Background
Mr. Nick Schmitt has 22 years of firefighting experience, including investigation of residential, commercial, and vehicle fires. He is an International Association of Arson Investigators Certified Fire Investigator with the Vehicle Endorsement (V) and a National Association of Fire Investigators Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator and Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator. He also carries an International Association of Arson Investigators Fire Investigator Technician designation. On the public side, he is an Illinois State Fire Marshal Office Certified Fire Investigator, Youth Fire Setter Intervention Specialist, Certified Fire Officer I, Hazardous Materials Technician “A” & “B”, Watercraft Technician, Rescue Boat Operator, and an Illinois Department of Public Health Certified Paramedic. Mr. Schmitt holds a B.A. degree in Communications and an M.A. in Telecommunications from Michigan State University.
Education and Certifications
- Telecommunications, M.A.: Michigan State University (1995)
- Communications, B.A.: Michigan State University (1991)
- Illinois OSFM Certified Fire Investigator
- Certified Fire Investigator: International Association of Arson Investigators
- Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator: National Association of Fire Investigators
- Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator: National Association of Fire Investigators
- Certified Fire Investigator Instructor: National Association of Fire Investigators
- Certified Private Investigator: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
- Fire Investigation Technician: International Association of Arson Investigators
- Illinois OSFM Fire Officer I
- Illinois OSFM Youth Firesetter Intervention Specialist
- Illinois OSFM Certified Hazardous Materials Technician “A”
- Illinois OSFM Certified Hazardous Materials Technician “B”
- Illinois OSFM Hazardous Materials Incident Command
- Illinois OSFM Certified Firefighter III
- Illinois OSFM Certified Fire Instructor I
- Illinois OSFM Fire Apparatus Engineer
- Illinois OSFM Watercraft Technician