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Objectives

• By the end of this Course participants will be able to:
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of all Emergency Responders .
• Methods of fire scene investigation and security.
• USA NFPA 921 / 1033 & UK Chief Fire Officers Association Procedures .
• Fire and Explosion Dynamics .
• Collection and Preservation of Evidence .
• Origin Determination and application of burn patterns .
• Determination of Electrical Fire Causes .

The Delegates

This course has been designed to provide those personnel who are, or will become responsible for Fire Investigation within their organisation. Fire-fighters, law enforcement, security personnel, insurance company loss adjusters, supervisors and those managers responsible for the process .

The Contents

• Introduction and course overview.
• Evaluation, Reports and Records :
• Preparing the Fire Incident Report – what is required ?
• Judgment and Decision Making .
• Coordinate efforts with other organisations in Preparing for Court .
• Subpoena witnesses, property owners/occupants to obtain sworn testimony .
• Prosecution and Defence Techniques, Testifying in Court Cases .
• Testifying as an Expert Witness .
• Review of the course – Time Permitting .
• Incident Indicators and Cause Determination :
• What is the origin and cause of the fire .
• Structures .
• Vehicles .
• Explosions .
• Accidental Fire Causes .
• Basic Principles of Electricity and Electrical Fires .
• Cigarette-caused Fires .
• Case Study .
• Fire Investigation in Action :
• Conducting the Investigation.
• How to collect, preserve and report evidence.
• Consider the use of Trained Fire .
• Observations When Approaching the Scene .
• Observations upon Arrival .
• Observations during Firefighting Operations .
• Accurately sketch a fire scene .
• Understand proper methods for photographing a fire scene .
• Fire Investigator Responsibility – Questionnaire .
• Types of Evidence :
• Direct .
• Circumstantial .
• Evidence Handling .
• Chain of Evidence .
• Courtroom Evidence .
• Case Study
• Human Behaviour in Fires :
• Evacuations .
• Alarm Response .
• Witness Interviews .
• Death Investigations .
• Sociological and cultural factors .
• Potential Psychological Issues in Fire Investigations .
• Introduction to International Fire Investigation :
• The Cost of Fires – International Fire Loss Statistics .
• The role of the first responders at the scene .
• Command and Control at the scene, Incident Commander .
• Guide to Best Practice. USA NFPA 921 & 1033 and UK Procedures .
• Classification of Fire : Fire Prevention & Risk Assessment .
• Building Construction & Design & Fire/Emergency Evacuation Plans .
• Course summary.

 Notes:

• Great Discount for companies and governmental Organizations .
• All programs are held in five star hotels .
• All lecturers have sufficient knowledge and experience to implement the programs at an optimal level .
• Large package of services is offered to the participants .

The Discount

10% in case of Three P. (or more)