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Youth Firesetting Interviewing and Educational Intervention Strategies F0621

Training Specialist


Michael Weller
301-447-1476

Delivery type


2-day off-campus

ACE recommendation


There is not an American Council on Education credit recommendation for this course.

The two-day Youth Firesetting Interviewing and Educational Intervention Strategies course provides students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform an interview/screening and develop an educational intervention program for identified youth exhibiting fire misuse behaviors. The course addresses how to establish and implement these strategies to meet the needs of these youths and their families.

Participants will learn how to interview youth who have engaged in high-risk behaviors such as youth firesetting (YFS) or experimentation with incendiary/explosive devices. Participants will also learn how to provide educational intervention options for simple and complex youth firesetting situations.

Incident Command System (ICS)-100-level and ICS-200-level training. Preferred courses are Q0462 and Q0463, available through NFA Online. Chief's signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training.

Upcoming offerings

Email or call the official under Contact(s) if you are interested in attending a course.
Dates Availability Location Contact(s) CCP
December 3 - 4, 2024 Forsyth, Georgia
Ike McConnell
Director
Georgia Fire Academy
478-999-3467
[email protected]
Jorge O. Roque Jr.
Instructor
Georgia Fire Academy
478-993-4685
[email protected]
CCP
December 5 - 6, 2024 Windsor Locks, Connecticut
Mark Waters
Program Planner
Connecticut Fire Academy
860-608-5437
[email protected]
CCP
February 10 - 11, 2025 West Des Moines, Iowa
Don Minks
Special Programs Manager
Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau
515-727-3424
[email protected]
Jess Dunn
Bureau Chief
Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau
515-727-3428
[email protected]
Mike Whitsell
Fire Marshal
West Des Moines Fire Department
515-222-3420
[email protected]
CCP
March 3 - 4, 2025 Weston, West Virginia
Mark Lambert
Director
WV State Fire Academy
304-687-7228
[email protected]
CCP
March 10 - 11, 2025 Wichita, Kansas
James Zeeb
Assistant Director
Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute
785-864-7227
[email protected]
Jose Ocadiz
Fire Marshal
Wichita Fire Department
316-268-4466
[email protected]
CCP
May 14 - 15, 2025 Scottsdale, Arizona
Jeff Johnston
Certification Coordinator
AZCFSE
602-775-3387
[email protected]
Kirk Webb
Training Coordinator
Arizona Fire and Burn Educators Association
928-358-0476
[email protected]
CCP