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Investigation of Appliance Fires
Join us for our intensive 4-day, in-lab, hands-on program for fire investigators.
Held on site at the NEW Fire Findings Laboratories testing/training facility – 2026 Plaza Drive, Benton Harbor, Michigan, 49022.
Tuition is $850 per person. Click here to see photos from the course.
Course Background Investigation of Gas and Electric Appliance Fires, now in its 17th year, is maintaining the same focus in a hands-on learning environment but in an expanded four-day format. You’ll still have the same in-lab experience at Fire Findings laboratory — but now you’ll have plenty of opportunity to learn the details of how appliances and their components work, fail and cause fires. We’ll also spend more time in Q/A sessions and show you more "ins and outs" of examining appliances after fires. Jim Finneran and Jack Sanderson, your long-time instructors and experts in fire origin and cause, created this investigation course to satisfy the need for hands-on technical experience that can't be achieved in a traditional classroom setting. They developed the curriculum, wrote and illustrated the course notebook and designed and built more than 35 product-failure demonstrations. During the four-day course, you'll test yourself by examining normal, failed and tampered-with components and appliances to gain practical experience for field examinations. You'll analyze actual case studies from your instructors' files and see how X-ray examinations provide an introduction to nondestructive testing. Your tuition also includes a notebook with more than 125 pages of original material, including failure discussions, component drawings and diagrams. Your notebook is loaded with original material, written especially for this seminar by Fire Findings Laboratories experts. In addition, you'll receive a one-year subscription to Fire Findings, the newsletter that continues your education in the area of fire investigation.
About Your Instructors Jack L. Sanderson, Fire Findings' newsletter editor, is an independent fire investigator specializing in appliance failures. He's completed Honeywell, Whirlpool, Maycor and National Propane Association factory training. Sanderson, with more than 25 years in-the-field experience, is a nationally recognized speaker, expert and author on gas appliance fires. James M. Finneran, who specializes in electrical fire causes, is also an independent fire investigator. Finneran has testified in major product failure fire cases throughout the United States, and he's played an instrumental role in several of the largest product recalls by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Finneran and Sanderson have instructed thousands of independent and public investigators, attorneys and insurance claims representatives in the area of fire origin and cause investigation. In addition, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in Washington D.C., and numerous state chapters of the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI), have called on them to present training sessions.
Course Outline
While you're visiting along the Lake Michigan shoreline... We recommend the Benton Harbor Holiday Inn Express for your hotel accommodations. Holiday Inn Express is about 5 minutes from the lab and your stay includes a free “Fresh Start” breakfast, 2-line telephones and data ports in every room, an indoor pool and spa. For $65 per night, choose from a room with 1 king or 2 double beds. King leisure suites, which also include a pullout sofa, microwave and refrigerator, are $85 per night. Add 8 percent tax. To make your reservations, call the Benton Harbor Holiday Inn Express directly at (269) 927-4599. Holiday Inn Express (Please note: Reservations at our corporate rate may not be made on-line. Call (269) 927-4599 to obtain the special seminar rates.) Hotel reservation deadline: 30 days in advance of the date of the respective seminar you're attending. First-come, first serve at this special rate. Don't wait too long to make your reservation after you've been confirmed for the seminar session of your choice. IMPORTANT: Check seminar session availability before making your hotel, automobile or flight reservations. Please call us at 269/925-2200 during regular business hours to confirm seminar openings. HURRY! This session is limited to the first 48 registrants. For more information and seminar openings, call 269/925-2200 or e-mail us at info@firefindings.com. Our mailing address is: 2026 Plaza Dr., P.O. Box 8637, Benton Harbor, MI 49023-8637. |
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