FireWise Consulting & Learning Academy

Online Wildfire Investigation Training 

Online WildFire investigation Training – Learn from a certified Type-2 Incident Commander/Type-1 Ops.

Wildfire Investigation Training. Chief and Type-1 Regional Wildfire Coordination Officer Pat Hayes enjoyed a career in wildfire management with the British Columbia Forest Service. Pat was also the Wildfire Strategist for the Coastal Fire Center and a Wildfire Management Instructor at Vancouver Island University. He developed this course, which explores the various methodologies and unique processes that affect wildfires with a focus on wildland fuels, fire behaviour, fire indicators, safety, investigative methods, fire causes, and evidence collection to understand how to properly conduct a wildfire cause investigation. This course takes approximately 50 minutes to complete.

Who should take this Wildfire Investigation course?

Those working to attain a fire investigation designation or current fire investigators, arson investigators or insurance adjusters wanting to enhance their knowledge.

Curriculum:

  • Explores the methodologies and unique processes that affect wildfires.
  • Explains how to properly conduct a wildfire cause investigation.
  • Based on Chapter 22 of Jones and Bartlett’s Fire Investigator Principles and Practice.

Course benefits:

  • Can be taken as a stand-alone course or as part of our comprehensive Fire Investigation Education.
  • Offers essential yet hard to find the knowledge that every fire or arson investigator should know.
  • University-quality curriculum; easy to navigate learning platform.

Course delivery:

Online.

Course structure:

Three modules concluding with a final exam.

Duration:

Online training is approximately 1+/- hour(s).

Course Fee:

FIOC single chapters ​$79 plus applicable taxes.
For more information and registration, please contact: julie@firewiseconsulting.com

Certification:

Course certificate awarded for final examinations with a 70% or higher score.

Technical requirements:

A high-speed internet connection and current internet browsers such as Google Chrome, Firefox or Edge.

Course Materials:

Chapter 22 of Jones & Bartlett’s Fire Investigator Principles and Practice.

Training support:

  • FWC in-house course instructor is available by email or phone for questions and assistance.
  • Technical support available during regular business hours.

Technical support available during regular business hours.

Online Wildfire Investigation