Western Service Center

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1 Western Service Center Karl F. Kolodzik, IAAI-CFI Senior Fire Investigator Highland, California EDUCATION: East High School Green Bay, Wisconsin Wisconsin State University Stevens Point, Wisconsin BS degree; Communications/ Chemistry Harvard University Boston, Massachusetts Labor Negotiations Chaffey College Alta Loma, California Fire Science Academy San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, California Fire Science Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, California Fire Science Certification Updated 12/2015

2 EMPLOYMENT: Unified Investigations & Sciences Special Investigator August Present SPECIALIZED TRAINING: Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. Fire Consultant June May 2012 Unified Investigations & Sciences Special Investigator November June 2011 Morongo Fire Department Fire Chief Banning, California California Speedway Fire Safety Specialist Fontana, California Rialto, Fire Department Rialto, California Fire Captain Kerr/McKee Chemical Corporation Trona, California Chemical Analysis Technician Southern California Fraud Investigators Association Certificate of Completion, 16 hours, November 4-6, 2015 Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, 1 hour, tested, June 29, 2015 Forensic Photography (NFPA 1033 & 921) 6 hours, tested June 4, 2015 Asbestos Awareness Refresher Course, 2 hours, tested, February 27,

3 921 Solid-Fuel & Gas-Burning Appliances, 8 hours, tested, February 5, 2015 Fire Modeling/Critical Thinking, CCAI Conference, 20 hours, tested; November 10-12, 2014 Vehicle Fire Training; Anaheim Drill Tower; CCAI, 4 hours; tested, October 9, 2014 Asbestos Awareness, Bay Area Governments, 2 hours, tested, April 1, 2014 The Changing Severity of Home Fires, 2 hours, June 14, 2013 Physical examination with Respirator Clearance; asbestos work, April 2013 CCAI Certificate of Training, 20 Hours, Fire/ Arson Investigation techniques, March 2013, tested Qualitative Fit test, asbestos APR respirator, March Hour HAZWOPER Refresher course; asbestos exposure training, September 2012, tested California Conference of Arson Investigators (CCAI) Certificate of Training, 4 Hours in gas dryer fire investigation, August 2012, tested International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) Certificate of Training. 40 Hours, May 2011, tested CCAI Certificate of Training, 20 Hours, Fire/ Arson Investigation techniques, November 2010, tested International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) CFITrainer.net o ARC Mapping Basics, 4 hours, September 2012 o Flashover Fires, 4 hours, April 200 o Ventilation-Focused Approach to the Impact of Building Structures and Systems on Fire Development, 4 hours, April, 2009 o The Scientific Method for Fire and Explosion Investigation, 3 hours, February 2009 o Vacant and Abandoned Buildings: Hazards and Solutions, 4 hours, April, 2009 o Managing Complex Fire Scene Investigations, 4 hours, April

4 International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) CFITrainer.net o Investigating Fatal Fires, 4 hours, April 2009 o Understanding Fire through the Candle Experiments, 4 hours, 2009 o Physical Evidence at the Fire Scene, 4 hours, April 2009 o Critical Thinking Solves Cases, 4 hours, April, 2009 o Introduction to Evidence, 4 hours, April 2009 o Insurance and the Fire Investigation, April, 2009 o Investigating Motor Vehicle Fires, 4 hours, April, 2009 o Fire Investigator Scene Safety, 3 hours, April 2009 o An Analysis of the Station Nightclub Fire, 4 hours, April 2009 o The Scientific Method for Fire and Explosion Investigation, 3 hours, April 2009 o Digital Photography and the Fire Investigator, 4 hours, April 2009 o Ethics and the Fire Investigator, 3 hours, April 2009 o Documenting the Event, 4 hours, April 2009 o MagneTek: A Case Study in the Daubert Challenge, 2 hours, April 2009 o Introduction to Fire Dynamics and Modeling, 4 hours, April 2009 o Fire Dynamics Calculations, 4 hours, April 2009 IAAI-CFI Expert Witness class, 24 hours on witness stand, April, 2009, tested CCAI Certificate of Training, 20 hours of 921 case studies, November 2008, tested National Wildland/ Urban Interface Fire Training, Keller, Washington, April 2006, tested U.S. Forest Service, Assessing wildfire Hazards, April, 2006, tested California State Fire Marshal, ICS-300, Intermediate ICS, January,

5 California State Fire Marshall, ICS-330, Taskforce/ Strike Team Management, November, 2006 The Gas Company, Natural Gas Safety/ Fire Dynamics, April, 2006 NFPA Fire Alarm Code Seminar, 36 hours, February, 2006 NFPA Managing Fire & Life Safety Seminar, 36 hours, February, 2006 California State Training Institute, Arson investigation protocols/ techniques, 40 hours, March 2005 State Fire Marshal, Fire Control III, Instruction on single/ multiple dwelling fires, 40 hours, February, 2005 Emergency Fire Management, High rise fires as it pertains to fire investigation, March, 2004 California State Training Institute, Fire/ Arson investigation Techniques, April, 1998 San Bernardino County Fire-Arson Investigators Association, Evidence collection procedures, June, 1994 San Bernardino County Fire-Arson Investigators Association, Behavioral Analysis Interview, June 1986 San Bernardino County Fire-Arson Investigators Association, Trial Procedures, February, 1984 San Bernardino County Fire-Arson Investigators Association, Advanced Wildland Fire Investigation, May 1984 San Bernardino County Fire-Arson Investigators Association, Incendiary Devices, October, 1983 San Bernardino County Fire-Arson Investigators Association, Appliance fires, August, 1983 San Bernardino County Fire-Arson Investigators Association, Personality Profiles & Interviewing Techniques, May, 1983 San Bernardino County Fire-Arson Investigators Association, SLR & Video Camera Operation for the Fire Investigator, February,

6 San Bernardino County Fire-Arson Investigators Association, Vehicle Fire Investigation, June, 1982 State Fire Marshall, State Certified Fire Investigator, March, 1982 Chaffey College, Assessment Labs for Fire Evidence, May, 1981 Department of the Army, Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance, May, 1978 San Bernardino County Sheriff s Training Division, Laws of Arrest P.C. 832, June, 1974 Vehicle Fire Investigations, January, 1988 Automatic Sprinkler Systems, September, 2003 Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance, U.S. Army, Rialto, CA Incendiary Devices Training, October, 1983 EXPERIENCE: My qualifications include extensive experience in residential, commercial, and high rise fire investigations along with fires with special circumstances; i.e. hazardous materials fires and explosives. 24 of my 34 years in public safety were spent performing Fire/ Arson investigations. I have been a certified Hazardous Materials Specialist with the State of California since I was first certified as an expert witness in 1987 and have testified in both San Bernardino and San Diego County Superior courts. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: International Association of Arson Investigators, February 2007 National Association of Fire Investigators, September 2009 California Conference of Arson Investigators, May, 2008 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) San Diego Insurance Adjusters Association (SDIAA) San Bernardino County Fire/Arson Investigators Association, March, 1982-Present 6

7 CERTIFICATIONS: Certified Fire Investigator, International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI-CFI) September 2009, certification # Certified Fire & Explosion Investigators, National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI) September 2009, certification # California Conference of Arson Investigators (CCAI CFI); May 2008, certification #634 Certified Fire/ Arson Investigator, California; March 1982 COURT QUALIFICATIONS: Expert witness in Fire Origin and Cause: Superior Courts Throughout California, since Deposition: San Diego Construction- vs.- Rialto Unified School District, July 1987; Merit oil vs. -State of California, February