F.I.R.E. ASSOCIATES … PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED & QUALIFIED!

Dale W. Feb - Lead investigator

Dale W. Feb is a professional Fireplace, Chimney & Venting Consultant who has personally performed over eighteen thousand Level II fireplace inspections. He currently provides litigation support for Fire Loss, Construction Defect, Product Failure, and Personal Injury Litigation as well as Assistance in Design and Construction Specifications. He has been involved in the hearth and mechanical industries for over twenty-four years. He is a qualified instructor and author for the F.I.R.E. Certification Program, holds Six ICC Building Code Inspector Certifications, is a UFCA Certified Fire Code Inspector, an IAPMO Certified Mechanical Inspector, a California Licensed Mechanical Contractor, a CREIA Master Certified Inspector, A CREIA New Construction Specialist, an NFI Certified Gas Specialist and a F.I.R.E. Certified “Fireplace & Chimney Inspector”. He is the founder, president and one of several instructors for the Fireplace Investigation, Research & Education Service (F.I.R.E. Service). F.I.R.E. Service is based on the West Coast in Moorpark, California, and has a second East Coast educational facility in Richmond, Virginia. There is no doubt that Mr. Feb has been setting the Industry Standard. Feel free to contact Mr. Feb for your inspection, investigation, or training needs.

EXPERIENCE - LICENSE – MEMBERSHIPS - AFFILIATIONS

ICC Certified Building Inspector, (1997 UBC), No.0871896-10.
ICC Certified Building Inspector, (2000 IBC & IRC), No.0871896-01.
ICC Certified Mechanical Inspector, (1997 UMC), No.0871896-44.
ICC Certified Mechanical Inspector, (2000 IMC), No.0871896-40.
ICC Certified Combination Dwelling Inspector, (1997 UBC), No.0871896-56.
ICC Certified Combination Dwelling Inspector, (2000 IRC), No.0871896-55.
IAPMO Certified Mechanical Inspector, No.090478.
Uniform Fire Code Association, Certified Fire Code Inspector, No.500291-00.
California State Licensed Mechanical Contractor, (C-20/HIC), No.619485.
F.I.R.E. Certified Fireplace & Chimney Inspector, No.FP-001.
National Fireplace Institute "Certified Gas Technician", No.135479.
American Society of Home Inspectors, Inc. (ASHI) Candidate, No.204020.
California Conference of Arson Investigators (CCAI) Member.
International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) Member, No.24591.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Member, No.864001,
NFPA 211 Standards Writing Committee.
Southern California Fire Prevention Officers Association (SOCA FPO), No.RG353. International Code Council (ICC) Associate Member, No.15429-0.
International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials, Member, No.94867
Master CREIA Inspector (MCI) No. 0017, 
Founding Secretary for the San Fernando Valley Chapter of CREIA, (1994), 
Founding Secretary for the Conejo Valley Chapter of CREIA, (1997), 
Regional Director (two terms), 2002-2004

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS:

Mechanical Code-Check Publication 
Provided consulting, verification and editing services for the first edition of the Mechanical Code-Check, quick access flip chart.

January 31, 2001 - February 2, 2002, Chicago Illinois
Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors, Item-Writing Committee
Assisted in developing, reviewing and validation of multiple-choice questions for the National Home Inspectors Examination. I also assisted in the re-development and validation of the sample test available by means of the Internet.

March 1997 - January 2000
"Fire Investigator" Fireplace Investigation, Research & Education Service, Training Manual and Power-Point Training Program. Development of the seventy-four page training manual and the six-hour power-point training program. The manual includes eighteen chapters and ninety-five color photographs.

March 1997 - January 2000 (Continuous Development)
"Home Inspector & the Fireplace" Fireplace Investigation, Research & Education Service, Training Manual and Power-Point Training Program. Development of the eighty-eight page training manual and the eight-hour power-point training program. The manual includes twenty-three chapters and one hundred and twenty-three color photographs.

March 1997 - January 2000 (Continuous Development)
"Fireplace & Chimney Inspector Certification" Fireplace Investigation, Research & Education Service, Certification, Training Manual and Power-Point Training Program. Development of the one hundred nineteen page training manual and the forty-eight hour power-point training program. The manual includes thirty-one chapters and one hundred and seventy-five color photographs. There is also a one hundred and fifteen question, multiply choice test.

March 1997 - January 2000 (Continuous Development)
"Fireplace & Chimney Inspector Certification Exam" Fireplace Investigation, Research & Education Service, Certification, Training Manual and Power-Point Training Program. Development and ongoing updates of the one hundred and fifteen question multiply choice exam. This exam is regularly updated based on the changes within the building codes and the industry standards.

March 2004 - April 2004 (Continuous Development)
"Fireplace & Chimney Facts" Fireplace Investigation, Research & Education Service, Training Manual and Power-Point Training Program. Development of the eighty-eight page training manual and the eight-hour power-point training program. The manual includes twenty-three chapters and one hundred and twenty-three color photographs.

February 2004 – March 2005 (Continuous Development)
“Advanced Consulting & Professional Witness (part one)” Fireplace Investigation, Research & Education Service, Co-authored by Jim Farmed. Training Manual and Power-Point Training Program. Development of the forty-one page training manual and four-hour power-point training program. 

February 2004 – March 2005 (Continuous Development)
“Advanced Consulting & Professional Witness (part two)” Fireplace Investigation, Research & Education Service, Co-authored by Jim Farmed. Training Manual and Power-Point Training Program. Development of the twenty-six page training manual and four-hour power-point training program.