The Engineering & Scientific Association of Ireland is hosting the 2018 Dominick Tuite Memorial Lecture at Saint Laurence’s Church, DIT Grangegorman on Thursday, 22 February at 7.30pm.

Liam Cotter BLC (Hons), MD, Liam Cotter & Associates will deliver this year’s lecture on the topic of “Forensic Vehicle Fire Investigation”.

If you’re interested in attending, please email your RSVP to declan.allen@dit.ie.

http://dit.ie/update/12-02-18/dominicktuitememoriallecture201822february2018/

Building Control NI Fire Safety Panel Conference 2018

The Building Control Fire Safety Panel have arranged their Annual Fire Safety Conference to be held on 8th and 9th February 2018.

It will take place in The Armagh City hotel in the historic City of Armagh.

For more information including Conference Programme and Delegate Booking Form please click on the link below

http://www.buildingcontrol-ni.com/news/fire-safety-conference-2018

Registration is now closed for the FIAI ATC 2017 to be held in Ulster University – Jordanstown Campus

The venue is the Loughview Suite, Block 8, Level H.

Please click on the link for a map of the campus Ulster University – Jordanstown Campus Map FIAI ATC 2017 .

Parking is available on site, please see the UU website at https://www.ulster.ac.uk/carparks for more information.

http://jfs.sagepub.com/content/current

Fire Science Reviews

http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/951/art%253A10.1186%252Fs40038-015-0008-4.pdf?originUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffiresciencereviews.springeropen.com%2Farticle%2F10.1186%2Fs40038-015-0008-4&token2=exp=1469044392~acl=%2Fstatic%2Fpdf%2F951%2Fart%25253A10.1186%25252Fs40038-015-0008-4.pdf*~hmac=0c523f560b724974b18c697fffac404ad446128d933f20160601a0c7a482459d

Training Day and AGM

Wednesday April 20th 2016

Fire Investigation

Dublin Fire Brigade Training Centre, Malahide Road, Marino, Dublin

Cost €35/£30 for members and €45/£40 for non members including light lunch

More information including topics/speakers and registration information to follow

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Databases that all forensic scientists working in the fields of fire/arson and/or explosives should be aware of. These extremely useful databases are produced by the T/SWGFEX (Technical & Scientific Working Group for Fire and Explosives Analysis) and maintained by the National Center for Forensic Science (based at the University of Central Florida).

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Fire Scene Examination and Report Writing

Our day long training day took place on April 30th in the Dublin Fire Brigade Training Centre Malahide Road Marino.

The theme was how to investigate the scene of a fire and the compiling of a report. Case studies from Fire Investigators, information from the Garda Technical Bureau and scene photography were among the topics covered.

The conference was aimed at those working in the industry from Fire Investigators, Gardaí, Fire Services, Insurance Investigators, Police Services and other interested parties.

Two presentations are available under the members download section from Professor Graham Jackson and Dr. Peter Mansi President of the International Association of Arson Investigators..

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The release of the 2014 edition of NFPA 1033 Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator and the 2014 edition of NFPA 921 Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigation is of major significance to the fire investigator. Continue reading →