Codes and standards published by NFPA are displayed as read-only under license from NFPA solely for use within this system. NFPA material may not be downloaded, printed, reproduced, or transferred.

Make sure investigators are up to the task with the 2009 NFPA 1033: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator.

This critical Standard identifies the minimum job performance requirements necessary to perform as a fire investigator in both the private and public sectors. An expanded scope applies to all fire investigations--including outside, vehicle, and other fires that are not structural. The 2009 edition also includes a new skills maintenance requirement, and more specific Requisite Knowledge statements to various JPRs.

Topics cover the full range of investigation issues encountered on the job including:

• Scene examination
• Scene documentation
• Evidence collection and preservation
• Obtaining information through interview and interrogation
• Post-incident investigation
• Presentation of findings