Getting Started: Create Your Free Account

Part 1: Create your account

1. Find the sign-up link.
On the home page, Get Started — It's Free! explains what membership includes. To sign up, click Login or Register at the top right of any page.

2. Enter your email address.
New and returning members both start here.

3. If your work email blocks our messages.
Some corporate, municipal and government email systems block email from us. Click Not receiving emails from us? to open help.

Forward the request shown in the box to your IT or email administrator. It asks them to allow email from admin@forensiccrash.net.

Still stuck? You can get your PIN by text, or email us at admin@forensiccrash.net.

4. Click Continue.

5. Register.
A new email address takes you to Welcome to the Network. Click Yes, Register Me, and we email you a six-digit PIN.

6. Find the PIN email.
It comes from admin@forensiccrash.net. If it isn't in your inbox, check your spam or junk folder.

7. Enter the PIN and click Verify PIN.

Part 2: Secure your account

8. Add your first and last name.

9. Choose a password of at least 8 characters. From now on you can sign in with your password or with a PIN.

10. Agree to the terms.
Rep Code is optional; enter one only if someone referred you. Tick the box to agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

11. Click Update Account.
You return to the home page, already signed in, with the message Account security updated successfully.

Part 3: Find your way around

12. Open your dashboard.
Click your name at the top right and choose Account Tools. This works from any page.

13. Your account status is at the top of the dashboard.

14. Your messages are in the User Message Center, starting with your $10 Welcome Credit.

15. The three pillars.

• Connect: the Member Directory, the Jobs Board, the Resource Library and Non-Profit Organizations.
• Equip: the Marketplace, plus Advertisers for vendors and training providers. To sell used gear, open your name menu and choose List Item.
• Learn: Training is the searchable training calendar. The Training Hub on your dashboard holds your digital classroom and lets you request specialized training.

16. Fill in your profile.
Scroll down your dashboard to Directory Profile and Profile Image Uploads. The Your Profile & Privacy guide walks through it.

Part 4: Signing in next time

17. Enter your email and click Continue. Then choose Continue with PIN to have a code emailed to you, or Login with Password.

18. Enter your password and click Sign In. You return to the page you were on, or to your dashboard.

Trouble?

• No PIN email: check spam and junk. The sender is admin@forensiccrash.net. On the PIN page, use Resend PIN or Send PIN via text message.
• A reCAPTCHA checkbox appears: tick I'm not a robot, then click Continue again.
• Forgot your password: choose Continue with PIN on the Welcome Back page.
• Work email blocks us: see step 3.