Andrew Strack is an Alberta Safety Codes Officer and Risk Management Consultant with nearly 30 years of experience spanning the public and private sectors. A former Senior Fire Investigator with the Calgary Fire Department, he has led over 1,000 fire and explosion investigations. Andrew specializes in origin and cause analysis, fire code enforcement, and specialized insurance consulting. Most recently, he spent over seven years in commercial risk management across Western Canada, performing technical property risk assessment and designing virtual assessment programs for property and liability claims. His deep emergency services and insurance background allows him to deliver technical, solution-focused, and legally defensible investigations.

• Origin and Cause Investigations
• Fire and Explosion Investigations
• Fire and Building Code Analysis
• Safety Codes Compliance
• Property Risk Assessments
• Business Interruption Risk
• Liability and Catastrophe Risk
  
• Virtual Risk Assessment Programs
• Emergency Management and Disaster Services
• Evidence Collection and Preservation
• Product Failure Investigations
  

• McGill University – Bachelor of Science (Physiology), 1988–1992
  

• Remote Risk Solutions Specialist – Northbridge Insurance
• Risk Services Specialist – Northbridge Insurance
• Director, Licensed Senior Fire Investigator and Expert Safety Code Consultant – Strack Investigations & Consulting Ltd
• Special Investigator, Underwriting and Claims Investigator and Consultant – Aviva Canada Ltd
• Senior Fire Investigator, Shift Platoon Investigator – Calgary Fire Department
• Code Administrator – BC Office, Housing & Construction Standards, Ministry of Housing & Social Development
• Arson Investigator – Calgary Police/Fire Joint Forces Arson Unit, Calgary Fire Department
• Public Safety Task Force Lead, Fire Prevention Bureau – Calgary Fire Department
• Disaster Services Officer – Calgary Fire Department
• Fire Inspector, Fire Prevention Bureau – Calgary Fire Department
  

• Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) – NAFI
• Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator (CVFI) – NAFI
• Safety Codes Officer (Alberta Fire Discipline) Inspector – Group B, Level 1
  Inspector – Group B, Level 2
  Investigator – Group C, Level 2
• Canadian Risk Management (CRM)
• Thermography Level I
• NFPA 1001 Firefighter Qualifications
• NFPA 1002 Driver/Operator Qualifications
• NFPA 1021 Fire Officer Qualifications
• NFPA 1031 Fire Inspector Qualifications
• NFPA 1033 Fire Investigator Qualifications
• NFPA 1041 Fire Service Instructor Qualifications