Presidents Welcome


About the Fire Investigators Association of Ireland. Presidents Welcome Welcome to the Fire Investigators Association of Ireland Website. The Fire Investigators Association of Ireland is dedicated to working with all professional bodies and stakeholders within the fire industry and relevant public and statutory services to determine accurately the origin, cause and development of fires and / or explosions. The Fire Investigators Association of Ireland will work to provide national standards for training equivalent to NFPA 1033, good practice, and assist in establishing better working relationships and understanding between and with all those involved within the discipline. The Fire Investigators Association of Ireland aims to improve the professional standing of fire investigation and lobby Governments to strengthen the role of fire investigation in legislation and provide appropriate funding. This Strategy for 2008 to 2013 is formulated to embrace the International Association of Arson Investigators Corporate Aims and Objectives. Peter Craig MI Fire E, MICG, MSc Fire Engineering President Fire Investigators Association of Ireland Assistant Chief Fire Officer Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service →For more about the FIAI and Fire Investigation in Ireland



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This module provides fire investigators with an awareness of the unique characteristics of wildland fires and how these characteristics contribute to the ways these fires often burn. The course will build upon the learner’s existing knowledge of fire investigation, expand his or her knowledge base, and highlight the special challenges posed by wildland fires. Most importantly, it will provide investigators with specific knowledge necessary to conduct the successful investigation of a wildland fire.

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The ATC 2010 Special Podcast is now available on CFITrainer.net

This special podcast features interviews from the Annual Training Conference in Orlando, Florida in May 2010.

Learn about the conference and hear what attendees had to say.

Listen online, subscribe free through iTunes or download for your MP3 player.

Listen to the latest Podcast here.

The CFITrainer Team

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Fundamentals of Residential Building Construction

This module provides instruction on the fundamentals of residential building construction with an eye toward how building construction affects fire development. The module presents the major types of construction used to build single-family and small multi-family residences in housing stock similar to single family homes (i.e., duplexes and triplexes). Then, the module covers building components from a fire spread perspective. Throughout, the module includes a discussion of how the various construction techniques can affect fire development and impact fire investigator safety.

Annual General Meeting & Training Conference

2010 Report

To download the full PDF please follow link Conference Report 2010

Annual General Meeting

Peter Craig the President welcomed Colin

Lammey Chief Fire Officer & Chief Executive