This course addresses the Homeland Security learning outcomes marked in bold text.

Define and identify vulnerabilities, threats, and hazards
Assess risk
Plan for emergency action
Formulate prevention and mitigation strategies
Organize responses
Manage recovery options
Evaluate effectiveness

Course Objectives

Demonstrate a technical understanding of characteristics and impacts of fire loss and the crime of arson necessary to conduct competent fire and other emergency incident investigations and analysis.
Define and discuss the elements of effective departmental organization.
Document an emergency scene, in accordance with best practices and legal requirements.
Analyze the scene of the incident utilizing the scientific method, fire science and relevant technology.
Analyze the legal foundation for conducting a systematic incendiary fire investigation and case preparation.
Design and integrate a variety of arson related intervention and mitigation strategies.
Analyze the concept of change and the need to be aware of future trends in fire management.

Fire Investigation and Analysis

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The course examines the technical, legal, and social aspects of arson, including principles of incendiary fire analysis and detection, environmental and psychological factors of arson, legal considerations, intervention, and mitigation strategies.

Pre-requisites: LEJA 310 or permission of Director/Instructor (contact your campus coordinator)

Restrictions/Suggestions: High speed Internet access required for this web course.

Course Outline

Refer to the table below for specific information pertaining to your school.
If you are a student at	Course name and number	Contact
Chicago State University	Contact your campus coordinator	Dr. Marian Perkins Assistant Professor Office HWH 325 773-995-2233
Eastern Illinois University	ALLJ 4860, Fire Investigation and Analysis	Sue Harvey Registrar gsharvey@eiu.edu (217) 581-3831
Governors State University	Contact your campus coordinator	Veronica Williams Director, Extended University v-williams@govst.edu 708-534-3143
Illinois State University	Contact your campus coordinator	Dr. Marilyn Morrow Chair, Health Sciences mmorrow@ilstu.edu 309-438-8806
Northern Illinois University	TECH 497, Fire Investigation and Analysis	Linda Traff Assistant Director, Credit ltraff@niu.edu 815-753-8735 Cathy Cradduck Campus Coordinator ccradduc@niu.edu 815-753-5008
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Contact your campus coordinator	Laura Strom Registrar lstrom@siue.edu 618-650-3330
Western Illinois University	LEJA 486, Fire Investigation and Analysis	Dr. Nancy Parsons Professor, Health Sciences NP-Parsons@wiu.edu 309-298-1746