ATF-IAAI Complex Fire Investigation Strategies for Insurance Claim Professionals 4.28-5.2.25

Dates: April 28-May 2, 2025
ATF-IAAI Complex Fire Investigation Strategies for Insurance Claim Professionals
ATF’s National Center for Explosives Training & Research
Redstone Military Base, Huntsville, Alabama

Due to security regulations, registration will close on March 28th, 2025.

This IAAI course of instruction will be held at the United States Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives’ National Center for Explosives Training & Research located on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Redstone Arsenal is a United States Government Installation. Since the training will be held at a U.S. Government Installation, the course is only offered to U.S. student attendees at this time. Due to existing security procedures, foreign, non-U.S. student attendees may not register for this course of instruction.

For the past 35-years the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) have partnered to deliver this unique training program. The program provides skill development for both criminal law enforcement and the insurance industry.

This week-long program embraces the best of adult-based, interactive learning. Students from around the world leave with new tools and skills that they can immediately apply to their work environment. A key highlight of the program is a practical exercise that takes small groups of students inside a real investigation to drive through the skill development from hands-on subject matter experts. The Net Promoter Score (NPS) for this class is a perfect “100”. This represents proof of the incredible value for money this program offers.

This dynamic program will include instruction on the following topics:

• The Internet of Things (IOT); Internet investigation techniques.
• Fire science- ATF instructors. Live burns. Complex burn cells.
• Civil v. Criminal fire cases: What are the differences?
• The Scientific Method. NFPA 1033, 1321, & 921.
• Effective selection and use of fire experts.
• Financial investigations. A pillar of the ‘Arson Triangle’.
• Fire science and the law.
• Visual link analysis. Data points as ‘nodes’. Timelines. Jury presentations.
• Case management on complex investigations. A 2-day practical exercise.
• Mock cross-examination.
• Digital evidence preservation and recovery.
• Skill development for uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in fire investigations.
• Subrogation and liability investigation techniques.
• Challenges to expert qualifications, methodology, and opinions.
• Recovery and analysis of digital evidence from fire scenes.
• CFITrainer.net.
• Real-time, adult-based learning applied learning led by “Expert” instructors.

The ATF-IAAI Complex Fire Investigation Strategies for Insurance Claims Professionals course is held on the campus of the ATF National Center for Explosives Training and Research (NCETR), in Huntsville Alabama. To comply with NCETR and the Department of Homeland Security regulations, registration will close on March 31, 2025.

Recommended Hotel Information:
Drury Inn & Suites Huntsville at the Space & Rocket Center
Drury Inn & Suites
Huntsville at the Space & Rocket Center
93 Wynn Drive NW
Huntsville, AL 35805
P: 256-430-9888

Registration Fee: $945.00 (USD)
Debit/Credit Card payments only. If you must use a check or other means, please contact IAAI-Training@firearson.com
Cancellation: 31 days prior to class start, all monies will be refunded. After 30 days prior to class start, no refunds. Any Questions: IAAI-Training@firearson.com