Fire Department Practices & Procedures Expert Witnesses: 2

Experienced in Fire Cause and Origin, Arson Prosecution and Defense, Product Subrogation, Fire and Building Codes, Life Safety Codes, Fire Injuries and Fatalities, as well as Fire Department Operations and Management. 

John Michael Agosti & Associates provides assistance to insurance companies, attorneys and other agencies in the determination of cause and origin in fires and explosions. Our goal is to provide independent and articulate findings to you the client, quickly and accurately. 

With over 28 years of fire department experience and 15 years in the private sector, Mr. Agosti has completed over two thousand investigations of fires, explosions, and life safety incidents. He has testified in both federal and state courts for both plaintiff and defense clients.

John Miller, CFI, CFEI, CVFI, ECT Fire Capt. (Ret.), is a Certified Fire Investigator, Explosion Investigator, Vehicle Investigator, and Evidence Collection Technician licensed in California. He has 29 years in the fire service, over 24 years in the private sector, and 3 years as a major city fire investigator. Mr. Miller has investigated over 2,500 fires. He started in the fire service in 1972. 

Litigation Support - Over the courses of his career, Mr. Miller has handled over 18,000 pieces of evidence. His services include retrieving, transporting, and storing evidence (evidence examination facility available.) He works with public and federal defender offices and is NFPA 921 & 1033 compliant.

As of October 2022, Mr. Miller has been retained in 10 Defense cases, 7 Plaintiff cases: 5 Criminal cases, 12 Civil cases, and 7 trials. He recently participated in a 1.7 million dollar court case with a unanimous decision in his client's favor. See Case List.

Areas of Expertise:

• Fire Investigation
• Arson
• Fraud
• Insurance Subrogation

Background Information - Since 1998, Mr. Miller has served as President of JMI, INC., conducting fire investigations in California. Prior to that, from 1980-2000, he worked as a fire investigator and ultimately Fire Captain with the Sacramento City Fire Department.

Mr. Miller also served with the United States Air Force from 1972-1979 as a firefighter, crew chief, and dispatcher, in charge of extinguisher maintenance at Mather. He worked at McClellan, Mather, and Kunsan, Korea Air Force bases.

Certifications:

• Certified Fire Investigator by the International Association of Arson Investigators
• Certified Fire Investigator by the California Conference of Arson Investigators
• Certified Fire Investigator California State Fire Marshal's Office
• Certified Evidence Collection Technician by the International Association of Arson Investigators
• Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator by the National Association of Fire Investigators
• Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator by the by the National Association of Fire Investigators
• Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator by the National Association of Fire Investigators
• Certified Evidence Collection Technician by the International Association of Arson Investigators
• NFPA 921 & 1033 Compliant
  

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