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to soonbff fist of all i have never heard of the nysp haveing a fire investigation team, they have investigators trained in fire investigation,also they do not and will not respond to every fire incendiary or accidental or other cause , in putnam county the c&o team does and will respond to any and all fires, and also to set you straight on how we work with the S.P. the c&o team makes a determination of a incendiary fire we then turn the case over for the S.P. to take over ,as far has training the volunteer c&o team of putnam county has more training and more experince investigating fires then the S.P. or the P.C.S.O.

right now in putnam co. there are (16) investigators on the team (9) are level (2) investigators and (4) are nationally certified investigators that do a great job.

I'm just curious, who are you and what background do you have? Are you aware of fire investigation teams and how they operate, their training, and standards? Or is this a uniformed bias?  I agree with your comment that a lot is riding on the decision, but I can't see your point of how a "professional" would be better.  I also think the volunteer or paid, as you put it, makes no difference, experience does. 

And for you knowledge, the NYSP team investigates fires and their relation to criminal activity, not cause and origin. You should also know that insurance comapanies routinely send their own investigation team. And poor work by a fire investigatior is also quickly and easily brought down by the next levels in the process...remember, their findings have to be proven.

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NICE im glad for you guys in croton.

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to bad the guys at washington eng ( the kingdom) made such a poor choice on a engine seagrave was not the way to go and another poor choice no roll up doors