Steve Chasteen has more than 37 years in the fire service,
including 27 years as a full time firefighter and company
officer. Mr. Chasteen has worked as a fire investigator
for the past 28 years conducting more that 2,500 fire scene
examinations. He has worked as a municipal fire investigator
and in the private sector conducting origin and cause investigations
for the insurance industry. Steve has also testified in
Federal and State courts in Illinois as an expert witness
in criminal and civil cases. Mr. Chasteen is a field staff
instructor conducting origin and cause investigation training
and other fire investigation related topics for the University
of Illinois Fire Service Institute. He is recognized as
a Certified Fire Investigator through the International
Association of Arson Investigators and the Office of the
State Fire Marshal of Illinois. Mr. Chasteen is also a
Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator by the National
Association of Fire and Explosion Investigators. He is
a member of the IAAI and NAFI. Mr. Chasteen has also attended
the ATF National Academy in Glenco, Ga. He is also a member
of the MABAS 41 fire investigation team in McLean County,
Illinois.
Steve Chasteen has more than 37 years in the fire service,
including 27 years as a full time firefighter and company
officer. Mr. Chasteen has worked as a fire investigator
for the past 28 years conducting more that 2,500 fire scene
examinations. He has worked as a municipal fire investigator
and in the private sector conducting origin and cause investigations
for the insurance industry. Steve has also testified in
Federal and State courts in Illinois as an expert witness
in criminal and civil cases. Mr. Chasteen is a field staff
instructor conducting origin and cause investigation training
and other fire investigation related topics for the University
of Illinois Fire Service Institute. He is recognized as
a Certified Fire Investigator through the International
Association of Arson Investigators and the Office of the
State Fire Marshal of Illinois. Mr. Chasteen is also a
Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator by the National
Association of Fire and Explosion Investigators. He is
a member of the IAAI and NAFI. Mr. Chasteen has also attended
the ATF National Academy in Glenco, Ga. He is also a member
of the MABAS 41 fire investigation team in McLean County,
Illinois. 
