Henry Stormer , AAI-CFI(V), C.F.P.S.

Mr. Stormer’s responsibilities at VERTEX FIRE INVESTIGATIONS LLC include management of a forensic fire investigation team conducting origin and cause investigations nationwide for the insurance industry. He is a Certified Fire Investigator through the IAAI and a Certified Public Fire and Life Safety Instructor, with both certifications recognized by the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications. He is also a Certified Fire Protection Specialist through the NFPA. Mr. Stormer has over 39 years of experience investigating and supervising in excess of 3,500 fires and explosions both in the public (26 years) and private sectors (13 years). His fields of expertise include fire and explosion, origin and cause involving household appliances, photovoltaic arrays and lithium-ion battery storage systems, large and complex fire scenes, subrogation, failure analysis, evidence collection and preservation, fire code analysis and research, crime scene investigations, and arson investigations. Mr. Stormer has served as an expert witness and is actively engaged in several legal cases related to property damage, product liability, personal injury, and criminal activity. Mr. Stormer’s legal support activities have included depositions, interrogatories, mediation, arbitration, and trial testimony. Mr. Stormer is currently licensed as a private investigator, manager in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Vermont, and West Virginia with reciprocal licensing in Alabama, California, Georgia, Lousiana, North
Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.