The Madison Fire Department has a new team devoted to investigating the origin of fires with the hope that it not only makes investigations more efficient, but helps protect firefighters, as well.
“What I love about my job is the teamwork of it,” said Kara Nelson, an apparatus engineer and fire investigator with the Madison Fire Department.
Now teamwork is playing a bigger role in the department’s fire investigation.
“It’s like a puzzle you have to put together,” Nelson said.
“You’re getting more heads on scene, more eyes on scene,” Lt. Eric Mills said. “You’re able to talk and communicate with each other and challenge each other’s conclusions.”
Added in January, the Fire Investigation Team (FIT) is made up of 21 firefighters trained in fire investigation across three different shifts.