Midsouth Service Center
Myron K. Manning, IAAI-CFI
Fire Investigator
Greenville, Mississippi
901-375-4062
mmanning@uis-usa.com
EDUCATION:
Mississippi Delta Community College,
Moorhead, Mississippi
Riverside High School,
Avon, Mississippi
EMPLOYMENT:
Unified Investigations & Sciences, Inc.
Memphis, Tennessee
Special Investigator
April 2014 to Present
August 2008 to 2012
Greenville Fire Department
Greenville, Mississippi
Division Chief – Fire Marshal
July 1990 to April 2014
Dixie Bearings, Inc.
Greenville, Mississippi
Salesman
1984 to 1989
Union Carbide
Avon, Mississippi
Research Technician
1981 to 1984
Updated 1/2016
SPECIALIZED TRAINING:
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Public Agency Training Council, National Criminal Justice, Hands-on Vehicle Fire/Arson
Investigation, September 9th- 11th,2015, Germantown, Tennessee, 20 hours, (tested)
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Mississippi Fire Investigators Association, 2015 Spring Seminar, Biloxi, Mississippi,
April 2015, 20 hours, (tested)
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Association of Bay Area Governments, ABAG Training Center, OSHA 8 hour Annual
Refresher with Asbestos Awareness, August 5, 2014, 8 hours, tested
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Unified Investigations & Sciences, Inc. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200-Globally Harmonized
System of Classification and Labeling of Chemical, August 5, 2014, 1 hour, tested
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Unified Investigations & Sciences, Inc., Unified Investigations Course -Investigations,
June 2013, 16 hours, tested
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FEMA, National Fire Academy, Electrical Aspects of Fire Investigations, July 2013
40 hours (tested)
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Mississippi Fire Investigators Association, 2013 Mid-Summer Training, Starkville, MS,
July 2013, 8 hours
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Mississippi Fire Investigators Association, 2012 Spring Seminar, Tunica, Mississippi,
March 2012, 20 hours, (tested)
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International Association of Arson Investigators, Inc.(IAAI) - CFITrainer.net,
o NFPA 921 & 1033 2014 Editions: Important Revisions, May 15, 2014, 3 hours,
(tested)
o Fire Investigators Scene Safety, December 2011, 3 hours, (tested)
o Electrical Safety, December 2011, 3 hours, (tested)
o Arc Mapping Basics, December 2011, 4 hours, (tested)
o Electrical Safety, December 2011, 3 hours, (tested)
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Mississippi Fire Investigators Association, 2011 Mid Summer Training, Canton, MS, July
2011, 8 hours
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Mississippi Fire Investigators Association, 2010 Fall Seminar, Natchez, MS, October
2010, 20 hours, (tested)
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SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.):
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FEMA, National Fire Academy, Interviewing /Interrogation Techniques & Courtroom
Testimony, February 2010, (tested)
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FEMA, National Fire Academy, Principles of Fire Protection: Structures & Systems, July
2009, 80 hours, (tested)
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Mississippi Fire Investigators Association 2009 Spring Seminar, Biloxi, MS, May 2009,
20 hours, (tested)
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Mississippi Fire Investigators Association 2008 Fall Seminar, Natchez, Mississippi,
November 2008, 20 hours, (tested)
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Orientation – Unified Fire Investigation & Sciences, Inc., Dallas, Texas, October 2008
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Fire Behavior in Single Family Residence, FEMA, National Fire Academy through
Mississippi Fire Academy, Pearl, Mississippi, August 29, 2008, 8 hours, (tested)
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Fire Modeling in Single Family Residence, FEMA, National Fire Academy through
Mississippi Fire Academy, Pearl, Mississippi, August 28, 2008, 8 hours, (tested)
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Fire / Arson Origin & Cause Investigations, National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg,
Maryland, August 2008, 80 hours, (tested)
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Fire Inspector 1031-II, Mississippi Fire Academy, Pearl, Mississippi, July 2008, 40 hours,
(tested)
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Mississippi Fire Investigators Association 2008 Spring Seminar, Tupelo, Mississippi,
April 2008, 20 hours, (tested)
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Phil Ackland Seminar – Understanding Commercial Kitchen Systems, Covington,
Louisiana, March 2008, 8 hours
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Mississippi Fire Investigators Association 2007 Fall Seminar, Philadelphia, Mississippi,
November 2007, 20 hours, (tested)
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Mississippi Fire Investigators Association 2007 Spring Seminar, Pelican Landing-Moss
Point, Mississippi, April 2007, 20 hours, (tested)
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Fire Inspector 1031, Mississippi Fire Academy, Pearl, Mississippi, June 2007, 80 hours,
(tested)
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Fire Investigation: Scene Reconstruction & Interviewing, Mississippi Fire Academy, Pearl,
Mississippi, May, 2007, 32 hours, (tested)
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SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.):
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Mississippi Fire Investigators Association 2006 Fall Seminar, Vicksburg Mississippi,
October 2007, 20 hours, (tested)
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Fire Investigator 1033, Mississippi Fire Academy, Pearl, Mississippi, April 2006, 80
hours, (tested)
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S-00700 National Incident Management System (NIMS) an Introduction
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Emergency Management Institute – FEMA, Greenville Fire Department, April 2006, 8
hours, (tested)
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Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO) in MD Awareness
Level, LSU Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education, Greenwood, Mississippi, February
2006, 16 hours
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WMD Response Training-100, Greenville Fire Department, May 2005, 8 hours
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Emergistics 2-Day CBRNE Devices Preparedness and Terrorism Response Training,
Greenville Fire Department, May 2005,16 hours
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Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings Performance Level Training Course May 2005,
New Mexico Tech, Greenville, Mississippi, May 2005, 16 hours
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Incident Command Systems ICS, National Fire Academy, Greenville Fire Department,
July 2004, 8 hours
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Hazardous Materials Tech-II, Mississippi Fire Academy, November 2003, 40 hours,
(tested)
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Emergency Response to Terrorism: Advanced Tactical Consequences Management:
Tactical Considerations: Company Officer, Greenville Fire Department, August 2003, 8
hours
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Draeger Safety Evolution Level II, Greenville Fire Department, November 2002, 16 hours
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Special Operations Seminar, Conference Olive Branch Vol. Fire Department, Olive
Branch, Mississippi, June 1998, 2 hours
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Hazardous Materials Tech-I, Mississippi Fire Academy, Pearl, Mississippi, August 1996,
80 hours, (tested)
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IRHMI: Basic Concepts & Concept Implementation, Mississippi Fire Academy, Pearl,
Mississippi, January 1996, 40 hours, (tested)
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SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.):
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Firefighter 1001-III, Mississippi Fire Academy, Greenville and Pearl, Mississippi,
November 1991, 120 hours, (tested)
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Firefighter 1001-II, Mississippi Fire Academy, Greenville and Pearl, Mississippi, April
1991, 120 hours, (tested)
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Firefighter 1001-I, Mississippi Fire Academy, Greenville and Pearl, Mississippi,
September 1990, 120 hours, (tested)
INSTRUCTOR:
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Mississippi State Fire Academy, Pearl, MS, Special-Agent Fire-Extinguishment Systems
and Extinguishers, March 2014
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Greenville Fire Department, Greenville, MS, Fire Investigation, Spring 2013
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Greenville Fire Department, Greenville, MS, Residential Fire Inspections Engine
Company Level, 2013
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Greenville Fire Department, Greenville, MS, Basic Fire Investigations for Company
Officers, November 2008
EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Manning has personally directed or participated in the investigation of more than 670
fires or explosion incidents.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
International Association of Arson Investigators
National Association of Fire Investigators
Mississippi Fire Investigators Association
Mississippi Fire Inspectors Association
CERTIFICATIONS:
Certified Fire Investigator- IAAI, Certificate No.
August 2015
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CERTIFICATIONS (CONT.):
ProBoard Certified Fire Investigator NFPA1033-2014
August 2015
Certified Hazardous Material Technician I & II; August 1996
Recertification: November 2003,
Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (NAFI-CFEI) November 2006
Recertification: November 2011
Certified Fire Inspector-1
July 2010
COURT QUALIFICATIONS:
Expert Witness – Arson Investigation / Origin and Cause
Fourth Circuit Court District, Greenville, Mississippi
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