Topics include:

Pre-Course Work:

The following courses on CFI Trainer (no cost) are required to be completed prior to start of the course:

• Ethics and the Fire Investigator
• The Scientific Method for Fire/Explosion Investigations
• NFPA 1033 and Your Career
• The Practical Application of the Relationship between NFPA 1033 and NFPA 921
• HAZ-WOPER (if no awareness)
• Introduction to Fire Dynamics and Modeling
• Search and Seizure

Dates & Locations: 

Session I:

April 20-23, 2026
MSP Grand Rapids Post
2290 4 Mile Road NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49544

This session will focus on the fundamentals of fire investigation, fire science, fire effects and burn patterns, building construction and suppression systems, NFPA 921/1033, evidence collection and determining origin and cause.

Session II:

May 18-21, 2026
Consumers Energy, Flint Gas City
3201 E. Court St
Flint, MI 48506

This session will focus on fuel gas systems to include their generation, distribution and use by appliances. It will also include instruction on complex investigations, explosion investigations, and scene documentation.

Session III:

June 16-17, 2026
Consumers Energy Lineman Training Facility
1220 S Kalamazoo Ave
Marshal, MI 49068

This session will focus on electrical systems to include distribution, building electrical systems, identification of electrical fire causes and data collection outside of the fire scene.

Capstone:

August 17-21, 2026
Delta College Saginaw Campus
319 E Genesee Ave
Saginaw, MI 48607

The capstone event will be a culmination of sessions I through III that will include practical skills examinations for the job performance requirements (JPR’s) in NFPA 1033, legal considerations, building a curriculum vitae, courtroom testimony, drug related fires and policy implementation.

Cost:

The cost of the program will be $1,000 (includes lunches and materials) during all four sessions. Each student will receive a copy of the current edition of NFPA 921 and 1033.

Lodging:

Lodging is the responsibility of each agency/attendee. Lodging information will be shared in a confirmation email.

Registration:

Applications (CID-005) must be emailed to MSP-FireTraining@michigan.gov. Application deadline is January 16, 2026. 

The course availability is limited, all registrants will be placed on a waiting list until approximately one month prior to the class start date. Once final selection has been made, each student will receive an email confirmation which will include registration instructions. 

For more information, contact Spl/Sgt. Jeff Hoyt at 989-255-8920. This course is MCOLES and LARA approved.

Topics included but not limited to:

Next training will be hosted in 2027. More information will be available at a later date. 

This program will provide students with knowledge of the latest investigative tools relating to vehicle fire and theft investigations. A variety of methods and resources will be utilized to facilitate learning, including classroom lecture and a one-day hands-on training exercise.

Topics include:

• Basic Fire Science
• Incendiary and Accidental Vehicle Fires
• Origin and Cause Investigations
• Live Vehicle Burns
• Vehicle Systems (Electrical, Chassis, Diagnostic, Immobilization)
• Hidden VIN Detection
• Vehicle Inventory and Inspection
• Case Studies
• Heavy Equipment and Commercial Motor Vehicle Familiarization

This course is MCOLES and LARA approved.

Dates:

Next training will be in 2027. More information will be posted at a later date.

Interested parties may attend the Michigan International Association of Arson Investigators Training Conference in Mt. Pleasant, May 18-21, 2026. This year’s conference focus will be on Vehicle Fire investigations.

Topics include:

Dates:

Location:

Delta College Saginaw Campus
319 E Genesee Ave
Saginaw, MI 48607

Cost:

Program cost is $260 (includes lunches, materials, and NFPA 921/1033). Lodging is the responsibility of each agency/attendee. Lodging information will be shared in a confirmation email.

Registration:

Email MSP-FireTraining@michigan.gov to be putting on a waiting list, with registration information to follow. 

For more information, contact Heather Maynard at 517-256-5506.