Dennis J. Scardino

Mr. Dennis Scardino is a Professional Engineer in Mechanical Engineering, with 40+ years of fire and explosion analysis experience. He has qualified as an expert in forensic failure analysis and fire origin and cause, in State and Federal Courts throughout the Southeast United States. Mr. Scardino has been conducting failure, fire and explosion, and origin and cause evaluations since 1981. He has assisted and serviced insurance companies, adjusting firms, law firms, private and public companies and agencies, and private individuals. He has provided professional assistance to defense, as well as plaintiff parties in civil litigation.

Dennis has extensive experience with the determination of the origin and cause of fires and explosions within residential, commercial, industrial, automotive, heavy equipment and vessel risks.

Publications

Daubert Challenged
Fire Investigation for Adjusters
Advanced Fire Origin and Cause Investigation Techniques for Adjusters
Recreational Vessel Fire Investigations
Information and Document Management Concerns Between Insurers and Public Agencies During Investigation, Prosecution and Litigation
Manufactured Housing Fire Origin and Cause Investigation
Fire and Water Loss Subrogation
Structure, Automobile and Vessel Fire Investigation
Automobile Fire Investigation
Dryer Fires
See CV for further publications

Dennis J. Scardino, P.E., CFI, CFEI, CFII, CVFI

Senior Managing Consultant

Publications

Home Office

Texas - Houston

Areas of Expertise

Associations

Project Experience

Fire Origin and Cause Analysis