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Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association
Presents
The Investigation of the Origin and Cause of Fires: Structure Fires - 2 hrs.
Also - After the Fire-Resources for Recovery for the Victim and Fire Department - 1 hr.
3 Total (both classes) contact hours approved for Fire Instructor, Fire Code
Administrator and Fire Safety Inspector
Description:
Origin and Cause class:
This class will discuss various types of construction and how these types of
construction react when attacked by fire. This information assists fire investigators in determining fire spread throughout the structure.
Various definitions and common fire causes will be reviewed. Examining fuel loads and how the location of the fire inside a room can affect fire growth and physical patterns.
Information gathering from firefighters and witnesses along with scene examination and fire behavior will be reviewed. Fire pattern recognition and the reconstruction of the fire scene along with documentation of the fire scene regarding origin and cause will be discussed.
Myths and misconceptions about fire behavior regarding fire investigation will be reviewed.
After the fire Class:
Instructors:
Ed Raulerson Emergency Response Victim Advocate 1-800 Board Up
David Knowles Director of Emergency Services 1-800 Board Up
This course reviews the impacts of a fire on the victim and the resources available for recovery. Also, the course will aid the fire inspector and fire investigator while on site with the victim.
Instructor:
Joseph Schwartz
ARMOR INVESTIGATIONS, LLC
P.O. BOX 41
Mount Dora, Florida 32756
Phone: 954-529-4715
E-mail: armorinv@gmail.com
Bio:
Joseph Schwartz began his career with the Palm Coast Fire Department eventually promoting to the position of Fire Marshal for Flagler County. During his time in the fire service field he became a certified law enforcement officer and reserved as a Deputy with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. In 1992 he was hired by the Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office and in 1998 promoted to the rank of Lieutenant supervising the South Region spanning Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties.
Joseph Schwartz retired from the State Fire Marshal’s Office in 2013 and became a private investigator opening his own business, Armor Investigations, LLC, specializing in the origin and cause of fires and life safety code consultation. Joseph Schwartz is a Certified Fire Service and Law Enforcement Instructor, a Certified Fire Investigator, a Certified Fire and Explosives Investigator, a State Certified Fire Investigator II, a State Certified Fire Inspector, and a Private Investigator.
Date: September 10, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location:
Lake County Emergency Management & Communications Center
425 W Alfred St.
Tavares, FL 32778
Cost: Free for members of FFMIA
Not a FFMIA member? Complete the new member application and pay the membership fee of $75.00 to be able to use the member rate.
Membership includes access to future training for the remainder of the year.
Point of Contact:
Shane Lanoue CFO, CEMSO, CFPS, CFEI
Fire Marshal
Volusia County Fire Rescue
C: 386-843-1767
O: 386-736-5940 ext. 12911
RN: 19837
Class: 137267