Mr. Tyeler Payne is a Certified Fire Investigator with both the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) and the California Conference of Arson Investigators (CCAI). He is also a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator with the National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI). He began as a volunteer in the fire service in 2014. For the last 8 years, Mr. Payne has served as a fire investigator in the private sector. Mr. Payne has been involved in the investigation of over 650 fire incidents including residential structures, commercial structures, vehicle fires, and wildland fires.

• Certified Fire Investigator, International Association of Arson Investigators

• Certified Fire Investigator, California Conference of Arson Investigators

• Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, National Association of Fire Investigators

• Part 107 FAA Licensed Commercial Drone Pilot

• Associate of Science in Fire Technology with Honors

· Fire Protection Organization
· Fire Behavior and Combustion
· Fire Equipment and Systems
· Fire Prevention
· Building Construction
· Firefighter Safety and Survival

• Associate of Science in Social and Behavioral Sciences with Honors

• 1A – Fire Origin and Cause Determination

• 1B – Techniques of Fire Investigation

• 2A – Criminal and Legal Procedures

• 2B – Field Case Studies

• Expert Witness Testimony, International Association of Arson Investigators

• S – 190 Wildland Fire Behavior

• Placer County Volunteer Fire Academy

• Sierra College Regional Fire Academy

• Firefighter I, California State Fire Marshal

• Hazardous Materials First Responder, State of California