Mid Atlantic Service Center Michael R. Rugh, IAAI-CFI Fire Investigator Harrisburg, PA 224-575-2107 mrugh@uis-usa.com EDUCATION: Pennsylvania State Police Academy, Hershey, Pennsylvania March 1993 through August 1993 United States Marine Corps Honorable Discharge October 1983 through October 1987 EMPLOYMENT: Unified Investigations & Sciences, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland Fire Investigator December 2017 through Present Ryhal & Associates Hermitage, PA Fire Investigator August 2014 through December 2017 Dickenson College, Department of Public Safety Carlisle, PA Police Officer December 2015 through October 2017 Pennsylvania State Police Carlisle, PA Deputy Fire Marshal, Patrol Officer, Troop Education Officer 1993 through 2014 Updated 12/2017
EMPLOYMENT (CONT.): SPECIALIZED TRAINING: Union Fire Co. No. 1, Carlisle, PA Part-Time Career Driver / Firefighter 1996 to Present Monroe Fire Company Mechanicsburg, PA Part-Time Career Driver / Firefighter October 2015 until November 2017 Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, Fire Arson Investigation, October 4-5, 1992, 16 hours National Fire Academy Field Course, Fire Arson Detection, Harrisburg Area Community College, March 5, 1995, 16 hours Harrisburg Area Community College, Fire Arson Investigation, March 4-5, 1995,16 hours Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, Arson Detection and Fire Investigation, May 5, 1005, 30 hours Firehouse Expo, Baltimore, MD. Fire Investigation Seminar, July 20-23, 1995 Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, Advanced Arson Detection and Fire Investigation, November 1, 1996, 30 hours Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, Fire and Arson Investigation, Electrical I, October 11, 1996, 40 hours Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, Fire and Arson Investigation, Electrical II, November 12-15, 1996, 32 hours Harrisburg Area Community College, Arson Detection and Fire Investigation, October 7-11, 1996, 16 hours Public Agency Training Council (PATC), Harrisburg, PA. Practical Fire / Arson Scene Search and Evidence Recovery, October 22-23, 1997, 16 hours Pennsylvania State Police Academy, Cognitive Interviewing, October 21, 1997 2
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI), Annual Seminar, State College, PA, June 9-13, 1997, 32 hours. National Fire Academy Course presented at the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, Wood & Ordinary Building Construction. May 5 through 9, 1997 National Fire Academy Course presented at the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, Noncombustible & Fire Resistive Building Construction, May 5-9, 1997 Arson Detection, Harrisburg, PA 1998 Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI), NFPA 921 How to Survive at Harrisburg Fire Department. March 21 and 22, 1998. North Eastern Technical Services, Motor Vehicle Fire / Theft Seminar, Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA, April 25 and 26, 2000 Public Agency Training Council (PATC), Fire / Arson Fatality Fire Scene Investigation, August 28 and 29, 2000, 16 hours. Train Logic Incorporated, Post Blast Investigation, Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA November 17, 2000, 40 hours Protection Planning Inc., Post Blast Investigation II, Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA, October 5, 2001, 32 hours Public Agency Training Council (PATC), Electrical Fire Investigation, March 27 through 29, 2001, 24 hours (tested) Juvenile Firesetter Seminar, New Cumberland, PA 2001 Tri-Fire Consultants Inc., Appliance Fires, Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA. April 22 and 23, 2002 New Mexico Tech, Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, March 27, 2003, 4 hours Public Agency Training Council, Fuel Gas Fires and Explosions, Langhorne, PA, March 4 and 5, 2004, 16 hours (tested) Pennsylvania State Police, Interview and Interrogation, April 22, 2014 3
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): National Fire Academy, Fire Arson Investigation, September 13 through 24, 2004, 2 weeks PA State Police Vice Unit, Methamphetamine Laboratory Awareness. May 17, 2005 Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI), Annual Arson Seminar Arson Investigation, Vehicle Fires, Forensic Pathology, June 10, 2005, 1 week (tested) Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI), Manufactured Home Seminar, Lewistown, PA, October 13 and 14, 2005 (tested) Pennsylvania State Police, FUJI Basic Camera Operation, October 12 and 13, 2006 Pennsylvania State Police, Concepts of Fire Dynamics, Lancaster, PA. November 13 through 15, 2006, 10 hours National Fire Academy, Interview and Interrogation Techniques and Courtroom Testimony, April 30 through May 11, 2007. 2 weeks Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI), Annual Arson Seminar Arson Investigation, Vehicle Fires, Forensic pathology. June 4 through 8, 2007 1 week (tested) Juvenile Firesetter Assessment and Safety Education, Williamsport, PA 2007 Pennsylvania State Police (Patrick J. Kelly, FBI), Statement Analysis, Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA. May 19 21, 2008 Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI), Jack Christmas Training HVAC Equipment & Electrical System Investigation, January 19 through 20, 2008, 12 hours Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI), Hero to Zero- Firefighter Arsonist Seminar, State College, PA, June 13, 2008, 3 hours Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI), Annual Arson Seminar, Vehicle Fires, Forensic Pathology, June 9 through 13, 2008, 24 hours (tested) Flashover Simulator, Lycoming County, PA 2009 Hero to Zero- Firefighter Arsonist, Monroe County Fire Academy 2009 4
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI), Annual Arson Seminar, June 8-12, 2009, 1 week (tested) PSP Fire Marshal Unit, In-Service Training. September 27 29, 2010 Public Agency Training Council, Fire Pattern Recognition and Identification Certification, Reading, PA, March 8-10, 2010, 20 hours (tested) Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Conference, Gettysburg, PA, April 19 through 20, 2010 Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI), Annual Arson Seminar, Vehicle Fires and Forensics, June 13-16, 2010, 1 week (tested) Ventilation Practices Refresher, Harrisburg Area Community College 2010 Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI), Jack Christmas Training Appliance Fire and Failure, January 22 and 23, 2011 (tested) National Fire Academy- Forensic Evidence Collection, June 26 through July 1, 2011, 1 week Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI), Annual Arson Seminar From the Fire Scene to the Courtroom, June 6 through 10, 2011, 1 week (tested) Pennsylvania State Police-Testifying as an Expert Witness, State College, PA, November 16 through 18, 2011 Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Conference, Hershey, PA. April 25 and 26, 2011 Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI), Jack Christmas Training, Gas & Oil Fired Furnaces, Failure to Fire, January 28 and 29. 2012 (tested) Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI), Annual Arson Seminar Current Trends and Techniques, June 11 through 15, 2012, 1 week (tested) Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Conference, Hershey, PA. May 14 and 15, 2010 Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI), Jack Christmas Training, Gas Explosions & Fire Investigations, January 26 and 27, 2013 (tested) 5
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), Fl-110 Wildland Fire Observations And Origin Scene Protection, DCNR District Office, Waynesboro, PA, March 9, 2013 Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Conference, Hershey, PA. April 1 and 2, 2013 Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI), Annual Arson Seminar, Vehicle Fires, Juveniles, 921 and Criminal Assessment, June 10 and 14, 2013, 1 week (tested) U.S. Department of Justice federal Bureau of Investigation, Post Blast Investigator School, Pleasant Gap, PA. May 13 through 17, 2013 National Fire Academy, Electrical Aspects of Fire Investigation, September 15 through 20, 2013, 1 week IASIU Insurance Fraud Conference, Hershey, PA. April 2014 IASIU Insurance Fraud Conference, Hershey, PA. April 2015 International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) - CFITrainer.net o Introduction to Evidence, November 8, 2010, 4 hours (tested) o Physical Evidence at the Fire Scene, November 8, 2010, 4 hours (tested) o DNA, June 17, 2011, 3 hours (tested) o Digital Photography and The Fire Investigator, June 17, 2011, 4 hours (tested) o Evidence Examination; What Happens at the Lab, June 17, 2011, 4 hours (tested) o Fire & Explosion Investigations; Utilizing NFPA 1033 and 921, October 31, 2011, 4 hours (tested) o Electrical Safety, November 30, 2011, 3 hours (tested) o Arc Mapping Basics, November 30, 2011, 4 hours (tested) o Post Flashover Fires, September 25, 2013, 4 hours (tested) o Analysis of the Station Nightclub Fire, September 25, 2013, 4 hours (tested) 6
EXPERIENCE: Mr. Rugh has performed origin and cause investigations on over 800 fires. These fire investigations consisted of: vehicles, residential structures, commercial structures, wild land, agricultural, post blast and fatal fire investigations. In addition, he has over 23 years investigating criminal incidents with twelve years specifically investigating arson cases for the Pennsylvania State Police. CERTIFICATIONS: Certified Firefighter I, PA State Fire Commissioner s Office and National Pro Board Certified Firefighter II, PA State Fire Commissioners Office and National Pro Board Certified Fire Instructor I, PA State Fire Commissioners Office and National Pro Board Certified Fire investigator I, PA State Fire Commissioners Office and National Pro Board Certified Fire Investigator, International Association of Arson Investigators COURT QUALIFICATIONS: Mr. Rugh has testified over twenty times on the origin and cause of fires in the following courts in the State of Pennsylvania: Cumberland County District Court York County District Court Dauphin County District Court Franklin County District Court Adams County District Court U.S. District Court Federal Grand jury PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators, 2011 appointed to Board of Director s, 2013 Annual Seminar Chairman International Association of Arson Investigators Pennsylvania State Firemen s Association Central District Volunteer Firemen s Association, County Vice President since 1993 AWARDS: 2002 Pennsylvania State Police Medal of Honor, rescued baby from house fire 7
COURSES TAUGHT: As the Pennsylvania State Police Deputy Fire Marshal, taught Fire Investigation / Arson Awareness classes to firefighters within Troop H and also the IAAI Hero to Zero curriculums. 8