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2019 CT IAAI Arson Investigator's Seminar

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June -2019- CTIAAI Training

"How to Prepare to Testify as an Expert Witness"

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2019 Advanced Fire Investigation School

The class of the 24th Connecticut Advanced Fire Investigation School sponsored by the Connecticut State Police -Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit, in cooperation with the CT Chapter of IAAI, graduated May 3, 2019. Special thank you to the Connecticut Fire Academy for their continued unwaivering support.

AFIS 2019

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Polls

According to the USFA, which is the leading cause of nonresidential building fires between 2008-2017

	Cooking
	Unintentional/Careless
	Intentional
	Electrical Malfunction
	Heating

Daily News

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Florida fire department among first to use Ring doorbell for fire safety
VIDEO: The Pinellas Park Fire Department is among the first in the Tampa Bay area to team up with Ring for a new safety system. Ring’s “Neighbors” application allows first responders and community members who download the app to easily exchange information about local incidents. Leaders with the Pinellas Park Fire Department tell 8 On Your Side it could be a helpful tool when investigators are searching for the cause of suspicious fires.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFLA-TV NBC 8 Tampa
Vandalism mars South Carolina fire station dedicated to 9 killed in 2007 furniture store blaze
VIDEO: Vandals defaced the city of Charleston’s Fire Station No. 11 in West Ashley on the eve of the anniversary of the deadly Sofa Super Store blaze. City officials said at a news conference June 17 they would not allow the crime to overshadow the June 18 anniversary of the fire, which killed nine Charleston firefighters in 2007.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Post & Courier - Metered Site
Father's Day: 3 sons follow in dad's footsteps in serving Wisconsin communities as EMTs
Families across the nation will gather to honor their fathers this weekend. Jay Young's children will attempt to celebrate Father's Day as well, but the whole family knows it may not happen. With Jay's three sons, Eric, Justin and Jamison, following in their dad's footsteps to become emergency medical technicians, it's as likely as not that one of them will get called into work or a pager will go off and they will have to leave the party to go save a life or help someone in need.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: EMS1

In the News

NYT > Arson

Man Charged in Arson at Brooklyn Synagogue and Yeshiva, Officials Say
The man was also connected to assaults on a Jewish man and a Black subway rider and vandalism at a Catholic church, court records show.
Hate Crime Is Eyed in Chinese-American Teen’s 2017 Killing, Authorities Say
The killing of Maggie Long, 17, who was set on fire and burned alive in her family’s Bailey, Colo., home, remains unsolved.
California Brush Fire Forces Hundreds of Evacuations
A fire that started on Saturday in Los Angeles County spurred the evacuation of more than 500 homes over the weekend. As of Monday afternoon, it had spread to 1,325 acres and remained uncontained.