NFPA 1033 - Minimum Knowledge Topics by Subject Area

Topics From NFPA 1033 References in CFITrainer Modules

Section 1.3.71 NFPA 9212

Fire Science (1) 3.3.67 (defined)

Chapter 5
Annex B-2
5.2.1 (defined)
Fire chemistry (2) Chapter 5
Understanding Fire Through the Candle Experiments

Thermodynamics (3) Chapter 5

3.3.167 (temp defined)
Thermometry (4) Annex A.3.3.167

Introduction to Fire Dynamics and Modeling

Fire dynamics (5) 3.3.58 (fire Defined)
Fire Dynamics Calculations
3.3.61 (defined)
A Ventilation-Focused Approach to the Impact of Building Structures and
Sections 5.4 – 5.11
Systems on Fire Development
Chapter 6
Postflashover Fires
17.2.1.2 (4)
Annex B-1

3.3.49 (explosion defined)

Explosion dynamics (6) Chapter 21
Explosion Dynamics

Investigating Fatal Fires

Investigating Motor Vehicle Fires
Fire Investigation (8) 3.3.65 (defined)
Wildland Fires Investigation
Chapters 4 – 28 Preparation for the Marine Fire Scene

The Scientific Method for Fire and Explosion Investigation

Fire investigation methodology (10)
Chapters 4 and 14 – 28
Documenting the Event
Fundamentals of Interviewing
Effective Investigation and Testimony
Managing Complex Fire Scene Investigations
Introduction to Evidence
Physical Evidence at the Fire Scene
Vacant and Abandoned Buildings: Hazards and Solutions
Search and Seizure
Writing the Initial Origin and Cause report
Fire Investigator Scene Safety
Electrical Safety
Fire Protection Systems
The Fire Investigator & the 2011 NFPA 921 Changes
How First Responders Impact the Fire Investigation

Evidence Examination: What Happens at the Lab?

Digital Photography and the Fire Investigator
Fire investigation technology (11) Chapters 15, 17 and 20 Arc Mapping Basics
DNA
The Potential of Electronic Evidence in Fire Investigations

Documenting the event

Evidence documentation, Introduction to Evidence
Chapters 15 & 16 Physical Evidence at the Fire Scene
collection, and preservation (15) DNA
The Potential Value of Electronic Evidence

Motive, Means, and Opportunity: Determining Responsibility in an Arson Case

Fire Analysis (9) 3.3.62 (defined)
Critical Thinking Solves Cases

Introduction to Fire Dynamics and Modeling

Section 20.4 and
Computer fire modeling (7) Figure A.15.3.2 (i)
An Analysis of the Station Nightclub Fire
Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire

Failure analysis and analytical tools (13) Chapter 20

Fire Protection Systems (14) Fire Protection Systems

Arc Mapping Basics

Electricity and Electrical Systems (16) Chapter 8
Electrical Safety

Sections
Hazardous Materials (12) 12.3.4 – 12.3.7.1
The HAZWOPER Standard

Notes
1
Topics in this table are grouped by major subject area. Item numbers from NFPA 1033, 2014 edition 1.3.7 are in ().
2
References from NFPA 921, 2011 edition

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CFITrainer® Modules By NFPA 1033 Duties and JPRs
1033 CFITrainer® MODULE
Prerequisites
1.3.7 Understanding Fire Through the Candle Experiments
1.3.7 An Analysis of the Station Nightclub Fire
1.3.7 Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire
1.3.7 NFPA 1033 and Your Career
4.1 General
4.1 NFPA 921 Changes
4.1 Fire and Explosion Investigations: Utilizing NFPA 1033 and 921
4.1 How First Responders Impact The Fire Investigation
4.1.2 The Scientific Method for Fire and Explosion Investigation ‐ Updated 2009
4.1.2 The Practical Application of the Relationship between NFPA 1033 and NFPA 921
4.1.3 Electrical Safety
4.1.3 Fire Investigator Scene Safety
4.1.3 The HAZWOPER Standard
4.1.4 Ethics and the Fire Investigator
4.1.5 MagneTek: A Case Study In The Daubert Challenge
4.1.6 Managing Complex Fire Scene Investigations
4.2 Scene Examination
4.2 Fundamentals of Residential Building Construction
4.2 Investigating Motor Vehicle Fires
4.2 Preparation for the Marine Fire Scene
4.2 Wildland Fires Investigation
4.2.2 Vacant and Abandoned Buildings: Hazards and Solutions
4.2.4 A Ventilation‐Focused Approach to the Impact of Building Structures and Systems on Fire Development
4.2.4 Fire Dynamics Calculations
4.2.4 Introduction to Fire Dynamics and Modeling
4.2.4 Postflashover Fires
4.2.8 Arc Mapping Basics
4.2.8 Fire Protection Systems
4.2.9 Explosion Dynamics
4.3 Documenting the Scene
4.3 Documenting the Event
4.3.2 Digital Photography and the Fire Investigator
4.4 Evidence Collection/Preservation
4.4 DNA
4.4 Introduction to Evidence
4.4.1 Investigating Fatal Fires
4.4.2 Physical Evidence at the Fire Scene
4.4.2 Search and Seizure
4.4.2 Electronic Evidence
4.4.3 Evidence Examination: What Happens at the Lab?
4.5 Interview
4.5 Fundamentals of Interviewing
4.6 Post Incident Investigation
4.6 Insurance and the Fire Investigation
4.6.2 Critical Thinking Solves Cases
4.6.4 Motive, Means, and Opportunity: Determining Responsibility in an Arson Case
4.6.5 Using Resources to Validate Your Hypothesis
4.7 Presentations
4.7 Effective Investigation and Testimony
4.7 Writing the Initial Origin and Cause Report

NOTE
Based on Duties and JPRs from NFPA 1033, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator, 2014

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