From: Fire Investigation Teams

[dant42 0]

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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