FFDIC 2025 Advanced

Advanced-Forensic Fire Death Investigation Course
The advanced class is comprised of only five to six members of law enforcement, crime scene investigators, the fire service, and the medical examiner/coroner, who have already attended a previous FFDIC course. Advanced students will also be presented with a dynamic fire scene and fire death investigation scenario. This scenario is realistic and will involve the use of multiple human cadavers.
 
You must have attended a previous FFDIC to be eligible to attend this course!
Participants will learn the various aspects of fire-related death investigations as well as common approaches to process each scene appropriately. Participants will learn a systematic process for handling the crime scene, from the initial approach, through scene documentation, and appropriate evidence collection techniques. Additionally, participants will see how the latest technology and forensic sciences can assist in your investigation.
 
In addition to hands-on processing of crime scenes with human cadavers, you will gain valuable knowledge regarding interagency working relationships. Pool cameras will be provided for each team, however you are welcome to being your own camera that is SD card capable.
 

“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.

 Booking Link

 

Booking Link

Room Cost:

206.00 per night + Taxes

Rate Start date: June 22nd
Rate End date: June 27th
Last day to book: TBD

 Booking Code

  "SLOFIST"

Hotel Name:

Embassy Suites San Luis Obispo

Hotel Address:

333 Madonna Road

San Luis Obispo, CA. 93405
 Book By May 23, 2025
   

Phone Number:

(805) 549-0800

Continuing Education Credits:

12 CEUʼs for Emergency Medical Technicians for medical recertification.

California attendees: FFDIC is California POST Plan IV Certified (Control #2440-30183-22001). POST will reimburse qualified agencies for subsistence, commuter lunch, and travel.

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 0
Waiting List 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 Checkin

Students can check in early Sunday evening in the Hotel Lobby
Mon 7am-8am

Check in

Student check-in for those who did not check in on Sunday evening

Mon 8AM-5PM

Course Start

The FFDIC class room will commence in the designated Hotel Conference Room. Lunch provided in the classroom at 12PM.

Tues 8AM-12PM

Travel to training grounds

Students will travel to field training grounds to view demo burns
Tues 12PM-5PM

Travel to Classroom

Students will travel to the Embassy Suites classroom. Lunch provided in the atrium Classroom instruction continues

Tues 5:30PM

Student Mixer/Dinner

Student/staff mixer with dinner provided.

Wed 8AM-12PM

Classroom

Classroom instruction continues
Wed 12PM-5PM

Travel to Training grounds

Students will travel to the training grounds. Lunch provided in the field Field scenarios will begin.
Thurs 8AM-5PM

Field Scenarios

Field scenarios continue. Lunch provided in the field.

Friday 8AM-5PM

Testing/Presentations

Students 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