Atlantic County Fire & Arson Investigators Association (ACFAIA) is conducting a Fatal Fire Investigation Training Course sponsored by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office (ACPO), International Homicide Investigators Association (IHIA) and Mid Atlantic - Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network (MAGLOCLEN). This 2 day/16 hour course of instruction is scheduled for Monday September 19-20, 2016, on the campus of the Atlantic Cape Community College in Mays Landing, NJ.
This program is designed to improve and enhance the abilities of fire service and law enforcement investigators tasked with conducting Fatal Fire Investigations. Participants will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to thoroughly and professionally investigate the various aspects of fire-related death investigations as well as common approaches to process each scene appropriately.
Topics Include: Duties of the First Responder and Scene Preservation, Team Approach to Fire Investigation, NFPA 921 and the Scientific Method, Investigative Procedures at a Death Scene, Crime Scene Processing and Evidence Collection, Fatal Fire Photography, Role of the Coroner/Medical Examiner, Investigative Resources & Techniques, Interview & Interrogation, Case Management, Documentation & Report Writing, Prosecution & Legal Matters.
Detective Barry Grimm (ret.) Jeffrey Cartwright (ret.)  
Middletown Township Police Department Assistant Prosecutor
Middletown, New Jersey Essex County Prosecutor’s Office
* Instructor National Fire Academy Essex County, New Jersey
* * Board of Directors IAAI * Director Essex County Arson Task Force
Dr. David Fowler Matthew P. Varisco 
Chief Medical Examiner Resident Agent in Charge
State of Maryland Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Baltimore, Maryland Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Any Detective, Fire Investigator, Homicide Investigator, Crime Scene Technician, Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office Investigator, Prosecutor or First Responders tasked with investigating fatal fires.
The Cost of this course is $125.00 per student, which includes all instructional and course materials, Certificates, and daily refreshments.
** Anyone traveling or interested in overnight accommodations, please contact Detective Paul Micheletti,
for local hotel information and special ACFAIA rates near the venue.
For online registration and additional course information, please visit our website at www.ACFAIA.com or contact Detective Paul Micheletti at the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office (609) 909-7822 / email: Micheletti_p@ACPO.org
Please remit all payments by check or money order made payable to ACFAIA to;
ATTN: Lt. Joseph Picardi
c/o Galloway Township Police Department
300 East Jimmie Leeds Road
Galloway Township, New Jersey 08205
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