Vessel Fires

Vehicle Fires

Appliance Fires

Fire Cause Analysis’ (FCA) fire investigation team is a coordinated group of experienced experts prepared to investigate the origin and cause of losses. Our experts provide timely and accurate investigations to meet the needs of our clients. FCA has a deserved reputation for providing the best trained and most qualified investigators in the field.

We are proud to follow and provide training on NFPA 921 and NFPA 1033 standards. At Fire Cause Analysis, our investigators acquire their professional qualifications to meet these national standards. In addition, our very own Director of Investigations Hal Lyson is a founding member of the NPFA 921 committee and is on NFPA 1033 committee, which determines the professional qualifications for fire investigations. In addition, President Dennis Field is a Principle on NFPA 1033 Committee.

Type of Investigations

  • Residential
  • Commercial
  • Vehicle
  • Marine
  • Industrial
  • Agricultural
  • Rail Car

Our Investigators

For more information on an investigator, please click their name or download their CV. 

California

Don Perkins

President Emeritus, IAAI-CFI

Dennis Field

President, IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI, IAAI-CVFI, IAMI-CMI

Geoff Hazard

Vice President –Fire Investigations,IAAI-CFI, MSc

John White

Vice President – Engineering Services, P.E., IAAI-CFI, MSc

Andrew Berasley

Fire Investigator, NAFI-CFEI, CVFI, IAAI-FIT(V)

Craig Cesarin

Fire Investigator, CFI

Michael Ginn

Fire Investigator, CCAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI

Daniel Berasley

Fire Investigator, NAFI-CFEI, NAFI-CVFI, IAAI-FIT

KC Hester

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI

Julie Lynn

Fire Investigator, NAFI-CFEI

Steven Moore

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI, CVFI, ECT

Richard Peterson

Fire Investigator, CFI

Jeff Guidi

Fire Investigator, CCAI-CFI

Brett Sutherland

Fire Investigator, CFI

Jeffrey Schlesinger

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI, ECT

John Teague

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI, CCAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI, IAMI-CMI

Kevin Tiscareno

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI, IAAI-FIT, NAFI-CFEI

Glenn White

Fire Investigator, CFI

Tim Enright

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI

Jim Beem

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI, ECT, NAFI-CFEI

Bill Fisk

Fire Investigator, NAFI-CFEI

Nick Castellon

Fire Investigator, NAFI-CFEI, NAFI-CVFI

Bobby Gonzalez

Fire Investigator, NAFI-CFEI, IAAI-FIT

Jim Powderly

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI

Jason Faw

Fire Investigator, NAFI-CFEI, NAFI-CVFI

Joshua Bastian

Mechanical Engineer, P.E., NAFI-CFEI

Arizona

Dennis Field

President, IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI, IAAI-CVFI, IAMI-CMI

John White

Vice President – Engineering Services, P.E., IAAI-CFI, MSc

Jon Spezzacatena

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI

Andrew Berasley

Fire Investigator, NAFI-CFEI, CVFI, IAAI-FIT(V)

Linda Poe

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI

KC Hester

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI

Jeffrey Schlesinger

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI, ECT

Idaho

Jimmy Bowen

Fire Investigator, IAAI‐CFI, NAFI-CFEI, CVFI, PI

Minnesota

Karl Nesler

Fire Investigator, IAAI‐CFI, CIFI, AIC, FCLA, PCLA

Matthew Wilke

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI

Montana

Matthew Wilke

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI

Jimmy Bowen

Fire Investigator, IAAI‐CFI, NAFI-CFEI, CVFI, PI

Nevada

Dennis Field

President, IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI, IAAI-CVFI, IAMI-CMI

Geoff Hazard

Vice President – Fire Investigations, IAAI-CFI, MSc

John White

Vice President – Engineering Services, P.E., IAAI-CFI, MSc

Andrew Berasley

Fire Investigator, NAFI-CFEI, CVFI, IAAI-FIT(V)

Craig Cesarin

Fire Investigator, CFI

Jon Spezzacatena

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI

Linda Poe

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI

Jeffrey Schlesinger

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI, ECT

Jim Beem

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI, ECT, NAFI-CFEI

North Dakota

Karl Nesler

Fire Investigator, IAAI‐CFI, CIFI, AIC, FCLA, PCLA

Matthew Wilke

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI

Oregon

Dennis Field

President, IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI, IAAI-CVFI, IAMI-CMI

Steven Moore

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI, CVFI, ECT

Jimmy Bowen

Fire Investigator, IAAI‐CFI, NAFI-CFEI, CVFI, PI

Joseph Feland

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI, IAAI-FIT

South Dakota

Karl Nesler

Fire Investigator, IAAI‐CFI, CIFI, AIC, FCLA, PCLA

Matthew Wilke

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI

Washington

Dennis Field

President, IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI, IAAI-CVFI, IAMI-CMI

John White

Vice President – Engineering Services, P.E., IAAI-CFI, MSc

Steven Moore

Fire Investigator, IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI, CVFI, ECT

Jimmy Bowen

Fire Investigator, IAAI‐CFI, NAFI-CFEI, CVFI, PI