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The Evidence Collection Technician program is designed to verif
y an applicant's fundamental knowledge as measured against core job perfor
mance requirements of established professional qualifications\, standards
and standard industry practices related to evidence collection on fire sce
nes. This measurement is not all inclusive of the incorporated professiona
l standards sited\, but lays the foundation for measuring the holder's fun
damental ability to perform specific evidence collection tasks related to
fire scene investigation at an acceptable level as measured against publis
hed acceptable practices.
\nThe applicant must provide documentation
of meeting minimum requirements including experience\, training\, and educ
ation. Upon approval they must successfully pass a comprehensive practicum
examination.
Requirements/Experience:\nA minimum of 18 months of general experience in a fire investigation related indust ry.\nA minimum of 12 items of forensic evidence collected. The applicant i s responsible for submitting general supporting documents that include the location of the examination\, the date of the examination\, and the parti cular type(s) of evidence collected.
\nTraining / Education: \nMinimum of 29 hours of tested training.\nCFITrainer.Net®\; M odule Prerequisites:\nDNA (3 hours)\nDocumenting the Event (4 hours)\n Ethics and the Fire Investigator (3 hours)\nThe Scientific Method for Fire and Explosion Investigation (3 hours)\nEvidence Examination: What Happens at the Lab (4 hours)\nIntroduction to Evidence (4 hours)\nNFPA 1033 and Y our Career (2 hours)\nPhysical Evidence at the \;Fire Scene (4 hours)\ nThe Practical Application of the Relationship Between NFPA 1033 and NFPA 921 (2 hours)\nPre-Requisites are required as supporting knowledge fo r the class and the examination. \; Materials within the class and exa mination will reference all Pre-Requisites.
\nComprehensive Practical Examination:\nApplicants must pass all critical element s and achieve a minimum score of 70% on each of the 10 components of the p ractical testing to be determined to have successfully challenged the exam .\nExamination Period: Four Hours\nRenewal every three years.
\nECT Application
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nRegistration Fees:\nIAAI Member $200 \;\nNon-Member $200 \;
ECT application must be received and approved n
o later than Friday\, February 14th\, 2025.\n\
nQuestions? IAAI-Training@fi
rearson.com
\nAll IAAI offerings are subject to cancellation or c
hange.