North Carolina Chapter

The popular yellow and black stuffed animals are back in stock!  Visit the NCIAAI Merchandise page to see them and more!

NCIAAI Merchandise

Visit the Mountain Fire Investigation Summit 2024 page on our website for more information and the registration form/instructions.

2024 Mountain Fire Investigation Summit

August 20-22, 2024

Asheville, NC

You need to put this great educational opportunity on your calendar NOW for August 20-22 in Asheville - the first of its type in western NC!

Hosted on the campus of AB Tech Woodfin, experience three days on a rage of fire investigation topics including fire protection systems, photography, wildland fire investigation,vehicle fires, and more!

Registration will be open soon.  For information, please contact Bill States (bstates@ashevillenc.gov) or fill out an interest form by clicking/tapping here. (Google Form)

Download the informational flyer by clicking/tapping here.

Registration fee: Class fee exemption for NC fire service and law enforcement employees; private sector and federal employees will be responsible for a registration fee through the community college.

Supply fee: All students will have a $25 fee to cover supplies and materials

Hotel room rate: GSA rate of $135/night plus appicable taxes

Hotel arrangements:

Fairfield Inn and Suites - Asheville/Weaverville

25 Fairfield Approach Dr, Weaverville NC 28787

(828) 645-9000

There are 20 rooms at GSA rate under the NCIAAI room block

Class location:

AB Tech  Woodfin Campus

20 and 24 Canoe Lane, Asheville NC 28804

Details here - https://nciaai.com/Upcoming-Training-Classes/13364764

The NC Chapter, IAAI will be presenting two awards at the Fall NC/SC IAAI Joint Conference in October 2024.

One award will recognize an individual Fire Investigator of the Year.

A second award is to acknowledge a Fire Investigation Team of the Year.

Please complete the required information and attach a summary with the basis of the nomination.  The description must detail the case work for the investigator or team investigation.

Nominations must be completed/submitted by a person/persons who were not involved in the investigation (i.e. no self-nominations accepted).

For questions about the application process, please contact NCIAAI Board Member and Chair of the Scholarship/Awards committee Patrick Barker.

Application deadline is August 1, 2024.

To submit a nomination, click/tap here.

The NCIAAI Board of Directors and the Scholarship Committee offers TWO (2) $500 scholarships for NCIAAI members to assist in expenses incurred in attending the NC/SC IAAI Joint Conference each October.

Current, active NCIAAI Members in good standing may apply by visiting https://nciaai.wildapricot.org/event-5750767

The Schedule of Classes for the 2024 NCIAAI Spring Conference in Pinehurst has been moved from the Conferences and Training section of the website to teh sub-page "Previous Conferences."  You can find that information by clicking/tapping here.

Registration for the 2024 NCIAAI Spring Conference and hotel information has been updated on the 2024 NCIAAI Spring Conference webpage.

New page added with information on the NCIAAI Academic Scholarship for children of a current NCIAAI Member.

Click/tap the link below for more information.

Academic Scholarship information page.

Looking for information on candidates running for the Board of Directors for the International?

For those candidates who have provided profile information and asked us to share it, you can find it under a new section on the main Home page of nciaai.com (IAAI Office Candidates) or by visiting the page at IAAI Board Candidates.