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The Hennepin County Fire Investigation Team is comprised of multi-agency, multi-discipline professionals dedicated to coordinating fire investigations and training. The team members use their time and skills to assist other agencies within the county (through mutual aid agreements) with their origin and cause investigations.
It is through an efficient and accurate determination of the cause and responsibility, that future fire incidents can be avoided. By using a systematic approach to uncover factual data, and a scientific method, together it will provide for the organizational and analytical process necessary in a successful fire investigation. The concept of the team is to assist area incident commanders with the resources they may need in order to determine the most likely probable cause of a fire or explosion. The probable cause will be determined through effective, interviews, thorough scene examinations, processing, and follow-ups, working with all parties involved.
Once the investigation is completed, all investigation materials are then turned over to the jurisdiction that requested the fire investigation team’s assistance as their own. The fire investigation team strives to be a valuable resource for any member department that may need a full investigation response, or just an extra experienced investigator to assist their own investigator.