Personnel
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Investigators
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Chris McDonald
Agency Investigation Unit
Senior Investigator, Cheyenne Office
Fire investigators conduct investigations statewide, provide for fire report record keeping, assist with SME review of investigation-related topics, and provide courtroom testimony when necessary.
Department of Fire Prevention & Electrical Safety
320 W. 25th Street, Ste 3
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Office: 307-777-8710
Email: christian.mcdonald@wyo.gov
Ian Kraft - WY FIT/CFI, IAAI FIT/CFI
Fire Investigator, Riverton Office
Wyoming Fire Academy Office: 307-856-8190
2500 Academy Court Cell: 307-251-8275
Riverton, WY 82501 Email: ian.kraft@wyo.gov
Eric Siwik - IAAI CFI
Fire Investigator, Riverton Office
Wyoming Fire Academy Office: 307-857-6820
2500 Academy Court Cell: 307-214-0609
Riverton, WY 82501 Email: eric.siwik@wyo.gov
Dalton Sanders - WY FIT/CFI, IAAI FIT
Fire Investigator, Riverton Office
Wyoming Fire Academy Office: 307-857-9298
2500 Academy Court Cell: 307-631-8657
Riverton, WY 82501 Email: dalton.sanders@wyo.gov
Nick Johnson - IAAI FIT
Fire Investigator, Riverton Office
Wyoming Fire Academy Office: 307-857-9269
2500 Academy Court Cell: 307-631-6258
Riverton, WY 82501 Email: nickolas.johnson@wyo.gov
John Bates - WY FIT
Fire Investigator, Cheyenne Office
Department of Fire Prevention & Electrical Safety Cell: 307-631-8663
320 W. 25th Street Ste 3 Email: john.bates@wyo.gov
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Kyoto
Kyoto
The Wyoming State Fire Marshal’s Office has a new addition to their Fire Investigation Team. In May of 2024, Accelerant Detection Canine (ADC) Kyoto joined the team. Kyoto assists fire investigators across the State of Wyoming by detecting trace amounts of ignitable liquids in and around fire scenes. Kyoto is a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) canine that is assigned to the Wyoming State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Kyoto was born in January of 2022 and originally came from Susquehanna Service Dogs out of Pennsylvania. The program utilizes puppy raisers to train dogs to become service animals. Kyoto was selected by ATF to become an ADC. After his selection, Kyoto went through a rigorous training process at the ATF National Canine Division located in Front Royal, Virgina. This is where Kyoto and his handler, Investigator Eric Siwik, were paired and became a team.
After completing six weeks of intensive daily training and a comprehensive examination process, Kyoto and Investigator Siwik became certified and returned to Wyoming. Investigator Siwik and Kyoto train multiple times a day, every day, using common accelerants often used in setting fires.
When Kyoto isn’t working, he enjoys being a lab and loves to go swimming and a good game of tug of war.
Kyoto can be dispatched to any scene in the State by calling the on-call phone number at 307-349-4993.
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