CURRICULUM VITAE James B. Flanigan

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE James B. Flanigan EMPLOYMENT Enlisted member, U.S. Coast Guard, September, 1971, to January, 1973 Commissioned Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, January 1973 to January 1976 Claims Adjuster, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, January 1976 to January 1977 Criminal Investigator (Special Agent), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, January 1977 to July 1995 Criminal Investigator (Special Agent/Certified Fire Investigator), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, July 1995 to January 2006 Senior Fire Investigator, Fire Cause Analysis, October 2007 to present EDUCATION AND TRAINING Graduated with Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communications from Queens College, City University of New York, January, 1971 Completion of Recruit Training, U.S. Coast Guard Training Center, Cape May, New Jersey, November, 1971 Completion of Electronics Technician "A" School, U.S. Coast Guard Training Center, Governor's Island, N.Y., June, 1972 Completion of Electronics Technician "N" School, Crypto Technical Maintenance School, U.S. Naval Shipyard, Mare Island, California, August, 1972 Completion of Officer Candidate School, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Training Center, Yorktown, Virginia, January, 1973 Completion of Criminal Investigator School, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Glynco, Georgia, March, 1977 Offices: San Francisco Bay Area Sacramento Valley Southern California Phoenix, Arizona 935 PARDEE STREET BERKELEY, CA USA

2 Completion of ATF New Agent Training, FLETC, Glynco, Georgia, October 1977 Completion of Arson and Explosives Investigation I, California State Fire Marshal Arson and Bomb Investigation Unit, at Richmond, California, May, 1981 Completion of course in Arrest, Search and Seizure, California Penal Code Section 832, in San Francisco, California, April, 1982 Completion of Advanced Arson-for-Profit Investigation Training, FLETC, Glynco, Georgia, September 1983 Completion of ATF Explosives Instructor Course, FLETC, Glynco, Georgia, May 1987 Attended Region I Training Conference, International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators, Las Vegas, Nevada, October, 1987 Completion of 18-hour course in Fire/Arson Investigation, California Conference of Arson Investigators (CCAI), Fresno, California, January 1990 Completed ATF Advanced Fire Technology Training, New York State Academy of Fire Science, Montour Falls, New York, April, 1990 Completion of Fire Investigation 1B, California State Fire Marshal, Sacramento, California, May, 1990 Completion of ATF National Response Team Training, FLETC, Glynco, Georgia, December 1990 Completed ATF Advanced Fire Cause and Expert Witness Training Course, Xerox International Center for Training and Management Development, Leesburg, Virginia, February, 1991 Attended courses: "Electrical Fires" and "The Fingerprint of Arson"; Hughes Institute, San Francisco, California, March 1991 Attended Advanced Explosives Recertification Program as an Explosives Specialist for ATF, Santa Barbara, California, April, 1991 Completed a course in Fire/Arson Investigation, CCAI, Fresno, California, January, 1992 J. Flanigan CV Page 2

3 Attended the course, Technical Fundamentals for the Fire Investigator, University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Engineering, April, 1992 Attended Advanced Explosives Recertification Program as an Explosives Specialist for ATF, Santa Barbara, California, July, 1992 Completed ATF-IAAI Advanced Cause and Origin/Court Techniques Course at FLETC, Glynco, GA, September, 1992 Attended a Seminar in Fire Modeling programs, CFAST and FPETOOL, at the Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland, November, 1992 Completed a training course, Dynamics of Building Fires, presented by ATF and the Department of Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland at College Park, June, 1993 Completed Specialized Fire Model Training for FPETOOL, presented by ATF in Fairfax, Virginia, October, 1993 Completed Explosives Recertification Program as an Explosives Specialist for ATF, Yakima, Washington, March, 1994 Completed ATF course of training in Analytical Fire Scene Reconstruction, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 1-10, 1994 Completed an eight hour course in Basic Wildland Fire Investigation by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF), in San Ramon and Contra Costa County, California, July 13, 1994 Completed a 24 hour training workshop in Advanced Explosive Devices and Terrorist Activities at the IABTI Regional Training Conference, at San Francisco, California, November, 1994 Completed a 40 hour training course in Hazardous Materials Incident Response Operations presented by the Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Cincinnati, Ohio, May, 1995 Completed an eight-hour class in Advanced Explosives and Terrorist Activities by the IABTI in San Diego, California, April 19, 1995 J. Flanigan CV Page 3

4 Completed a 40-hour course in Advanced Fire Case Studies presented by ATF and the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland at College Park, June, 1995 Completed an Instructor's Update Workshop for the Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI), California Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training, Costa Mesa, California, September, 1995 Completed a 20 hour course in Fire/Arson Investigation, CCAI Training Conference, Fresno, California, January, 1996 Attended a course in Advanced Fire Investigation presented by the ATF Office of Training and Professional Development at the University of Maryland at College Park, May 29 to June 7, 1996 Attended the 1996 East Bay Wildland Fire Investigation Seminar, at San Ramon and Camp Parks, California, July 18, Completed ATF Explosives Specialist Recertification at Fort McClellan, Alabama, August 27 to 29, Completed the 40-hour P.O.S.T. Institute of Criminal Investigation Arson/Explosives Foundation Specialty Course of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Office, State Fire Marshal Arson & Bomb Investigation Unit at Costa Mesa, California, November 22, Completed a 40 hour training workshop in "Advanced Improvised Explosive Devices and Terrorist Activities" at the IABTI Training Conference, Sacramento, California, June Completed ATF Certified Fire Investigator Recertification at Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 4 to August 14, Completed ATF National Response Team Training at Collinsville, Illinois, September 11, Completed a twenty-hour course of training in Fire/Arson Investigation at the CCAI Training Conference at San Luis Obispo, California, January 28-30, Attended ATF CFI Recertification Training, including a course in Basic Electrical Investigations at Portland, Oregon, May 4 to 8, 1998 J. Flanigan CV Page 4

5 Participated in the course of training in fire Investigation Techniques at the IAAI Training Seminar at Portland, Oregon, May 11-15, 1998 Completed a course in Fire/Arson Investigation at the CCAI Training Conference at San Luis Obispo, California, January, 1999 Completed a 20 Hour Train the Trainer Program in Hazardous Materials for Fire and Explosion Investigators at the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Training Academy, Rockville, Maryland, January 1999 Attended the ATF CFI Recertification Training, at Kinston, North Carolina, March, Training included live-burn exercises. Attended the IAAI Training Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, May Completed a course in Fire/Arson Investigation at the CCAI Training Conference at San Luis Obispo, California, January, 2000 Attended ATF National Response Team Training at Fort Worth, Texas, February 14-17, 2000 Attended the ATF CFI Recertification Training (56 hours tested), at Goldsboro, North Carolina, March Completed a 24-hour course in Fire/Arson Investigation at the CCAI Training Conference at San Luis Obispo, California, July, 2000 Attended ATF National Response Team Training (24 hours) regarding Hazardous Materials in Austin, Texas, and December Attended the Seventh International Conference on Fire and Materials (24 hours) in San Francisco, California, January Successfully completed ATF CFI recertification training June 4 to June 7, 2001 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Completed a course in Fire/Arson Investigation at the CCAI Training Conference at San Luis Obispo, California, July, 2001 Attended ATF National Response Team Training October 2001 in Oklahoma City, OK. J. Flanigan CV Page 5

6 Completed 24 hours of tested training (tested and passed) in advanced fire and arson topics at the 14 th annual Advanced Fire and Arson Career Development School presented by the Rogue Valley District, Oregon chapter of the IAAI, in Grants Pass, OR, February Successfully completed ATF CFI recertification training June 4 to June 7, 2001 in Williamsburg, Virginia. Training included courses in Wildfire Investigation Training, presented by the United States Forest Service, and a Vessel Familiarization and Fire Safety Course presented by the staff of the United States Coast Guard Training Center, Yorktown, Virginia. Completed a 24-hour course in Fire/Arson Investigation at the CCAI Training Conference at Seaside, California, July, Training included live burn exercises. Attended ATF National Response Team Training in Fairfax, Virginia Nov 19-21, Course included classes on electrical fire analysis. Completed a 24-hour course in Fire/Arson Investigation at the CCAI Training Conference at Seaside, California, July Training included live burn exercises and investigative practical exercises. Successfully completed ATF CFI Recertification training August 2003, at the ATF Fire Research Center, Ammendale, Maryland. Training included familiarization with the Fire Research Center Facility, an introduction to and recognition of electrical systems, and conducting numerous test fires. Attended ATF National Response Team Training in New Orleans, Louisiana, November 4 to 6, Course included classes on international terrorism and on handling forensic evidence. Successfully completed ATF CFI Recertification training March 2004, at the ATF Fire Research Center, Ammendale, Maryland. Training included familiarization with the Fire Research Center Facility, an introduction to and recognition of electrical systems, and conducting numerous test fires. Completed a 24-hour course in Fire/Arson Investigation at the CCAI Training Conference at Seaside, California, July, Training included live burn exercises. Attended ATF CFI Recertification training April 2005, at the ATF Fire Research Center, Ammendale, Maryland. Training included wiring a 120/240 volt electrical system, observation of fire effects on an electrical system, and a refresher in fire modeling calculations. J. Flanigan CV Page 6

7 Completed a 24-hour course in Fire/Arson Investigation at the CCAI Training Conference at San Luis Obispo, California, July, Training included live explosion demonstrations exercises of several different types of explosions. Completed 21 credits (with 4.0 GPA) in Fire Service Technology, accredited by California Fire Service Training and Education System, at Chabot College, Hayward, California (WASC Accredited): Intro. to Fire Service Technology 3 credits Chemistry of Fire Behavior 3 credits Building Construction 3 credits Fire Inspection 3 credits Hazardous Materials 6 credits Wildland Fire Control 3 credits Completed courses through the Department of Fire Science, University of Maryland, University College Degree-at-a-Distance Program: Fire Dynamics Spring credits Applications of Fire Research Spring credits Completed the following courses from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Independent Study Program: IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System I-100, for Federal Disaster Workers, March 2005 IS-200 Incident Command System, Basic I-200 for Federal Disaster Workers, March 2005 IS-800 National Response Plan (NRP), an Introduction, March 2005 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Member of the California Conference of Arson Investigators (CCAI); and member of the CCAI San Francisco Bay Area Arson Roundtable Steering Committee. Member of the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) CERTIFICATIONS J. Flanigan CV Page 7

8 Certified Explosives Specialist, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, May 1987 to November Certified Fire Investigator, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, February 1991 to present. Certified as Fire Investigator I, California State Fire Service Training and Education System, August EXPERIENCE Participated in the investigation of the origin and cause of over 500 fires and/or explosions including: Two of "The 10 Largest Fire Losses in U.S. History": The Oakland Firestorm, October 20, 1991, and the Los Angeles Civil Disturbance, April 29 to May 1, The investigation of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City, April, 1995, one of "The Ten Deadliest Single-Building Fires and Explosions in U.S. History." 2 The investigation of a fire at Houston Distribution, Inc. in July 1995, the largest fire in the history of the Houston Fire Dept. Assisted in researching the characteristics of residential structures which had burned to completion after the Oakland Firestorm, October ATF Case Agent, UNABOM Task Force, San Francisco, June 1993 to December MEMBERSHIP Team member of the ATF National Response Team, 1989 to Team member of the ATF International Response Team, 1990 to Team member of the Alameda County Arson Task Force, 1990 to Michael J. Sullivan, "Property Loss Rises in Large- Loss Fires", NFPA Journal, November/December, 1994, p Kenneth J. Tremblay, "Catastrophic Fires of 1995," NFPA Journal, September/October, 1996, p. 90. J. Flanigan CV Page 8

9 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Coordinated the production of and instructed in the January 1988, California Conference of Arson Investigators (CCAI) Training Conference in Fresno, California, in Explosives Investigative Techniques and Explosive Materials Recognition. Instructed classes in Explosives and Arson Investigation and in Fire Cause and Origin Determination, at the ATF National Academy, FLETC, Glynco, Georgia, March Instructed three hour class about "Gas Fires and Explosions" at the IAAI Sixth Annual Border Conference on Arson, in El Paso, Texas, March 6, Coordinated the production of and instructed in the July 1994, CCAI Training Conference in Fresno, California in Arson-for Profit Investigative Techniques. Coordinated the production of and instructed in the ATF San Francisco Field Division Response Team (DRT) training course in Fire Scene Investigation, at Sacramento, California, March, Institute of Criminal Investigation Arson/Explosives Investigation foundation Specialty Course at Costa Mesa, California, November 20 & 21, Conducted demonstration explosives shots of improvised explosive devices at the ATF Post-blast Investigative Training held at Sacramento and Davis, California, June Institute of Criminal Investigation Arson/Explosives Investigation foundation Specialty Course at Sacramento, California, July 31, Instructed a class, "Introduction to Fire Modeling," at the CCAI Training Conference in San Luis Obispo, California, January 28, Specialty Course at San Francisco, California, February 25 & March 5, J. Flanigan CV Page 9

10 Instructed a class on Management of Large Scale Fire Scene Investigations to the Sonoma County Arson Task Force, November 4, 1998 Specialty Course at Santa Rosa, California, November 19, Instructed classes in Fire Indicators and in Fire Dynamics at the Fire and Explosives Investigation Class presented by ATF at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 1999 Instructed a class in Fire Modeling at the California District Attorney s Association (CDAA) Arson Prosecution Seminar in Sacramento, California April 15, 1999 Facilitated live burn exercises at the CDF Academy in Ione, California conducted by ATF in connection with the CDAA Arson Prosecution Seminar, April 1999 Instructed a class, The Role of Fire Testing in Fire Investigation at the CCAI July Training Conference at San Luis Obispo, California, July 10 & 11, Instructed a class, The Role of Fire Testing in Fire Investigation at the CCAI Bay Area Roundtable, on October 12, 2000 in Castro Valley, California. Specialty Course at Saugus, California, November 1 & 2, Specialty Course at Diamond Springs, California, May 3, Presented a class on collection and preservation of physical evidence from fire and explosives scenes, based on NFPA-921, at the CCAI July Training Conference at San Luis Obispo, California, July 17, Specialty Course at Diamond Springs, California, May 16, Presented a class on collection and preservation of physical evidence from fire and explosives scenes, based on NFPA-921, to Sheriff s Deputies/ Crime Scene Technicians of the Alameda County Sheriff s Department, and to members of the Alameda County Arson Task Force in Dublin, California on May 21, J. Flanigan CV Page 10

11 Presented a class on collection and preservation of physical evidence from fire and explosives scenes, based on NFPA-921, to Sheriff s Deputies/ Field Training Officers, of the Alameda County Sheriff s Department, and to members of the Alameda County Arson Task Force in San Leandro, California on May 22, Coordinated the production of and instructed in the course, Fire Investigation 1A, during the week of August 19, Instructed the classes in Arson Law, Legal Considerations, Fire Behavior, and Evidence Collection. Made a presentation to the Alameda County Arson Task Force regarding the Management of Major Fire Investigations, October 23, 2002, Dublin, California. Specialty Course at San Bernardino, California, October 31, Coordinated the production of and instructed classes in the Course, Complex Arson Investigation, at the San Francisco Fire Department Regional Training Center, Treasure Island, presented week of February 10, Classes instructed included Motives in Complex Arson Investigations, Computer Applications for Complex cases, and week-long practical exercise. Specialty Course at Diamond Springs, California, May 8, Acted as narrator for live-burn Fire Dynamics and Fire Behavior demonstration and acted as moderator for investigation practical exercise at the CCAI Training conference, June Instructed a class in Fire Modeling and Fire Testing to the Solano/Napa Fire Investigation Unit, April 8, 2004, in Suisun city, California. Assisted in the production of and acted as an instructor for live-burn exercises sponsored by the Alameda County Arson Task Force in Hayward, California September 23, At the July 2005 CCAI Training Conference at San Luis Obispo, California, instructed a class on the Characteristics of Explosions, acted as a field proctor for explosion demonstrations, and acted as a discussion panel member about training regarding explosions. J. Flanigan CV Page 11

12 Instructed the Fire and Arson block of instruction at ATF Special Agent Basic Training at the ATF National Academy at FLETC, Glynco, Georgia August 9 to 19, Instruction included classroom presentation regarding fire scene investigation, proctoring live fire scene investigations, and proctoring a four-day arson for profit desk-top exercise. Specialty Course at Diamond Springs, California, October 27, Acted as proctor and conducted live burn training exercises at the Alameda County Live Burn and Field Investigation training on November 16 & 17, 2005 at Hayward, California. Instructed the Fire and Arson block of instruction at ATF Special Agent Basic Training at the ATF National Academy at FLETC, Glynco, Georgia July 24 to August 2, Instruction included proctoring live fire scene investigations, live fire demonstrations and proctoring a four-day arson for profit desk-top exercise. Instructed the Fire and Arson block of instruction at ATF Special Agent Basic Training at the ATF National Academy at FLETC, Glynco, Georgia September 4 to 13, Instruction included classroom proctoring live fire scene investigations, live fire demonstrations and proctoring a four-day arson for profit desk-top exercise. PUBLISHED ARTICLES "The Limitations of Fire Models," CCAI Fire-Arson Investigator, May EXPERT TESTIMONY Accepted as an expert witness in fire investigation in Alameda County Superior Court Case #132465, People of the State of California v. Sarah Mitchell on October 31, Accepted as an expert witness in fire investigation and explosives in San Francisco Superior Court case number CGC , Seto vs. Pacific Gas and Electric, on June 12, AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS United States Coast Guard National Defense Service Medal 1971 J. Flanigan CV Page 12

13 Coast Guard Unit Commendation 1974 United States Department of Treasury Special Achievement Award October 1979 Special Achievement Award December 1980 High Quality Pay Increase May 1983 Special Achievement Award April 1986 Adopted Suggestion Award May 1987 Performance Award February 1992 Adopted Suggestion Award July 1992 Special Act or Service Award October 1992 Special Act or Service Award October 1994 Special Act or Service Award April 1998 Special Act or Service Award September 1999 Special Act or Service Award September 1999 United States Department of Justice Special Act or Service Award March 2003 Individual Spot Award June 2003 Performance Award September 2005 Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Anna G. Eshoo, Member of Congress, April 23, 2002, in recognition of outstanding and invaluable service to the community. J. Flanigan CV J. Flanigan CV Page 13