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POLICE TRAINING INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
BASIC ARSON The Police Training Institute will be presenting the 200-hour Basic Arson
INVESTIGATOR Investigator Class beginning October 18, 2010.
This is a 5-week course, for fire personnel, is presented over 3 months and
CHANGE OF LOCATION: includes the 40-hour Mandatory Firearms certification.
Police Training Institute
1004 S. Fourth Street The course will be held completely at the Police Training Institute in
Champaign, IL 61820 Champaign.
Upon successful completion of the course, the attendee may submit for
Date: certification to the Office of the State Fire Marshal as an Arson Investigator.
October 18-29, 2010
November 8–19, 2010 Attendees may pay the tuition fee personally, but must be enrolled by the
December 6-10, 2010 training officer or other command officer from their agency and meet the
Students must attend all 3 sessions following requirements.
Length of Course: To attend this course, enrollees must:
200 Hours
Be an active, full-time employee of a local governmental authority
Tuition: Be Firefighter II certified or by-passed
$2077 tuition
Be a graduate of Fire Investigations Modules 1 and 2
For those agencies or individuals
(Module 3 is STRONGLY recommended)
interested, PTI is offering housing
for the 5 weeks of the course for
$500. A meal card is also available Submit a letter of approval from Fire Chief to attend the course
for $500 for the full 5 weeks of the and acknowledging that the attendee will be attending firearms
course. Partial housing and/or training.
meals are not available.
Certification of an Arson Investigator does not automatically qualify one
Questions: to carry a firearm. Firearm possession for Arson Investigators is based
Email Mike Metzler at upon approval of the investigator’s fire or police chief or home rule
mmetzler@illinois.edu ordinance. For questions regarding this issue, contact your jurisdiction’s
legal advisor.
To Enroll Call:
Chaley Hausle, Registrar
PTI will verify all enrollee’s certifications and employment through the
1-866-808-9140 Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office prior to the beginning of the course.
Anyone not approved by Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office may not
attend this course.