1321 Compliant Fire Investigation Evidence

1321 Compliant Fire Investigation Evidence

8:00-8:30 am Registration

8:30-9:20 am  Preserving Evidence: Legal Authority to Conduct an Origin and Cause investigation   

Worcester County Assistant District Attorney Joseph A. Simmons

10:30-11:30 am  Documenting the Investigation: Crime Scene Photographers role at a Fire scene                  

Worcester Police Officer Jeffrey Fanion, Worcester Police Crime Scene Unit and a State Trooper from Crime Scene Services

11:30-12:30 pm    Lunch

12:30- 2:30 pm   Physical Evidence: Collection, Storage, Chain of Custody, and Forensic Testing.                      

Massachusetts State Police Forensic Scientist V John D. Biello, Technical Leader/ Section Supervisor of the Trace/ Arson and Explosives Unit of the State Police Crime Laboratory with Massachusetts State Police Lieutenant Eric Desrosiers and Trooper James Colella of the Fire and Explosive Investigation Unit

2:30-3:30 pm Case Study and Practical Applications                               

Boston Fire Department Forensic Scientist V John Drugan, (Former Massachusetts State Police Forensic V)

3:30-4:00 pm  Closing Remarks