David Edge

CFEI

Senior Fire Consultant

Biography

David Edge is a Fire Investigator at YA Group with over 22 years of experience in fire and explosion investigations. David specializes in incidents involving commercial, residential, and industrial facilities, as well as automobiles, heavy equipment, and marine conveyances.

He has served as an engineer and fire investigator for the Franklin Fire Department in Franklin, Tennessee for more than two decades. Throughout his career in both public and private sectors, David has conducted or supervised over 1,200 fire and explosion investigations. He has also testified as an expert witness in Tennessee State Court on fire origin and cause.

Credentials

  • CFEI
  • Private Investigator, Kentucky, #137885
  • Private Investigator, Tennessee, #6049
  • State of Tennessee Emergency Medical Responder - #0006049
  • State of Tennessee Firefighter I
  • State of Tennessee Firefighter II
  • State of Tennessee Apparatus Operator
  • State of Tennessee Instructor I
  • State of Tennessee Fire Officer I

Professional Experience

  • 2025 - Current | Investigative Services Senior Fire Consultant | YA Group
  • 2003 - Current | Fire Investigator | Franklin Fire Department Engineer
  • 2019 - 2025 | Fire Origin & Cause Senior Investigator III | J.S. Held
  • 2014 - 2019 | Senior Consultant | Envista Forensics/PTC-LWG/PTC Forensics
  • 2013 - 2018 | Adjunct Faculty | Volunteer State Community College
  • 2011 - 2014 | Fire Investigator | Southern Fire Analysis
  • 2007 - 2011 | Fire Investigator | Unified Investigations and Sciences
  • 2004 - 2007 | Fire Investigator | Southern Fire Analysis

Publications and Presentations

  • 2015-Present - Fire Investigation for First responders, Franklin Fire Department Recruit Training Program.
  • 2014-2015 - Chapter 15- Origin of Fire; Chapter 16 Cause of fire, Tennessee Fire Academy Fire Investigation Course
  • 2013-2018 - Fire Investigation 1 and 2 courses, Volunteer State Community College Fire Science Program
  • 2007 - Fire Investigation for First Responders, Fairview Fire Department

Education

  • Columbia Southern University - Bachelor of Science - Fire Science Degree - Orange Beach - Alabama
  • Volunteer State Community College - Associate of Science - Fire Science Degree - Gallatin, - Tennessee
  • Volunteer State Community College - Fire Science Technical Degree - Gallatin - Tennessee

Training Courses

  • Fire Chemistry - CFItrainer.net IAAI - 2025
  • Basic Electricity - CFItrainer.net IAAI - 2025
  • Fire Investigation Techniques - TACA - 2024
  • Fire Investigation Techniques - TACA - 2023
  • Fire Investigation Techniques - TACA - 2022
  • Fire Investigation Techniques - TACA - 2021
  • OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER Training Course - OSHA Education Ctr & the American Safety Council - March - 2020
  • Fire Officer II, - Rescue Randy/Franklin Fire Department - 2019
  • Fire Investigation Techniques, - TACA - 2019
  • Fire Officer I - Rescue Randy/Franklin Fire Department - 2019
  • Incident Safety Officer - Rescue Randy/Franklin Fire Department - 2019
  • Fire Inspector I - Rescue Randy/Franklin Fire Department - 2018
  • Asbestos Awareness Training - Safety Unlimited, Inc - 2018
  • Fire Investigation Techniques - TACA - 2018
  • Fire Investigation Techniques - TACA - 2017
  • Fire Investigation Techniques - TACA - 2016
  • Fire Investigation Techniques - TACA - 2015
  • Post-Blast Explosion Investigations - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives - 2014
  • DNA - CFItrainer.net IAAI - 2013
  • NFPA 1033 and Your Career - CFItrainer.net IAAI - 2013
  • The Hazwoper Standard - CFItrainer.net IAAI - 2013
  • Modern Techniques of Fire & Arson Investigation - TN Chapter IAAI - 2013
  • Fire Investigation Techniques - TACA - 2012
  • Texas Adjuster All-Lines Pre-Licensing - Adjuster Pro Texas Adjuster All-Lines - 2012
  • Modern Techniques of Fire & Arson Investigation - TN Chapter IAA - 2012
  • Strategies and Tactics for Initial Company Operations - FEMA/NFA - 2011
  • Search and Seizure - CFItrainer.net IAAI - 2011
  • How First Responders Impact the Fire Investigation - CFItrainer.net IAAI - 2011
  • Fundamentals of Residential Building Construction - CFItrainer.net IAAI - 2011
  • Fundamentals of Interviewing - CFItrainer.net IAAI - 2011
  • Electrical Safety - CFItrainer.net IAAI - 2011
  • Haz-Mat/Meth Labs - Franklin Fire Department - 2011
  • R206 Fire/Arson Origin and Cause Investigation - National Fire Academy - 2011

Affiliations

  • Tennessee Advisory Committee on Arson (TACA)
  • International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)
  • National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI)
  • International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
  • Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association (TPFFA)
  • Southern Federation of Professional Fire Fighters (SFPFF)
  • Franklin Firefighters Association (IAFF 3758) - President
  • Franklin Firefighter Charities, Inc. - Co-Founder

Licenses

  • NAFI# 10258-4664 - North Dakota - Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator
  • #137885 - Kentucky - Private Investigator
  • #6049 - Tennessee - Private Investigator
  • #0006049 - Tennessee - State of Tennessee Emergency Medical Responder