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🎄 Fire Investigation INFOCUS Podcast - Episode 20: Christmas Special 🎄

- A festive episode released on Christmas Day, featuring hosts Scott Kuhlman and Chasity Owens
- Special celebration of reaching top 25% of all Buzzsprout podcasts and hitting 63 Apple Podcast reviews. Goal is 100 reviews before June!
- Discussion of recent fire investigation cases, including Scott's experience with 8 fires in 36 hours

**Technical Deep Dive:**
  - Detailed analysis of Christmas tree fire hazards
  - Dry trees can reach 3,000-5,000 kilowatts peak heat release rate
  - Water-maintained trees only reach ~6.7 kilowatts
  - Scientific breakdown using NIST fire calorimetry database
  
**Key Updates:**
- Scott's department moving forward with CleanSpace respiratory protection equipment
- Discussion of technical spelling variations in NFPA 921 ("ignitable" vs. "ignitible")
- Introduction of Season 2 starting January 15th, 2024

**Fan Mail Corner:**
- Questions answered about gas detection equipment for new investigators
- Feedback from listeners in Ottawa, Canada and Tacoma, Washington
- Discussion of mentorship in the field

**Safety Message:**
- Special holiday PSA about Christmas tree fire safety
- Emphasis on proper tree maintenance and watering

**Word of the Episode:**
- "Inductive Reasoning" - Analysis of its role in the scientific method for fire investigation

Next Episode: Season 2, Episode 1 releasing January 15th, 2024! And a fun tune to close it out. Water your tree! 🎄

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