Minnesota
LEE T. DeVRIES: IAAI/CFI, NAFI-CFEI – Albert Lea, MN
Lee DeVries is a Certified Fire Investigator through the International Association of Arson Investigators and a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator through the National Association of Fire Investigators. Lee has more than 30 years of experience in the fire service, serving as firefighter, shift lieutenant, code inspector, fire investigator, and shift captain. He retired as a Fire Investigator and Shift Captain of the Albert Lea Fire Department in 2016. Since then, he has served as a private fire investigator, conducting examinations in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Lee is a member of the International Association of Arson Investigators, the National Association of Fire Investigators, the Minnesota Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators, and the Iowa Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators.
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