Fire Origin & Cause Investigation Expert Witness

EMPLOYMENT

Private Investigator/Certified Fire Investigator
Origin & Cause Investigation
Arson Investigation
Fire Origin and Cause Training
Case Report Review and Analysis
Post Blast as related to Fires
Fire Cost Recovery Issues

CAREER

2002 to Present: Owner Manager of Private Investigations Company Established 1997

1969 to January 6, 2002: North County Fire Protection District, Fallbrook, CA

Assignments

Division Chief / Fire Marshal
Supervisor Fire Prevention /Arson Investigation Unit
Fire & Arson Investigation
Fire Origin and Cause Investigation Training
Code Enforcement
Custodian of Record
Cost Recovery Program Manager

Chronology

1988-1999: Fire Prevention/ Fire & Arson Investigation.
1983-1988: Captain Suppression-Fire & Arson Investigation
1978-1983: Fire Prevention-Fire & Arson Investigation
1976-1978: Fire Suppression / Fire & Arson Investigation.
1969-1976: Fire Suppression
1976 -2002 assigned to supervise the District's Arson Investigation Unit and conducted criminal and civil investigations. (Peace Officer) Duties included, law enforcement, origin and cause training. Fire analysis, identifying arsonists and apprehension.

Fire & Arson Investigation: Supervising four to five shift investigators and case management as a field investigator. Coordinate and initiate civil litigation for collection of District funds expended on negligent or criminal caused fires.

Preformed a variety of fire assignments including, but not limited to, Incident Commander, Public Information Officer, Logistics Officer, Division and Branch Assignments.

MEMBERSHIPS

International Association of Arson Investigators

California Conference of Arson Investigators

1995 to 2003-Education Committee- Re-Write Committee for Level
1A & 1B Fire Investigation Curriculum
1987-1988 President (CCAI)
1986-1987 1st Vice President (CCAI)
1985-1986 2nd Vice President (CCAI)
1982-1985 Board of Director (CCAI)
1981-1992 Training Committee (CCAI)

San Diego County Wide Fire & Arson Task Force

1996 to 1999-Secretary
1981-Chairman
1986-1984-1983-1977-Co-Chairman
1983-1980-1976-Secretary

Fraternal Order of Police

California Firefighters Association

California Association of Licensed Investigators

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

TESTIMONY

Escondido Superior Court, San Diego County San Diego Superior Court, San Diego County
Vista Superior Court, San Diego County El Cajon Superior Court, San Diego County
Escondido Municipal Court, San Diego County Vista Municipal Court, San Diego County
Federal Grand Jury, San Diego County

CERTIFICATION & EDUCATION

2002 Certified Fire Investigator - California Conference of Arson Investigators
1994 Fire Prevention Officer III
1991 Fire Prevention Officer II
1990 Fire Prevention Officer I
1989 Chief 1989 Fire Officer
1988 Fire Investigator II-CFI
1987 Firefighter II
1983 Teaching Credential California, Community College-Fire Science
1983 Fire Investigator Instructor I
1981 Fire Investigator I
1977 Associates of in Arts-Palomar Junior College
1976 Peace Officer
1973 Certificate of Achievement in Fire Science, Palomar Junior College-San Marcos, CA

Additional Formal Fire and Law Enforcement Training Hours in Excess of 2000 hours.
Approximately Eighty Additional College Units In fire and law enforcement Training.
Not included on going annual training hours.

INVESTIGATIONS

Primary origin and cause investigator on over 1100 fires, including vehicles, wildland, structures, miscellaneous and post blast investigations. Primary investigator in over twenty internal affairs investigations. Primary and assisting investigator on several, fraud theft and burglary cases.

WORK PRODUCT

Published California Conference of Arson Investigators 1996 - Issue - Fire & Arson Investigator. Title: Spread Too Fast To Be Accidental

Conducted over 100 " Live Fire " Presumptive Burning Experiments.

Developed several Investigation and Law Enforcement Policies for North County Fire Protection District. Approximately 1750 hours of primary instructor in the investigation field at the Community College level.

KEYWORDS

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