New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 73 - STANDARDS FOR FIRE SERVICE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 18 - FIRE INVESTIGATOR › Section 5:73-18.2 - Certification and adopted training programs

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a)
				Certification for Fire Investigator shall be granted to an individual who meets the
				following requirements:
1. Be at least 18 years of
				age;
2. Has a high school diploma or
				equivalent;
3. Holds one of the
				following certifications, licenses or titles:
i.
				Firefighter I;
ii. Fire Inspector or
				Fire Official;
iii. Police Officer or
				Police Detective or Police Investigator;
iv. Certified Fire Investigator (CFI) through
				IAAI;
v. Certified Fire and Explosion
				Investigator (CFEI) through NAFI; or
vi.
				Certified Fire Investigator designated by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
				Firearms and Explosives (U.S. ATF);
4. Satisfactorily completes a Basic Fire
				Investigation course of at least 80 hours of instruction that meets the requirements
				of NFPA 1033, 2014 Edition, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire
				Investigator; and NFPA 921, 2017 Edition, Guide for Fire and Explosion
				Investigations, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented;
i. Only an educational program completed within
				the three years prior to, or at the time of, application shall be accepted toward
				fulfilling the education program requirements for Fire Investigator
				certification.
5.
				Satisfactorily pass a written and skills exams specified in (c) below;
i. Only exam results passed within three years
				prior to, or at the time of, application shall be accepted toward fulfilling the
				examination requirements of the Fire Investigator Certification; and
6. Submits an application to the Office
				of Training and Certification within the Division of Fire Safety, accompanied by the
				required fee established at
5:73-18.6
. The application shall
				include such information and documentation as the Office of Training and
				Certification may require.
7. The Office
				of Training and Certification shall be authorized to determine equivalency to (a)4
				and 5 above to accommodate previously credentialed individuals from government and
				private industry. The three-year course and examination completion date requirement
				of (a)4 and 5 above of this subchapter shall not apply to individuals who fall under
				this equivalency determination. The Office of Training and Certification shall issue
				a Fire Investigator Certification where the applicant has previously passed an
				examination and received certification as a Certified Fire Investigator (CFI), Basic
				Arson Investigator (BAI), or Certified Fire Explosive Investigator (CFEI), and has
				paid the application fee established in
5:73-18.6
.
i. The issuance of a Fire Investigator
				certification through this equivalency provision shall be restricted to a one-time
				issuance, and shall not be applied to a Fire Investigator certification, which has
				lapsed.
ii. The subsequent renewal of a
				certification issued shall be compliant to this subchapter.