Mr. Buck has over 1000 hours of classroom fire investigation training extending over his nearly 21 years of experience as a firefighter, police officer and fire origin and cause investigator, working within the fire and law enforcement communities as well as in the private sector.

Mr. Buck has investigated over one thousand fire and explosion incidents throughout Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky. These have included residential buildings, commercial buildings, farm buildings, automobiles, boats, marinas, wildland – urban interface site, farm and heavy equipment. The investigations have included explosion scenes, fatalities, subrogation losses and multi-million dollar losses.

Area of Expertise:

• Fire investigations – Origin and Cause
• Fire Investigations – Incendiarism
• Fire Investigations – Explosions
• Fire Investigations – Liability
• Fire Investigations – Subrogation
• Fire Investigations – Heavy Equipment, Farm Implements and Automobile
• Fire Investigations – Marine Incidents

Indiana Vocational Technical College, Associates in Fire Science Technology, 2010

Private Investigator, Indiana, # PI20700014

Private Investigator, Michigan, # 3701206854

Certified Fire Investigator, IAAI, # 14-080801

Certified Fire Investigator, Pro-Board, # 305012

Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, NAFI, # 7447-2955iv

Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator, NAFI, # 7447-2955iv

Certified Fire Investigation Instructor, NAFI, # 7447-2955iv

Indiana Certified Fire Code Inspector I, & II, IDHS, 2003

Indiana Certified Fire Instructor I, II, & III, IDHS, 2003, & 2006

Certified Hazardous Materials Technician, IDHS, 1996