Mike Spini

Granite Peak Investigations, Inc. He holds numerous certifications including Certified Fire Investigator-IAAI, Certified Fire Marshal-ICC, and Certified Fire Protection Specialist-NFPA. Mike has a B.S. degree in Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology from Oklahoma State University. His background includes over 30 years of fire service experience including 23 years of fire investigation experience. He has investigated over 280 fires and supervised over 800 investigations while serving as the Billings Fire Marshal. Mike lives in Laurel, MT with his wife and two daughters. He enjoys many of the outdoor recreational activities that Montana offers and attends his children’s sporting and school events.

Tom Pierce

Tom Pierce began his fire career in 1973 as a member of a Helitack crew with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. He also served on a Hotshot crew for the U.S. Forest Service and was Engine Captain before beginning a 25-year career with the Bishop Volunteer Fire Department in Bishop California in 1980. Tom performed fire investigation duties for his department beginning in 1980 until he retired in 2004. Not really retiring, Tom began his new journey the same year into the field of forensic fire investigations in the private sector. This entailed performing origin and cause investigations for insurance companies, collecting evidence, and testifying in Superior court.

Tom is still involved in the business with offices in California and Montana. Tom has conducted over 2,500 investigations in his carrier and is a certified fire investigator through the International Association of Arson Investigators, the California Conference of Arson Investigators, and the California State Fire Marshall.
Tom is currently a part-time member of the Miles City Fire Rescue as a Fire Safety officer and Fire Investigator.