IAAI-ECT cheat sheet

Four levels: Fire Officer I (supervises a single company/unit), II (supervises multiple companies), III (manages a division/bureau), IV (manages the entire organization).

JPRs are written as: task + (performance outcome) + [conditions/environment] + required knowledge and skills - every JPR in the standard follows this four-part construction.

Fire Officer I Human Resource Management JPRs include recommending action on member conduct problems, applying the organization's evaluation system, and initiating action on member leave, transfer, and light-duty requests.

Community and Government Relations at Level I requires representing the organization to the public and referring inquiries outside the officer's authority to the appropriate level.

Administration JPRs at Level I cover preparing budget requests for the unit, maintaining records/statistics, and implementing the organization's records system.

Inspection and Investigation at Level I requires conducting a company-level fire inspection, identifying hazards, and issuing a notice of violation where authorized.

Emergency Service Delivery at Level I: develop and implement an incident action plan for a single company, given a reported emergency, so that the strategy is communicated and safety is maintained.

Health and Safety at Level I: evaluate a member's accident/illness/injury and implement the organization's safety and health policy, including post-incident analysis participation.

Higher levels add scope, not new subject areas: Level III/IV JPRs center on policy development, long-range planning, and multi-agency resource allocation.

NFPA 1033 is a qualifications standard: it defines the JPRs for the fire investigator role; it does not itself prescribe investigation methodology (NFPA 921 does).

Core knowledge areas named in the standard include fire science, fire chemistry, thermodynamics, fire dynamics, explosion dynamics, computer fire modeling, fire investigation methodology, and fire analysis.

Also required: knowledge of building construction/fire protection systems, evidence documentation and preservation, interview/interrogation, post-fire building safety, and legal/regulatory issues including spoliation.

The investigator must be able to determine the origin, cause, and responsibility of a fire or explosion, and to classify the cause as accidental, natural, incendiary, or undetermined.

Scene examination JPR: secure the scene, conduct a systematic exterior and interior examination, and document the scene by sketch, photograph, and notes before disturbance.

Evidence JPR: identify, collect, package, and maintain chain of custody for physical evidence, and arrange laboratory analysis and expert consultation when needed.

Reporting JPR: produce a written report that states the origin, cause, and responsibility determination with the evidence and reasoning supporting each conclusion.

Safety JPR: identify and mitigate scene hazards (structural instability, utilities, hazardous materials, environmental contamination) and use appropriate personal protective equipment.

The standard requires investigators to keep current through continuing education and to apply the scientific method to origin-and-cause determination.

NFPA 1037 defines the Fire Marshal role as the administrative and supervisory authority for fire prevention, code enforcement, investigation, and public education programs.

The Fire Marshal function is distinct from the fire investigator: the marshal manages the prevention and enforcement program, including oversight of investigators.

Core duties in the standard: plan, organize, direct, and evaluate fire prevention, inspection, plan review, code enforcement, and public education activities.

Code enforcement JPR: interpret and apply the adopted fire code, issue permits, and process notices of violation, orders, and citations through to compliance or legal referral.

Plan review JPR: review construction and fire protection system plans for code compliance and document the review decision.

Investigation oversight JPR: establish and manage the investigation function, ensure origin-and-cause determinations meet NFPA 1033 qualifications, and coordinate with law enforcement and prosecutors.

Personnel JPRs: recruit, train, assign, evaluate, and discipline prevention staff, and manage the budget and records of the prevention bureau.

Public education JPR: develop and deliver community risk reduction and fire/life-safety education programs, and evaluate their effectiveness.

Interagency JPR: coordinate with building departments, utilities, water supply authorities, insurers, and other agencies, and represent the jurisdiction in code appeals and legal proceedings.

Four levels: Fire Officer I (supervises a single company/unit), II (supervises multiple companies), III (manages a division/bureau), IV (manages the entire organization).

JPRs are written as: task + (performance outcome) + [conditions/environment] + required knowledge and skills - every JPR in the standard follows this four-part construction.

Fire Officer I Human Resource Management JPRs include recommending action on member conduct problems, applying the organization's evaluation system, and initiating action on member leave, transfer, and light-duty requests.

Community and Government Relations at Level I requires representing the organization to the public and referring inquiries outside the officer's authority to the appropriate level.

Administration JPRs at Level I cover preparing budget requests for the unit, maintaining records/statistics, and implementing the organization's records system.

Inspection and Investigation at Level I requires conducting a company-level fire inspection, identifying hazards, and issuing a notice of violation where authorized.

Emergency Service Delivery at Level I: develop and implement an incident action plan for a single company, given a reported emergency, so that the strategy is communicated and safety is maintained.

Health and Safety at Level I: evaluate a member's accident/illness/injury and implement the organization's safety and health policy, including post-incident analysis participation.

Higher levels add scope, not new subject areas: Level III/IV JPRs center on policy development, long-range planning, and multi-agency resource allocation.

NFPA 1033 is a qualifications standard: it defines the JPRs for the fire investigator role; it does not itself prescribe investigation methodology (NFPA 921 does).

Core knowledge areas named in the standard include fire science, fire chemistry, thermodynamics, fire dynamics, explosion dynamics, computer fire modeling, fire investigation methodology, and fire analysis.

Also required: knowledge of building construction/fire protection systems, evidence documentation and preservation, interview/interrogation, post-fire building safety, and legal/regulatory issues including spoliation.

The investigator must be able to determine the origin, cause, and responsibility of a fire or explosion, and to classify the cause as accidental, natural, incendiary, or undetermined.

Scene examination JPR: secure the scene, conduct a systematic exterior and interior examination, and document the scene by sketch, photograph, and notes before disturbance.

Evidence JPR: identify, collect, package, and maintain chain of custody for physical evidence, and arrange laboratory analysis and expert consultation when needed.

Reporting JPR: produce a written report that states the origin, cause, and responsibility determination with the evidence and reasoning supporting each conclusion.

Safety JPR: identify and mitigate scene hazards (structural instability, utilities, hazardous materials, environmental contamination) and use appropriate personal protective equipment.

The standard requires investigators to keep current through continuing education and to apply the scientific method to origin-and-cause determination.

NFPA 1037 defines the Fire Marshal role as the administrative and supervisory authority for fire prevention, code enforcement, investigation, and public education programs.

The Fire Marshal function is distinct from the fire investigator: the marshal manages the prevention and enforcement program, including oversight of investigators.

Core duties in the standard: plan, organize, direct, and evaluate fire prevention, inspection, plan review, code enforcement, and public education activities.

Code enforcement JPR: interpret and apply the adopted fire code, issue permits, and process notices of violation, orders, and citations through to compliance or legal referral.

Plan review JPR: review construction and fire protection system plans for code compliance and document the review decision.

Investigation oversight JPR: establish and manage the investigation function, ensure origin-and-cause determinations meet NFPA 1033 qualifications, and coordinate with law enforcement and prosecutors.

Personnel JPRs: recruit, train, assign, evaluate, and discipline prevention staff, and manage the budget and records of the prevention bureau.

Public education JPR: develop and deliver community risk reduction and fire/life-safety education programs, and evaluate their effectiveness.

Interagency JPR: coordinate with building departments, utilities, water supply authorities, insurers, and other agencies, and represent the jurisdiction in code appeals and legal proceedings.