Photos: Tucson Fire Investigator Tom Quesnel
Tucson Fire Dept. Investigator Tom Quesnel died March 14 after battling leukemia, which he developed in the line of duty. He spent the last 20 years investigating nearly 3,000 fires throughout the Southwest, many of them with his beloved canine partners Sully and Keda by his side, according to TFD. He also worked closely with the Tucson Police Department. Quesnel joined TFD in 1989 and became an arson investigator in 1994.
Tucson Fire Investgator Tom Quesnel
Tucson Fire Inspector Tom Quesnel sniffs pieces of the roof the Maverick Bar in Feb., 2002. The 4:30am fire that burned the Maverick was determined to by arson.
Tucson Fire Investgator Tom Quesnel
Fire Investigator Tom Quesnel of the Tucson Fire Department inspects damage for the cause of a fire in a vacant apartment in the 2400 block of north Sycamore Wednesday, April 9, 2008. Approximately $5,000 in damage was done when an exhaust fan in the bathroom malfunctioned.
Tucson Fire Investgator Tom Quesnel
Former city councilman Mike Haggerty, part owner of Piney Hollow bead shop on North Fourth Avenue, looks at the damage to his shop with Tucson Fire inspector Tom Quesnel on Wednesday, February 8, 2006.
Tucson Fire Investgator Tom Quesnel
Fire Cause Investigator Tom Quesnel investigates a mobile home fire at 1628 West Pueblo Vista. It was ruled an arson fire.
Tucson Fire Investgator Tom Quesnel
Fire investigator Tom Quesnel checks out the sign of Peter Piper Pizza, located in the Fry's shopping center at 22nd st. and Alvernon, where an electrical short in the neon sign started a fire that burned through the top portion of the front wall in Sept., 2003.
Tucson Fire Investgator Tom Quesnel
Tucson Firefighter Mike Bishop extinguishes some of the few remaining hot spots in a burned up trailer on North Geronimo in 1997 as investigator Tom Quesnel searches for clues for the cause of the fire. The resident received 2nd and 3rd degree burns on her hands.
Tucson Fire Investgator Tom Quesnel
ATF special agents and Tucson Fire Investigator Tom Quesnel, back to camera, take a break from combing the site of the fire that engulfed the Solarium Restuarant on Tanque Verde in 1999.
Tucson Fire Investgator Tom Quesnel
Tucson Fire Department arson investigator Tom Quesnel does a test exercise with Sully, the arson dog, at a house fire in 1999 that was not arson related.
Tucson Fire Investgator Tom Quesnel
Keda, one of a Tucson Fire Dept. fire dog, and handler Tom Quesnel receive a plaque from Capt. Trish Tracey at Keda's retirement ceremonies on Tuesday, October 25, 2011.
Tucson Fire Investgator Tom Quesnel
Tucson Fire Department fire investigator Thomas Quesnel, right, with hat, talks with David Wolfe, the occupant of a home in the 9000 block of East Maple Leaf. A fire in July 2004 destroyed the home and three cars in the driveway, causing an estimated $200,000 in damage.
Tucson Fire Investgator Tom Quesnel
TFD Fire Investigator Tom Quesnel peers into an apartment that caught fire on Yavapai Rd., east of Stone on March 22, 2006. A neighbor reported seeing a ball of fire from the apartment. No one was home at the time, and fire fighters were able to prevent the spread of the fire to three adjacent apartments.
Tucson Fire Investgator Tom Quesnel
Fire Investigator Tom Quesnel, left, talks with Tucson Police Officer Chuck Rydzak while investigating the scene of a trailer fire behind the Tucson Full Gospel Church, 5745 E. 26th Street on Wednesday, May 17, 2006. The trailer, which contained pews and an organ, was almost completely gutted by the arson-fueled fire.
Tucson Fire Investgator Tom Quesnel
Hundreds of firefighters, police officers, friends and family joined the Tucson Fire Department procession to honor Tucson Fire Investigator Tom Quesnel along Cushing St. on March 27.
Tucson Fire Investigator Tom Quesnel
Members of the Tucson Fire Department Honor Guard carry the urn of Tucson Fire Investigator Tom Quesnel into the Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters on March 27.
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Thomas Robert Quesnel
Thomas Robert Quesnel worked along side his K-9 partners in the arson division of the Tucson Fire Department.