OCAAFII is hosting it's 38th Annual Origin & Cause Seminar: Anatomy of a Fire Investigation, April 29 & 30, 2010.  The seminar will be held at Oakland Community College's Auburn Hills Campus.  The registration form and more details can be found on the Training page.

The Michigan Chapter of the IAAI is currently accepting nominations for Prosecutor and Fire Investigator of the Year.  If you know a prosecutor and an investigator who has gone above and beyond and is deserving of recognition, we would like to know.  All nominations must include the name and phone # of the person making the nomination as well as some basic knowledge and facts of the case and investigation.  Please submit all nominations to Craig Robertson, Secretary of the Michigan Chapter at crobertson@roseville-mi.com.  The Prosecutor and Investigator will be honored at the 2010 Annual Arson School banquet at the Comfort Inn on Thursday, May 13^th, 2010 at 6pm in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.

After a very long process of making the switch, the first edition of the e-Arson News is finally posted on the web!  If you have not recieved your copy in your email, it should be there shortly.  If you have not recieved it in the next couple of days, please email us at michiganiaai@yahoo.com.  If you have already sent us your email address, please send it again and add our email address to your address book.  Spam blockers may block the email if we are not in your address book.

Please follow the Arson News link to the right and you can download the January edition.

The Lansing and Delta Twp. Fire department's will be host the PATC's  Fire Pattern Certification Class on 4/6/10 thru 4/8/10.

Anyone interested in attending can sign up on the Public Agency Training Council's web site at www.patc.com , go to the bottom of page and click on Fire Science.

The holiday season is always a busy time of year with parties at work and spending time with friends and family.  The Michigan Chapter IAAI would like to wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday season.

We have several updates to post here on the web site:

First, the e-Arson News will be sent out via email only early January 2010.  We have gathered a good list of your email addresses.  If you have not yet signed up, please send an email to michiganiaai@yahoo.com .  The e-Arson News will also be posted on the web site.

Second,  Michigan PA 146 of 2008 went into effect in May 2008.  This public act pertains to Private Investigators.  You can download the entire act from the Forms page for more information.

Third,  the Bureau of Fire Services has changed the FM-64 for to the BFS-064.  This form can also be downloaded from the Forms page.  The BFS has also informed us that there is no longer a need to forward the Michigan State Police of the BFS a copy of the form.

Fourth,  the Department of Justice has a guide available for Electronic Crime Scene Evidence.  This may be helpful for gathering electronic evidence at fire scenes.  The Guide is also on the Forms page.

Finally,  the NFPA 921 F2010 ROP is alvailable on the Forms page also.  The deadline for public comments is March 5, 2010.

Please take a few minutes and browse the web page.  We are always adding new content that includes training announcements and even news articles.  Please have a safe and happy holiday!