Forensics +
Empathy in Action
Two decades of military experience and leadership and more than 3k fires investigated.
Welcome to FIRE-pi
Veteran-Owned Fire Investigation Firm
Lorne L. Brunner
Owner/Founder, MS-CFI, Principal
Lorne Brunner founded Fire-pi, Inc., after 15+ years with national fire investigation firms after retiring from a U.S. Navy career encompassing six deployments, serving as a Chief Petty Officer/Electronic Warfare Cryptologist and fighting ship and aircraft fires. He holds a master’s degree in forensics, and has performed more than 3,000 investigations, including leadership of national and international expert teams. Lorne is a certified expert court witness, has published forensic fire research, and lectures regularly to attorneys, adjusters and other professional groups. Fire-pi is a veteran-owned business and has performed fire and explosion work for government entities. Complete details are available in Lorne’s downloadable CV.
Roger Ung
NAFI-CFEI, IAAI-ECT, IAAI-FIT
Fire-pi is pleased to welcome Roger Ung, NAFI-CFEI, IAAI-ECT, IAAI-FIT, as Fire Investigator. Roger has six years’ experience with all aspects of evidence collection and fire investigation. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Augsburg College, Minneapolis. Roger is a graduate of the Illinois Fire Service Institute, completed Private Detective training with the Minnesota Private Detective Service Board, and evidence collection technician training with IAAI.
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Why Fire-pi?
- Assignments confirmed within 30 minutes of receipt
- On the scene within 72 hours of your call
- We use DocuSketch to share a detailed, immersive 360-degree view of the scene/service to adjusters
- Verbal or email summary from the scene.
- Licensed, bonded and insured in MN, WI, ND, SD, IA and IL
OUR SERVICES
Structures & Dwellings
Fire-pi has significant forensic fire and explosion investigation experience in a wide variety of structures…
Agriculture, Vehicles, and Heavy Machinery
Lorne Brunner, MS-CFI, has investigated fires in a wide variety of vehicles, from cars to commercial vehicles…
Defense & Liability
Lorne is a licensed private investigator and a certified expert court witness in forensic and explosion investigations.