About Benjamin
Mr. Eigner is a Principal Consultant and expert witness for the legal, industrial, and insurance communities. He is a Certified Fire Investigator with the International Association of Arson Investigators and the National Association of Fire Investigators, specializing in determining the origin and cause of fires and explosions. Mr. Eigner has extensive experience in hands-on fire-scene investigation, obtaining witness information, fire-scene processing, fire pattern analysis, post-flashover pattern analysis, electrical arc recognition, arc mapping, circuit tracing, fire dynamics, fire-scene photography, aerial photography, wildland fire-scene geographical information systems, digital diagrams/fire-scene sketches, evidence recognition, evidence preservation, evidence recovery, evidence analysis, laboratory bench tests, evidence examinations, and report preparation.
In addition, Mr. Eigner has broad, in-depth experience in structural and wildland firefighting techniques, which allows superior interpretation of fire, heat, and spread patterns. His background includes forensic laboratory tests, fire codes, fire code enforcement, fire code interpretations, and pre-fire planning.
Mr. Eigner is a Principal Consultant and expert witness for the legal, industrial, and insurance communities. He is a Certified Fire Investigator with the International Association of Arson Investigators and the National Association of Fire Investigators, specializing in determining the origin and cause of fires and explosions. Mr. Eigner has extensive experience in hands-on fire-scene investigation, obtaining witness information, fire-scene processing, fire pattern analysis, post-flashover pattern analysis, electrical arc recognition, arc mapping, circuit tracing, fire dynamics, fire-scene photography, aerial photography, wildland fire-scene geographical information systems, digital diagrams/fire-scene sketches, evidence recognition, evidence preservation, evidence recovery, evidence analysis, laboratory bench tests, evidence examinations, and report preparation.
In addition, Mr. Eigner has broad, in-depth experience in structural and wildland firefighting techniques, which allows superior interpretation of fire, heat, and spread patterns. His background includes forensic laboratory tests, fire codes, fire code enforcement, fire code interpretations, and pre-fire planning.
Education
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Bachelor of Arts in Law and JusticeCentral Washington University
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Associate of ArtsHighline Community College
Areas of Expertise
- Fire Investigation
- Wildfire
- Fire/Explosion Damage/Evaluations
- Heavy Equipment Fire and Explosion
- Fire and Arson Investigations
- Large Retail Fire and Explosion
- Fire Suppression Systems Review
- Fire Code Consulting AFBC, NFPA
- Structural Fire Origin and Cause Determination
- Electrocution/Shock/Arc Flash
- Expert Witness and Litigation Support