What is a Council-certified Fire and Smoke Damage Consultant??

The ACAC Council-certified Fire and Smoke Damage Consultant credential will recognize the specific training, knowledge and experience expected of a fire and smoke damage professional, providing creditability to the practitioner and ensuring public trust. This online course is uniquely designed to aid candidates in preparation for the ACAC certification examination. To this end, the course provides in depth discussion on the domains of knowledge addressed by the exam and the exam topics identified by the ACAC certification board. The course is geared to those individuals who do fire and smoke damage inspections, remediation, or insurance professionals who must be prepared to responsibly and accurately assess property smoke damage claims as they are filed.

Certification Information

Certification examinations are administered through the American Council for Accredited Certification (ACAC), an independent certifying body. There are three designations in the ACAC credential track: the Council-certified Fire and Smoke Consultant (CFSC), which requires 8 years of verifiable field experience; the Council-certified Fire and Smoke Technician (CFST), which requires 2 years of verifiable field experience; and, the Council-certified Fire and Smoke Assistant Technician (CFSAT), which requires being active in the field of assessment and investigation of structural, protein and wildfire incidents.

Acronym Key

CFSC/T/AT = Council-Certified Fire and Smoke Damage

Consultant/Technician/Assistant Technician