Youth Firesetter Intervention Specialist

Selection criteria

Students either have or will have responsibilities as the practitioner who provides services at the program delivery level. This includes the person who is responsible for the identification, intake, screening, educational intervention, follow-up, and evaluation of the program services and results. Students representing the fire service are encouraged to partner with other agencies for this training. Partners can include but are not limited to fire investigators, law enforcement, mental health, social services, juvenile justice, or other stakeholders who can assist in building and maintaining programs in their communities.

Prerequisites

Note: There is a pre-course assignment students will need to bring to class.

To achieve the optimal benefits of the course, we ask that you perform some basic research in advance of the course. Please come prepared to discuss the following information pertinent to your community:

Is your community urban, suburban, rural or a mixture (per se)?
How many youth firesetting (YFS) incidents does your organization handle per year?
What types of YFS incidents do you handle the most frequently?
Are there particular age groups that represent a greater problem than others?
What is the minimum age at which your jurisdiction can file criminal charges against a youth for fire-related incidents?
If charges can be filed, what is the average number of youth that are charged per year?
On average, how many injuries caused by youth firesetting does your community experience per year? How many deaths?
On average, how much property loss is associated with youth firesetting per year?

If your organization currently has a YFSPI program, please bring copies of the various documents that are utilized to support it, such as intake and screening forms. Please also bring a copy of any lesson plans for the educational component of your program.

If your organization does not have a program, do not worry. The course includes many examples of support materials.

Upcoming offerings

Submit FEMA Form 119-25-2 to the contact(s) listed below for the course offering you are interested in attending.

Dates	Location	Contact(s)	CCP
February 7 - 8, 2022	Hays, Kansas	Erin McGruder Instructional Program Manager Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute 785-864-0650 erinmcg@ku.edu Shane Preston Deputy Chief Hays Fire Department 785-324-1391 spreston@haysusa.com	Course coordination plan
April 2 - 3, 2022	Riverton, Wyoming	Eric Siwik Training Coordinator Wyoming State Fire Marshal 307-857-6820 eric.siwik@wyo.gov	Course coordination plan
April 2 - 3, 2022	Sayreville, New Jersey	Kent Neiswender Training and Certification Specialist II NJ Division of Fire Safety 609-341-3473 kent.neiswender@dca.nj.gov Karen Grant-Haber Director Kean Univeristy Fire Safety Program 908-737-3062 kgrant@kean.edu Michael Gallagher County Fire Marshal Middlesex County 732-316-7171 mike.gallagher@co.middlesex.nj.us	Course coordination plan
April 26 - 27, 2022	Hyannis, Massachusetts	Alanna Malatos Fire Officer & Professional Development Coordinator Massachusetts Department of Fire Services 978-567-3210 alanna.malatos@state.ma.us Brian Tyson Captain Barnstable Fire Department 508-362-3312 btyson@barnstablefire.org	Course coordination plan
April 26 - 27, 2022	Montour Falls, New York	Andrew Pohl Fire Protection Specialist/Investigator NYS Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services/Office of Fire Prevention & Control 518-474-6746 andrew.Pohl@dhses.ny.gov Bret Welch Deputy Chief NYS Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services/Office of Fire Prevention & Control 607-228-3105 bret.welch@dhses.ny.gov	Course coordination plan
May 10 - 11, 2022	Reno, Nevada	Tom Martinez Training Officer II Nevada State Fire Marshal Division 775-684-7529 tmartinez@dps.state.nv.us Brett Lee Fire Prevention Specialist II Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District 775-326-6074 blee@tmfpd.us	Course coordination plan
June 4 - 5, 2022	Jacksonville, Arkansas	Kilatha Hargiss Statewide Training Arkansas Fire Training Academy 870-574-4760 khargiss@sautech.edu Grant Warner Division Chief Training Jacksonville Fire Department 501-951-0028 gwarner@cityofjacksonville.net	Course coordination plan
July 19 - 20, 2022	Plainfield, Indiana	Zach Westfall Field Program Manager Indiana Department of Homeland Security - Fire Academy 317-464-0965 zwestfall@dhs.in.gov	Course coordination plan
August 15 - 16, 2022	College Park, Maryland	Todd Dyche Coordinator Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute 301-729-0431 tdyche@mfri.org Jack Beall Coordinator Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute 888-691-4628 jbeall@mfri.org	Course coordination plan
August 24 - 25, 2022	Ocala, Florida	Patrick Giacobbe State Fire Training Office, POC Division of State Fire Marshal - Bureau of Fire Standards and Training 352-369-2809 patrick.giacobbe@myfloridacfo.com	Course coordination plan

Youth Firesetter Intervention Specialist F0633

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Selection criteria

Prerequisites

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