Bill Niemann
Bill Niemann retired as assistant fire marshal with Prince William County, VA, Department of Fire and Rescue. During his 30-year career, he served as a firefighter, firefighter/paramedic, company officer, and station commander. He was one of the first 150 paramedics in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The last 14 years of his career, he was a lieutenant/assistant fire marshal assigned to the arson crimes unit with the county fire marshal’s office. Niemann served 17 years with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, retiring with the rank of flotilla commander. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in fire science, administration, and safety engineering. Niemann is currently a senior partner with Fire Technology Consultants LLC. He is the author of Heavy Fire Showing, also available as an audio book. When not devoting time to investigations, he enjoys hunting, fly-fishing, and restoring a 1987 Ford Mustang GT.