Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators

Dates: 3/8/2010 through 3/10/2010

Instructor: Multiple Instructors

Location: Reading Berks Fire Training Center - 895 Morgantown Road, Reading, PA  19607

Hotel: Candlewood Suites - West Reading, PA  610-898-1910
$85.00 single/double
Identify with PATC to receive discounted rate

Registration Fee: $295.00 Includes all training materials, and a Certificate of Completion

Course Overview:

Meeting The Expert Challenge:
In today’s Court challenges we are seeing opposing sides attempt to exclude “Experts” and denied them the opportunity to give their expert opinions. We will cover the latest up-to-date techniques being used against investigators today. We will cover case laws that can affect investigators including Daubert, Kumho, and Joiner.

Fire Dynamics:
The detailed study of how chemistry, fire science, and the engineering disciplines of fluid mechanics and heat transfer interact to influence fire behavior.

The Fingerprints Of Fire:
As with any scene there are several identifying characteristics that may be located and evaluated at the scene. In this segment we will call these patterns the “Fingerprints of Fire.”

Fire Patterns:
The visible or measurable physical changes, or identifiable shapes, formed by a fire effect or group of fire effects.

Courtroom Testimony:
Courtroom evidence that is not grounded in methods and procedures of science is no more than subjective beliefs or unsupported speculation and is unreliable; thus is inadmissible under rules dealing with testimony by experts. Therefore; we will cover tactics, techniques, and procedures that the attendee can take back and put into immediate use in their respective jurisdiction.

Important Notes Regarding This Class:

1. This course is presented using today’s literatures including N.F.P.A. 921 2008 Edition, Kirk’s 6th Edition and others. A Class CD will be provided with many resources for the investigator in this seminar.
2. Class size limited to 50 attendees in most cases, with group Practical Exercises in Pattern Recognition, and Certification testing.
3. IMPORTANT FOR I.A.A.I. Certified Fire Investigators: Testing is offered and optional for (5) Five C.F.I. Points “The Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (C.F.E.I.) Examination” National Association Of Fire Investigators C.F.E.I. Test Will Be Offered and Applications Accepted At This Class.