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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

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First responders? Long-term care patients? CDC committee considering who's in group '1a' for COVID-19 vaccine
The committee that decides who gets the coronavirus vaccine first meets virtually Tuesday as officials prepare for distribution that could potentially come within two weeks. Look for discussion of two questions: Where should people in long-term care facilities be in the vaccine line and the power of states and governors to shift priorities for who gets immunized first.
- PUB DATE: 12/1/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: USA Today
Chicago mass honors victims, survivors and heroes of Our Lady of Angels fire 62 years later
An oversized, multicolored quilt, deemed the “Quilt of the Angels,” was draped over the altar at the Church of the Holy Family in Little Italy for Sunday’s 5 p.m. Mass. The names and ages of all 95 victims from the Our Lady of Angels School fire in 1958 are stitched on each patch. “It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” said Larry Furio, a survivor of the tragic blaze that resulted in stricter fire safety codes nationwide.
- PUB DATE: 12/1/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Sun Times - Metered Site
USS Bonhomme Richard warship fire hero shares his story
In an exclusive interview with ABC10 News, a firefighter shared his heroic story of helping battle the massive fire that erupted aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard this past July. “It was a crazy situation,” said Deputy Fire Chief Robert Sepulveda with Navy Region Southwest Fire Emergency Services. “We [had] about 400-plus firefighters on-scene at the time,” he stated and added, “I was on the front lines with the firefighters and was directing the fire attack on the forward side of the ship at that time.
- PUB DATE: 12/1/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGTV ABC 10 San Diego

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NYT > Arson

Navy Won’t Repair Fire-Damaged Warship, Saying It Would Cost Billions
The U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard will instead be decommissioned and some of its spare parts will be used in other naval vessels, officials said.
He Already Saw the Election as Good vs. Evil. Then His Tractor Burned.
In Nebraska, President Trump’s supporters hope he wins a second term, and that they get four more years of feeling like the country’s leader understands and defends them.
Protesters in Guatemala Set Fire to Congress Building Over Spending Cuts
After two hurricanes displaced thousands of people and wrecked infrastructure, a bill that cut spending on health and education and bolstered lawmakers’ meal stipends touched off a wave of anger in the capital.