FFDIC 2025 Advanced
“Students must bring their own standard field equipment, PPE and field apparel as per their agencies protocol for conducting a fatal fire investigation. If you are not sure what to bring please see our FAQ page. Laptop computers are strongly suggested as all training materials and handouts will be provided on a USB flash drive and each team will have to create a power point presentation at the conclusion of the course. SLOFIST will have shirts and hats available for purchase.” Self Contained Breathing Apparatus are not needed. Students are also welcome to bring (but not required) any investigation tools, vehicles, or equipment they have available to them.
Our video equipment is not compatible with Apple Mac computers. So when your team wants to put together a Power Point Presentation for the last day, your program should be loaded on a PC.
Topics Include:
- Fire death scene preservation
- Duties of responding fire personnel
- Duties of responding law enforcement
- Investigative procedures at the death scene
- The team approach to death investigations
- Causes and manner of fire-related death
- Roadside body dump and burn cases
- Forensic means to determine time of death
- Processing burned vehicles and rooms
- Antemortem vs. postmortem burns
- Biological evidence related to fire deaths
Audience:
Detectives, coroners. crime scene investigators, fire investigators and medical examiners only (private investigators and non-sworn are not permitted to attend).
The course fee includes tuition, a USB flash drive with all student reference materials, all lunches, one dinner/mixer (breakfast is provided by the hotel if staying at Embassy Suites).
*Note: materials will not be printed, therefore, laptops are highly recommended.
Credit card payments only (add 3.6% processing fee***Non-refundable!***).
Transportation and Lodging:
The San Luis Obispo County Airport is within ten miles of the training location.
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Booking Link |
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Room Cost: |
Rate Start date: June 22nd |
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Booking Code |
"SLOFIST" |
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Hotel Name: |
Embassy Suites San Luis Obispo |
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Hotel Address: |
333 Madonna Road San Luis Obispo, CA. 93405 |
| Book By | May 23, 2025 |
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Phone Number: |
(805) 549-0800 |
Continuing Education Credits:
12 CEUʼs for Emergency Medical Technicians for medical recertification.
Event Information
| Event Date | 06-23-2025 8:00 am |
| Event End Date | 06-27-2025 5:00 pm |
| Course Capacity | 7 |
| Seats Still Available | 1 |
| Individual Price | $1,700.00 |
| Location | Embassy Suites San Luis Obispo |
| Attachment |
FFDIC 2025 Curriculum and Schedule.pdf
FFDIC Brochure for 2025.pdf |
Agendas
| Sun 7pm-9PM |
Early Registration CheckinStudents can check in early Sunday evening in the Hotel Lobby |
| Mon 7am-8am |
Check inStudent check-in for those who did not check in on Sunday evening |
| Mon 8AM-5PM |
Course StartThe FFDIC class room will commence in the designated Hotel Conference Room. Lunch provided in the classroom at 12PM. |
| Tues 8AM-12PM |
Travel to training groundsStudents will travel to field training grounds to view demo burns |
| Tues 12PM-5PM |
Travel to ClassroomStudents will travel to the Embassy Suites classroom. Lunch provided in the atrium Classroom instruction continues |
| Tues 5:30PM |
Student Mixer/DinnerStudent/staff mixer with dinner provided. |
| Wed 8AM-12PM |
ClassroomClassroom instruction continues |
| Wed 12PM-5PM |
Travel to Training groundsStudents will travel to the training grounds. Lunch provided in the field Field scenarios will begin. |
| Thurs 8AM-5PM |
Field ScenariosField scenarios continue. Lunch provided in the field. |
| Friday 8AM-5PM |
Testing/PresentationsStudents will complete the final exam and give a presentation on their scenario. |
Speakers
Jeremy Davis
SLOFIST CEO
Vice President and Director of Training for “Fire Investigation Industries.” sits on the “California Conference of Arson Investigators” Executive Board.
Dr. Elayne Pope
Forensic Anthropologist.
Her research focuses on how the human body burns in a variety of fire environments that include: structural, vehicular, and outdoors.
Randy Champion, DBA
Fire Prevention Captain (Retired)
Fire Prevention Captain (Retired). Fire Investigator, CCAI-C Champion Fire Investiga-tions (CA-PI189072).
Dr. Eric Barterlink
Forensic Anthropologist
Forensic Anthropologist Chico State University, Chico
Dr. Robert Kimsey
Forensic Entomologist
Department of Entomology University of California, Davis
Samantha Peek
Investigator
IAAI-CFI, ECT Fire investigation Industries San Jose State University