Requesting Fire Investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s Office Fire Investigators assigned to the Investigation Division of the New

Requesting Fire Investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s Office 

Fire Investigators assigned to the Investigation Division of the New Mexico State Fire Marshal’s Office are empowered by state statute (NMSA 59A-52-10) to investigate all fires deemed necessary statewide.  A request for a fire investigator may be made if a fire is considered suspicious or a local department needs assistance with a fire investigation.   

Daily contact with the Fire Marshal’s Office 

During Normal Office Hours Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

To call the State Fire Marshal’s Office dial 1-800-244-6702 or 1-505-476-0066 and ask to be connected with the Investigation Bureau.   

To Request a Fire Investigator:

Anytime Day or Night

There is an investigator on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year including holidays and weekends, just call State Radio Communications at (505) 827-9377.   Ask the dispatcher to contact the on-call Investigator.  You will need to provide the basic information regarding the call and provide call back number to the dispatcher. 

When the investigator contacts the caller, he will need the following information:

1. Whom he is to meet.
2. A location where to meet the person requesting assistance.
3. A phone number where he can reach the caller, in the event he needs to contact him/her before arriving at the scene.

The investigator will provide an estimated time of arrival. Be sure to have somebody at the location to maintain scene security and to guide the investigator to the scene. All investigators are equipped with two-way radios and have many fire and law enforcement frequencies programmed into them.  As your frequency may not be in our radios, radio communications should be on the following frequencies.

      State Fire (154.310)

      State Police Car to Car (155.550) 

Investigators may be contacted at the following numbers if necessary.   

Name   E-Mail     Telephone#

Jimmy Vigil        jimmy.vigil@state.nm.us   Cell (505) 470-1415

Thomas Henry               thomas.henry@state.nm.us  Cell (505) 699-9553

Shane Woodward shane.woodward@state.nm.us  Cell (505) 629-2546

Alex McReynolds alex.mcreynolds2@state.nm.us  Cell (505) 470-0858 

As the numbers and personnel are subject to change, contact through State Radio Communications is the preferred way to contact the on-call investigator any time.