UNITED KINGDOM ASSOCIATION OF FIRE INVESTIGATORS (UK-AFI)

CELEBRATING ITS 15th

ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE AND AGM

To be held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 29, 30 and 31 January 2018 at

Latimer Place, Chesham, Bucks HP5 1UG

08.00 Registration, Coffee and networking

08:30 Dr Nick Carey (UK) UK-AFI President’s Welcome

08:40 AGM (Agenda will be available on our web site)

TRAINING PROGRAMME

10:00 Mike Flanagan – First Aid and the Fire Investigator 10: 40 COFFEE 11:00 Dr David Schudel - ‘I really didn’t do it Guv’ 12:30 LUNCH 13:30 Professor James Lygate – Marine Fire Trends

15:30 COFFEE 16.00 James Acott & (BRE) - Fire incidents involving photovoltaic systems:

Causes, risks and recommendations 17.00 End of day one - Networking continues in the bar 19.30 Dinner

UK-AFI 15th ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE AND AGM 2018 DAY TWO - Tuesday 30 January 2018

TRAININGPROGRAMME

08.00 Coffee and networking

08:30 Victor Massenkoff and Claire Firth - ‘Investigation of butane honey oil lab fires / explosions and related marijuana grow operations’

10: 00 COFFEE

10:30 Victor Massenkoff and Claire Firth - ‘Investigation of butane honey oil lab fires / explosions and related marijuana grow operations’

12:30 LUNCH

13:30 Paul Macdonald - Hertfordshire FRS – Newgrange Care Home Double Fatal Fire Case Study

14.30 Chris Ward and John Gilbody – Streamlined Forensics Reporting

15:30 COFFEE

16:00 Topical debate

16.30 End of day one - Networking continues in the bar

19.30 UK-AFI Dinner

UK-AFI 15th ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE AND AGM 2018

DAY THREE - Wednesday 31 January 2018

TRAININGPROGRAMME

08:30 Coffee and networking

09:00 Introduction to the ‘White Goods Day’ - Peter Butt, (Beko) and Peter Mansi, (FI-UK)

The day will include case studies, outdoor white goods fires, classroom examinations

of appliances, why they fail and what to look for.

The history, myths and legends of white goods and an update on recent failures.

Dr Richard Fletcher (Hawkins) and Mark Turner (Hawkins) will discuss the common

causes of electrical appliance fires”

10:30 COFFEE

11:00 Class room sessions and outdoor sessions

12.30 LUNCH

13.30 Outdoor Session – Large electrical appliance burns and demonstrations

15.00 COFFEE

15.30 Classroom/outside large electrical appliance examinations

16.30 Closing message from President

Fullpaymentrequiredwithregistrationstoclaire.mansi@uk-afi.orgCost:Members£690.00includingMondayandTuesdaynightaccommodation&mealsNon-Members£790.00