Fire & Arson Investigators Seminar draws 252 participants
Keynote speakers this year were Cory Martin, owner of Apex, a firm specializing in fire origin and cause evaluation, along with Detective Barry Grimm (retired), Major Crimes Unit in Middletown Township, NJ, and adjunct instructor for the National Fire Academy. Special guests included Deborah Keeler, Executive Director for the IAAI.
Topics included Analysis of Fire Dynamics, Arc Mapping, Unusual Burn Patterns & Post Flashover, and Fatal Fires and Task Force Utilization. The Texas chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) presented awards for accomplishments in arson prevention at a ceremony on March 26. Each participant also received a 60th anniversary coin.
The 61st Annual Texas IAAI Fire and Arson Investigators Seminar will be held in Austin, TX, on March 20-25, 2016.