The purpose of this course is to specify, in terms of performance objectives, the minimum requirements for Fire and Explosion Investigator.

Course content is presented in a 32-hour, four-day lecture environment, followed by a one-day practical fire investigation. The course is aimed at participants looking to certify, re-certify or upgrade their investigative knowledge in the fire investigative field.

Course topics:

· The legal requirements to conduct a scene examination

· Understanding the basic principles of combustion

· The scientific method

· Burn pattern analysis

· The processes for collecting physical evidence

· Cause determination

· Explosion investigations

· Vehicle fire investigations

Pre-requisite: Firefighter Levels 1 & 2, Fire Officer 1