@article{ref1,
title="Arc mapping: a critical review (Letter to the editor in response)",
journal="Fire technology",
year="2018",
author="Novak, Cameron",
volume="54",
number="5",
pages="1093-1093",
abstract="Contained in the paper [1] are statements that need correction. Specifically, the following:  &quot;Recently, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) published a description of an arc mapping method that they apparently had been teaching at in-house classes, although they had not published it previously.&quot;  This refers to statements made in the Fire Research Laboratory's (FRL) Technical Bulletin Number 2 [2] to highlight what was perceived as an oversight in Dr. Babrauskas' analysis of tests conducted by West and Reiter. Ellipses were used in the technical bulletin to highlight a fundamental problem with not fully considering the impact of circuit topography within the test compartments. This &quot;ellipse method&quot; was not a proposed new methodology to be used in the process of examining a structure's electrical system, and is not taught in any ATF curriculum.   We appreciate the opportunity to clarify this issue, as arc mapping is a continuing topic of debate within the fire investigation community...<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0015-2684",
doi="10.1007/s10694-018-0739-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10694-018-0739-6"
}