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John Douglas Rayburn

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PRESIDENT
Certifications: IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI, NAFI-CVFI, IAAI-ECT, HAZWOPER Technician

John Douglas Rayburn is the President and Owner of Rayburn Fire Scene Investigations, Inc. (FSI). FSI is the third U.S. based organization and one of four worldwide to obtain accreditation to ISO/IEC 17020 for Forensic Inspection in the area of Fire and Explosion Origin and Cause Investigation through A2LA. Mr. Rayburn is a Nationally Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI), Certified Fire Investigator (IAAI CFI), Certified Evidence Collection Technician (ECT), and Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator (CVFI). He retired as Lieutenant after 28 years of dedicated service at the North Riverside Fire Department in North Riverside, IL. As of February 2, 2021, Mr. Rayburn has completed 30 years of fire investigations in the private sector. Mr. Rayburn has taught for the University of Illinois as well as the IAAI throughout the country. He has testified in both trials and depositions in state and federal court over 150 times and has actively participated in over 8,000 fire investigations. He is an accelerant-detecting K-9 handler with K-9 “Watson”, and is also the first investigator in the country to purchase and utilize the 3D Matterport scanning camera for fire investigations.