{"id":38308,"date":"2025-05-22T11:22:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/?post_type=news&#038;p=38308"},"modified":"2025-10-07T08:54:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T07:54:25","slug":"hawkins-welcomes-fire-explosions-expert-lucy-pinkard","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/news\/hawkins-welcomes-fire-explosions-expert-lucy-pinkard\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawkins Welcomes Fire &#038; Explosions Expert Lucy Pinkard"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38308\" class=\"elementor elementor-38308\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04b1898 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"21600\" data-id=\"04b1898\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0632f7\" data-eae-slider=\"80170\" data-id=\"d0632f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92cda6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e92cda6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Completing her Masters in Forensic Investigation of Explosives and Explosions from the University of Cranfield Forensic Institute, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/experts\/lucy-pinkard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucy<\/a> brings to Hawkins a great level of knowledge and experience in fire investigation at a domestic and commercial level, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/fire-explosions\/white-goods-appliance-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">white goods fires<\/a>, arson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/fire-explosions\/vehicle-plant-machinery-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plant<\/a> and electrical incidents. Having completed her thesis in the subject area of thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries, she now lectures for Cranfield University\u2019s fire investigation and crime scene investigation studies, in addition to training and inspiring future forensic scientists at University College London.<\/p><p>Prior to her time with Avon and Somerset Constabulary, she worked as an analytical scientist in the pharmaceutical sector, specialising in spectroscopic techniques. During her career with the Police, Lucy held various roles such as Crime Scene Manager and DNA Laboratory Analyst, investigating volume, serious and major crime scenes, often on high-profile cases. She was also a Forensic Fire Investigator, investigating crimes involving arson, endangerment of life and murder. Lucy has delivered evidence in both Crown and Magistrates Court, also receiving a police commendation for her commitment and dedication.<\/p><p>Lucy\u2019s extensive knowledge of forensic fire investigation and previous experience within the Police has equipped her with valuable insights that will strengthen the current Hawkins team. We are delighted to welcome Lucy to Hawkins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hawkins are pleased to welcome Fire and Explosions expert Lucy Pinkard to Hawkins. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":38325,"parent":0,"template":"","news_category":[17],"experties":[66],"class_list":["post-38308","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_category-hawkins-office-news","experties-fire-explosions"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hawkins Welcomes Fire &amp; Explosions Expert Lucy Pinkard - Hawkins Forensic Investigation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hawkins are pleased to welcome Fire and Explosions expert Lucy Pinkard to Hawkins.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/news\/hawkins-welcomes-fire-explosions-expert-lucy-pinkard\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hawkins Welcomes Fire &amp; 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