• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2007.04a
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• pp.397-402
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• 2007

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.18-23
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• 2010

This paper describes a cause of fire accidents on power system fire DC electric traction vehicles. We investigated fire scene of power line for DC electric traction vehicles. From analysis results, the cause of fire on power line turned out line to ground fault between a feeder of electric power services(pantagraph) and DC electric traction vehicle roof. Fire accident of DC electric traction vehicles be assumed that electric sparks had been produced between the pantagraph and the power line conductor by repetitively making contact and separation, maybe if some material like branches get in between connecting rod it makes progress line to ground fault. ZnO arresters are widely used to protect DC electric traction vehicles against overvoltages caused by lightning or switching surges. However, the arresters are deteriorated by commercial overvoltages and/or lightning one. The deteriorated arresters could lead power failures, such as line to ground fault by a thermal runaway resulting from the increases in leakage current even in a nominal power system voltage. Finally, the power failures would be causative of the fire accident.

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.168.2-169
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• 2003

Hydrogen cyanide is one of the toxic agents with carbon monooxide in fire victims and is released by combustion of nitrogen-containing organic material such as plastic and wool. Until now there are few reports about blood cyanide concentrations in fatalities by fire in Korea. So in this study we examined blood cyanide concentration in 12 cases of fire fatalities. (omitted)

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.170.2-170.2
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• 2003

The most common cause of death in fires is the inhalation of noxious gases rather than thermal injury. Carbon monoxide is well-known toxic component in fire atmospheres. However, the importance of hydrogen cyanide(HCN) as a toxic agent in the fire related fatalities(FRF) is under discussion. HCN is known to be produced in fires involving by the pyrolysis of polyacrylonitril (PAN) and other nitrogen-containing polymer. (omitted)

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.481-486
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• 2010

본 논문은 실내사격장 화재 원인에 대한 조사를 위하여 권총 사용에 따른 화약잔사 양에 대한 실측 및 발화특성에 관하여 연구하였다. 화약잔사 양의 실측은 1차로 사대 부분을 밀폐한 상태에서 실내사격장에 사용되는 권총과 동일한 구경 0.38인치 권총 및 구경 9mm 권총을 5발 발사하여 총구 및 약실로 분출되는 화약잔사의 양을 측정하였으며, 2차로 사대 개방 후, 구경 0.38인치 권총을 100발 발사하는 경우, 사대 바닥면에 떨어지는 화약잔사의 양을 측정하였다. 화약잔사에 대한 발화특성은 충격 감도, 정전기 감도, 마찰 감도 및 발화점 시험을 실시하였으며, 비교 평가에는 권총에 일반적으로 사용되는 사용전의 화약(ball powder)을 이용하여 화약잔사와 동일한 시험을 실시하였다. 실험결과 충격감도 및 마찰강도는 화약잔사에서 다소 높게 측정되었으며, 발화점 시험에서는 화약잔사가 비교대상인 사용전의 화약에 비해 낮은 온도에서 발화되는 특성을 나타내었다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.19 no.8
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• pp.78-85
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• 2018

In this study, we investigated the cases where there were many opinions in the judgment of the cause of ignition in the case of 20 cases of frozen warehouse fire that occurred in 2017.The research methodology is the scientific fire survey method prescribed by the NFPA 921 CODE. Scientific fire investigation method is fire investigation method by logical reasoning through hypothesis setting, minimizing errors in judgment of ignition source. On the other hand, unscientific fire investigation methods cause many errors by the intervention of irrational factors such as subjective estimation, reasoning judgment, etc. This eventually leads to the problem of human and material responsibility and academic deterioration. In particular, fire not seen as compared to sighted fire makes more errors in ignition sources in the cause investigation. In this study, we set the hypothesis A and hypothesis B based on the review of the fire investigation report and the field survey on the fire case of the cold storage warehouse front line that occurred at ** city ** Mart in 2017.The set hypothesis was tested by the NFPA 921 code. This analytical method will be constructed by NEW Paradigm as a source of fire that is not seen in the future and a source of ignorant fire.In addition, the experimental data of this study will be used to inform the manufacturer and operator of the refrigeration warehouse and serve as basic data for fire prevention.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.21 no.1 s.65
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• pp.37-50
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• 2007

A primary task of fire department is maintaining public safety, system maintenance and welfare improvement by protecting life, body and property of a people through prevent and extinguish of the fire in emergency. Rescue part of those affairs has supported by the people but affairs related to the fire examination and investigation could not get it. Although fire examination is a very important part of fire department administration, it has been understood indifferently due to lack of awareness and concern. There are no scientific fire examination because of lacking education study and the whole responsibility capacity about it. There are many things have to be improved at fire examination and investigation system in Korea. Especially, establishment of the whole responsibility post is urgent through assuring professionals to improve accuracy of fire examination and investigation. Equipment which can do scientific fire examination and investigation have to be fully furnished. Efficiency of fire examination and investigation has to be increased through improving law related to fire examination and investigation, giving rescuers investigation right. Through this, it systematically have to be good for fire prevent.

• 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.02a
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• pp.665-668
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• 2008

For scientific search and investigation in identifying the causes of fires, this paper studies the problems of the fire investgation system and ways to improve it.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.1-9
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• 2010

In a side of criminal law, fire investigation, as general people fully can understand and prosecution is possible until deciding its cause and suspect, scientific researching method should be studied deeply. This paper proposes an establishment of fire investigation act and its sub-laws, constitution of joint commission for fire investigation, modernization of fire investigation equipments, substantiality of professional education for fire investigation and subjugation of departmentalism as a method to maintain and supplement an institution of fire investigation in Korea.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.43-47
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• 2016

The recent changes in the judicial system in South Korea, including the stronger trial-centrism and legal market opening, have made fire investigations seek more scientific evidence and structure. The collection of physical evidence is very important to prove the substantial truth of a fire at the court. Without the appropriate physical proof, the credibility of a fire investigation is lost as evidence in a court. Therefore, the fire investigation team needs to carefully handle the fire site and fire initiation evidence because evidence of a fire incident can be destroyed easily by chemical and physical damage. In addition, the fire investigation team also needs to carefully record the collections of any evidence including pictures and their analysis. This study proposed the needs of the procedure manual and guidelines that can provide a step-by-step process of fire investigations in South Korea. This study also helps fire investigation agencies to secure fire-scene evidence to distinctly investigate the facts of fire. The guidelines and manual can eventually improve the ways for the fire investigation processes in South Korea.