This catalog serves as a fire/arson investigation training resource, a document which investigators could consult for information relevant to professional education and improvement. The catalog consists of four sections... Part I: State-by-state listing of training opportunities Part II: Indexes the training material by primary topic Part III: Certification requirements and procedures for national level certification programs in tire investigation and related fields. This section also contains the accreditation policies of the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications and the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress at Oklahoma State University. Part IV: Comprehensive bibliography of fire/arson investigation literature.

"This is a curriculum based on the 2022 Edition of NFPA 1033: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigators. This is a major overhaul from the previous edition which was organized to follow the structure of NFPA 921: Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations. After meeting with the Executive Director of IAAI and the Director of Training and Education at IAAI, it was decided the structure of the program needs to drop the 921 structure and be based solely on NFPA 1033 and the associated JPRs"--

This resource is designed to encourage critical thinking and aid comprehension of the course material. The Student Workbook also includes an answer key that is page referenced to the Fire Investigator: Principles and Practice to NFPA 921 and 1033 text.