TROY R. HATT, CFEI, CVFI - Fire Investigator SUMMARY Provides Fire Origin & Cause Investigation services based on more than twenty one years volunteer and professional firefighting and fire investigation experience. Also 21 years residential and commercial construction company owner and operator experienced in all types and phases of construction. Served as a fire marshal, fire chief, fire inspector, career firefighter/driver and fire service instructor and has extensive experience in fire origin and cause investigations. He has provided expert witness testimony. Has the knowledge and experience to conduct, coordinate and complete investigations specializing in origin and cause investigations using the scientific method with a systematic approach for all investigations. Oriented with the following National Fire Protection Agency codes and standards: NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigation NFPA 1033, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigators NFPA 1041, Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualification NFPA 1031, Standard for Professional Qualifications-Fire Inspector- Plan Exam EDUCATION Diploma, Hamburg Area High school, Hamburg, PA CERTIFICATIONS / TRAINING PA - Private Detective # 80 (current) Certified Fire & Explosion Investigation (CFEI), #10883-5356V (current) Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator (CVFI), #10883-5356V (current) Fire Inspector 1 certification including National Certification (2007) Fire Inspector 2 certification including National Certification (2007) Firefighter 1 certification including National Certification (2005) Firefighter 2 certification including National Certification (2006) Fire Instructor 1 certification including National Certification (2006) Fire Instructor 2 certification including National Certification (2006) PA Department of Health - First Responder Medical Certification Pa-112275 (current) Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Basic Certification (2012) Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Advanced Certification (2013) Haz Mat Operations NFPA 472 Pro Board Certification (2008) Evidence Technician - Berks County District Attorney's Office (2011) TROY R. HATT - Page 1 of 5 Last Update - March 4, 2014
CONTINUING EDUCATION 1992- Firefighters and Electric 1996- Ranger Fire Propane Fires 2004- Essentials of Firefighting 2005- Advanced Fire Origin and Cause Investigation (24 hours) 2005- Engine Company Operation 2005- Fire/Arson Fatality Fire Scene Investigation (16 hours) 2005- Firefighter 1 Certification 2005- Firefighter 1 National Board Certification 2005- Hands-on Vehicle Fire/Arson Investigation (24 hours) 2005- NIMS-ICS for the fire service 2005-2007-2012- Truck Company Operation 1 2005-2009- Hands-on Electrical Fire/Arson Investigation (20 hours) 2006- Arson Scene Search Investigation (16 hours) 2006- Conducting Basic Fire Prevention Inspections 2006- Fire Instructor 1 National Certification 2006- Fire Instructor 2 National Certification 2006- Fire Origin and Cause Investigation Based on NFPA 921 and 1033 (22 hours) 2006- Firefighter 2 Certification 2006- Firefighter 2 National Board Certification 2006- Firefighter 2 Review 2006- ICS100 Introduction to Incident Command 2006- Incident Safety Officer 2006- Legal Aspects of the Fire Service (16 hours) 2006-2007- Fire Pattern certification (21 hours) 2006-2007- Fire Pattern Recognition and Identification certification (24 hours) 2007- Fire Service Inspector 1, National Certification 2007- Fire Service Inspector 2, National Certification 2007- Fire/Arson Investigation and Arson Case Management (22 hours) 2007- Hazardous Material Awareness certification 2007- High Rise firefighting (16 hours) 2007- Pro board Haz Mat Awareness Level Cert 2008- Forensic Fire Scene Investigation (16 hours) 2008- HazMat Operations NFPA 472 2008- HazMat Operations Pro Board Certification 2009- Basic Fire Police 2009- Digital Photography & the Fire Investigator (4 hrs tested) 2009- Digital Photography and the Fire Investigator (4 Hour) 2009- Duties and Responsibilities of Emergency Management 2009- Fire Arson Investigation & Arson Case Management (24 hours) 2009- Fire Investigator Scene Safety (3 Hour) 2009- Insurance & the Fire Investigation (4 hrs tested) 2009- Insurance and the Fire Investigation (4 Hour) TROY R. HATT - Page 2 of 5 Last Update - March 4, 2014
2009- Introduction to Evidence (4 Hour) 2009- Introduction to Evidence (4 hrs tested) 2009- Investigating Fatal Fires (4 Hour) 2009- Investigating Fatal Fires (4 hrs tested) 2009- Investigating Motor Vehicle Fires (4 Hour) 2009- Investigating Motor Vehicle Fires (4 hrs tested) 2009- Managing Complex Fire Scene Investigations (4 Hour) 2009- Managing Complex Fire Scene Investigations (4 hrs tested) 2009- Managing Petroleum Storage Tank Emergencies 2009- PA 130 Wild land Fire Fighting 2009- S 190 Introduction to Wild land Fires 2009- The Scientific Method for Fire and Explosion (3 Hour) 2009- Fire Investigator Scene Safety (3 hrs tested) 2009- Implementing Risk Management on the fire ground 2010- Arc Mapping Basics (4 Hour) 2010- Arson Awareness for Emergency Response Personnel (AAEP) 2010- Building Construction non combustible (16 hours) 2010- Documenting the Event (4 Hour) 2010- Effective Investigation and Testimony (3 Hour) 2010- Electrical Safety (3 Hour) 2010- Ethics and the Fire Investigator (3 Hour) 2010- Evidence Examination: What Happens at the Lab? (4 Hour) 2010- Explosion Dynamics (4 Hour) 2010- Fire and Explosion Investigations: Utilizing NFPA 1033 and 921 (4 Hour) 2010- Fire Department Administration Investigation and Firefighter Discipline (16hours) 2010- Fire Fighter and Fire Officer Survival Program 2010- Fundamentals of Residential Building Construction (3 Hour) 2010- L.P. Gas Explosion Investigations, Flashover and Unusual Patterns (16 hours) 2010- Motive, Means, and Opportunity: Determining Responsibility in an Arson Case (4 Hour) 2010- Physical Evidence at the Fire Scene (4 Hour) 2010- Preparation for the Marine Fire Scene (4 Hour) 2010- Principles of Building Construction Combustible (16 hours) 2010- Updated 2009- The Scientific Method for Fire and Explosion Investigations (3 hours) 2010- Wild land Fires Investigation (5 Hour) 2011- Evidence Technician Course (40 Hour) 2011- Fire Dynamics and Modeling, IAAI Training (4 hours) 2011- How First Responders Impact the Fire Investigation (2 Hour) 2011- Introduction to Fire Dynamics and Modeling (4 Hour) 2011- Post flashover Fires (4 Hour) 2011- Post flashover Fires, IAAI Training (4 hours) 2012- CFITrainer.net; IAAI (2 Hour) 2012- Fire Fighter Survival (16 hours) 2012- Practical Application of the relationship between NFPA 1033 and 921 (2 hours) 2012- The Practical Application of the Relationship between NFPA 1033 & NFPA 921(2 Hour) TROY R. HATT - Page 3 of 5 Last Update - March 4, 2014
2013- Arson Scene Search (16 hours tested) 2013- IAAI- Expert Report Writing and CV 2013- Meeting the requirements of NFPA (R) 1033 (16 hours tested) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FORCON Forcon International - Fire Investigator- Investigates losses and provides litigation support and expert witness testimony as a fire expert. Pennsylvania Private Detective # 80 Troy R. Hatt Investigations Amity Township Monarch Fire Company - Driver/Houseman Borough of Hamburg Building Department - Fire Codes Inspector Township of Spring Volunteer Fire Department - West Lawn, Pennsylvania - Career Fireman / Driver NORTH CENTRAL BERKS REGIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Windsor Township, Pennsylvania - Emergency Management Coordinator Tilden Township, Pennsylvania - Emergency Management Coordinator Hamburg Borough, Pennsylvania - Emergency Management Coordinator The Union Fire Company, Hamburg, PA - Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, Volunteer Firefighter - Fire Chief and Fire Marshal for four municipalities in Pennsylvania, Windsor and Tilden Townships- Lenhartsville and Hamburg Boroughs Bucks County Community College, Doylestown PA - Non suppression fire service instructor Troy Hatt General Contracting - General Contractor TROY R. HATT - Page 4 of 5 Last Update - March 4, 2014
AFFILIATIONS Member of National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI) (10883-5356V) Member of International Association of Arson Investigators, Inc. (103197) Member of Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (649E) Member of PALI- Pennsylvania Association of Licensed Investigators Member of ISPLA- Investigative and Security Professionals for Legislation Action Fire Service Instructor 1 and 2 Fire Instructor 1and 2, National Board Instructor, Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, Non-suppression EVOC - Instructor for Emergency Vehicle Driver Training CORE - Instructor for Carbon Monoxide Detector Responses PUOP - Instructor for Pump 1 Operations ARIN - Instructor for Fire Arson Investigation AREO - Instructor for Fire and Arson Investigation, Electrical ADFR - Instructor for Arson Detection for First Responders AAEP - Instructor for Arson Awareness for First Responders CBPI - Instructor for Conducting Basic Fire Prevention Inspection Assistant, Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal Unit for the Union Fire Company #1, Hamburg coverage area- Hamburg and Lenhartsville Boroughs, Tilden and Windsor Townships TROY R. HATT - Page 5 of 5 Last Update - March 4, 2014