Contact this Expert Witness
- Company: Padgitt Forensic Investigations
- Phone: 816-461-3665
- Fax: 816-461-2818
- Website: www.chimkc.com
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Investigation and FireSpecialty Focus:
Chimney, fireplace, heating appliances, furnaces, wood-burning, stoves, gas, inserts, gas logs, masonry heaterEducation:
HVACR, Vaterott & SullivanYears in Practice:
40Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
10Additional Information
Eugene Padgitt is a Missouri State Licensed Private Fire Investigator, CSIA Certified Chimney Sweep, NFI Certified Gas Specialist, MHA Certified Heater Mason, and holds a Class DM Master Mechanical License. He has 40 years of experience in heating, venting, and masonry chimney and fireplace restoration and construction. He specializes in determining Origin and Cause of structural fires related to chimneys, fireplaces, and heating appliances. Eugene has completed hundreds of fire investigations and over 30,000 chimney inspections. He serves as an expert witness and consultant for fire investigation companies, insurance companies, and attorneys.