Professional Training

Professional training sessions on youth firesetting prevention and intervention are provided upon request.  State, Regional, and National conferences may also provide professional training sessions on youth firesetting prevention and intervention.  Contact:  traumaburn@umich.edu or Karla Klas at ksklas@med.umich.edu. 

Other training resources relevant to youth firesetting prevention and intervention:

• USFA National Fire Academy (NFA) Training Courses on Youth Firesetting Prevention and Intervention: 

  • 6-Day On-Campus in Emmitsburg, MD -- "Youth Firesetting Prevention and Intervention R0629":  https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/details/10435

  • 2-Day Off-Campus (locations vary) -- "Youth Firesetter Intervention Specialist F0633":  https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/details/10525

  • 2-Day Off-Campus (locations vary) -- "Youth Firesetter Program Manager F0634":  https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/details/10527

  • 2-Day Off-Campus (locations vary) -- "Youth Firesetting Interviewing and Educational Intervention Strategies F0621":   https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/details/10866 

  • Online Instructor-Led -- "Youth Firesetting Prevention and Intervention P0629":  https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/details/10819 

  • Refer to the USFA NFA Course Catalog for application periods, courses, dates, and locations:  https://www.usfa.fema.gov/nfa/courses/ 

• Vision 20/20 and IFSTA “Introduction to Youth Firesetting Prevention and Intervention” free eLearning Course

  • Click on "Free Courses Vision 20/20"  in the lower right corner of IFSTA ResourceOne:  https://moodle.ifsta.org/   Use your existing or create a new account.  On the Essentials of Community Risk Reduction six courses, click on "Click here to build your home fire and life safety expertise" and enter enrollment key CRR8413.  Select the "Introduction to Youth Firesetting Prevention and Intervention" course, which appears as the 6th online course.

  • Link to course also available at:  https://strategicfire.org/crr/education/ 

• 2023 USFA Arson Awareness Week Webinar "Understanding and Mitigating Youth Firesetting Issues - A Guide to Success":  Click here to view the recorded webinar https://virtualclassroom.nvfc.org/products/webinar-understanding-and-mitigating-youth-fire-setting-issues-a-guide-to-success  

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA):  www.nfpa.org
  NFPA 1035 "Standard on Fire and Life Safety Educator, Public Information Officer, Youth Firesetter Intervention Specialist and Youth Firesetter Program Manager Professional Qualifications."

  • NFPA Podcast on "Trauma and Risk" discussing the role of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in increased community risk and youth behaviors including youth firesetting:  https://nfpa.libsyn.com/trauma-and-risk 

• YFIRES (Youth Firesetting Information Repository & Evaluation System):  www.yfires.com
  An online data repository and collection tool for youth fire misuse.  It also provides additional youth firesetting prevention and intervention resources and educational opportunities.

• International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI):

  • Introduction to Youth Set Fires

  • Legal Aspects of Youth-Set Fires

  • Investigating Youth Set Fires

• Community Risk Reduction (CRR)

  • Vision 20/20:  CRR Education plus multiple training options, resources, and tools.

  • NFPA:  Community Risk Reduction plus Standard 1300 and tools.

  • National Fire Academy:  Introduction to Strategic Community Risk Reduction 

  • International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA):  Essentials of Community Risk Reduction

• Fireproof Children, Prevention 1st, and Community Health Strategies:  www.fireproofchildren.com and https://prevention1st.org/
  Fire safety education for children, youth and families, and those who serve them.  Resources include "Juvenile Firesetting: A Community Guide to Prevention and Intervention," "Before the Fire: Prevention Works," and "After the Fire: The Teachable Moment."