New Details: Pacific Seafood operations resume, fire investigation continues
State investigators may use a canine and drones to help track down the cause of the Oct. 15 Pacific Seafood plant fire in Newport. According to the Oregon State Fire Marshal's Office Public Affairs Director Kassie Keller, it may be some time before the specific cause of the plant fire is determined. “This fire is under investigation, and the report can take approximately 30 days to complete depending on the complexity,” she said. Keller said that typically the fire investigators follow these main steps: Uses a systematic approach and process to examine the circumstances of the fire. A scientific analysis is conducted, commonly referred to as the scientific method: Identify the problemDefine the problemCollect dataAnalyze the dataDevelop a hypothesisTest the hypothesisSelect final hypothesis During the fire investigation, the investigator or the team will conduct interviews (homeowner, firefighters, business owners, law enforcement, and bystanders), take pictures of the scene, and use special equipment such as a canine, drones, hydrocarbon detectors, etc.), according to Keller. "The investigator or team will take photos and/or video to help in the process," she said. "OSFM investigators also use the Matterport Lidar scan survey tool carried by our deputy state fire marshals to help in the
