For Immediate Release:
 July 12, 2012

Media Contact:
Cristina Armand

 786-331-5200



MDFR and insurance companies join forces to fight fraud


Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) in a partnership with Mercury Insurance, Rimkus Consulting Group Inc., and MetLife’s Automobile & Home Insurance Special Investigation Unit will be conducting a live vehicle fire demonstration on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 3 p.m. at MDFR’s Training Center, 9300 NW 41st Street, Doral, Florida.
 
This one-day hands-on seminar will provide fire, police, and insurance personnel with an understanding of the science of fire behavior and burn patterns. This training will help investigators determine if a fire was caused intentionally.  Four vehicles have been donated by the participating insurance companies to utilize in the live fire demonstrations.

“Our goal through this training demonstration is to make not only our firefighters, but the insurance industry safer when responding to vehicles fires that may involve fraud,” said MDFR’s Fire Chief, William W. Bryson.

“Fighting fraud in this state by educating ourselves and striving to attain the highest investigative standards is a priority,” added Captain Omar A. Torres who heads the department’s Fire Investigations Bureau.

WHO:      Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
                 Mercury Insurance
                 MetLife & Home Special Investigations Units
                 Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.   
  
WHAT:    Live Automobile Fire Demonstration 

WHEN:    Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 3 p.m. 

WHERE:  Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Training Center
                 9300 NW 41st Street (back of the building)
                 Doral, FL 33178 


For more information, please contact MDFR’s Public Affairs Bureau at (786) 331-5200.
 

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FIRE RESCUE
9300 N.W. 41str Street Miami, Florida 33178
(786) 331-5200