Make sure investigators are up to the task with the 2009 NFPA 1033: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator.

This critical Standard identifies the minimum job performance requirements necessary to perform as a fire investigator in both the private and public sectors. An expanded scope applies to all fire investigations--including outside, vehicle, and other fires that are not structural. The 2009 edition also includes a new skills maintenance requirement, and more specific Requisite Knowledge statements to various JPRs. 16pp.

Topics cover the full range of investigation issues encountered on the job including:

• Scene examination
• Scene documentation
• Evidence collection and preservation
• Obtaining information through interview and interrogation
• Post-incident investigation
• Presentation of findings