Membership Application: Any person, 18 years of age or older, who is a representative of a government agency, business, or industrial concern and is actively engaged in some phase of the suppression of arson or investigation of fires, at the time application is submitted, will be eligible for membership in the California Conference of Arson Investigators.

Student Application: A student membership may be awarded to a student 18 years old or over, currently enrolled in a college level Fire Science, Fire Engineering, Criminal Justice, or Administration of Justice field of study. The student membership is not open to anyone that qualifies for other membership classes. Student Members shall have the rights and privileges of Active Members, except voting and holding office.