Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators is an organization whos objective and purposes are: 1) To unite for mutual benefit those public officials and private persons engaged in the investigation of fires and explosions. 2) To provide for exchange of technical information and developments. 3) To cooperate with other law enforcement agencies and associations to further fire prevention and the investigation of fires and explosions. 4) To encourage high professional standards of conduct amoung fire and explosion investigators and to continually strive to eliminate all factors which interfere with the administration of crime suppression. 5) To provide for on-going educational programs to create public awareness of the investigation of fires and explosions, the crime of arson and its effects, and to expand the membership areas of expertise in fire and explosion investigation, arson and arson suppression.