Mr. Pezzano has over 40 years of experience in the fire service and has investigated over 1000 fires including arson, fatality and large loss fires as a municipal and public investigator. Prior to joining EFI as a Full Time Investigator he was responsible for the investigation of fires and explosions occurring in Towamencin Township and worked with the Police Department in prosecution of fire related crimes. He supervised two volunteer Deputy Fire Marshal’s and assisted the Fire Department with response to emergencies within the township and surrounding communities. He was responsible for the review of all Fire Protection Permits and inspection of their installations within Township. He was also responsible for Fire Inspection of all Commercial Occupancies within the Township.
As Deputy Fire Marshal for Plymouth Township he was responsible for the investigation of most of the fires that occurred in township. He has also worked with local PD and PA State Police Fire Marshal in determining origin and cause and assisted surrounding municipalities with fire investigation and advice on investigation of fires. He was involved in the investigation of a firefighter arson case involving son of neighboring fire company Deputy Chief and also involved in the case when he repeated fire setting after being released from county prison.
As a Fire Investigator for EFI Global he has conducted over 700 Origin and Cause investigations in both residential to commercial properties. Through EFI Global he has worked for a number of Insurance Companies including Liberty Mutual, Travelers Insurance, Allstate, Guide One, Zurich, QBE, CNA, MMG, Philadelphia Contributionship and Sears Holdings.
Mr. Pezzano also assists our clients with code issues and forensic code reviews of existing and damaged facilities.