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Fire-Investigations.com - Website of Daniel C. Smith Fire Investigator
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Biography of Daniel C. Smith, Fire Investigator
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Education
Experience
Instructor
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Versatile, non-bias, professional investigator with a strong motivation
for finding the facts.
Experience working for you.
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Fire Pro, Daniel Smith 's experience and professional milestones below:
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Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator
Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator
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1973-1974
Community College of the Air Force
1974
Advanced Schools Incorporated
1974-1976
Los Angeles Community College
Administration of Justice
1976- 1978
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1984
Montana Fire Marshal Bureau
Basic Fire Cause and Origin
1986 & 1988
Montana Fire Marshal Bureau
Advanced Fire Cause and Origin
1990
Denver Fire Training School
Advanced Fire Cause and Origin
Mobile Home/Electrical Fire Cause
1996
Montana Fire Service Training School
Advanced Arson Investigation
1997
National Fire Academy
2003
International Association of Arson Investigators
Legal Aspects/Interviews/Vehicle Fires
Flathead Valley Community College
2003
National Association of Fire Investigators
Fire, Arson, & Explosion Investigation
2003
National Association of Fire Investigators
2004
International Association of Arson Investigators
Investigation of Electrical Appliance Fires
2004
National Association of Fire Investigators
Vehicle Fire, Arson & Explosion Investigation
2006
Eastern Kentucky Science & Technology
National Advanced Fire, Arson, Explosion Investigation
Professional Development Program
2007
National Association of Fire Investigations,
Vehicle Fire Investigations
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30 Years Experience
In public fire service and private investigations with focus on fire cause and origin investigation. Investigated over 3,000 fires and has testified in several courts and depositions in Montana as a qualified expert witness including three arson/homicide trials.
INSTRUCTOR
Instructs basic and advanced cause and origin fire investigation schools. Introduced and ran the county Juvenile Fire Setting Program.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Experience with the fire service conducting fire inspections and investigations. Conducted civil and criminal fire investigations for insurance companies, attorneys, and private citizens since 1984. Versatile, non-bias, professional investigator with a strong motivation for finding the facts.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
United States Air Force Security Policeman
Statewide Investigations Private Investigator
Columbia Falls City and Rural Fire Marshal (Retired)
Volunteer Fire Department
Flathead County Sheriff's Dept. Fire Investigator
Flathead Fire Investigation Team
Alert Security & Investigations, Inc. Owner/Private Investigator
FirePro, Inc. Owner/Private Investigator 2003-Present
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Montana Association of Private Investigators and Security Operators
National Fire Protection Association
International Association of Arson Investigators
National Association of Fire Investigators
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
NFPA Fire Fighter III
Montana Licensed Private Investigator
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Certified
Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator
Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator
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© Daniel C. Smith, Fire-Investigations.com All Rights Reserved -2009-
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Advanced Fire Investigations. Inc.
"A FIRE CLAIMS SPECIALIST"
P.O. Box 1448
Columbia Falls, Montana 59912
PH: 406-755-4469 FX: 406-755-4465 Cell: 406-253-6201
E-mail: afi@fire-investigations.com
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