An inside look at how Minnesota fire investigators are trained to follow rules

NOWTHEN, Minn. (FOX 9) - Just like anyone else, fire investigators need to go to school.

On Thursday, the classroom is a vacant house in rural Anoka County where, a couple of weeks ago, the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office set six different fires, then put them out, now returning for their students to try to figure out what happened.

Their teacher is Levi Roline, the Deputy State Fire Marshal for Minnesota.

And this time, he’s got a brand-new piece of tech to add to the ever-evolving world of fire detective work.

"As far as fire investigation as a science, we’re one of the youngest forensic sciences that’s out there," Roline said.

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A couple of times a year, the State Fire Marshal’s Office holds these training sessions in various parts of Minnesota