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May 2015Volume XXIII Number V
w w w. E a s t B a y A d j u s t e r s . o r g Since 1993 with East Bay!
at Zio Fraedo’s
611 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Three (3) Continuing Ed credits
To be followed by regular luncheon meeting -
- see page 7
Morning Certification SeminarHandling Calif. Earthquake Claims
WednesdayMay 13, 2015
Join the EBCA for a special three-hourCE Accredited Seminar
FREE Morning Continuing Education Accredited Seminar
with Noted Earthquake Claims Authority
Dan Dyceon Handling California
Earthquake Claims
- see page 11
EBCA Member Incentive
- see page 6- see back page
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The East Bay Claims Association is a charitable and educational organization that is dedicated to the betterment of Insurance Claims Professionals, through: continuing education; industry knowledge and contacts; and a strong commitment to integrity and respect in networking.
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SecretaryMichelle WinDsoR
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PresidentJoe BaughMan
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• 2015 EBCA Officers & Board of Directors
• EBCA 2015 Upcoming Events & Speakers • EBCA Designated Charitable Beneficiaries
• Umbrella Coverage - by Greg Roush
• May EBCA President’s Message - Joe Baughman
• Hensley Educates & Entertains with Profit & Overhead in the Trades at April 8, 2015 EBCA Luncheon
• Handling California Earthquake Claims - morning CE seminar with Dan Dyce at May 13, 2015 EBCA
• East Bay Claims A.N.N. Services Directory
• Association News Network Job Connection classified ads
• Case Study of San Mateo Bridge Limo Fire with Dennis Field, CFI at June 10, 2015 EBCA• “Surf’s Up!” - 2015 EBCA Golf Tournament - Register now!• Join EBCA NOW & SAVE for 2015!
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2015Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Morning CE Course, followed by Luncheon“Handling Earthquake Claims with EQ Insurance Expert Dan DyceStart time 8:30 am - check-in 8amBreak 9:30 to 9:45 • End time 11:30 • 3 CE CreditsRegular (paid) Luncheon to follow- see page 11
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 San Mateo Bridge Limo FireCase StudyDennis Field, CFIFire Cause AnalysisRegular Luncheon meeting
Friday, July 24, 2015 Annual EBCA Golf Tournament - Eagle Vines, Naparegister to golf and/or sponsor at EastBayAdjusters.org
Tuesday-Wednesday, August 11-12, 2015 22nd Annual Claims Conference of N. CaliforniaRegister to attend, exhibit and/or sponsorEarlybird Registration Discount ends May 15, 2015!www.ClaimsConference.org
Details and Updates at EastBayAdjusters.org
EBCA Designated Charitable Beneficiaries Include:3 Bay Area Crisis Nursery 3 Childrens’ Hospital Oakland
3 Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation
3 Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano Counties
3 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
EBCA Mission Statement:The East Bay Claims Association is a charitable and educational organization that is dedicated to the betterment of Insurance Claims Professionals, through: continuing education; industry knowledge and contacts; and a strong commitment to integrity and respect in networking.In order to accomplish this mission, the Association provides a forum and network for insurance claims professionals to meet and share information. This forum and fundraising events held by the group also help to connect insurance claims professionals in local communities and expands public awareness of the work performed by insurance claims professionals.
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the immediate conclusion that they will never see a catastrophic loss, so there is no purpose to incur the cost. “I am not at risk. My business doesn’t fit the profile for a signif-icant casualty loss, so why invest in umbrella coverage? Why pay for a $5,000,000 umbrella policy, if I don’t need it.”The above assumption might be a good starting point for any analy-sis. What would be considered a catastrophic accident?
When most businesses consider an umbrella insurance policy they think about the insurance costs and the possible benefits of the coverage. Some business owners then reach
Large verdicts create serious financial risk in California:California Case: Construction site litigation against a general contractor and a subcontractor. Plaintiff fell from an incomplete catwalk and the plaintiff sustained a back injury that led to lumbar fusions. A subcontractor, that was not the plaintiff’s employer, set-tled out prior to trial for $400,000. After thoughtful consideration the general contractor made the choice to go forward with a civil trial. Result: A jury verdict against the
general contractor in the amount of $2,475,281. California Case: Norika Uno’s Toyota after being struck by a vehicle driven by Olga Bello, suddenly accelerated off and reached speeds of 100 MPH for over a quarter of a mile before her Toyota collided with a tree killing Ms. Uno. The initial collision with Ms. Bello was a low speed impact between the two vehicles. After a hard fought nine week trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court, a
jury returned its verdict awarding $10,000,000 to the husband and son of Ms. Uno. The first example is not a classic catastrophic casualty accident because the plaintiff did not lose a limb or sustain a life changing closed head injury. Yet, a sub-stantial jury verdict. The second example is a catastrophic accident and a surprise for Ms. Bello. The jury found no negligence against Toyota for any design or manufac-turing defects. The entire verdict was against Ms. Bello.
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Umbrella Coverage - Your last line of defense for general and auto liability
East Bay Claims Association News Network • May 2015 5
We are poised in May for an-other great EBCA event, with long time friend of the associ-ation, Dan Dyce, coming back to speak to us on HANDLING CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE CLAIMS. This three and a half hour class including breaks will also earn you 3 CE CREDITS. This course
will begin with check-in at 8:00 a.m., with the class beginning at 8:30 and conclude at 11:30 a.m. Our regularly scheduled luncheon will follow the class and will begin as usual at 12 noon.Coming up here in June, East Bay Claims Association is pleased to have Dennis Field, CFI, of Fire Cause Analysis, with a case study on the San Mateo Bridge Limo Fire. More details can be found on page 10.If you have not reserved your booth or taken a look at upcoming sponsorships for CCNC, I implore you to do so before they are all sold out. Please visit their web site at www.claimsconference.org. East Bay Claims Association is a proud sponsor and supporter of CCNC.
July seems to be right around the corner and with that comes GOLF! Yes our Annual EBCA Golf Tournament is coming up and let me be the first to say “Surfs Up”. Can you guess what the theme might be? We will be holding the tournament at Eagle Vines in the beautiful Napa valley. Our grand sponsor this year is Alltek Restoration, and a huge thank you to them for being first to step up and offer!Sponsorships are still available and can be found at www.eastbayad-justers.org. Questions regarding the tournament sponsorships and or foursomes please email Joe Baughman at [email protected] and/or Latasha Wallace at [email protected]. Please note: Payments for this tournament will only be on-line and no checks will be accepted. Our Membership Drive is always in effect. If you have not yet re-newed or joined for 2015 I invite you to do so now. You can go to our website www.eastbayadjusters.org to become a member or feel free to contact our Membership chair Lynna Harrison for more information at (925) 785-7021 or [email protected]. Please do not forget to respond to our Evite or call Michelle Windsor- Baughman at (925) 872-6333 or [email protected]. It’s simple to purchase your lunch now on-line at www.eastbayadjusters.org. I look forward to seeing you all at Zio Fraedo’s in Pleasant Hill for this great event. Please don’t forget to pay on-line and RSVP. Respectfully,
May message from 2014-’15EBCA President, Joe Baughman
Handling California Earthquake Claims Timely Subject!
Joe BaughmanJoe Baughman2014-’15 President, East Bay Claims AssociationSRI Environmental, Inc.(925) [email protected]
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The East Bay Claims Association would like to thank Mr. Gene Hens-ley, longtime Instructor at Vale Training Solutions, for being the guest speaker at their April Lun-cheon. Mr Hensley, who currently holds a California State Contrac-tor’s license, brought his forty four years experience to educate EBCA members and guests on Overhead & Profit in the Trades. And edu-cate he did, in a most entertaining fashion.Hensley explained how the Gen-eral Contractor License rules have changed, with regard to figuring overhead and profit line items. When making those calculations, the contractor must be able to show at least two trades. “When are we correct in adding overhead and profit? You must have two trades,” he stated (see Business & Professional Code
Section 7055-7059 A). He did express that it is important to have a Project Manager that will follow the rules.Janice Dukes, of York Insurance said she “learned a lot and will look forward to Mr. Hensley's Continu-ing Education Seminar at East Bay Claims Luncheon in the fall”. The 50/50 Raffle prize was won by Andrew Titley of Electronics Restoration Services.Please join the EBCA on May 13, 2015 for a special Morning Con-tinuing Ed session on Handling California Earthquake Claims. The course provides three (3) CE Credits. The recent swarm of shakers in the Concord area make this an especially poignant topic. You can register online at: www.EastBayAdjusters.org.Check-in starts at 8am. Class from 8:30-11:30 followed by the regu-larly scheduled luncheon.
EBCA 2015 VP Gemma HouserApril luncheon meeting guest speaker Gene Hensley, of Vale Training Solutions.
EBCA Speaker Chair, Jodi DeVillier, thanked April guest speaker Gene Hensley.
Congratulations to April 50/50 Raffle winner
Andrew Titley, of Electronic Restoration
Services (ERS).EBCA long time member Ryon Hayward, of ServiceMaster and EBCA Board Member Steve Muir, of AAA.
Another good-sized crowd
turned out for the April 2015
EBCA Luncheon Meeting.
East Bay Claims Association News Network • May 2015 7
at Zio Fraedo’s
611 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523FREE CE course to be followed by
regular paid luncheonStart time 8:30 am - check-in 8am
Break 9:30 to 9:45End time 11:30
Regular (paid) Luncheon to followFREE to 2015 Adjuster Members -
Adjusters Now Join for FREE (suggested $10 donation to the EBCA Charitable Fund)
Luncheon cost: $45 Non-Members/Guests or No Reservations
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Otherwise, for payment by cash or check at the door, please make reservations now with
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This is a class taught by an experienced earthquake claim manager that teaches insurance adjusters about; the inter-net tools specific to earthquake claim handling, earthquake policy coverage; how to avoid pitfalls when handling an earthquake claim; how to determine if a crack was caused by an earthquake or by some other cause; how to determine non-structural vs structural earthquake damage; guidelines on when to engage an engineer or other expert on an earth-quake claim; pictures of what earthquake damage looks like; and how to properly repair earthquake damage.
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Can your business satisfy a judgment in excess of your pri-mary coverage of $1,000,000 without umbrella coverage? Segue to more common issues: What about construction defect litigation with property damage allegations without the benefit of umbrella coverage? If you are a subcontractor on a large construc-tion project, what is your risk? Some construction defect cases can easily run over fifteen million dol-lars to settle. If your company only has $1,000,000 in primary general liability coverage and your share to settle a construction defect claim is $2,000,000, your hope is that your primary insurance carrier will protect you and pay the $1,000,000 in coverage and that will be the end of the problem. Right? Most likely that hope is dashed by the general contractor. Most general contractors have express indemnity rights built into their subcontracts and to get the construction job you probably agreed to defend and indemnify the general contractor for property damage. If your company has ad-equate assets, the $1,000,000 (pri-mary insurance funds) is not going to close the deal for $2,000,000. Get out your check book because the general contractor or its insurer will demand full contribution for
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the property damages caused by your work. If your company has a $5,000,000 umbrella insurance policy, it can quickly satisfy the express indemnity obligation and close the $1,000,000 gap. More risk to consider: Do you know that a primary com-mercial general liability policy has an aggregate policy limit? An aggregate limit is the most that will be paid on your behalf in one policy year for multiple occurrenc-es. In other words, your primary insurance policy of $1,000,000 has an aggregate limit of usually $2,000,000. That is the maximum dollar amount your insurer will pay to settle more than one occurrence in a single policy year. If your company incurs over $2 million in separate losses during one policy year, your primary insurer would only pay up to the $2 million ag-gregate limit. The uninsured loss is then your problem. Without the additional protection from an umbrella policy this situation sometimes leads to a company’s bankruptcy.What more can an umbrella policy do for your company? Crisis Response Coverage: Most umbrella insurers will reim-burse reasonable and necessary crisis response costs or provide crisis management for serious
casualty losses. Having legal rep-resentation, media control and counseling experts available during a crisis is invaluable. An umbrella policy can help you protect your business’ single greatest asset … its reputation. Defense: Once your primary insurance coverage is exhausted by previous claims, your umbrella coverage will be there to protect your com-pany from civil litigation. Defense costs can be a significant risk. $100,000 plus is not uncommon. Your umbrella insurer will step in when your primary limits are ex-hausted and pay for those defense costs. A substantial savings for your company.More Coverage: Subject to terms, conditions and exclusions, umbrella coverage will
also respond to losses not included in primary insurance. The only caveat to this coverage is a self-in-sured retention that your company must first satisfy to trigger the umbrella policy. These self-in-sured retentions are usually as low $10,000 for enhanced protection, but keep in mind commercial umbrella insurance typically will not cover losses associated with Errors and Omissions, Pollution or Employment Practice claims. As discussed above, your business may fit the profile of a high casualty risk more easily than you think, so investing in an umbrella policy could be your company’s best solution for a long future. Long time EBCA Member, Greg Roush, is currently Vice President-Claims at PentaRisk Insurance Services, LLC. He was previously a Consultant at Woodruff-Sawyer & Company, following 16 years at AIG, where he was a Director. He has been a speaker at the Claims Conference of Northern California, as well.
Umbrella Coveragecontinued from page 4
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East Bay Claims AssociationNewsNetwork Services Directory
ELECTRONICS RESTORATIONERS - ELECTRONICS RESTORATION SERVICE - Andrew Titley 8698 Thornton Ave. www.ers-us.com • (510 ) 775-1959Newark, CA 94560 [email protected]
ENGINEERS - FORENSICI-ENG-A® OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA A Division of Pauli Engineering, Inc www.pauliengineering.com • (559) 237-4408Cause & Origin Investigations, Plans for building reconstruction.
ENGINEERS - STRUCTURALJR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, INC. - John Ehlert 600 Main Street, Suite E www.JRStructural.com • (925) 469-8000Pleasanton, CA 94566 [email protected]
ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING & CONSULTING BLOCK ENVIRONMENTAL - David Block, PhD2274 Tamarisk Ct. (925) 925-682-7200 • Fax: (925) 686-0399Discovery Bay, CA 94505 [email protected]
FIRE INVESTIGATORS FIRE CAUSE ANALYSIS - Ulises Castellon, CPCUThroughout California, Arizona (800) 726-5939 • Fax: (510) 649-3099Nevada, Oregon, N. Dakota & Minnesota [email protected] COVERINGFLOOR COVERINGS INTERNATIONAL - Steve Taylor 5757 Sonoma Dr. (925) 426-8800 Pleasanton, CA 94566 [email protected]
LEAK DETECTION/PLUMBINGAMERICAN LEAK DETECTION - Hillel SalomonP.O. Box 438 (800) 353-LEAK (5325)Berkeley, CA 94701 www.AmericanLeakDetection.comBULL’S EYE LEAK DETECTION - Daniel SpatzP. O. Box 73114 www.BullsEyeLeak.com • (916) 760-8944Davis, CA 95614 [email protected] • Fax (916) 760-8970
OVERSPRAY REMOVALNATIONWIDE OVERSPRAY - Eric Gerencser Benicia, California www.overspray.net • (925) 408-5909Safe Overspray Removal [email protected] • (800) 345-1269
PROPERTY RESTORATION - CLOTHING SPECIALISTSBRIGHT LEAF CLEANERS - Robert StrongGarment Restoration - [email protected] • (925) 455-6000Nobody CARES about you more Fax (925) 445-6002CRDN - Steve Depper/Michelle Windsor2094 Mt. Diablo Blvd. (877) 939-1588 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 www.crdngba.comFRSTeam - Jim and Courtney Nicholas3201A Investment Blvd Natalie Lagorio: [email protected] • 510-723-1000Hayward, CA 94545 Liza Andrade: [email protected] • 510-723-1000
PROPERTY RESTORATION/CONTENTSAMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Kyle Pickett30911 Wiegman Road [email protected] • (510) 429-5000Hayward, CA 94544 Fax (510) 429-5010BELFOR USA - Dave Warters/Lisa Schwichtenberg2365 Industrial Pkwy West (888) 543-3473 • Fax (510) 887-9110Hayward, CA 94545 [email protected] OF LIVERMORE/HAYWARD - Bassam Kneizeh/Kelly Banducci1001 Shannon Ct. Ste C (925) 960-1377Livermore, CA 94550 Fax (925) 960-1376
ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTIONISTSBOSTER, KOBAYASHI & ASSOCIATES - Michael KreutzelmanServing the United States 24 hr. (925) 963-9653 • (925) 447-6495and Overseas Fax (925) 447-6589
CONTRACTORS-ASBESTOS/LEAD/MOLD REMEDIATIONALLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP - Ed Work3545 Victor Street www.alliance-enviro.com • (408) 830-9700Santa Clara, CA 95054 [email protected] • Fax(408) 980-9749AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Kyle Pickett30911 Wiegman Road [email protected] • (510) 429-5000Hayward, CA 94544 Fax (510) 429-5010JM ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. - John Moore & the JM TeamPO Box 2189 www.jmenvironmental.net • (916) 726-0304Granite Bay, CA 95746-2189 Fax (916) 726-0340P.W. STEPHENS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. - Steve MacFarlane/Kim MacFarlane4047 Clipper Court www.pwstephensinc.com • (510) 651-9506Fremont, CA 94538 Fax (510) 651-7702
CONTRACTORS - ELECTRICALTUCKNOTT ELECTRIC CO. - Robert A. Tucknott, CFLCForensic Electrical Expert [email protected] • (925) 931-0800 www.Tucknott.com • Fax (925) 931-0817
CONTRACTORS - GENERAL/RESTORATIONBELFOR USA - Dave Warters/Lisa Schwichtenberg2365 Industrial Pkwy West (888) 543-3473 • Fax (510) 887-9110Hayward, CA 94545 [email protected] CONSTRUCTION - Steve Mink/Jodi DeVillier718 Kennedy St www.CoastConstruction.net • (510) 533-7168Oakland, CA 94606 24 Hr Em: (510) 773-6379 K2GC GENERAL CONTRACTOR, INC. - Ken TurnageWe treat your home as if it were our own, www.K2GCinc.com • (925)754-5232and value your time as we do our own. K2GC@comcast .netMARK SCOTT CONSTRUCTION, INC. - Troy Brincat/David DickersonResidential & Commercial msconstruction.com • Pl. Hill: (925) 944-050224 Hour Em Service Fairfield: (707) 804-8880 • Stockton: (209) 982-0502SPRINGS CONSTRUCTION - Murat Zelinki881 Hurlingame Ave. (650) 888-5150 Redwood City, CA 94063 www.SpringsConstruction.comWINGARD CONSTRUCTION - Nichole Norton 24 Hr. Em (800) 232-7150One-Call Contractor for all your Corp. office: (925) 689-9322reconstruction needs [email protected] • Lodi: (209) 368-2464 CONTRACTORS - MICROBIAL REMEDIATIONALLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL - Ed Work3545 Victor Street www.alliance-enviro.com • (408) 830-9700Santa Clara, CA 95054 [email protected] • Fax(408) 980-9749AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Kyle Pickett30911 Wiegman Road [email protected] • (510) 429-5000Hayward, CA 94544 Fax (510) 429-5010BELFOR USA - Dave Warters/Lisa Schwichtenberg2365 Industrial Pkwy West (888) 543-3473 • Fax (510) 887-9110Hayward, CA 94545 [email protected]. STEPHENS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. - Steve MacFarlane/Kim MacFarlane4047 Clipper Court www.pwstephensinc.com • (510) 651-9506Fremont, CA 94538 Fax (510) 651-7702
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PROPERTY RESTORATION/CONTENTS - continuedSERVICEMASTER OF NAPA COUNTY, VALLEJO & BENICIA - Eric Larson/Lynn FullerP. O. Box 6867 [email protected] • (800) 648-1608Napa, CA 94581 Fax (707) 257-1608SERVICEMASTER OF OAKLAND/ALAMEDA - Jean Hughes14498 Wicks Blvd [email protected] • (510) 351-0581San Leandro, CA 94577-6712 Fax (510) 351-4704SERVICEMASTER OF SAN MATEO/SAN FRANCISCO - David Decker439 Eccles Ave. [email protected] • (650) 593-4700S. San Francisco, CA 94080 Fax (650) 873-6334SERVICEMASTER RESTORATION SERVICES - Robert ScottServing Contra Costa [email protected] • (800) 480-TIDY& Marin Counties www.svmcleaning-restoration.com
POSITIONS AVAILABLECLAIMS INDUSTRY PLACEMENTSGary E. Mingus, GEM Search Group provides both Temporary, Temp to Hire and Direct Hire placements in the Insurance Industry also, placing Vendors related to the Insurance Industry. Call Gary Mingus 866-935-4426 or email to [email protected]. Serving the Insurance Industry since 1995.BMS CAT has Current Open Positions In the S.F. East Bay Area: We offer top pay, ad-vancement opportunities, company paid medical and more!Construction Estimator / Project Manager: We are looking for individuals with construction estimating experience using Xactimate Software. This position will also be responsible for managing the project through completion. The right candidate will demonstrate the ability to make decisions, direct and motivate others.Outside Sales - Emergency Response: The ERC is the first person on-site when a commercial property suffers a fire, water damage or other large scale event that would cause loss of business. This position will provide advice, counseling, and secure the business for BMS CAT and solidify the project prior to a project manager taking over.Crew Supervisor: We are looking for natural leaders who can inspire those around them to perform at high levels. This position will lead, train and motivate team mem-bers in all facets of our operation. The ability to survey a project and envision the steps required to achieve completion are critical. Experience in restoration is required. This is a hands-on multitasking position. Regional Account Manager: We are looking for individuals who have experience calling on and selling to insurance adjusters and agents, commercial property owners and management companies as well as commercial facility managers. This is a relationship building role and you will be tasked with assuring that when disaster hits, we are the vendor of choice for remediation and rebuild. 90% of your time will be spent in the field.To apply please visit our web site at: www.bmscat.com click on the “employment opportunities” link at the bottom of the page and complete our on-line application.SR Casualty Claims Adjuster - York Risk Services Group, Inc is currently seeking candidates to fill a SR Casualty Claims Adjuster position. Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 10 years GL experience with 5 years public entity experience preferred. Visit our website www.yorkrsg.com/careers and appy to position SLASACRAMEN-TO01071501. Will consider candidates in the Bay Area as well.Experienced estimator needed for a busy General Contractor located in the East Bay and specialize in insurance reconstruction repairs throughout the Bay Area. We are seeking an Estimator with experience in property insurance related claims and a background in construction.The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
• Experience working with Xactimate estimating software and knowledge in property claims handling• Sales experience in maintaining relationships with existing clients as well as a constant commitment to cultivating new ones• Excellent communications skills along with attention to detail and follow through• Good computer skills: Excel, Word and Outlook• Able to balance job site visits throughout the greater Bay Area and office work• Clean driving record
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San Mateo Bridge Limo Fire Case Study at June 10 EBCA
Join the East Bay Claims Association for our next regu-lar luncheon meeting Wednes-day, June 10, 2015. EBCA is very pleased to present Mr. Dennis Field, CFI, with Fire Cause Analysis, who will bring us a direct report on the devastating Limousine fire that occurred on the San Mateo Bridge May 4, 2013.
A vehicle mechanical problem reportedly ignited a fire that killed five nurses who were trapped in the back of the limo, according to Cal-ifornia Highway Patrol officials.The blaze broke out on the San Ma-teo-Hayward Bridge because of a rear suspension system failure that caused friction that set the vehicle on fire, authorities said.Mr. Field will discuss the related fire investigation that ensued.Dennis Field, CFI is a Senior Fire Investigator and partner with Fire Cause Analysis. Mr. Field is also a retired Battalion Chief/Training Chief with the San Bruno Fire De-partment and has over 25 years of experience in the fire service work-ing in fire suppression as well as in fire prevention. He has conducted over 4000 fire investigations and has testified as an expert in fire
investigations in both the civil and criminal court systems. Mr. Field is a California State Certified Fire Investigator (Level II) through the State Fire Marshal’s office as well as a Certified Fire Investigator through the INTER-NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ARSON INVESTIGATORS and Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator through NAFI. He also has conducted numerous marine and vehicle investigations and, in addition to being a Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator, he has also earned the title of Certified Marine Investigator through IAMI. Mr. Field is licensed in California, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon and has served clients nationwide. You may sign up now to attend this event at: www.EastBayAdjusters.org.
Dennis Field, CFI,
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