Mr. Montone has over 38 years of experience in Municipal, State and Department of Defense (DoD) Fire & Emergency Services (F&ES), management, operations, fire prevention, code enforcement, fire investigation, public education, and training. His experience(s) includes over 70 fire origin and cause investigations in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, examination, documentation and analysis of fire dynamics & behavior, multi-agency & multi-national agency coordination.

Areas of Expertise:

• Fire Origin and Cause
• Analysis of fire dynamics & fire behavior
• Complex scene analysis

Texas AM University College Station, TX, credits earned: 10 Semester hours, Fire Science Technology
University of Maryland College Park, MD, credits earned: 18 Semester hours, Fire Science Technology
Community College of the Air Force USAF, AL United States, credits earned: 64 Semester hours, Fire Science Technology

Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, NAFI, License # 22617-14087
Private Investigator, Washington State Dept. of Licensing, WA, License #5019
Private Investigator, Montana Board of Private Security, MT, License #36819
Private Investigator, Oregon Department of Public Safety, OR, License #123893
Chief Fire Officer (CFO), Commission on Professional Credentialing, 2022
Hazardous Materials Incident Commander, #353745, 2003
Hazardous Materials Train the Trainer, 2003
Fire Officer IV, #435498, 2001
Fire Instructor III, #353198, 2000
Fire Inspector III, #389203, 2001
ICS 100, 139, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800 – Emergency Management Institute (EMI)