57th Northern Ohio Arson Seminar
57th NORTHERN OHIO ARSON SEMINAR TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 21 & 22, 2026
SAME LOCATION, SAME FORMAT!
The Northern Ohio Arson Seminar will be held February 21 & 22, 2026
Thank you for being patient and calling to inquire about the seminar. We changed many things last year. PLEASE NOTICE THE NEW CONTACT ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER BELOW. We are no longer sending flyers by mail. All notices will be sent by email. If you wish personal notification, please send your name and email to "secretary@northernohioarsonseminar.com. Again, thank you for your patience and patronage.
NEW MAILING ADDRESS: NORTHERN OHIO ARSON SEMINAR, 8043 MUNSON ROAD, MENTOR, OH. 44060 NEW SEMINAR VOICE MAILBOX: 614-300-6035
Click here to download our 57th Northern Ohio Arson Seminar Flyer
Saturday: Joe Loving presenting "Arsonist Mind" a case study of an occupied House Fire. Also Saturday, Tom Imler and Sawyer Garriques will present "The Intersection of Insurance with the Private and Public Investigator". Sunday: Author Wayne Miller will be touching on may topics during the day, Including "Large Loss Fire and Explosion Investigations", Arson Investigation Teaching Points for Fire, Police and Investigative Personnel; (Tips that can be used by all first responders and investigators)".
ATTENTION: Jeffry Koehn, IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI will be conducting the IAAI "EVIDENCE COLLECTION TECHNICIAN" testing at the Ashland County Sheriff's Office Annex on Friday evening February 20, 2026. Registration for the test is being handled through the IAAI...NOT THIS SEMINAR! You must register using the link below. Class limited to 20 students.
LINK FOR THE TEST - NOAS ECT Registration Link
Please refer to the FAQ / Instructions page under the "Seminar Info" tab for registration instructions. We recommend the electronic registration process over mailing registrations. Delays in receiving mail are a possible problem.
The NORTHERN OHIO ARSON SEMINAR, held at Ashland University's Convocation Center, provides training and education in the field of Fire and Arson Investigation. Sponsored by the Ohio Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI), the 2026 Northern Ohio Arson Seminar will be it's 57th meeting
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ARSONIST MIND - 2019 occupied house fire in the middle of the night with an adult and two children inside. Investigation spanned over 2.5 years with over 100 leads. Investigators interviewed more than 50 people, obtained over 30 court orders and sear... more
The Intersection of Insurance with the Private and Public Fire Investigator
This program is presented by Tom Imler, AIC-M, AIS, AINS. Vice President of Claims - Friends Cove Mutual Insurance Company. Also presenting is Sawyer Garriques, IAAI-CFI(V), ECT; NAFI-CVFI, CVFI, Senior Investigator - SIU - Grinnell Mutual Reinsuranc... more
57th Annual Northern Ohio
Arson Seminar
February 21 & 22, 2026
Ashland University's
Convocation Center






