Thunder Bay ON
Canada
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Course Description:
This blended course covers all investigative competencies associated with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1033 Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator, 2022 Edition, including Scientific Method, Origin and Cause, Scene Documentation, Scene Safety, Chemistry of Fire, Building Construction, and Scene Reconstructions. This course also provides in-depth instruction in all aspects of assessing and investigating fire scenes relevant to fire protection services and adheres to the NFPA 921 Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations, 2021 Edition, which is the guide to fire and explosion and investigation.
Provincial testing through Academic Standards and Evaluation (AS&E) with the Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) will be conducted at the conclusion of the course. The OFM is currently transitioning to the 2022 Edition of NFPA 1033. The NFPA 1033 Fire Investigator courses will be run as a pilot to the 2021 Edition. Certification through AS&E could be delayed while we are in the transitional process.
Hybrid delivery
This course is complex in writing, math, and science and students must have a complex understanding of the fire sciences prior to arrival. Students must have the ability to compete their own fire investigation with the support of their fire chief within 6 months to achieve certification.
Students must complete the online coursework prior to the commencement of the in-class sessions. If the online learning portion and assignments are not completed and submitted on time, students will not be permitted to attend the in-class portion of the course.
Online Hours: 40 Hours
Course Online Start Date: July 29th
Deadline to Register: July 4th
Pre-Requisites:
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Requirements:
Students are responsible for completing all requirements as noted in the course outline package prior to arrival. This includes bringing any textbooks, equipment, materials or clothing indicated for the course. Students that arrive unprepared or do not bring the required items will not be eligible to participate.
Required Textbooks:
- IFSTA, Fire Investigator, 3rd Edition
- NFPA 1033 Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigators, 2022 Edition (or ability to access and review online)
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 921: Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigators, 2021 Edition (or ability to access and review online)
- Copy of delegated authority pursuant to s.6(6) for authority under s.14 of the Fire
- Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 (if applicable)
4 Day Package: $900.00 + HST
Inclusions:
- Conference September 10 - 13
- Breakfast, lunch & coffee breaks September 10 - 13
- Receptions on the Trade Show Floor September 11 and 12
- FireCon Banquet September 13
- Trade Show access
You will need to book your own hotel accommodations.
Course Location:
Thunder Bay Fire Training Centre (1805 Oliver Rd Thunder Bay, ON P7G 1K6) - Classroom TBD
ALL WRITTEN TESTING DONE AT VALHALLA IN SCANDIA ROOM ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON