Fire & Smoke Field Evidence
This schema extends the SDM Field Case Library so real fire/smoke work can become reusable evidence without turning a photograph into a claim it cannot support.
Fire/Smoke field evidence schema
Event context, timing, occupancy, source area and known suppression activity.
Observed hazards, restricted areas and professional referrals without making licensed conclusions.
Location, visual character, transfer behavior, odor intensity and test-area response.
Assembly, finish, porosity, heat effect, moisture and access condition.
Doors, openings, vertical paths, cavities, HVAC state and remote-area observations.
Source control, protection, cleaning, selective removal, specialty handling or later sealing.
Post-cleaning observations, odor checks, recontamination, HVAC-cycle response and unresolved uncertainty.
What each photo, reading or observation establishes—and what it does not establish.
A photograph can establish visible residue, charring, equipment placement, access, exposed assemblies or work-zone conditions. It does not automatically establish chemical composition, structural capacity, air quality, moisture content or complete affected extent.
A wipe, cleaning test, meter reading or inspection point should retain its location, method, context and limitations. One successful test area does not prove every material or room will respond the same way.
Completion should distinguish documented results from expectations: what was re-checked, what improved, what remained, what was removed, and what required specialist or reconstruction follow-up.
Once validated, a field record can support educational explanations and incident reasoning while preserving the same evidence limits everywhere it appears.
