Southern California Fire Investigation & Forensic Engineering
Objective, Scientific, Defensible, Bona Fide.
Bona Fide Forensics provides fire investigation, forensic engineering, and failure analysis services throughout Southern California.
Based in Sacramento, we travel throughout Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire, San Diego, Ventura, and surrounding Southern California communities for forensic investigations and evidence examinations.
We work with insurance carriers, attorneys, subrogation professionals, property owners, manufacturers, and other parties requiring independent technical investigation.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COVERAGE
Serving Los Angeles & Southern California
Bona Fide Forensics accepts assignments throughout Southern California, from Los Angeles and Orange County to the Inland Empire, Ventura, San Diego, and surrounding regions.
Los Angeles & Los Angeles County
Bona Fide Forensics accepts forensic engineering and fire investigation assignments throughout Los Angeles County and surrounding Southern California communities.
COMMON SERVICE AREAS INCLUDE:
Los Angeles • Pasadena • Glendale • Burbank • Long Beach • Santa Clarita • Torrance & surrounding areas.
San Diego & Southern Coast
Bona Fide Forensics accepts assignments throughout San Diego County and surrounding Southern California coastal communities.
COMMON SERVICE AREAS INCLUDE:
San Diego • Chula Vista • Oceanside • Escondido • Carlsbad • Encinitas & surrounding areas.
REGIONAL COVERAGE
Forensic Investigation Throughout Southern California
Assignments are accepted throughout Southern California based on location, scope, travel requirements, and investigation needs.
Orange County
Anaheim • Irvine • Santa Ana • Huntington Beach • Costa Mesa • Fullerton • Orange & surrounding communities
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Inland Empire
Riverside • San Bernardino • Ontario • Rancho Cucamonga • Corona • Temecula • Moreno Valley & surrounding communities
Ventura & North Los Angeles
Ventura • Oxnard • Thousand Oaks • Simi Valley • Camarillo • Santa Clarita & surrounding communities
Coachella Valley / Desert Region
Palm Springs • Palm Desert • Indio • Cathedral City • La Quinta • Rancho Mirage & surrounding communities
FORENSIC INVESTIGATION SERVICES
Services Available Throughout Southern California
Forensic engineering and investigation services available throughout the region include:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INVESTIGATION SUPPORT
On-Site Investigation & Evidence Examination
Bona Fide Forensics travels throughout Southern California for loss-site examinations, joint inspections, evidence examinations, and other forensic investigation activities.
Depending on the matter, an investigation may involve an initial site examination followed by evidence preservation, component examination, testing, or a joint inspection at another location.
We coordinate the investigation based on the loss location, condition of the evidence, parties involved, and technical questions being evaluated.
Services may include:
Loss-site examinations
Evidence documentation and preservation
Joint examinations
Component and appliance testing
Engineering analysis
Technical reports
Deposition and expert witness support
FORENSIC ENGINEERING & FIRE INVESTIGATION
Engineering Experience Applied to Real-World Losses
Bona Fide Forensics is led by Kirk LuMaye, PE, a licensed Professional Engineer and Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator with more than a decade of forensic investigation experience.
Based in Sacramento, Kirk conducts investigations throughout Northern California involving fires, water losses, mechanical failures, appliances, vehicles, and equipment.
His work includes scene examinations, evidence preservation and testing, engineering analysis, technical reporting, joint examinations, and expert witness support.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Southern California Fire Investigation & Forensic Engineering FAQs
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSIGNMENTS
Have a Loss to Investigate in Southern California?
Tell us where the loss occurred, what happened, and the technical questions you need answered.
Whether the matter is in Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire, San Diego, Ventura, or elsewhere in Southern California, we can discuss availability, evidence, and the appropriate investigation scope.