INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ARSON INVESTIGATORS, INC.

it is hereby known that the
OHIO CHAPTER
of the
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ARSON INVESTIGATORS, INC.
was founded April 26, 1960 at the annual meeting at West LaFayette, Indiana, Purdue University.

Be it in the minds of all members that the thought behind such
Chapter shall be to further the objectives of the I.A.A.I.

To unite for mutual benefit those officials and private persons
engaged in the control of Arson and kindred crimes.

To provide for exchange of technical information and developments.

To cooperate with other law enforcement agencies and associations
to further fire prevention and suppression of crime.

To encourage high professional standards of conduct among Arson
Investigators and to continually strive to eliminate all factors
which interfere with administration of crime suppression.

Said Chapter shall be vested with all the rights, benefits and obligations there
unto pertaining, conferred and imposed by the Constitution and By-Laws of the Association.
In Testimony Whereof, the officers of the International Association of Arson Investigators, Inc.
have affixed their names and seal this 10th day of June in the year 1960.

Chapter No. 1

Signed by Willis Peterson, President
Signed by Howard Schooley, Secretary

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Proposed Constitution and By-Laws Revisions

The proposed Constitution and By-Laws is posted on the By-Laws web page. Please visit that page and download a version for your review. Your input is very important to us. By-Laws will be voted on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 during the annual meeting. Meeting will begin at 6 p.m.

Hello Ohio Chapter Members,

My name is Scott Bennett and I am your chapter president for the term of 2009-2010. I have been an active member of the IAAI since May of 1982. I am retired from the City of Dayton Fire Department where I was assigned to the Regional Fire/Arson Investigation Unit. As a full time fire/explosion investigator I maintained a commission as a Montgomery County Deputy Sheriff until my retirement in 2004. I now am a partner with Fire Investigation Services and continue to stay active in the origin and cause industry. I’m married with 2 children and still reside in Dayton, Ohio. As your president, I’m available any time to take your emails and/or calls regarding our chapter. Remember, Ohio didn’t get the title of being Chapter #1 for sitting by and watching everyone else. We are a large organization and we will continue to grow.  First, I would like to say thank you to all of you for allowing me the opportunity to serve you for the past 2 terms as the board of directors and the past 2 years as second and first vice president.

 As your 2009-2010 president for the Ohio chapter I will continue to work hard on recruiting new members, training and education, and to maintain a fiscally sound budget.

 One of my many goals this year is to increase our membership by 50 new members. I want to encourage the law enforcement folks to join or chapter and I also want to keep up our training to our members.

 For the past 2 years I have been the Ohio CFI chairperson and have witnessed our members growing more and more as “CFI’s”. I support the IAAI-CFI program and would like to see more of our members obtain that title.

 I have spoken to your First Vice President Brian Peterman and your Second Vice President Keith Loreno and all have agreed to work on the “one day seminars” around Ohio. As president, I would like to get back to holding ½-1 day seminars and charging a very small fee for those who attend. (Free is even better). We have a lot of talent from around Ohio within our membership who would be more than willing to share their knowledge, expertise, and experience with us in the field of fire/arson investigations.

Best regards,

 Scott Bennett, IAAI-CFI

937-414-0274

ScottBennett@FireInv.com