New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 73 - STANDARDS FOR FIRE SERVICE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
Subchapter 18 - FIRE INVESTIGATOR
Section 5:73-18.4 - Organizational, administrative, and operational functions for fire investigator educational and preparation programs

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:73-18.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

(a) Programs for effective education of fire investigators shall be structured to achieve the appropriate purposes and objectives. An institution or organization seeking initial and continuing approval of educational programs shall include in its application clearly defined statements of such purposes and objectives.

(b) Continuing education programs for fire investigator shall be completed within the three-year period immediately preceding the renewal date and shall include any of the following topics:

1. Chemistry of fire;

2. Building construction for fire investigators;

3. Note taking for fire investigators;

4. Legal courses designed for fire investigators;

5. Incendiary fire indicators;

6. Origin and cause determination;

7. Report writing;

8. Sources of information for the fire investigator;

9. Documenting the fire scene;

10. Insurance aspects at a fire loss;

11. Fatal fire investigations;

12. Electrical involvement in fire starting;

13. Evidence handling at an arson fire;

14. Vehicle fire investigations;

15. Interpretation of burn patterns;

16. Testifying as an expert witness;

17. Boat fires;

18. Arson laws and interpretation;

19. Accelerant Detection K-9s;

20. The Scientific Method;

21. NFPA 921 and/or NFPA 1033; and

22. Any other related topics approved by the Office of Training and Certification.

(c) Applicants for renewal may submit for consideration the syllabus of any course of study completed during the three-year period. Once a course of study has been evaluated and accepted, the Office of Training and Certification shall add it to a list of approved courses.

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