FACAP's PUBLIC SERVICE INVESTIGATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
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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.
PAST RECIPIENTS:
1989 Scott Showalter State Fire Marshal
1990 Gunter Kuehn Indian River Fire Rescue
1991 Ted Nixon Cape Coral Fire Rescue
John Belcher Palm Bay Fire Rescue
1992 Phil Roman State Fire Marshal
1993 Mark Haddock State Fire Marshal
1994 Doug York State Fire Marshal
1995 Wayne Bates ATF
1996 Joseph Rosato Miami-Dade Police/Arson Squad
1997 Gloria Whitehurst State Fire Marshal
1998 Ron McCardle State Fire Marshal
1999 Joseph Steadman State Fire Marshal
2000 Len Johnson State Attorney Office-4th Circuit
2001 Kevin Shireman State Fire Marshal
2002 Mike Oler State Fire Marshal
2003 Chris Powell State Fire Marshal
PAST RECIPIENTS:
2004 Not Presented as hurricane cancelled seminar
2005 Juan Bailey State Fire Marshal
2006 Christopher Scovotto State Fire Marshal
2007 Thomas Barron State Fire Marshal
2008 Kurt Lathrop West Manatee Fire Rescue District
2009 George Holcolmb State Fire Marshal
2010 Charles Toledo State Fire Marshal
Eduardo Blanco State Fire Marshal
Adam Rivero State Fire Marshal
Carlos Losada Florida DIF
Tim Smith Miami Dade Police Dept
Alfonso Najera Miami Dade Police Dept
Kevin Bonikowski ATF, Miami Field Division
2011 Neil Zierden State Fire Marshal
2012 Charles Toledo, Diana Lathrop, Laura Uriarte
2013 David O'Dell State Fire Marshal
2014 Anthony Mozealous State Fire Marshal
2015 Charles Toledo, State Fire Marshal
PAST RECIPIENTS:
2016 Brock Dietz
2018 Jeff Batz
2019 Nicholas Incontrera - DIFS-BFAEI
2020 Shaun Byson - DIFS-BFAEI
2022 Jeff Clare
2024 Domenico Singleton
