INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ARSON INVESTIGATORS © 2003.

INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION

OFOFARSONARSON

INVESTIGATORSINVESTIGATORS

© 2003

The I.A.A.I. has a membership of over 7,500 individuals who are engaged in the fight against arson and arson-related crimes.

CHAPTERS

• OVER 64 CHAPTERS WORLD WIDE

• REPRESENTS OVER 25,000 FIRE INVESTIGATORS FROM 35 NATIONS

• INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS– ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI USA

I.A.A.I HEADQUARTERSST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIESSUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

• ARSON PREVENTION PROGRAMS

• FIRE SAFETY

• TRAINING AND EDUCATION

• TESTING AND RESEARCH RELATING TO FIRE INVESTIGATION

• FIRE INVESTIGATOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

ARSONARSONPREVENTION PROGRAMSPREVENTION PROGRAMS

• WILDLAND ARSON– PREVENTION – INVESTIGATION

• JUVENILE FIRE SETTER PROGRAM– AWARENESS– PREVENTION– DETECTION

FIRE SAFETYFIRE SAFETY

• FIRE AND ARSON PREVENTION TRAINING SEMINARS, PROGRAMS AND BROCHURES OUTLINING FIRE SAFETY TIPS AND ARSON PREVENTION

• ARSON AWARENESS WEEK– FIRST WEEK OF MAY EACH YEAR– MEDIA KITS AND PUBLIC

INFORMATION

• ABANDONED BUILDING PROJECT– FIREFIGHTERS LOSE THEIR LIVES

EVERY YEAR FIGHTING ABANDONDED BUILDING FIRES

– PROVIDES INFORMATION TO BUILDING OWNERS AND CITY OFFICIALS ON HOW TO PROPERLY BOARD UP ABANDONED BUILDINGS TO PREVENT ARSON FIRES

– MEDIA KITS TO OUTLINE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

TRAINING & EDUCATIONTRAINING & EDUCATION

• ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND TRAINING SEMINAR– UP TO 800 ATTENDEES RECEIVE THE

LATEST INFORMATION ON FIRE AND ARSON INVESTIGATION

– MEET FIRE INVESTIGATORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

GOVERMENTAL AFFAIRS

• Available to consult with IAAI Chapter’s on regional / local issues dealing with arson related legislation.

• Provides Liaison with related International & National organizations

• Represents IAAI members’ interest in Washington, DC

• REGIONAL SEMINARS– ONE TO THREE DAY CLASSES ON

SPECIFIC TOPICS• EXAMPLES OF SEMINARS OFFERED

– ELECTICAL FIRE INVESTIGATION

– APPLIANCE-RELATED FIRE INVESTIGATION

– POST BLAST EXPLOSION CLASSES

– ARSON FOR PROFIT SEMINARS

– VEHICLE FIRE INVESTIGATION

– INSURANCE FRAUD

– INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES

– FIRE SCENE PHOTOGRAPHY

– ARSON AS A TERRORIST WEAPON

TESTING AND TESTING AND RESEARCHRESEARCH

• CONDUCT TEST BURNS ON BUILDINGS AND VEHICLES

• ISSUE RESEARCH PAPERS ON FINDINGS.– WORK WITH BUREAU OF TESTING

AND STANDARDS– VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL

AGENCIES– PRIVATE INDUSTRY

CERTIFIED FIRE CERTIFIED FIRE INVESTIGATOR PROGRAMINVESTIGATOR PROGRAM

• SETS MINIUM STANDARDS BASED UPON EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• MUST PASS RIGID WRITTEN TEST – EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY COURSE

– FACT WITNESS TESTIMONY COURSE

FIRE AND ARSON INVESTIGATOR MAGAZINE

• QUARTERLY JOURNAL WITH ARTICLES AND INFORMATION ON THE NEWEST TRENDS IN FIRE INVESTIGATION