Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Fire Investigation)

A total of 15 units of competency is required for this qualification, comprising

12 core units listed below; plus

3 elective units from the general elective units listed

Choose a minimum of 1 elective unit from Group A related to either fire and land management or air service fire operation agencies.

Choose the remaining 2 elective units from Group B or elsewhere within this training package or another endorsed training package or accredited course.

All elective units selected from outside this qualification must contribute to the vocational outcome of the qualification. Where imported units are selected, care must be taken to ensure that all prerequisite units specified are complied with. Prerequisites attached to any of the units must be obtained and are additional to the number of units required for this qualification.

Where a prerequisite is attached to a unit it is identified by the symbol ∟.

Note:

Refer to the PUA Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide for information on fire prerequisites.

Core units

CPPSEC3028A

Compile investigative report

POLFOR021

Use and maintain specialist forensic equipment

PSPREG012

Gather information through interviews

PUAFIR605

Determine origin and cause of mobile property fire

∟ PUALAW001 Protect and preserve incident scene

∟ PUALAW002 Conduct initial investigation at incident scene

PUAFIR606

Apply principles of combustion and fire dynamics to fire scene investigation

PUAFIR607

Apply electrical/electronic knowledge to fire investigations

∟ PUAFIR605 Determine origin and cause of mobile property fire

∟ PUAFIR609 Collect, record and coordinate the analysis of physical evidence

* and one of the following:

∟ PUAFIR603 Determine origin and cause of wildfire

∟ PUAFIR604 Determine origin and cause of structure fire

PUAFIR608

Investigate fatal fires

∟ PUAFIR605 Determine origin and cause of mobile property fire

∟ PUAFIR609 Collect, record and coordinate the analysis of physical evidence

* and one of the following:

∟ PUAFIR603 Determine origin and cause of wildfire

∟ PUAFIR604 Determine origin and cause of structure fire

PUAFIR609

Collect, record and coordinate the analysis of physical evidence

∟ PUALAW001 Protect and preserve incident scene

PUAFIR610

Manage imaging and electronic data

PUALAW003

Give evidence in a judicial or quasi-judicial setting

PUALAW004

Represent the organisation in a judicial or quasi-judicial setting

PUAWHS002

Maintain safety at an incident scene

∟ PUAFIR210 Prevent injury

Group A: Elective units

PUAFIR603

Determine origin and cause of wildfire

∟ PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire

∟ PUALAW001 Protect and preserve incident scene

∟PUALAW002 Conduct initial investigation at incident scene

PUAFIR604

Determine origin and cause of structure fire

∟ PUAFIR302 Suppress urban fire

∟ PUALAW001 Protect and preserve incident scene

∟ PUALAW002 Conduct initial investigation at incident scene

Group B: Elective units

DEFFOR005

Compile and submit electronic media forensic documentation

PUACOM016

Manage media requirements at major incident

PUAFIR001

Coordinate state aerial operations

PUAFIR004

Manage complex aerial operations for an incident response

PUAFIR611

Process and analyse fire scene data and laboratory results

∟ PUAFIR609 Collect, record and coordinate the analysis of physical evidence

PUAFIR612

Undertake post incident analysis

∟ CPPSEC3028A Compile investigative report

∟ PUAFIR605 Determine origin and cause of mobile property fire

*and one of the following:

∟ PUAFIR603 Determine origin and cause of wildfire

∟ PUAFIR604 Determine origin and cause of structure fire