08/19/2026
Join Fire Cause Analysis at the Claims Conference of Northern California (CCNC), September 1–3 at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento!
🎤 Featured Presentation:
“Flushes Flows, & Hose – A Deep Dive into Water Damage Claims”
📅 Wednesday, September 2 | 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
📍 Classroom 1 | 1 CE Credit in CA , NV & OR
Hear from Ulises Castellon, CEO, CPCU, and Joshua Bastian, Fire Investigator/Engineer, P.E., NAFI-CFEI, as they explore water damage claims, system failures, scene processing, documentation, and evidence preservation.
Session Description:
The program will utilize several visually compelling fire case claims to illustrate effective electric vehicle forensic fire investigation techniques. The case studies will assist the attendees in distinguishing between intentionally set fires, and legitimate accidental fires. Photographic evidence, video, and 3D modeling demonstrations of compartment and component fires will buttress the presentation. The presenter will identify the core elements crucial to the successful resolution of EV fire claims, challenge fire experts’ methodology by highlighting the differences between electric vehicles and conventional vehicle investigations and describe numerous practical tips to effectively manage the many difficult issues that EV fire claims frequently present.
Stop by Booth #17 to meet our team, including Director Carol McDonald, CPCU, AIM, and Operations Manager Jennifer Sellers-Brown, MBA, FCLS, and see what’s new at FCA!
www.claimsconference.org
