by Marc Fennell, IAAI-CFI
About this webinar:
Attendees will develop an appreciation for effective use, benefits and limitations of defensive strategies including the preparation for trial, questioning a public fire investigator on the stand, fire investigative compliance with NFPA 921 and using NFPA 1033 against the fire investigator.
Take-aways:
- Define proper techniques involving arguments and how they are applied to criminal defense issues arising from an inadequate fire investigation and using negative corpus to support an arson case.
- Compare and contrast the proper and incorrect techniques used in preparation of testimony questioning.
- Describe the raw data to be developed during the fire investigation and used during testimony against the public fire investigator.
- Identify NFPA/ASTM standards/guidelines and standard of care relevant to fire investigations.
- Learn the basic steps and process of investigating an arson fire.
Friday, September 6, 2025, 1:00pm - 3:00pm (Webinar & in Person)
$80 CDAM Members/$100 Non-Members
Direct Billing Agreement partners register free of charge. Contact your funding unit for more information.
CLE Credit Hours - 2.0
NOTE: In Person will be held at the Macomb Office of Public Defender, 22 Market, Mt Clemens, MI. This option is LIMITED to the first 35 registrants. All others will be by Zoom webinar.
The following court funding units have direct billing agreements with CDAM and their attorneys can register free of charge (they will provide you with the free registration code, if applicable): Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Eaton, Emmet, Genesee, Grand Rapids, Hillsdale, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Iosco, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, KCOD, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Marquette, MIDC, Monroe, Muskegon, NDS, Otsego, Ottawa, SADO, Saginaw, St. Clair, Sanilac, Tuscola, Wayne, and Wexford-Missaukee. All others pay out of pocket and seek reimbursement from your court funding unit, if applicable.
