CFITrainer.net Resources

CFITrainer.net Evidence Collection Toolbox- The CFITrainer.Net Evidence Collection Toolbox details evidence collection and packaging procedures for over 50 types of evidence items encountered at the fire scene. The Toolbox also includes a brief discussion of evidence testing options available for each item. The Toolbox is an excellent reference for how to collect these items, but is not intended to replace your departmental procedures or substitute for a working relationship with your laboratory. Please contact your laboratory for guidance and answers to your evidence collection questions.

CFI Calculator Users Guide- The CFI Calculator Users Guide provides further insight on the purpose of the calculator, the use of fire dynamics equations and suggestions on downloading the application. The resource also explains how the formulas and CFI Calculator are designed to assist the field investigator in the analysis of fire behavior, analyze witness statements and predict results when conducting tests and experimentation.

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Attorney Resources:

The American Bar Association (ABA) is the largest voluntary professional organization and their mission is to be the national representative of the legal profession, serving the public and the profession by promoting justice, professional excellence and respect for the law.

Firefighter Resources:

The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) has more than 10,000 members in 20 countries and represents a wide-variety of the fire engineering industry.

The interFIRE.org Web site is a leading resource for fire investigators worldwide. The site provides a variety of multi-media training modules, podcasts, a searchable resource center and a page to order interFIRE VR.

The International Association of Arson Investigators’ (IAAI) mission statement is to foster, support and promote fire prevention and arson awareness through education and training.

The International Association of Fire Safety Science (IAFSS) was founded with the primary objective of encouraging research into the science of preventing and mitigating the adverse effects of fires, and of providing a forum for presenting the results of such research.

The International Fire Chiefs Association (IAFC) was established in 1873 and provides leadership to more than 12,000 chief fire and emergency officers

The International Fire Marshals Association (IFMA) is a membership section of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). IFMA unites fire marshals and related public officials throughout North America who are engaged in fire prevention, control, inspection, and public fire safety education, and helps its members to reduce fire loss through cooperative efforts in fire and arson investigation

The National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI) was founded in 1961 and its principal purpose is to increase knowledge, and improve the skills of persons engaged in the investigation and analysis of fire, explosions and arson, or the litigation that ensues from such investigations.)

The National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) mission is to protect human life, property and the environment from fire, and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a state fire marshal’s operations.

The mission of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is to reduce the world-wide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing, and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training and education. This is the source for NFPA 921 and NFPA 1033.

Firefighter Safety Resources:

http://www.everyonegoeshome.com/

http://www.iafc.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=8

Government Resources:

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a principal law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice dedicated to preventing terrorism, reducing violent crime and protecting our Nation.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Building and Fire Research Laboratory examines building materials; computer-integrated construction practices; fire science and fire safety engineering; and structural, mechanical and environmental engineering.

Insurance Resources:

The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud (CAIF) was founded in 1993 and is one of America’s most trusted and credible anti-fraud forces.

The Insurance Committee for Arson Control (ICAC) serves as a national resource, education and communications organization. ICAC strives to increase public awareness of the arson problem, what can be done and how the industry is responding on both the national and local levels.

The International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU) was founded in 1984 and is a non-profit organization dedicated to: promoting a coordinated effort within the industry to combat insurance fraud, providing education and training for insurance investigators, developing greater awareness of the insurance fraud problem, encouraging high professional standards of conduct among insurance investigators, and supporting legislation that acts as a deterrent to the crime of insurance fraud.

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) partners with insurers and law enforcement agencies to facilitate the identification, detection and prosecution of insurance criminals.

The National Insurance Crime Training Academy (NICTA) provides and facilitates education and training to improve the detection, investigation, prosecution and prevention of insurance crime.