STATE EDUCATORS RECEIVE CSI TRAINING July 10, 2008

Bell Buckle, TN –      Educators from across the state will receive training in crime

scene investigations at the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement

Academy (TFACA) on July 14, 2008.

Educators will take this experience back to high school students enrolled in

Forensic Science, which is a high school elective. Health science teachers

oversee instruction at high schools located across the state. Students

enrolled in this specialized training receive instruction in an overview of

how science is applied to solving crimes.  Topics include history of forensic

sciences, collecting of evidence, analyzing results and hands-on applications

of many laboratory techniques used in solving crimes and identifying people. 

“Forensic Science is the fastest growing course in the Health Science

curriculum, “said Sheila Carlton, Health Science consultant with the

Department of Education.  “This training provides a hands-on approach

to crime scene investigation from a medical perspective and allows for

the students to gain skills in order to participate in a mock (staged)

crime scene.   Jobs these students can consider include forensic nursing,

forensic odontologists, forensic pathologists, forensic psychiatrists, medical

examiners/coroners, forensic technicians, criminalists, and toxicologists.”

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is hosting

this course and, along with the State Fire Marshal’s Bomb and Arson Division,

providing the instructors for training.  An explosives demonstration will be

included as part of the course.  ATF will place emphasis on the safety issues

surrounding chemicals and their explosive properties in relation to health care

professionals in the area of Forensics. 

“Many agencies within state government utilize our facility because of its

diversity and cost saving measures.” states TFACA Executive Director Roger

Hawks. "We are pleased to include the Department of Education in our expanding list

of customers.”

Located on 330 acres in northern Bedford County, the Tennessee Fire Service

and Codes Enforcement Academy offers a unique dual curriculum.  The Academy

provides nearly 500 courses to fire departments, codes professionals and other

agencies throughout the state.

For more information about the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement

Academy, visit www.tennessee.gov/commerce or call toll free 1-800-747-8868 or 931-294-4111.

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