Courtroom Preparation and Testimony for First Responders (F0209)

Training Specialist

Michael Donahue
michael.donahue2@fema.dhs.gov
301-447-1158

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Curriculum: Arson

This course will provide the necessary tools for all emergency responders who may be called upon for depositions and/or courtroom testimony relevant to facts witnessed on arrival at a scene as a first responder.This 2-day course will emphasize the importance of reporting factual events. It also will address the need to improve report-writing skills after witnessing an event, and oral presentation skills if asked to describe the event in a court of law. The intent of this course is to prepare all emergency responders, with emphasis on volunteer firefighters, to present information to the legal system.

Selection Criteria Open to all interested emergency services personnel, including volunteer, career, and allied professions, who are interested in controlling the arson problem.
Delivery Type 2-Day Off-Campus
Prerequisites None.
ACE Recommendation In the lower division baccalaureate/ associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Fire Science, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Management and Law Enforcement.
CEU's 1.4
Post-Course Requirements None.
Student Pre-Course Materials None.
NFPA Standards None.
Student Comments

Course Schedule Information

Dates Availability Location Contact(s)
August 20 - 21, 2013 Springfield, Missouri

Kevin Zumwalt
Assistant Director
MU Fire and Rescue Training Institute
(573) 882-0892
zumwaltk@missouri.edu

Gail Hagans
Coordinator
MU Fire and Rescue Training Institute
(573) 882-9780
hagansg@missouri.edu

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August 22 - 23, 2013 Lihu'e, Hawaii

Lloyd Rogers
Administrative Specialist
State Fire Council Honolulu Fire Department
(808) 723-7179
lrogers@honolulu.gov

Michael Scovel
Training Captain
Kaua'i Fire Department
(808) 241-4165
kfdtraing@kauai.gov

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September 21 - 22, 2013 Las Vegas, Nevada

Lori DeGristina
Training Officer
State Fire Marshal
(775) 684-7522
ldegristina@dps.state.nv.us

Reginald McCollins
Captain
Las Vegas Fire and Rescue
(702) 229-0346
rmccollins@lasvegasnevada.gov

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October 8 - 9, 2013 Quincy, Illinois

Roger Lunt
Deputy Director
IL Fire Service Institute
(217) 244-9674
r-lunt1@illinois.edu

Steve Salrin
Deputy Chief
Quincy Fire Department
(217) 228-4459
ssalrin@quincyil.gov

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October 26 - 27, 2013 St. Francisville , Louisiana

Wayne Cruse
Manager
LSU FETI
(225) 202-3722
jcruse1@lsu.edu

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November 9 - 10, 2013 College Park, Maryland

Wayne R. Colburn Jr.
Special Projects Coordinator
Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute
(301) 226-9937
wcolburn@mfri.org

S. Todd Dyche
Regional Coordinator
Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute
(301) 729-0431
tdyche@mfri.org

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January 13 - 14, 2014 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Ed Kirtley
Director
Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training
(405) 744-8000
ekirtley@osufst.org

Curtis Driscoll
Training Major
Oklahoma City Fire Department
(405) 297-1312
curtis.driscoll@okc.gov

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January 25 - 26, 2014 Los Lunas, New Mexico

Carlos Chavez
Instructor/Coordinator
NMFTA
(505) 795-2351
CarlosL.Chavez@state.nm.us

John Gabaldon
Captain
Los Lunas Fire Department
(505) 866-2116
jgabaldon@loslunasnm.gov

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February 1 - 2, 2014 Stow, Massachusetts

Edmund M. Walker
Director
Massachusetts Firefighting Academy
(978) 567-3114
edmund.walker@state.ma.us

David Houghton
Massachusetts Firefighting Academy
(978) 567-3171
david.houghton@state.ma.us

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April 12 - 13, 2014 Germantown, Tennessee

Jeff Elliott
Fire Director
TN Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy
(931) 294-4151
jeff.elliott@tn.gov

Kris Foster
Regional Coordinator
TN Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy
(931) 638-5918
kris.foster@tn.gov

Byron Smith
Training Coordidnator
Germantown FD
(901) 751-4640
byronsmith@germantown-tn.gov

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April 26 - 27, 2014 Greenville, Kentucky

Jimmy VanCleve
Coordinator
State Fire Rescue Training
(270) 273-3187
jimmy.vancleve@kctcs.edu

Pat Thompson
Director
State Fire Rescue Training
(859) 256-3189
pat.thompson@kctcs.edu

Marc Henderson
Specialist
State Fire Rescue Training
(270) 273-3187
marc.henderson@kctcs.edu

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April 29 - 30, 2014 Montour Falls, New York

Andrew Dickinson
Bureau Chief
NYS Office of Fire Prevention & Control
(518) 474-6746
adickinson@dhses.ny.gov

William McGovern
Fire Prot Spec.
NYS Office of Fire Prevention & Control
(518) 474-6746
wmcgovern@dhses.ny.gov

Dave Martinichio
Deputy Chief
NYS Fire Academy
(607) 535-7136
dmartinichio@dhses.ny.gov

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