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Training helps fire investigators boost skills

Fire investigators from New Mexico and Colorado learned about investigation techniques for vehicle fires and wildfires.

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PHOTOS: Training centers on vehicle fire investigation

Stephen Rinaldi, senior fire and life safety coordinator for the Los Alamos Fire Department, takes a photo of the mock auto fire during fire investigation training at McGee Park on Wednesday.
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Stephen Rinaldi, senior fire and life safety coordinator for the Los Alamos Fire Department, takes a photo of the mock auto fire during fire investigation training at McGee Park on Wednesday. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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Stephen Rinaldi, senior fire and life safety coordinator for the Los Alamos Fire Department, takes a photo of the mock auto fire during fire investigation training at McGee Park on Wednesday. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
From left, William Skaggs and Daniel Montoya, both from the Alamogordo Fire Department, film a vehicle fire a McGee Park as part of their fire investigation training on Wednesday.
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From left, William Skaggs and Daniel Montoya, both from the Alamogordo Fire Department, film a vehicle fire a McGee Park as part of their fire investigation training on Wednesday. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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From left, William Skaggs and Daniel Montoya, both from the Alamogordo Fire Department, film a vehicle fire a McGee Park as part of their fire investigation training on Wednesday. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
Fire investigators observe a mock auto fire as part of training on Wednesday by the International Association of Arson Investigators.
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Fire investigators observe a mock auto fire as part of training on Wednesday by the International Association of Arson Investigators. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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Fire investigators observe a mock auto fire as part of training on Wednesday by the International Association of Arson Investigators. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
From left, Caitlyn Vecellio and Hunter Randolph, volunteer firefighters with the San Juan County Fire Department, douse a mock van fire on Wednesday at McGee Park in Farmington.
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From left, Caitlyn Vecellio and Hunter Randolph, volunteer firefighters with the San Juan County Fire Department, douse a mock van fire on Wednesday at McGee Park in Farmington. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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From left, Caitlyn Vecellio and Hunter Randolph, volunteer firefighters with the San Juan County Fire Department, douse a mock van fire on Wednesday at McGee Park in Farmington. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
Kipp Rix, a fire investigator with the Farmington and San Juan County fire departments, examines the remains of a charred van as part of a training exercise on Wednesday.
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Kipp Rix, a fire investigator with the Farmington and San Juan County fire departments, examines the remains of a charred van as part of a training exercise on Wednesday. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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Kipp Rix, a fire investigator with the Farmington and San Juan County fire departments, examines the remains of a charred van as part of a training exercise on Wednesday. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
Pagosa Springs Fire Protection District firefighter Don Peterson, left, attended the class to advance his fire investigation skills.
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Pagosa Springs Fire Protection District firefighter Don Peterson, left, attended the class to advance his fire investigation skills. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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Pagosa Springs Fire Protection District firefighter Don Peterson, left, attended the class to advance his fire investigation skills. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
A participant at the International Association of Arson Investigators conference uses a flashlight to investigate the cause of a mock auto fire on Wednesday.
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A participant at the International Association of Arson Investigators conference uses a flashlight to investigate the cause of a mock auto fire on Wednesday. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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A participant at the International Association of Arson Investigators conference uses a flashlight to investigate the cause of a mock auto fire on Wednesday. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
San Juan County Fire Department volunteer firefighter Caitlyn Vecellio records information during a training session at McGee Park on Wednesday.
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San Juan County Fire Department volunteer firefighter Caitlyn Vecellio records information during a training session at McGee Park on Wednesday. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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San Juan County Fire Department volunteer firefighter Caitlyn Vecellio records information during a training session at McGee Park on Wednesday. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
Teams had to determine the origin and cause of four vehicle fires as part of a training exercise at McGee Park on Wednesday.
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Teams had to determine the origin and cause of four vehicle fires as part of a training exercise at McGee Park on Wednesday. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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Teams had to determine the origin and cause of four vehicle fires as part of a training exercise at McGee Park on Wednesday. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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    Stephen Rinaldi, senior fire and life safety coordinator for the Los Alamos Fire Department, takes a photo of the mock auto fire during fire investigation training at McGee Park on Wednesday.