Jon Byers is a second-generation fire investigator. He grew up assisting and working with his father, Jerry Byers, a fire investigator for over 45 years. During his career he was a volunteer and paid firefighter as well as a Fire Investigator with the Charlotte Fire Department where he was assigned to the Charlotte Fire Investigation Task Force and worked with CMPD, NC-SBI, and BATF. Jon has been a fire investigator in the private sector for over 20 years. Before coming to SAFE Labs, he worked for a large insurance carrier overseeing all their large fire and explosion losses in the Carolinas. Experienced and knowledgeable, he has investigated a variety of large complex fire and explosion losses during his career.
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky