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Michael R. Grasso, known to all as “Mickey”, joined Acacia
Investigations in 2005. He is a certified Connecticut Fire Marshal and
Fire Investigator and has served as a police officer, firefighter, and
Fire Inspector. Mickey continues to serve as a Deputy Fire Marshal and
firefighter in two western Connecticut communities. He has over twenty
years experience in fire investigation.
Mr. Grasso has specialized training in fire and explosion
investigation having attended courses at the F.B.I. Academy in Quantico,
Virginia; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms National Training
Academy at Glynco, Georgia; National Fire Academy in Emmitsberg,
Maryland; U.S. Department of Justice and F.B.I. Bomb and Terrorist
Schools in New Mexico, as well as the Connecticut State Fire School and
State Fire Marshal’s Precertification School. Mickey has also attended
Western Connecticut State University taking law enforcement courses.
Additionally, he has extensive training in fire suppression, fire code,
emergency medicine and hazardous materials.
Mickey has memberships and affiliations with numerous professional
organizations including the Connecticut Fire Marshal’s Association, New
England Fire Marshal’s Association, Fairfield County Fire Marshal’s
Association, Connecticut Chapter International Association of Arson
Investigators, International Association of Bomb Technicians and
Investigators and National Association of Fire Investigators.
In addition to being certified by the Connecticut Department of
Public Safety as a Fire Investigator and Fire Marshal, he is licensed as
a Private Investigator by the State of Connecticut. Interestingly, Mr.
Grasso has worked in the past for a fuel oil company, as a carpenter, as
a patient care technician and as a funeral home assistant.
Mr. Grasso is a detail-oriented and thorough
investigator, who has testified as a law enforcement officer in criminal
court and has testified as an expert witness at depositions in civil
cases. He is highly regarded by his peers in law enforcement and the
fire service. We are pleased to have him on our team. |
