Fire Pattern Recognition and Identification

Instructor: Steve Riggs

Location: Lansdale, PA 19446 (Montgomery County)

Date: December 9–11, 2026

Duration: 20 hours

Cost: $350.00

Course Overview

This training program equips Fire Investigators, Law Enforcement Investigators, Insurance Investigators, Private Investigators, Engineers, and Prosecutors with essential knowledge regarding fire patterns and their proper interpretation.

Course Content

Chemistry and Physics of Fire

Understanding fire origin determination requires integrating multiple data sources, including burn patterns, observations, and the underlying chemistry and physics of fire behavior. Participants will examine these fundamental principles to accurately identify the area of origin and potential causes of fires.

Identifying Fire Characteristics

Similar to criminal scene investigation, fire scenes contain distinctive identifying characteristics. This course covers what are commonly referred to as the "Fingerprints of Fire" and how to locate and evaluate them at a fire scene.

Fire Pattern Analysis

Fire patterns represent the visible or measurable physical effects remaining after a fire has occurred. The course focuses on validated fire pattern identification and interpretation methods used to establish fire origin and causation.

Categories: Investigations, Conferences