Fire Expert Witnesses in Kentucky

Fire, Emergency Medical Services - Fire Expert Witness, Fire Department Policy, Training Failures, Scene Safety, EMS Expert Witness, Firefighter Injury, NFPA 921, Personal Injury, Incident Command, 911 Dispatch, Standard of Care, EMS Negligence, Emergency Response, Fireground Decisions, Apparatus Operations, Fire Cause & Origin, OSHA, Professional Malpractice, FLSA

John R. Storm, MPPA, CFO, retired as an Assistant Fire Chief after 30 years of service in the fire department. John has extensive experience in Fire and EMS operations and administration, including training safety, developing employment policies and practices, FLSA, conducting forensic evaluations of fire and EMS operations, conducting fire investigations, fire code implementation and enforcement, pre-hospital EMS, Fireground operations and reviews, consulting on risk and emergency management, and incident command reviews. John possesses extensive chief officer experience in addition to 25 years as a licensed paramedic. John is also Red Card-certified and was responsible for the State of Colorado's Southwest Region Fire Departments' Wildland mobilization and response. John has conducted 1000s of Fire NFIRS and EMS Patient Care Report reviews to assess the reports' QA/QI. Mr. Storm's background spans command, training, compliance, and governance. He has commanded emergency incide...

Fire, Engineering - Fire Protection Engineering, Security, Building Code, Arson, Smoke Detection, Fire Alarm, Sprinkler, Fire Suppression, Fire Detection, Smoke and CO Alarm, Forensic, Fire Spread, Fire Recreation, Origin and Cause, Consumer Products, Failure Analysis, Fire Modeling, Explosion, Safety, Construction Defects

Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) of Fire Protection Engineering plus specialized expertise in Building Construction Codes and ASIS Board Certified in Physical Security (PSP & CPP). Executive leader in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction (A/E/C) industry - Expert in building codes, setting risk-reduction strategies, balancing safety with security, and managing complex practices/programs including "surgical" engineering problem-solving for complex multi-disciplinary project issues. || Creator & Host of the "FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING PODCAST" || I've developed numerous firms from my own startups to large firm expansion initiatives and personally specialize in risk-based engineering (i.e., Resilience) and consulting for diverse clients in a broad range of A/E/C industry markets. Including extensive experience within Government, Transit & Tunnels, Multinational Corporate/Commercial, Education, Data Centers, State & Local Government, Mission Critical & SCIF, Aviation, Hist...

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky

Police Practices & Procedures, Fire - Product Liability, File Review Case Preparation, Review for Standards Compliance, Electrical Failures Analysis, Special type Occupancy Analysis, Hazardous locations wiring analysis, Marina Wiring Analysis, Fire Scene Analysis

David West is a retired Kentucky State Police detective with over 31 years' experience in Arson investigations and electrical fire analysis. His career began as an electrician and then evolved into an electrical Inspector and finally electrical fire causation analysis expert. He kept his electrical credentials current throughout his entire career. He obtained an Undergraduate in Criminal Law along with a KLEC Police Instructors Certification from Eastern Kentucky University. He taught classes at the Kentucky State Police Academy specializing in arson and electrical fire analysis, and fire related deaths. He is a Nationally Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator and a Member of the International Association of Arson Investigators and the National Association of Fire Investigators. He has assisted state and federal agencies in the Commonwealth of Kentucky for decades with scene examinations, involving specialized electrical skills and knowledge assessment, and testified in state an...

Kentucky

Construction, Premises Liability - Defects, personal injury, insurance, codes, commercial, residential, accidents, falls, asbestos, ADA, sewer, water, liability, damages, general contractor, fire, flood, contracts, subcontractors, engineer

Highly experienced construction and premises expert. Specializes in large commercial and multi-residential construction disputes and serious bodily injury claims. Has served on over 300 cases as an expert witness and dozens of cases as an arbitrator. 30+ years’ experience as a general contractor and owner/developer focusing on condominiums, roads, sewers, subdivisions, offices and other major construction. Summa Cum Laude/Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina. Consultant (2008-Present): Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Cases include commercial defects and delays, serious personal injuries, multifamily, sewers, roads and drainage, retail, insurance, professional liability, and construction business practices. Approximately equal representation of plaintiffs and defendants. General Contractor - President of Buckhead Classic (2006 – presen): Projects include defective construction repair, new construction, fire and flood...