FACAP's INVESTIGATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Since 1989, the Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention has sponsored FACAP's Investigator of the Year Award to honor those individuals whose efforts have contributed to the suppression of arson in the State of Florida. Each year this award is presented to a member of a Fire Service Department or Law Enforcement Agency who has had an impact, through his or her fire investigation(s), arrests, and community services in combating the crime of arson.

2010 recipient of FACAP's Investigator of the Year Award was presented to the Kitchen Fire Task Force. 

Prior Recipients

Year Name Agency
1989 Scott Showalter State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigation
1990 Gunter Kuehn Indian River Fire rescue
1991 Ted Nixon and John Belcher Cape Coral Fire Rescue and  City of Melbourne Fire Rescue
1992 Phil Roman State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigation
1993 Mark Haddock State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigation
1994 Doug York State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigation
1995 Wayne Bates Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
1996 Joseph Rosato Miami-Dade Police/Arson Squad
1997 Gloria Whitehurst State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigation
1998 Ron McCardle State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigation
1999 Joseph Steadman State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigation
2000 Len Johnson State Attorney Office-4th Circuit
2001 Kevin Shireman State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigation
2002 Mike Oler State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigation
2003 Chris Powell State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigation
2004 Not Presented Due to Hurricane Forcing Cancellation of Seminar
2005 Juan Bailey State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigation
2006 Christopher Scovotto State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigation
2007 Thomas Barron

State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigation
2008 Kurt Lathrop 

West Manatee Fire and Rescue District

2009 George Holcomb

State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigation
2010 Kitchen Fire Task Force
  • Detective Charles Toledo, State Fire Marshal’s Office, Miami Dade.
  • Detective Eduardo Blanco, State Fire Marshal’s Office, Ft. Myers.
  • Detective Adam Rivero, State Fire Marshal’s Office, Ft Myers. Detective Carlos Losada, Division of Insurance Fraud, Miami Dade.
  • Detective Tim Smith, Miami Dade Police Department.
  • Detective Alfonso Najera, Miami Dade Police Department.
  • Special Agent Kevin Bonikowski, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Miami Field Division

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