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11th Annual New JerseyJuvenile Firesetter Intervention Conference

Using Resources WithinYour Community NetworkFor Fire Service, Law Enforcement, Mental Health, Social Service and Educational Professionals

DECEMBER 5 & 6, 2013MIDDLESEX COUNTY FIRE ACADEMY

PRESENTED BY:THE NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY & KEAN UNIVERSITY IN ASSOCIATION WITHNEW JERSEY CHAPTER OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ARSON INVESTIGATORS


NJ Division of Fire SafetyKean UniversityNJ Chapter of International Association of Arson Investigators

MISSION STATEMENTOur Goal is to bring together State and County resources in the common goal ofaddressing the issue of juvenile fire setting throughout the state. We also aim to provide existing county juvenile fire prevention programs the support necessary to continue their vital mission and make every effort to aid in the development of programs in the counties where none exist.

11TH ANNUAL JUVENILE FIRESETTER INTERVENTION CONFERENCE 2

11th AnnualNew Jersey Juvenile Firesetter

Intervention Conference Agenda

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 20137:30 A.M. – 8:30 A.M. Conference Registration and Breakfast

8:30 A.M. Welcome Address - AuditoriumWilliam Kramer, Acting DirectorNew Jersey Division of Fire Safety

8:35 A.M. Key Note Speaker Joanne FosterFabtic

9:15 A.M.– 12: 15 P.M. Classes in Session

12:15 PM – 1:00 P.M. Lunch

1:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Classes in Session

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 20137:30 A.M. - 8:30 A.M. Breakfast

8:30 A.M. Plenary Session - Auditorium Brian Veprek

9:15 A.M. - 12: 15 P.M. Classes in Session

12:15 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. Lunch

1:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Classes in Session





THURSDAY MORNING DECEMBER 5, 2013PROGRAM TIMES AND DESCRIPTIONS

Models in Fire Prevention: Effective Community Risk Reduction Instructor: Michael McLeieerThis presentation will highlight the proactive efforts of the Merrimac (MA) Fire Department and focus onmodel evaluation measures for fire prevention / public education, and youth firesetting programs.Participants will understand how Merrimac Fire was able to identify fire and life safety risks, prioritize them,focus energy on mitigation and prevention including the importance of balancing emergency responseswith proactive focused prevention efforts, and how the department became more of a community player toreach everyone throughout its primary response area. An emphasis was placed on marketing strategies,building rapport and leveraging community resources to execute the Community Risk Reduction plan

leading to a safer community.

1. 9:15 a.m. to Noon

Building Your Youth Firesetting Prevention & Intervention (YPFPI) Team Instructor: Kathi Osmonson

Kids and fire: Curiosity is normal; setting fires is not. The power of fire is a mystery to most people. Withtheir first birthday candle we introduce children to the world of fire, and the misconception that small firesare easily controlled. All fires start small and are often deadly. Fire is used inappropriately in advertising,movies and television programming as well as by kids on YouTube. Children have escalating access tothese media which in part contribute to the higher than you might think incidence of youth setting fires.Arson is the fourth leading cause of fire in Minnesota. In 2011 alone, intentionally set fires caused morethan $8 million in damages (Fire in Minnesota 2011). Consistently, more than half of Minnesota arsonarrests are kids under 18-years-old (Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension). This course will providea learning objective to build your YFPI team and focus specifically on: gathering accurate local statistics;learn why a team approach is necessary; identify who your stakeholders are; effectively relate the urgencyfor YFPI to stakeholders; speak the languages of Law Enforcement and Mental Health.

2. 9:15 a.m. to NoonFire Service / Education

THURSDAY AFTERNOONDECEMBER 5, 2013PROGRAM TIMES AND DESCRIPTIONS

Sean’s Story: A National Initiative Targeting Youth FiresettingInstructor: Karla KlasAlthough frequently overlooked by society, youth firesetting (YFS) represents a significant national problem that is associated with devastating costs, injuries, and life-changing consequences.This sessionwill focus on using partnerships and effective prevention strategies to maintain safe homes, schools, andcommunities. A newly released free, comprehensive toolkit developed by research-based methods andnational experts will be highlighted. Learn how it can be utilized to increase YFS awareness, engage media,provide preventive education, promote safety, and initiate early intervention. Methods to provide effectiveeducation and facilitate constructive discussions on YFS and associated social, financial, medical, andlegal consequences will be reviewed. This session targets multidisciplinary professionals committed toyouth or community education and safety.



Mental Health Help 5 Cents: How to Get Mental Health ServicesIn Your Network With Limited Availability or ResourcesInstructor: Paul SchwartzmanThis seminar will examine how to coordinate or integrate different service providers to provide interventionservices when comprehensive service providers are not immediately available.

3. 9:15 a.m. to Noon

4. 1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Educational Intervention: More Than Just Fire SafetyInstructor: Rebeka L. Legar, MSWhen interviewing a child who has been involved in firesetting behaviors, it is so important that weaddress more than just fire safety. Fire safety education is an essential component of any educational intervention program and it is vital that every child know what to do if there is a fire. But, it is also equallyimportant to address other topics to deter these firesetting behaviors from occurring again in the future.This session will review many different topics that could be included in educational intervention programs.We will examine the following topics: Consequences of Fire Play, Hurting Themselves and Others, A HighPrice to Pay, Fire Behavior, Good Choices vs. Bad Choices, Peer Pressure, and much more. This will be aninteractive session and will provide ample opportunity for us all to share our own “tools of the trade” andresources. For those participants just starting out in this field, this will be an excellent resource to use indeveloping your own techniques.

5. 1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Fire Service / Law Enforcement

THURSDAY FULL-DAY COURSE

Utilizing Interview Techniques to Obtain ConfessionsInstructor: Paul ZipperThis block of instruction will take the student through the mechanics of sound interviewing, touch ondeception and conclude with video and audio of actual interrogations the instructor has conducted. This is an interactive class that will require students to prepare an interview strategy based on a given casescenario and follow up with an interrogation strategy. This class is designed for all levels of experience.Seasoned professionals will be called on to give real life case scenarios and are encouraged to bring themto class. Students who are new to interviewing techniques or have never been involved in an interrogationare urged to take this opportunity to learn about the art and science of interviewing and interrogation.

7. 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Working With Parents of Juvenile FiresettersInstructor: Linda Nishi-StrattnerParticipants will explore the characteristics, special challenges, and treatment needs of parents of firesetters. We will discuss what works and what doesn’t, when working with the parents of juvenile firesetters, and various approaches for delivering these services to these parents.

6. 1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.





FRIDAY MORNINGDECEMBER 6, 2013PROGRAM TIMES AND DESCRIPTIONS

We Eat Violence for Breakfast: The Impact & Influence of Today’s High Speed World on Youth Firesetting & Bomb-MakingInstructor: Jessica GottholdThis class will focus on how society has changed and how these changes impact youth and young adults, especially those who are victims of neglect, abuse and other crisis situations. It discusses desensitizationto violence, opportunistic and premeditated firesetting and bomb-making and the similarities and differences between firesetters and bomb-makers. This presentation will include the following topics: The Numbing Effect; Media Overload; We Eat Violence for Breakfast; Redirected Emotion; Motive, Means

and Opportunity; Firesetters vs. Bomb-Makers; Is There Hope?

8. 9:15 p.m. to Noon

Tackling the Problem Together: The Burn Center and Fire ServiceInstructor: Lisa Marie Jones, MSW, LSW Burn care professionals are extremely familiar with the physical consequences that often accompany incidents of juvenile firesetting and can provide insight, experience and education to understand the motives behind thebehavior and the appropriate intervention. The fire service is often the first contact juveniles and families have during a fire incident and it is often incumbent upon them to provide community members with appropriate education and resources. This session will discuss how fire service members can maximize their resources by utilizing the resources offered by regional burn centers and their affiliated hospital systems. The partnershipbetween between the Jersey City Fire Department and The Burn Center at Saint Barnabas will be used as amodel.

9. 9:15 p.m. to Noon



Alternative Funding: Leveraging Community Resources Instructor: Michael McLeieerWho doesn’t need more funding for public education or youth fire intervention programs? There are many different resources in the community that you can leverage to sustain fire and life safety education as wellas youth fire intervention programs. This presentation will give both the new and experienced fire and lifesafety educator or youth fire intervention specialist information and tools on how to reach out to the community for funding opportunities and in-kind donations. An emphasis will be placed on how to successfully market your programs, communicate your funding needs both internally and externally andhow to build or strengthen community partnerships leading to broad-based funding opportunities.

10. 9:15 a.m. to Noon

Friday AfternoonDecember 6, 2013Program Times and Descriptions

Navigating the Juvenile Justice System with Juvenile FiresettersInstructor: Jeff Cartwright , Esq., Pres. & CEO Fire Triangle Consulting LLC,Director, Essex County Prosecutor’s Arson Task Force (Ret.)There are many issues that must be faced by those involved with juvenile firesetters. Among the most serious is the matter of how an individual juvenile, or the fire incident caused by a juvenile, will be treatedby New Jersey’s criminal justice system. In this presentation a career prosecutor (now retired) will offer anoverview of the procedural aspects of the Juvenile Justice system, the criminal laws that might apply, andthe information needed by decision makers within the system to best consider and address the needs of

the juvenile and the protection of the public.

11. 1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY MORNINGDECEMBER 6, 2013PROGRAM TIMES AND DESCRIPTIONS



Advanced Interviewing Of Juveniles Involving The Dangerous Or Inappropriate Use Of FireInstructor: Joe Ehrhardt, Firefighter, Nottingham Fire CompanyThis training will provide an overview of the components necessary to conduct a successful interview ofchildren who use fire in a dangerous and/or inappropriate manner. Discussion topics will include“Interview vs. Interrogation”; engagement techniques; multicultural considerations; maximizing and organizing information; proper response to social and child/welfare “red flags”; application of acceptedscreening instruments; interviewing basics and musts; and responding to the interviewing needs of special populations. Students will be expected to actively participate in discussions and to participate in

the interpretation of scenarios based on actual juvenile cases.

12. 1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Fire Service / Mental Health

Autism and Safety – It’s UnpredictableInstructor: Adrienne P. Robertiello, Autism Educator, Children’s Specialized Hospital This workshop provides education about critical safety, emergency preparedness, and response related to individuals who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - and those who surround them. Areas covered willinclude: important characteristics posing potential danger to self, others and property; communication andbehavioral challenges affecting safety; and other important safety concerns related to those with ASD.Participants will learn adaptive strategies to assist in fire prevention and handle the complex challengesrelating to the rescue of this population who are at increased risk for accidental injury and loss of life.

Fire IsInstructor: Andrew Stratton, Lieutenant, Cranford Fire DepartmentThe St. Barnabas Burn Center and the NJ FMBA are pleased to join with the NJ Division of Fire Safety andKean University to have the opportunity to bring the “Fire Is” program to NJ, and eagerly encourages yourFire Department to participate in its success. It is imperative that fire and life safety education be takenbeyond its traditional role as an enrichment topic in elementary schools not only throughout the state, butthroughout the United States. Traditionally the fire and life safety curriculum has included such programsas “Learn Not to Burn”, “Risk Watch” and EDITH drills at the elementary grade levels, which conclude atthe end of the elementary grade level. Until now parents remain primarily responsible for safety in thehome, yet as lives get busier and more demanding there are few homes where fire drills are regularly

practiced.

13. 1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

14. 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY FULL-DAY COURSE


11TH ANNUAL JUVENILE FIRESETTER INTERVENTION CONFERENCE 10CONFERENCE INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIESJeff Cartwright, Esq.President & CEO, Fire Triangle Consulting LLC, Director, Essex County Prosecutor’s Arson Task Force (Ret.)Jeffrey Cartwright served as an assistant prosecutor in Essex County for over 27 years, with extensive experience as a trial attorney and in investigative capacities. From 1998 until retiring in May of 2013, he was the director of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Arson Task Force, a multi-jursidictional unit responsible for the investigation and prosecution of all fire and explosion related offenses in Essex County. As the director of the Arson Task Force, he responded to hundreds of fire and explosion scenes. Several of the investigations overseen by Mr. Cartwright resulted in indictments and convictions for criminal offenses arising from violations of the Uniform Fire Code. Mr. Cartwright complete the basic course for arson investigators at the NJ Division Criminal Justice Academy and has returned to the course over the years as an instructor in legal aspects of fire investigation and in expert testimony in fire cases. He has completed the A.T.F.’s Arson for Prosecutor’scourse at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center at Glynco, Georgia, and the Arson Prosecution course at the NationalDistrict Attorney’s Association College in Columbia, South Carolina.

Joseph EhrhardtFirefighter, Nottingham Fire CompanyJoseph Ehrhardt is a retired 33-year juvenile justice veteran who also has been a volunteer firefighter for 31 years. Joe was an administrator for the Middlesex County, N.J. Department of Corrections and Youth Services, where he was the on-site supervisor of the Middlesex County Youth Shelter for 22 years. Joseph was also the supervisor of the Middlefields Group Homeand held several administrative positions at the Juvenile Detention Center. Joe’s responsibilities also involved a comprehensivefire safety program for the Department and many special assignments in security and safety. While employed by MiddlesexCounty, Joe was a key player in establishing a juvenile fire setter intervention program for the County in 1992. He was also aCounty Hearing Officer and was an adjunct instructor at Rutgers University and Middlesex County College for 20 years. Joseph isa life member of the Nottingham Volunteer Fire Company where he is also held two terms as President and remains active tothis date. Since his retirement in 2010, Joseph has served Hamilton Township #7 Bureau of Fire Prevention as a volunteer FireSafety Educator and has initiated a juvenile fire setter intervention program for the Township. He remains the Co-Chair of theMiddlesex County FireWatch Program with Helge Nordtveit and is an adjunct instructor for Kean University and the New JerseyDivision of Fire Safety.

Joanna Foster, FabticSince graduating from Magdalen College, Oxford, Joanna has gained over sixteen years’ experience of working in the public, charitable and voluntary sectors, including ten years managing the London Fire Brigade’s Juvenile Firesetters InterventionScheme (JFIS). Whilst JFIS Manager, Joanna worked with some of London’s most at-risk children and families, and re-shaped theJFIS programme in line with statutory requirements to ensure the highest possible standards for clients and staff. Joanna has alsocompleted a post-graduate certificate in Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health from Middlesex University. Joanna has spoken at national and international conferences hosted by the Forensic Science Society, the International Association of ArsonInvestigators, Gardners Associates and the Federation of European Union Fire Officer Associations. Whilst JFIS Manager, Joannadelivered firesetters training to personnel from the London Fire Brigade, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service (FRS), ClevelandFRS and Wiltshire FRS, along with staff from the Fire Service College, Greenwich Social Services and the MET police. Joanna isnow Managing Director of fabtic, a company specialising in juvenile firesetting and delivering training and consultancy servicesto front-line practitioners in the UK, Europe and the US. , as well as to agencies such as the New York Police Department (NYPD),the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) and to various schools throughout NYC.



Jessica GottholdSince becoming a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in 1987, Special Agent Gotthold’sresponsibilities have included the enforcement of the federal firearms, explosives and arson laws. Since 1990, her specific areaof concentration has been in the field of fire and explosives investigations. In 1991, Special Agent Gotthold became certified asan ATF Explosives Specialist, allowing her to teach and demonstrate how explosives work, how to investigate a bombing, and todestroy explosives evidence when case are adjudicated. In 1994 she was accepted into the ATF Certified Fire Investigator program, one of the requirements being the investigation of 100 fires within the two-year program. Prior to obtaining the ATFCFI certification in 1996, Agent Gotthold received certification as a Fire Investigator in the State of New York, Levels I and II. In 2009, S/A Gotthold received the Director’s Internal Award, the highest award an ATF employee can get, for her extensive workin the field of juvenile firesetting and bomb-making.

Lisa Marie Jones, MSW, LSWLisa has been working as the community outreach educator for The Burn Center at Saint Barnabas for over the past decade. As an educator, she has been a catalyst for many burn prevention programs both locally and nationwide, including a safety program for high school seniors based on a dormitory fire at nearby Seton Hall University. Lisa’s efforts earned her the AmericanBurn Association’s Annual Burn Prevention Award in 2011. Lisa is also the coordinator for FireNET, the burn center’s juvenile firesetter intervention program and serves as the referral source for the cities of Newark and Jersey City, as well as Essex County.Her work with this population, as well as with pediatric burn survivors, has led her to complete a graduate degree in social workfrom Fordham University in New York City. In addition to her work at the burn center, Lisa also works as an in-home licensed clinician working with children and adolescents and serves as the social worker for the annual Arthur C. Luf Children’s Burn Camp,where she has volunteered for the past 11 years.

Karla S. Klas, BSN, RN, CCRPManaging Director, Injury Prevention and Community OutreachUniversity of Michigan Trauma Burn CenterKarla manages the University of Michigan Trauma Burn Center's nationally acclaimed community and family-centered injury prevention programs. Her 21-year background in critical care nursing, education, prevention, and research has produced 3 textbook chapters, several grant awards, and 20 medical journal articles. She is a National Fire Academy graduate and holds multiple specialty certifications. Karla serves on several committees devoted to injury reduction including: American BurnAssociation Burn Prevention, IAFF National Youth Firesetting Database, Michigan Arson Prevention, Metro Detroit Fire InspectorsSociety, U-M Injury Center External Advisory, etc. Karla was awarded the Michigan Fire Inspectors Society’s “2012 Public Educatorof the Year” and the ABA’s “2013 Burn Prevention Award.” Karla speaks throughout the nation on burn/trauma injuries, safety,prevention, and youth firesetting.



Rebekah L. Legar, MSRebekah is a Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Coordinator at the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office. She has worked under thementoring of John Lattomus, Jr., one of the early pioneers in this field. Rebekah has been interviewing children in Delaware forthe past eight years. Her job duties as a Coordinator are specialized in dealing specifically with juvenile firesetters. She interviewsand educates on average 75 children a year. She has a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Wilmington University. When sheis not busy at home with her three-year old twins, she also volunteers her time at her local fire company as a Firefighter, FirePrevention Officer, and serves on the Board of Directors.

Michael McLeieerMichael McLeieer has been in the fire service for 18 years and currently serves as the Director of Public Education with theMerrimac (MA) Fire Department. He is also the training & scheduling coordinator for Juvenile Firesetting and Fire Preventionprograms with the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy / Department of Fire Services and is an adjunct Instructor with theNational Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Firefighter McLeieer is the Vice Chair of the River Valley Juvenile FiresettingCoalition serving northern Essex County Massachusetts and serves as Treasurer and is a Past President of the MassachusettsInstitute of Fire Department Instructors (M.I.F.D.I.). Michael also serves as the President and founder of E.S.C.A.P.E. Inc., anon-profit public charity that works full time to teach children and adults techniques in fire prevention using service K-9 Jake theFire Safety Dog as well as teaching CPR and first aid. In 2003 and 2008, Michael was a nominee for the Massachusetts Fire andLife Safety Educator of the Year award.

Linda Nishi-Strattner, Ph.D., ABPPDr. Nishi-Strattner is a board-certified clinical psychologist in independent practice in Portland, Oregon. She has been involvedwith the Oregon State Fire Marshal Juvenile Firesetters Treatment Task Force since its inception in 1994, helping to write themonograph, “The Cycles of Firesetting: An Oregon Model”, and she contributed to David Kolko’s book, Handbook on Firesettingin Children and Youth (2002). She provides psychological evaluation and treatment to juvenile firesetters, case consultation toother professionals, and program consultation and training regarding the psychological issues related to juvenile and adult firesetting. She has worked with research teams at Oregon State Hospital and at CARES-NW, researching various aspects of juvenile firesetting. She has been an instructor for the Washington County Fire Academy since 2002 and for the Tri-County Fire Safety Academy since 2006 and for the Oregon Youth Authority since 2006. Dr. Nishi-Strattner has been an invited speakerat conferences both nationally and internationally, on topics related to juvenile firesetting since 1986.

Kathi OsmonsonDeputy State Fire Marshal Kathi Osmonson is assisting YFPI program managers across the state of Minnesota, working towarda regional network for all who work with these children. Her background is both volunteer and career firefighting including 25 years on the trucks, and a passion for fire prevention education and youth firesetting intervention. She is an adjunct instructor with the National Fire Academy and Minnesota State Colleges & Universities. She is developing an official MinnesotaYouth Firesetting Prevention & Intervention Certification through the Minnesota State Fire Certification Board.



Adrienne P. RobertielloAdrienne Robertiello serves as the autism educator at Children’s Specialized Hospital. Adrienne is a strong community advocatefor individuals with disabilities as well as a parent of a child with autism. She steers collaborative initiatives to facilitate the awareness, participation, and safety of children of all abilities and their families within community settings. Through the generous funding of Kohl’s Cares, Adrienne has developed and implemented Make Friends with Autism, a nationwide community outreach initiative. It is a free, bilingual (English/Spanish), multi-media, web-based program that offers tools, guides,and resources to encourage the successful inclusion of people with autism and their families in the community. Adrienne hasalso developed – Friends Like You. Friends Like Me – which offers valuable resources and materials for schools and other groupswho work with children, in order to build awareness and encourage inclusion, respect, and friendship between children andteens of all abilities. Adrienne has developed safety resources and presents to community agencies, first responders, families,and the general community to encourage increased safety for individuals with autism.

Paul Schwartzman, M.S., L.M.H.C., D.A.P.A.Paul Schwartzman is a licensed mental health counselor, providing counseling services to children, adolescents and families inthe Rochester (NY) area for more than twenty five years. His interest in the field of juvenile firesetting developed while on staffat the University of Rochester where he participated with other researchers in the study of juvenile fire play and fire setting. Paulwas a member of the original research team that originated the Fire Related Youth Unit for the City of Rochester (NY) FireDepartment and the BIC preschool firesafety education curriculum, both award winning programs that address issues of childrenand fire. Paul has co-authored books and produced several research articles for professional journals and has written a chapteron treatment of juvenile firesetters in The Handbook of Prescriptive Treatments for Children and Adolescents published by Allyn& Bacon. Paul also authored a chapter on juvenile firesetting for the revised NFPA Fire Protection Handbook. Paul is the PastChair of the Board of Directors of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Education Section and is the co-chairperson ofthe NFPA Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Committee. He was also a member of the NFPA 1035 Professional Public Life and FireSafety Educator Standards Committee. He worked with the committee to develop national standards for juvenile firesetter inter-vention specialists. Paul is also the Executive Director of the Finger Lake Regional Burn Association and is a board member of SOSFIRES.

Andrew Stratton Andy Stratton joined the Cranford Fire Department in 1995 as a volunteer and was hired full time in 1998. Andy became involvedwith Cranford's Juvenile Firesetter Intervention program in 2000 and taught numerous fire prevention programs throughoutCranford Schools for the next 10 years. In 2007, Andy became an annual volunteer counselor with the Arthur C. Luf ChildrensBurn Camp, a summer camp for burn survivors between the ages of 8 and 18. It was there that Andy truly realized the absoluteimportance of Fire safety and Fire Survival education. The "Fire is" program is the absolute perfect fit to educate families how tosurvive a fire with the same lessons any firefighter would share. The lessons are real, with no games attached. They are designedto educate families on every aspect of fire survival. Every child burned is a future camper and that drives the passion for Andyto volunteer his time sharing the Fire Is program with every community that will utilize this free program.



Lieutenant Paul Zipper, Ph.D. CFIPaul Zipper has been with the Massachusetts State Police for 25 years. He is currently the Station Commander at the State Policein Newbury. Prior to becoming a station commander, Zipper was assigned to the State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation for20 years. His work with the Lawrence Arson Task Force, which began in 1992, brought him national (and international) attention.He has lectured in Australia, Canada and The United Kingdom. As a consultant for the Tri-Data Corporation, Lieutenant Zipperconducted comprehensive evaluations of arson and fire investigation units in major cities across the country. He served as a technical advisor with the United States Fire Administration through the National Fire Academy on a project, which developed acourse in Interview Interrogation and Courtroom Testimony Techniques. He is currently working with the InternationalAssociation of Chiefs of Police (IACP) delivering a juvenile interview and interrogation training. He is a contributing author of thetext, Firesetting in Children and Youth: A Multidisciplinary Practical Handbook. He has also co-authored an article titled “Childrenand Arson: The Importance of Early Intervention in Juvenile Firesetting:” for The FBI in their Law Enforcement Bulletin which waspublished in April of 2005. Zipper is also the recipient of The Medal of Merit, the highest award bestowed upon sworn personnel for dedication and work on legislation known as the “Bomb Components Bill”. The bill is currently one of the most comprehensive explosive-related statutes in the country.



2013 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM



CONFERENCE DIRECTIONSMIDDLESEX COUNTY FIRE ACADEMY

1001 Fire Academy Drive, Sayreville, NJ 08872, 732-727-0008

FROM THE NORTH:

Route 9 South: Cross the Raritan River and take the South Amboy Business District/Parkway South exit. Make a rightat light onto Chevalier Drive. Turn left onto Main Street. Take jug handle for Kennedy Drive. At stop sign turn rightonto Fire Academy Drive.

Route 287: Take 287 south to Route 9 south. Cross over the Raritan River and take the South Amboy BusinessDistrict/Parkway South exit. Make a right at light onto Chevalier Drive. Turn left onto Main Street. Take jug handle for Kennedy Drive. At stop sign turn right onto Fire Academy Drive.

New Jersey Turnpike: Take the NJ Turnpike to exit 11. Follow signs to Route 9 south. Cross over the Raritan River and take the South Amboy Business District/Parkway South exit. Make a right at light onto Chevalier Drive. Turn leftonto Main Street. Take jug handle for Kennedy Drive. At stop sign turn right onto Fire Academy Drive.

Garden State Parkway: Take the Garden State Parkway South to Exit 124. Make right onto Main St., Sayreville. Make first right turn off of Main St. onto Kennedy Drive. Kennedy Drive will turn into Fire Academy Drive at the firsttraffic light.

FROM THE SOUTH

Route 9 North: Take 35 North/Parkway South exit. Follow signs for Chevalier Drive and Parkway South. TakeChevalier Drive to Main Street. Take jug handle for Kennedy Drive. At stop sign turn right onto Fire Academy Drive.Garden State Parkway: Take the Garden State Parkway North to Exit 125. At end of exit ramp turn left onto ChevalierDrive. Make the second left onto Main St., Sayreville. Take jug handle for Kennedy Drive. At stop sign turn right ontoFire Academy Drive.

New Jersey Turnpike: Take the NJ Turnpike to exit 10. Follow signs to 440 East to Route 9 south. Cross over theRaritan River and take the South Amboy Business District/Parkway South exit. Make a right at light onto ChevalierDrive. Turn left onto Main Street. Take jug handle for Kennedy Drive. Turn right onto Fire Academy Drive.

From Middlesex County Route 535: Take Route 535 (Cranbury Rd.) east to Main St. in South River. Cross over theVeteran's Memorial Bridge. Proceed to the second traffic light and make a left turn onto Main Street in Sayreville.Proceed to fourth traffic light and turn left onto Fire Academy Drive.



CONFERENCE HOTEL INFORMATION

Overnight accommodations will be available at the Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel at a specialrate of $108.00 per night, plus tax for single or double occupancy. The hotel is located at 515Route 1 South in Iselin, New Jersey. Overnight rooms should be reserved no later than November22, 2013. All reservations made after this date will be based on availability and at the standardroom rate. For reservations call the Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel at (732) 634-3600. Please statethat you are attending the Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Conference to qualify for the rate.

For additional hotel information & directions from your location please visit: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ewrwd-renaissance-woodbridge-hotel/

Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel515 Route 1 SouthIselin, New Jersey

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Using Resources Within Your Community Network...Utilizing Interview Techniques to Obtain Confessions Instructor: Paul Zipper This block of instruction will take the student through