IAAI-CI case studies
IAAI-CI · Put your knowledge to work in context.
IAAI-CI® is the Certified Instructor credential of the International Association of Arson Investigators. The IAAI describes it as a certification for instructors who teach fire investigation and related skills, and states that it is built to the NFPA 1041 standard. The IAAI-CI case studies are 5 cases and about 4,036 words.
1Lamp Failure, a Hijacked Room, and 65 Minutes Left
You are the lead instructor for day two of a five-day fire investigator academy. Your block is 90 minutes on char depth and its limits as a timing indicator.
852 words, about 4 min2Item 17, Erased Marks, and a Purged Records Drive
You coordinate a 40-hour fire investigator course. The written exam has 40 items and an 80% cut score.
816 words, about 4 min3Sixteen Hours, No Terminal Objectives, and a New Legal Element
A state fire marshal's office hands you a 16-hour "Interviewing and Report Writing" lesson plan to revise. The time column lists 14.5 hours of content blocks; a 60-minute lunch appears nowhere in it.
790 words, about 4 min4Heat Index 107, a Dual-Role Safety Officer, and a Grant Deadline
You run live-fire practical day for a 24-student academy at a burn facility. The forecast is 98°F with a heat index of 107°F by 13:00, and the props sit on a concrete pad with almost no shade.
813 words, about 4 min5The Vendor Deck That Contradicts the Science
A regional insurance association contracts you to deliver a 4-hour "Origin and Cause" block using their slide deck. On review, 11 of 58 slides present pour patterns and "alligatoring" as reliable indicators of an accelerant, one slide states that a determination of incendiary is acceptable when no accidental cause can be found, and a case-study slide names a real claimant and shows a photograph of a burned bedroom with a victim's belongings identifiable.
765 words, about 4 min