Robert Rappaport is a fire consultant, investigator, and instructor with over 30 years of experience in the fire service, with 24 years as a fire investigator, and has investigated more than 2,800 fires. Rappaport was a Task Force Officer with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and is currently a California State Fire Marshal instructor for beginning and advanced arson courses. He is a Certified Fire Investigator (CFI) through the International Association of Arson Investigators, California Conference of Arson Investigators, and National Association of Fire Investigators. He is also experienced in the insurance investigation field working as a fire investigator. Rappaport often works for various fire agencies, as well as attorneys, as a consultant on complex fire/arson cases. He has testified numerous times in both criminal and civil courts as an expert witness.