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3/25/2013 IAAI Statement
The IAAI is aware of recent newscasts and one or more website(s) suggesting IAAI members may have acted improperly in a criminal case in which arson charges were ultimately dismissed. The IAAI is a worldwide organization of professional fire investigators, and issues a rigorous and highly respected fire investigator certification, IAAI-CFI®. We stand behind our Code of Ethics and our conviction that we are truth seekers and not case makers. If any person has a grievance concerning any member of the IAAI, including IAAI-CFIs, that person can commence an Ethical Practices and Grievances proceeding with the appropriate committee within the IAAI. Only where such a proceeding is commenced will the IAAI investigate to determine whether or to what extent an IAAI member or IAAI-CFI® may have violated the IAAI's ethical standard. Other than through this process, the IAAI will not comment upon pending litigation or prosecution, nor will it comment on or respond to accusations concerning its members or Certified Fire Investigators.
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FY2013 Homeland Security Appropriations
The following organizations have written to high ranking members of the various appropriations committees requesting their continued support for critical programs that enhance our nation’s readiness: the Assistance to Firefighters (FIRE) Grant Program and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and the Urban Search and Rescue Response Program (US&R).
Congressional Fire Services Institute
Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association
Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Services Association
International Association of Arson Investigators
International Association of Fire Chiefs
International Association of Fire Fighters
International Fire Service Training Association
International Society of Fire Service Instructors
National Fire Protection Association
National Volunteer Fire Council
North American Fire Training Directors
Copy of the letter that was sent to the Honorable D. Inouye and the Honorable T. Cochran
The letter was also sent to:
The Honorable Harold Rogers
Chairman, House Appropriations Committee
The Honorable Norman Dicks
Ranking Member, House Appropriations Committee
The Honorable Mary Landrieu
Chairman, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
Senate Appropriations Committee
The Honorable Daniel Coats
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
Senate Appropriations Committee
The Honorable Daniel Inouye
Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee
The Honorable Thad Cochran
Ranking Member, Senate Appropriations Committee
The Honorable Robert Aderholt
Chairman, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
House Appropriations Committee
The Honorable David Price
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
House Appropriations Committee