40+
years experience
Michael Owens
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Specializing in structural fires and explosions, Mike’s professional experience includes 16 years as a fire investigator with the Ontario Fire Marshal, 9 years as an Attorney General investigator, and 14 years as a police officer, attaining the rank of Detective. During his career, he has investigated 1,368 fire and explosion occurrences, including 130 fatal fires and 59 gaseous explosions. Mike’s areas of expertise include advanced fire investigation and origin and cause determination. He is trained in post-blast explosion scene investigations as well as gas and electrical appliance fires. Mike has been declared an expert witness at all levels of the criminal and civil justice system.
Experts in this field
Mazen Habash
President and Consulting Forensic Engineer
Richard Kooren
Consultant
Kelly Doyle
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Vladimir Chlistovsky
Forensic Engineer and GTA Operations Manager
Jimmy Fata
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Sid Murray
Canine Expert Trainer
Peter Hamilton
Fire & Explosion Investigator and Atlantic Canada Manager
Gary Jarrett
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Neil Ralston
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Cody Zebedee
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Keith B. Ellwood
Fire & Explosion Investigator
William “Bill” Hiscott
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Chris K. Panasiewicz
Consulting Forensic Engineer
Ryan Dobson
Vice President Western Canada and Forensic Investigator
Mark Mason
Fire Investigator and HVAC/Fuels Specialist
Mike Goldberg
Fire Investigator and HVAC/Fuels Specialist
Said Ismail
Operations Manager – Ancaster, Electrical Forensic Engineer and Fire Investigator
Kevin Abbott
Fire Investigator and Fuels Specialist
Michelle Holden Bradley
Forensic Engineer
Allen Bauer
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Martin Coles
Forensic Engineer
John McCutcheon
John McCutcheon
Ryan Norton
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Andrea Gaynor
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Katherine Humphrys
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Art Beleda
Vice President Eastern Canada and Fire & Explosion Investigator
Steve Klimpel
Fire & Explosion Investigator and Operations Manager Northern and Eastern Ontario/Atlantic Canada
Matthew Obach
Forensic Engineer and Branch Manager
Matt Roberts
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Stephen L. Martin
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Chase Wang
Forensic Engineer and Fire Investigator
Chris Needham
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Melanie Cairns
Forensic Engineer
Tristan Delorme
Forensic Engineer
Raina Chamberlain
Electrical Engineering Trainee/Fire Investigator
Kylee Martin
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Alexa Grittani
Fire Investigator EIT
