Oklahoma

MICHAEL D. SCHATZ IAAI/CFI- Oklahoma City, OK

Michael Schatz is a Certified Fire Investigator through the International Association of Arson Investigators. In addition, he is a Peace Officer for the State of Oklahoma and a nationally-registered Emergency Medical Technician. Mike has more than 16 years of experience in fire service, serving in the roles of Firefighter, Driver, Civil Service Secretary, and Assistant Fire Marshal at the Enid Fire Department in Enid, OK. Mike has more than 5 years of experience in examining fire scenes and is a private cause and origin investigator in the state of Oklahoma. He is a member of the International Association of Arson Investigators.

 

RUSSELL A. GRAHAM IAAI/CFI, NAFI-CFEI- Oklahoma City, OK

Russell Graham 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. He has over 30 years of experience in the fire service. Russell retired from the Norman Oklahoma Fire Department Fire Marshal’s Office in 2017 after 25 years of service. He has been working as a private fire investigator in the State of Oklahoma since that time. Russell is a member of the International Association of Arson Investigators and the National Association of Fire Investigators.

 

MICHAEL P. CAIN: IAAI/FIT,  NAFI/CFEI – Braman, OK

Michael Cain is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator through the National Association of Fire Investigators as well as a Certified Fire Investigation Technician through the International Association of Arson Investigations. He has over twenty-seven years of experience in the fire service. Michael has worked for the Hutchinson Fire Department in Hutchinson, KS since 2001 and had held the position of Fire Prevention Inspector since 2014. He is also a Certified Fire Inspector through the NFPA and an NWCG Wildland Fire Investigator. Michael is a court qualified expert in the State of Kansas.

 

STEVEN P. RHODES: IAAI/CFI, NAFI/CFEI – Tulsa, OK

Steve Rhodes is a court-qualified expert witness, a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator through the National Association of Fire Investigators and a Certified Fire Investigator through the International Association of Arson Investigators. Steve has several years of experience conducting fire and arson investigations. He has served with the Tulsa Fire Department for over 25 years and is currently an assistant fire marshal and fire investigator for the department. Steve has also served as a firefighter, training officer, fire equipment operator, and fire captain. Coupled with his fire service experience, Steve is a graduate of Northeastern State University and Tulsa Community College, where he earned an Associate of Science in Fire Protection. He is also a member of the International Association of Arson Investigators, the Oklahoma Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators, the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association, and the International Association of Firefighters.

 

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