Fire Expert Witnesses in Washington

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...

Tacoma, Washington

Fire, Emergency Medical Services - Fire Operations, Incident Command System, Fire/EMS Collisions, EMS Documentation, Fire Command, Fire Truck/Engine Collision, EMT Standard of Care, Ambulance accident/collision, Fireground Tactics, Multi-Alarm Incidents, Failure To Transport(EMS), Fire Training Liability, Fire Scene Management, Delayed Transport(EMS)

Michael K. Anderson is a nationally recognized Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) expert witness, consultant, instructor, and published author with forty (40) years of combination of progressive operational, supervisory, command, training, and executive leadership experience. His career spans municipal, county, state, federal, volunteer, and private-sector emergency service organizations, providing a broad and practical foundation for expert analysis in fireground operations, incident command, emergency vehicle operations, fire behavior, EMS standard of care, training adequacy, supervisory liability, and organizational accountability. Mr. Anderson is the Founder and Principal of Anderson Consulting and Training, PLLC, where he provides expert witness services, litigation support, operational consulting, and standard-of-care analysis nationwide. He advanced through the ranks of the fire service—from Firefighter/EMT to Fire Apparatus Engineer, Captain, and Assistant Fire Chief...

WA - North Bend, Washington

Fire, Emergency Medical Services - Fire Response, Fire Administration, Fire Training, Human Resources, Driving Training, Fire and EMS Operations, Hiring personnel, Emergency Medical Services training, Internal Investigations and Discipline, Employee Terminations

John K. Murphy, JD, PA-C, MS, EFO retired as a Deputy Fire Chief after 32 years of career fire department service, he is a practicing attorney with a focus on employment practices liability, Fire and EMS training safety, employment policy, and practices, forensic evaluation on fire and EMS operations, internal investigations, subject matter expert in pre-hospital EMS and Fire Operations and consulting on risk management for private and public entities. He is a Physician’s Assistant and has been a practicing physician’s assistant since 1977, with a focus on urgent, emergency, pre-hospital medical care, and occupational medicine, and is a current FMSCA Certified Medical Examiner. He was a US Navy Corpsman and a current Fire Commissioner. Mr. Murphy is a National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer program graduate. His past fire and emergency medical experience includes being a paramedic/firefighter, paramedic program director, chief fire officer, chief of training, emergency opera...

Bellingham, Washington

Mechanical Engineering, Fire - Plumbing, Appliances, Automotive, Agricultural Equipment, HVAC, Fire Protection, Natural Gas, Propane, EDR / Event Data Recorder, Forklifts, Scissor Lifts, Hydraulic Systems, Product Liability, Explosions, Sprinkler Systems, Failure Analysis, Forensic Engineering, Evidence Preservation, Pacific Northwest, Guarding

James Laird, PE, is the founder of CAE Forensic (Clear Analysis Engineering, PLLC), a forensic mechanical engineering firm based in Bellingham, Washington. He has conducted over 2,000 forensic investigations across residential, commercial, industrial, and vehicle cases throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationally. Mr. Laird's practice focuses exclusively on mechanical engineering — failure analysis, fire and explosion investigation, and automotive forensics. He investigates failures in plumbing and appliances, HVAC and boiler systems, forklifts, scissor lifts, hydraulic machinery, agricultural equipment, and a broad range of consumer and industrial products. He is EDR-equipped for crash data retrieval and interpretation in automotive cases. All fire and explosion investigations follow NFPA 921 methodology. Mr. Laird holds three fire investigation certifications: IAAI-CFI (International Association of Arson Investigators), CFEI, and CVFI (National Association of Fire Investigato...

Mercer Island, Washington

Property Management, Premises Liability - Real Estate, Real Estate Management, Apartment Management, Condominium Management, Retail Management, Office Management, Manufactured/Mobile Home Park, Snow Removal, Smoke Detector, Locks, Property Maintenance, Property Operations, Slip Trip & Fall, Building Management, Lead Paint, Mold, CO2, Fire, Dogs, Inspects/Pests

Award-winning property manager. Board Member of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). Former IREM Regional Vice President. Extensive experience teaching and training property managers. Owner and operator of a property management firm with ~30 properties, ~2,500 residential units, and ~30 employees. Certified Property Manager.

Sammamish, Washington

Engineering, Fire - Fire Protection Engineering, Fire rated Construction Assemblies, Fire Sprinkler Systems, Clean Agent Fire Suppression Systems, Flammable Liquids Processes, Process Safety, Hazardous Materials Safety Engineering, High Piled Storage Fire Protection, Computer Room Fire Protection, Fire Damage, Smoke

www.linkedin.com/in/mrmannex Experience  Audits and Surveys  Inspection and Testing  AHJ petitions  Highly Protected Risk (HPR) Insurance oversight  Fire Prevention Program Development  Training  Design - Schematic, Design Development, Construction Documents, Specifications  Public speaking experience.  Regional and On-Site Water Supply Analysis and Reliability - fire pumps, tanks, underground piping  Special hazards and protection - clean agent, dry chemical, foam, deluge, water spray  Fire detection and alarm - Heat detection, smoke detection, High Sensitivity Smoke Detection Facility Design Experience  Assembly  Hazardous Materials  Power  Education  Hotel  Aircraft Hangers  Military  Correctional  Aircraft production  Government  Healthcare  Spacecraft launch facilities  Industrial  Aerospace  Storage  Retail  Data Centers  Semiconductor Proficiencies  Water Based: wet, dry, deluge, water spray, pre-action, water m...