investigation of two forklift truck fires for a major manufacturer

Louderback & Louderback investigation of code issues re: automobile paint spraying shop

Low, Ball & Lynch a five alarm restaurant and hotel fire incident involving analysis of a commercial

kitchen fire suppression system

Lucas & Tonn fire investigation in regard to a wood-fueled boiler plant fire in a school

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Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps investigation of the November, 2004 multiple-fatality gasoline

pipeline rupture and fire in Walnut Creek, California; construction defects investigation involving fire

resistive construction in a high-rise hotel renovation project

Lyddan Law Group investigation of the 23,000 acre Copper Hill wildland fire in Santa Clarita, CA

Markel Corporation investigation of a 30 ft. steel hull sailboat fire at the Emeryville marina; investigation

of a houseboat fire involving a RV combination ammonia absorption refrigerator

Maynard, Cooper & Gale chemical plant fire involving a urethane manufacturing facility

McCormick Barstow residential propane explosion and fire injuring two children; mini-mart fire

involving a beverage dispenser and ice-cube maker

McElroy, Deutsch & Mulvaney fire in a luxury Victorian involving analysis of alarm system; fire

involving a retail shopping mall; fire in a large industrial multi-occupancy warehouse

McGinn & Associates explosion and fire in a natural gas liquids (NGL) processing plant

McGinn Carpenter Montoya & Love large, multiple-injury refinery fire involving HF-Alkylation Unit

McKenna, Long & Aldridge investigation of a large-loss wildland fire in Malibu, California

Mersereau & Shannon + Million $ fire in a vacant warehouse and associated fire sprinkler issues

Middlebrook, Kaiser & Popka explosion and fire resulting from a natural gas pipeline leak

Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach class action involving product liability issues

Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone investigation of a multiple-fatality propane gas explosion

Minasian, Minasian, Minasian, Spruance, Baber, Meith & Soares explosion and fire involving a gas

leakage from a plastic underground gas service line

Moffatt Thomas Barrett Rock & Fields residential house fire investigation near Sun Valley, ID

Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz action stemming from a large refinery fire and

explosion

Morgan, Lewis & Brockius tank explosion in a petrochemical plant causing two deaths

Morgan Miller Blair construction defects case involving the Omega Sprinkler recall

Morgenstein & Jubelirer residential fire investigation involving a laptop computer

Morison, Ansa, Holden, Assuncao & Prough investigation of a large lumber yard fire in Oregon

Morrison & Foerster major chemical plant fire and fatalities

Murchison & Cumming petroleum storage tank explosion and fire during cleaning operations

Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney residential fire involving a newly installed dishwasher

Nageley Meredith & Miller propane fueled barbecue product liability action

National Farmers Union Insurance Company fire in a telephone exchange building in Alaska

Nelson Kinder Mosseau & Saturley fire in a historic building being renovated to loft apartments

Nixon Peabody two separate fire cases involving 20 lb. portable LP-Gas cylinders

Norman, Hanson & DeTroy product liability action re: a fire in an LP-Gas fueled barbecue

Nutter, McClennen & Fish investigation of a triple-fatality fire in a five star hotel in Rome, Italy

Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O Brien product liability action re: poultry processing plant fire; a

multi-million dollar residential fire in Des Moines; a large-loss fire in a bio-diesel refining plant in Iowa;

investigation of a large-loss grain elevator dust explosion; investigation of a large-loss pig-farm fire

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. fire investigation in a residential dwelling

Parichan, Renberg, Crossman & Harvey industrial complex fire loss in Fresno, California

Parker Shumaker Mills fire sprinkler water damages investigation in a large warehouse

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Perkins Coie code compliance investigation re: an Alaskan commercial fish processing plant

Pearson & Associates flash fire involving a release of silane in a silicon manufacturing plant

Peter C. Hsieh, Esq. high rise condo water damage case in Honolulu from a failed sprinkler head

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman large loss fire involving fuel oil tank demolition at a power plant

Plaintiff Steering Committee (PSC) large loss multiple fatality offshore oil rig blowout, fire and oil spill

Polsky Sanderson (Calgary) investigation of a oil-sands mining operations fire near Ft. McMurray

Preferred Dealer Protection Claim Center investigation of a luxury automobile fire

Prindle, Amaro, Goetz, Hillyard, Barnes & Reinholtz several manufacturer product liability actions

Price, Okamoto, Himeno & Lum (Honolulu) see Lempres & Wulfsberg

Prout & LeVangie wildland fire in Alameda County, CA

Reuben & Novicoff analysis of an incident on an offshore platform injuring a contract worker

Richardson Callahan fatal toxic gas release in a sodium hydrosulfite plant (w/Frazer Greene )

Riddell Williams products liability case involving a $1Billion multiple fatality explosion and fire loss in a

major automobile manufacturer's power plant; investigation of a major steel mill fire in Dearborn;

investigation of a Tennessee school fire; investigation of a multi-million $ NJ condominium complex fire;

products liability action involving a game-box

Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi investigation of a multiple-fatality oil refinery unit explosion and fire

Rogers Scott & Helmer investigation of a gasoline fueled fire in a drug treatment center

Rome McGuigan & Sabanosh investigation of a fire in a semi-conduction manufacturing plant

Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley product liability action involving steel connectors used in chimneys

Rosen & Associates investigation of two fires in the largest coal ship-loader on the west coast

Rust, Armenis & Schwartz product liability case in defense of an LP-gas fueled barbecue manufacturer

Safeco Insurance Company technical consulting re: a fire involving a kitchen exhaust hood

Sandall, Olsen & Ott /White & Baker petroleum tank fire involving cleaning operations

Sayre & Chavez investigation of a multiple-fatality fire in a mobile home on a dairy farm

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC residential estate fire investigation RE construction defects

Schrifrin Gagnon Dickey investigation of a retail outlet fire in SF Fisherman s Wharf area

Selman Breitman product liability action involving a packaged fireplace product in a residence;

investigation of a residential fire involving a horizontal FAU attic furnace

Shea & Shea residential natural gas explosion investigation; analysis of electrocution of a firefighter

Shook Hardy Bacon product liability action involving a lightning-caused residential fire in Florida; a

large-loss casino/hotel fire in Nevada; a large loss warehouse fire in a historic district of Jeffersonville, IN

Simoncini & Wenzel investigate explosion and fire from a pipeline failure in one of the world's largest

hydrogen plants located in a major petroleum refinery

Simoncini & Associates a luxury home fire during remodeling involving cause determination; a +$ million

home fire allegedly involving a packaged HVAC unit; investigation of a restaurant rotisserie fire

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan fatal explosion incident involving welding on a

tire rim; claims dispute involving cutting and welding on hazardous process piping

Smith Moore LLP large loss poultry processing plant fire involving a commercial jet-stream oven

Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C. Co-generation plant fire investigation involving a large gas

turbine and automatic fire detection/suppression system

Snell & Wilmer investigation of a two story residential structure fire involving electrical abnormalities

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St. Clair, McFetridge & Griffin a major refinery fire litigation and a second action involving a marine

wharf and several luxury yachts

Stone & Associates investigation of a large-loss 5-alarm fire in an historic Monterey shopping district

Stritmatter, Kessler Whelan Withey Colucco multiple fatality explosion/fire in a silicon manufacturing

facility involving the release of silane, trichlorosilane, and silicon tetrachloride

Sweeney & Sheehan multiple fatality explosion/fire in a chemical manufacturing plant; multiple fatality

dust explosion in a North Carolina pharmaceutical plant

Tharpe & Howell investigation of a residential fire allegedly involving a propane-fueled HVAC unit

Thayer Harvey Gregerson Hedberg & Jackson residential fire involving a halogen security lamp

Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges fire and personal injury action in a petroleum refinery

Thelen, Reid, Brown, Raysman & Steiner maritime investigation involving the loss of the Wind Song

Thelen, Reid & Priest investigation of the largest fire loss in the history of Santa Maria, CA involving the

destruction of a fruit packing plant; investigation of a fatal dust explosion in a large recycling plant

Thompson Hine large loss poultry processing plant fire involving a commercial jet-stream oven

Tooze, Duden, Creamer, Frank & Hutchinson wrongful death action involving the rupture of a LP Gas

pipeline in a manufacturing plant due to external impact

Tousley Brain Stehpens class action litigation involving gypsum wallboard fire ratings

Ulmer & Berne wrongful death and personal injury action involving the release of liquid sodium in a

metals fabrication facility

Valerian, Patterson & Stratman garden apartment building fire involving a floor furnace

Van De Poel, Levy & Allen fire investigation involving several AMTRAK passenger cars

Walkup Melodia personal injury product liability case involving ethanol-fueled fireplaces; contract

worker burn-case involving turnaround preparation of a distillation column in a refinery crude unit

Wartnick, Chaber, Harowitz, Smith & Tigerman asbestos exposure action

Watson Law Group/Allianz litigation support involving a 900,000 ft.2 factory fire in Mexico

Watson & Renner/Yates & Leal litigation support in a Superfund Site liability action

Weil & Associates product liability case involving a fire in Modesto commercial building food-court

Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean a product liability action involving a LP-Gas fueled construction heater

Whirlpool Corporation several products liability cases involving various Whirlpool products

Wieder & McAuliffe product liability action involving multi-tenant commercial building in Washington

Wiezorek & Payne product liability action involving an alleged residential gas furnace fire

Wild, Carter & Tipton investigation of a restaurant kitchen fire and failure of wet chemical system

William L. Veen Law Offices plaintiff involving an accident during a turnaround in a petroleum refinery;

personal injury action involving a swimming pool filter assembly accident

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs fire involving carpet cleaning-equipped vehicle

Willis & DePasquale fatal fire involving 8 units of a San Jose condominium complex

Wilson, Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker residential fire investigation; explosion and fire

investigation involving a gasoline tank truck and passenger car collision near New York City; container ship

explosion and fire in the middle-east waters killing four crew members; products liability action involving an

induction cook-top in a residential occupancy; construction defects investigation in a high-rise condo

building; water damages investigation involving a luxury apartment complex in southern California; two

construction defects cases involving large condo complexes in Cupertino, CA and Petaluma, CA

Wingert, Grebing, Anello & Brubaker fire involving ignition during fueling operations

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Winingham, Roberts, Fama, Kramer & Ramberg product liability action involving alleged leakage of

side-by-side gasoline-diesel auxiliary fuel tanks mounted on a P/U truck bed

Wise, Wiezorek, Timmons & Wise fire involving three commercial businesses and residence

Wolfe Firm fire investigation involving a quick change motor oil facility

Wright, Robinson, Osthimer investigation of a large fire loss involving a winery warehouse; investigation

of a large industrial park and lumber company fire

Wulfsberg, Reise, Ferris & Sykes investigation of an offshore platform explosion and fire and related

design and construction issues

Representative Petroleum, Pipeline, & Petrochemical Facility-Related Experience

Investigations and Projects

BP Deepwater Horizon Multiple District Litigation (MDL) No. 2179, May, 2011

BP Deepwater Horizon Study Group, University of California, Berkeley, April, 2010

PG&E gas transmission pipeline explosion and fire, San Bruno, CA, Sept., 20101

NTSB investigation of residential gas explosion, Rancho, Cordova, CA December, 2008

BP-Amoco Refinery Explosion and Fire, Texas City, TX, March, 2005

Kinder Morgan Pipeline Explosion and Fire Walnut Creek, CA, November, 2004

Giant Industries Refinery explosion and fire, Gallup, New Mexico, April, 2004

Muskeg River Mine propane fire at the Athabasca Oil Sands project, 75 km north of Ft.

McMurray, January, 2003

Murphy Oil Refinery ROSE Unit fire analysis, Meraux, LA, June, 2003

AGP solvent extraction and bio-diesel manufacturing plant explosion and fire, Sergeant

Bluff, Iowa, August, 2003 (multiple fatalities and injuries)

TOSCO Avon Refinery Crude Unit No. 50 Fire Investigation, Martinez, CA, February,

1999 (multiple fatalities and injuries)

Concept Sciences, Inc. Chemical Plant Explosion and Fire Investigation, Lehigh Valley

Industrial Park, PA, February, 1999 involving reactive chemical (hydroxylamine); five

fatalities and multiple injuries

KOSA/Ticona Polyester Fiber Plant Explosion & Fire Investigation, Selby, North Carolina,

September, 1999 involving DMT tank explosion

Celanese Chemicals, Inc. Bucks, Alabama Plant Hazardous Materials Release

Investigation, September, 1999 involving reactive chemicals (sodium hydrosulfite) and the

release of sulfur dioxide

Advanced Silicon Materials, Inc. Plant Fire Investigation, Moses Lake, WA, October,

1998; multiple fatality incident involving the release of highly hazardous materials in a

silicon manufacturing plant (silane, trichlorosilane, and silicone tetrahydride)

El Paso Field Services Chaco Cryogenic NGL Extraction Plant Explosion & Fire

Investigation, Farmington, New Mexico, August, 1998

APG/Accra Pac Group Chemical Plant Explosion and Fire Investigation, Elkhart, Indiana,

June, 1997 involving reactive chemicals (ethylene oxide)

1 Thirty-six homes totally destroyed and eight fatalities multiple injuries due to a high pressure gas pipeline failure

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Rh ne Poulenc Basic Chemical Plant Fire, Martinez, CA, 1994

Chevron Richmond Refinery Isomax/TKC Fire Litigation, 1993

Shell Martinez Manufacturing Complex and Wilmington Complex

Risk Management and Prevention Program Projects, 1989-1990

Chevron El Paso Refinery, TX

Fire Protection System Modernization Project, 199

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