Training Series
Fire Pattern Analysis Methodology
Fire patterns are critical data in fire investigations and are the foundation on which fire investigators determine the origin and, at times, the cause of a fire. The ability to discern fire patterns from fire effects is an analytical process which leads to testable hypotheses about those patterns and their significance. The use of a fire pattern analysis methodology ensures that fire investigators are collecting appropriate data, analyzing that data, and then drawing accurate conclusions. In this course, we will discuss fire effects and fire patterns, and a brief four-step fire pattern analysis methodology.
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Course Includes Recorded Instruction
2 Hours in Total
Receive 2 Hours Credit for Tested Training
Certificate Provided Upon Completion
Introductory-Level Material Designed to Familiarize You with Basic Fire Pattern Analysis
Includes Examples from Actual Investigations
Encompasses Concepts Discussed in Both NFPA 1033 and NFPA 921
Satisfies NFPA 1033 Requisite Knowledge Requirements
What's included?
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6 Video Chapters
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1 Attached Document
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1 Exam
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1 Certificate of Completion
Learn the Fundamentals
You will learn the difference between fire effects and fire patterns and identify the specific types of fire effects and fire patterns. You will also learn how to analyze fire patterns within context of one another as wells as other data, factors that you must consider when evaluating fire patterns, and how to use a simple fire pattern analysis methodology.
Applications
By learning about the fundamentals of fire pattern analysis, you will be learning about a recommended methodology in NFPA 921 and satisfying qualification requirements in NFPA 1033.
Course Lessons
Meet the instructor
Dixon Robin
IAAI-CFI, IAAI-CI
Dixon Robin is the owner of Fire Sequence Investigations LLC, a private fire and explosion investigation firm based out of Rochester, New York, and co-owner of FireCred LLC. Dixon retired in 2021 as a Supervisory Special Agent/CFI with ATF. As an ATF National Response Team (NRT) Supervisor, Dixon lead a veteran team of Special Agent/CFIs and subject matter experts in investigating large fire, bombing, and explosion events throughout the country. Dixon was employed in Federal law enforcement for over 26 years, the bulk of that career being spent at ATF as a Special Agent/Certified Fire Investigator in Rochester, NY. Dixon is an IAAI Certified Fire Investigator (CFI) and Certified Instructor (CI) and has instructed courses internationally at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA), the National Fire Academy (NFA), the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), and at a variety of venues throughout the United States.
Dixon has served as the President of the New York State Chapter of the IAAI and as a member of the NIST OSAC Fire and Explosion Investigation Subcommittee.
Patrick Jones - Course author
