NFA - Youth Firesetting Courses
These courses have pre-course assignments. Please read the entire course description and follow the link to the NFA's website for the prerequisites and instructions for the course materials.
To apply for a course, you need a FEMA Student Identification Number (SID). This number will be used in place of a Social Security Number on General Admissions Application forms.
Eligibility to receive a certificate of completion requires class attendance both days.
Registration:
Individual applicants must email Kim Williams at kim.williams@ncdoi.gov to complete the pre-registration process. Email needs to contain the following information: Full Name, Date of Birth, FEMA SID #, Organization represented and City and State.
Waitlist:
There is a limit of 20 per each class. Due to this limitation there will be a waitlist for each class. If something occurs and you must cancel, please let Kim Williams know immediately so the next person in line can attend.
Course Selection:
Information on the courses may be found below.
COURSE SELECTIONS
Youth Firesetting Intervention Specialist
Instructor Maria Bostain
January 27 - 28, 2025
Each day will be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Concord Fire Station # 9
1020 Ivey Cline Road
Concord, NC 28027
Youth Firesetting Intervention Specialist is a 2-day course based on the requirements of National Fire Protection Association 1035, Standard on Fire and Life Safety Educator, Public Information Officer, Youth Firesetter Intervention Specialist and Youth Firesetter Program Manager Professional Qualifications pertaining to the youth firesetting intervention specialist.
This course focuses on how identification, intake, screening, disposition and follow-up are used to mitigate youth firesetting behavior. Course content includes understanding the motivations behind youth firesetting and how the impact of adverse childhood experiences and behavioral/mental health changes can influence firesetting behaviors. This course is for the practitioner who provides services at the program delivery level.
Youth Firesetting Program Manager
Instructor Maria Bostain
February 24 – 25, 2025
Each day will be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Concord Fire Station # 9
1020 Ivey Cline Road
Concord, NC 28027
Youth Firesetting Program Manager is a 2-day course based on the requirements of National Fire Protection Association 1035, Standard on Fire and Life Safety Educator, Public Information Officer, Youth Firesetter Intervention Specialist and Youth Firesetter Program Manager Professional Qualificatons pertaining to the youth firesetting program manager.
It empowers students with knowledge on how to develop, enhance or rejuvenate a youth firesetting prevention and intervention program. This course is designed for the person who is responsible or will be responsible for leading a youth firesetting prevention and intervention program. Students evaluate the existing state of their current youth firesetting program, develop a vision for moving forward, construct an action plan and deliver a persuasive speech to decision-makers for advancing the program.
https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/details/10527
Youth Firesetting Interviewing and Education
Instructor Maria Bostain
May 19 – 20, 2025
Each day will be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Concord Fire Station #12
3300 Roberta Rd
Concord, NC 28027
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.
https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/details/10866
Registration Information
Online NFA Application (Link will be provided upon approval from the state in your email class confirmation.)
Contact Kim Williams via email at kim.williams@ncdoi.gov if you have any questions.