Yes, but we can't discourage it enough! There is a lot of detailed information needed for the student to register so that we may place the students into the appropriate teams. Students must also be able to log in to their own accounts to access course materials and take the final test. Training staff must put in the contact information for the student, not training or finance staff. We can not emphasize this enough!

We only allow one registration and payment per student to discourage training and finance staff from registering students.  Each student should register with their own information and not the training staff's or the finance department's information. This is not a typical classroom training course, and it is absolutely critical that we have accurate student information for the students' safety and success. Students also need to have an active account and log in (which is why the student needs to register themselves) to receive:

• course correspondence
• Any last-minute updates
• Access to course materials 
• Student surveys
• Final Test

Unfortunately no. This course is first-come, first-served, and we can only hold spots for paid seats. We also cannot place you in next year's either. If you are on a previous year's waiting list, you will have an early registration opportunity before the general registration for the next course.

The course opening for the current FFDIC will be announced via email to those on the waiting list, typically before the end of August following the conclusion of the current course. Regular registration will open in early September. Exact registration dates can not be determined in advance due to the complexity of each year's course and logistics. 

Please pick either Fire, Law, or Coroner and only sign up for the course that most closely resembles your current job duties.

It should be noted that all students must be sworn to attend this course.

If you sign up for "Fire" and you work for a police department, you WILL be dropped from the course. The same applies to those working for a fire department who sign up for law or coroner. For this course, if you are a Deputy Coroner or have Coroner-type duties, you should pick Coroner, not law enforcement. Law enforcement is reserved for detectives or law enforcement officers who do not perform Coroner duties. If you are fire law-enforcement, you would choose fire, not law enforcement (this also applies to CAL-FIRE). 

Why this is important: We use this information to balance the teams that students will be grouped into. Each team will generally be made up of at least 2 Fire Investigators, 2 Coroner Detectives, and 2 Law Enforcement Detectives so that each member of the team can learn from one another. 

Please go to the course and scroll down to "Event Information". The "Seats Available" row will show how many seats are remaining.

If you paid the deposit or full amount for the course and received an invoice showing payment, then you are in the course. If you registered on the "waiting list" and you received an email saying you were on the "waiting list", you are on the waiting list. If you registered on the waiting list and received an invoice showing a balance due, then you were selected from the waiting list to be in the course. Please pay the balance due as soon as possible to remain in the course.