People & programs

CANADA
ALBERTA
Name	Organization	Program
Chuck D'Amico Phone: chuck.damico@airdrie.ca	Airdrie Emergency Services 805 Main Street SW Airdrie, ALBERTA T4B-3G1	Youth firesetter intervention and referral. Public education and awareness.
Dean Krupa Community Safety Officer Phone: (403) 287-4233 dean.krupa@calgary.ca	Calgary Fire Department 4124 11th Street SE Calgary, ALBERTA T2G-3H2	Youth Firesetter Intervention Referral & Education Service (Y-FIRES). I am the program coordinator and one of the intervention officers.
Glenn Latimer President of F.I.R.E.and Fire Chief Phone: 1-780-349-8054 glatimer@telusplanet.net	F.I.R.E. Society 10611 109 Street Westlock, ALBERTA T7P-1B8	I have a 32 foot Fire Safety House that I take to Schools for Fire and Home Safety, as the County Fire Chief I am also involved with Juvenile Firesetters
Glen Penny Fire Prevention Public Education Officer Phone: (780) 496-3628 glen.penny@edmonton.ca	Edmonton Fire Rescue Services 10565 - 105 Street, NW Edmonton, ALBERTA T5J-3W5	Public education programs focusing on seniors, children, aboriginal and economically challenged citizens in Edmonton.
Wes Van Bavel Fire Prevention Officer Phone: (403) 346-5511ext: 228 wes.vanbavel@reddeer.ca	Red Deer Emergency Services P.O. Box 5008 Red Deer, ALBERTA T4N-3T4	TAPP-C (Intervention for Grades 1-9) Y-FIRES (Coming Soon)
Glen Westrop intervention officer Phone: (403) 287-4205 glen.westrop@calgary.ca	City of Calgary Fire Department 4124 11th Street Southeast #48 Calgary, ALBERTA T2G-3H2	Youth Firesetter Intervention Referral & Education Service (Y-FIRES). I am the program coordinator and intervention officer.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Name	Organization	Program
Michelle Bishop Lt. Fire Inspector Phone: (604) 820-3794 mbishop@mission.ca	Mission Fire and Rescue 33330 7th Avenue Mission, BRITISH COLUMBIA V2V-2E3	JFS Intervention Program
Camille Colbert Phone: (250) 981-5957 alohacamille@yahoo.com	Maltese Cross Fire and Life Safety Consulting 24-6151 Gauthier Road Prince George, BRITISH COLUMBIA V2N-5M6	Youth Mental Health Counsellor providing training and education in Youth Fire Setting Interventions. Certified JFS Intervention Specialist 1 & 2, Volunteer Fire Fighter, SOSfires.com Advisory Board Member, Fire Safety Educator-First Nations Emergency Services.
Michael Daloise Co-ordinator Phone: (250) 352-3103 mdaloise@city.nelson.bc.ca	Nelson Fire & Rescue 919 Ward Street Nelson, BRITISH COLUMBIA V1L-1T5	JFS Intervention Program
Debbie Dupasquier Fire and Life Safety Educator Phone: (250) 769-1640ext: 6 debbie.dupasquier@districtofwestkelowna.ca	West Kelowna Fire Rescue 2708 Olalla Road West Kelwona, BRITISH COLUMBIA V1Z-2A9	BC Office of the Fire Commissioner Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program
Tyrone Heigh Assistant Fire Chief / Fire Prevention Officer Phone: (250) 954-3071 theigh@parksville.ca	Parksville Fire Department 160 West Jensen Avenue Parksville, BRITISH COLUMBIA V9P-2L8	Juvenile Fire Setter Program
Michelle Jackson Phone: (604) 864-5627 mjackson@abbotsford.ca	Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service 32270 George Ferguson Way Abbotsford, BRITISH COLUMBIA V2T-2L1	JFS Intervention Program.
Timo Juurakko Co-ordinator Phone: (604) 463-5880 tjuurakko@mapleridge.org	Maple Ridge Fire Department 22703 Dewdney Trunk Road Maple Ridge, BRITISH COLUMBIA V2X-3K3	TAPP -C
Ted Main Lieutenant Fire Prevention Phone: (604) 853-3566ext: 5674 tmain@abbotsford.ca	Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service 32270 George Ferguson Way Abbotsford, BRITISH COLUMBIA V2T-2L1	JFS Program, Restorative Justice and Advocacy, Middle School Safety Program
Terry Martin Phone: (250) 364-1737 tmartin@rdkb.com	Regional Fire Rescue #201-843 Rossland Avenue Trail, BRITISH COLUMBIA V1R-4S8	Deputy Regional Fire Chief. Coordinator JFS Program
Jim Nickles JFS Intervention program Phone: (250) 832-1919 jnickles@salmonarm.ca	Salmon Arm Fire Department Box 40- 141 Ross Street SE Salmon Arm, BRITISH COLUMBIA V1E-4N2
Forrest Owens Assistant Chief / Fire Prevention Phone: (250) 544-4240 forrest.owens@csaanich.ca	Central Saanich Fire Department 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road Saanichton, BRITISH COLUMBIA V8M-2A9	Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program
Bob Patton Phone: (250) 352-3103 fire-rescue@city.nelson.bc.ca	Nelson Fire & Rescue 919 Ward Street Nelson, BRITISH COLUMBIA V1L-1T5	Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program
Brad Perrie Assistant Fire Chief Fire Prevention Phone: (604) 465-2412ext: 412 bperrie@pittmeadows.bc.ca	Pitt Meadows Fire Rescue 12007 Harris Road Pitt Meadows, BRITISH COLUMBIA V3Y-2B5	Arson Prevention for Kids (TAPP-C) Where do you get help? When should you seek help? Who is able to help? Why should you seek help? How did this happen? How often has this happened? Regardless of why your child is involved with fire, it is very concerning, given the potential risk that a serious injury or tragedy may occur. Fortunately, there is a program in the community designed specifically for children who play with matches or fire. The Arson Prevention Program for Children (TAPP-C)© is a program that involves professionals from fire departments and community agencies across Canada. The program provides strategies to deal effectively with a child's match play or fire play. The program will also help to determine why the child has been involved with fire and whether he/she is likely to continue to be involved with fire. TAPP-C's© goal is to reduce fire setting behavior among children to keep them and their families safe from fire by offering Fire Safety education and in-home Fire Safety checks by the local Fire Service. The Ridge-Meadows TAPP-C© steering committee is a collaboration between Fire and Police Services, School Boards, Ministry for Children and Families, and Mental Health agencies from across the community to develop roles and responsibilities and maintain protocol for the agencies involved. Since it takes just one match to seriously injure or destroy, we strongly recommend that all families with children who have played with matches or fire contact TAPP-C©. RIDGE-MEADOWS REFERRAL PROTOCOL 1. A service provider identifies a child as a fire setter. 2. Service provider talks to the family about TAPP-C© and gets them to agree to involvement in the program. 3. (a) Service provider, with the parent's consent, contacts 604-465-2400 and provides identifying information to inform intake of the forthcoming call from the parent. (b) The parent is asked to contact 604-465-2400 directly. 4. The parent, on the advice of the service provider or if the parent discovers fire behaviors themselves, calls the program directly to process. 5. The local fire service contacts the Ministry for Children and Families and vice versa to confirm the family's involvement with the other. 6. The local fire service begins fire prevention education program. 7. Risk assessment is completed by Mental Health Team of the Ministry of Children and Families or as a result of requesting another qualified service provider to do it. Necessary consents signed at this time. 8. Assessment is completed and the results shared with the parents; with the consents signed, the recommendations are shared with the fire service and the referral source. 9. The parents and the service provider make a decision about ongoing counselling COMMUNITY RESPONSE PROTOCOLS Roles and Responsibilities Parents Parent or guardians are acknowledged as the primary authority with children who start fires. They may be the first ones to discover a fire started by their children or they are the first ones contacted by external sources as a result of fire setting behaviors. In many cases, parental intervention will appropriately address the behavior. In cases where they request, or otherwise agree to, outside assistance with these behaviors, TAPP-C © will become involved. Alternatively, if they refuse to undertake their responsibilities and/or the child has broken the law and is of age to be charged under the Young Offenders Act, external sources could intervene in the parental rights to raise their children. Fire Services Fire services personnel may identify children who start fires as an outcome of their investigation of a fire. In these instances they will involve the parents and, as appropriate, the police to access intervention. A refusal by the parent to assist may warrant an inquiry to Ministry for Children and Families to clarify child welfare implications. Fire services personnel will, as appropriate, provide fire prevention education to children and their parents using TAPP-C© materials. Police Services Police may identify children who start fires through community complaints or through their own investigations. To achieve participation in TAPP-C©, they may solicit the assistance of parents and/or may pursue the courts if charges are appropriate under the Young Offenders Act. They may also choose to involve the Ministry of Children and Families if there are child welfare implications. Boards of Education In their daily involvement with school-aged children school administrators and Student Services support staff may identify children who start fires. They can assist by contacting the parents of such children, providing the parents with information about TAPP-C ©and recommending that the parents access both the "fire safety education" and "risk assessment" components of the program. If a child’s behavior is deemed to place her/him self or others at risk of injury and parents are unwilling to pursue assistance, school board personnel are obligated to notify Ministry for Children and Families of the situation. Board of Education representatives on the TAPP-C© Steering Committee will provide information regarding the nature of the TAPP-C© program to school administrators. Ministry of Children and Families Ministry for Children and Families will have a role in those circumstances where child protection is a concern. These may be open cases with MCF or reported by other service providers as part of their investigation and/ or assessment of presetting behaviors. Through their representative to TAPP-C©, they may also complete the risk assessment on those clients who may require it. The Mental Health Team of Ministry for Children and Families The Children's Mental Health Center in the area will have a number of roles. They will co-ordinate TAPP-C© risk assessments throughout the area by serving as the central contact point for parents and other service providers. They will either complete the assessments directly or contact other services as appropriate. Also, they will communicate the results from their assessments to parents and third parties, as necessary, and maintain the statistics as required by the Steering Committee and Clarke Institute. Furthermore, they will register or identify any clients who come in contact with TAPP-C© or its member services. The Mental Health Team of Ministry for Children and Families will provide ongoing treatment services to children and families who may request it as a result of their involvement in TAPP-C©. Mission Statement of the 'Arson Prevention Program for Children' Steering Committee: To reduce the risk of fire setting among children and adolescents in Ridge-Meadows through the Arson Prevention Program. This program will identify children who are at risk of setting fires and will make the appropriate education and counseling available to them
Michael Schmidt Capt. Fire Prevention Officer Phone: (604) 820-3794 mschmidt@mission.ca	Mission Fire and Rescue 33330 7th Avenue Mission, BRITISH COLUMBIA V2V-2E3	JFS Intervention Program
Steven Sorensen Deputy Fire Chief Phone: (250) 642-5422ext: 651 ssorensen@sooke.ca	Sooke Fire Rescue Services 2225 Otter Point Road Sooke, BRITISH COLUMBIA V9Z 1J2	Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Program. We also have a fire safety house available, in addition to many free fire and life safety education programs, from preschool age to seniors.
Martin Sunderland Fire Insprector Phone: (604) 864-5627 msunderland@abbotsford.ca	Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service 32270 George Ferguson Way Abbotsford, BRITISH COLUMBIA V2T-2L1	Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention, Restorative Justice program, Middle School Fire Prevention program.
Jerry Tomljenovic Captain, PreFire Planning and Public Education Phone: (250) 475-5578 jerry.tomljenovic@saanich.ca	Saanich Fire Department 760 Vernon Avenue Victoria, BRITISH COLUMBIA V8W-2W6	Juvenile Firesetter Program
Kerry Zado Deputy Chief Fire Prevention Phone: (250) 478-9555 kzado@cityoflangford.ca	Langford Fire Rescue 2625 Peatt Road Victoria, BRITISH COLUMBIA V9B-3T9	Juvenile Firesetters Intervention Course.
MANITOBA
Name	Organization	Program
Gord Favelle Phone: (204) 945-2919 gfavelle@gov.mb.ca	Office of the Fire Commissioner 508 - 401 York Avenue Winnipeg, MANITOBA R3C-0P8	Provincewide organization offering JFS intervention services printed materials and onsite training.
Brad MacKay Phone: (204) 729-2414 b.mackay@brandon.ca	Brandon Fire Department 637 Princess Avenue Fire Station No. 1 Brandon, MANITOBA R7A-0P2	JFS Intervention Program
Marc Proulx Youth Fire Stop Coordinator Phone: (204) 986-2096 mproulx@winnipeg.ca	Winnipeg Fire Department 2546 McPhillips Street Winnipeg, MANITOBA R2P-2T2
NEW BRUNSWICK
Name	Organization	Program
David Gallant Regional Fire Marshal - Provincial Coordinator Phone: (506) 643-7819 dave.gallant@gnb.ca	Office of the Fire Marshal 8 Castle Street Saint John, NEW BRUNSWICK E2L 3B8	The New Burunswick Youth Fire Setter Intervention Program is a modified bilingual version from the TAPP-C National Program
Lee Thompson Youth Intervention Co-ordinator Phone: (506) 832-6094 leetho@nb.sympatico.ca	Hampton Fire - Rescue 845 Main Street P.O. Box 1066 Hampton, NEW BRUNSWICK E5N-8H1	Work as a regional co-ordinator of the NB Youth Intervention Program modelled after the TAPP-C program used in other areas of Canada.
NOVA SCOTIA
Name	Organization	Program
Frank Savage Phone: (902) 424-5721 savagefx@gov.ns.ca	Nova Scotia Fire Marshal's Office P.O. Box 697 Halifax, NOVA SCOTIA B3J-2T8	TAPPC Program
Northwest Territories
Name	Organization	Program
Gerda Groothuizen Deputy Fire Chief, Life Safety & Prevention Phone: (867) 766-5502 ggroothuizen@yellowknife.ca	Yellowknife Fire Department P.O. Box 1890 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A-2P4	Juvenile Firesetters Program - Just starting to get it up and running again at the Fire Department. Being assisted by the Fire Marshal's Office, Government of the Northwest Territories.
ONTARIO
Name	Organization	Program
Dave Balderson Phone: (613) 382-3334ext: 2303 dbalderson@townofgananoque.ca	Gananoque Fire Service 340 Herbert Street Gananoque, ONTARIO K7G-1R1	TAPP-C Program.
Pete Barbour Fire Chief Phone: (519) 773-5344 firechief@township.malahide.on.ca	Malahide Fire Services 87 John Street South Aylmer, ONTARIO N5H-2C3	Tapp C, arson program for juveniles.
Brian Biggins Phone: (905) 356-1321ext: 2209 bbiggins@city.niagarafalls.on.ca	Niagara Falls Fire Department 5809 Morrision Street Niagara Falls, ONTARIO L2E-2E8	TAPP-C: The arson prevention program for children.
Randy Burke Chief Fire Prevention Officer Phone: (613) 498-1363 rburke@brockville.com	Brockville Fire Department 61 Perth Street Fire Station #1 Brockville, ONTARIO K6V 5C6	TAPP-C: The arson prevention program for children.
Pamela Cressman Phone: (519)653-4311	WRAPP-C 270 Strasburg Road Kitchener Fire Department Kitchener, ONTARIO N2E-3M6	Waterloo Region Arson Prevention Program for Children
Peter Cutler Program Coordinator Phone: (613) 580-2424ext: 33434 Peter.Cutler@ottawa.ca	Ottawa Fire Service 101 Centerpointe Drive Third Floor Ottawa, ONTARIO K2G-5K7	Educational Intervention for fire related behaviours utilizing a modified TAPP-C program.
Jay DeBernardi Phone: (613) 928-2251ext: 237 fire.j@twprideaulakes.on.ca	Rideau Lakes Fire and Rescue 1439 County Road 8 P.O. Box 500 Delta, ONTARIO K0E-1G0	TAPP-C
Glenn Dick Chief Fire Prevention Officer Phone: (905) 305-5983 gdick@markham.ca	Markham Fire and Emergency Services 8100 Warden Avenue Markham, ONTARIO L3R-8H7	TAPP-C
Michel Dionne TAPP-C Coordinator Phone: (705) 753-1171 mdionne@wnfs.ca	West Nipissing Fire Service 225 Holditch Street, Suite 104, Sturgeon Falls, ONTARIO P2B-1T1	TAPP-C Program
Wendy Doucette C.F.P.O. Phone: (519) 752-0540 wdoucette@brantford.ca	Brantford Fire Department P.O. Box 61 60 Clarence Street Brant ford, ONTARIO N3T-5M3	TAPP-C Program
David Ford Phone: (905) 873-2601ext: 2115 davef@haltonhills.ca	Halton Hills Fire Protection & Prevention 53 Maple Avenue Halton Hills Georgetown, ONTARIO L7G-1X8	The Arson Prevention Program for Children (TAPP-C) is a project designed to help reduce the number of fires and related incdents by juvenile firesetters.
Donna Gill Inspector Phone: (905) 688-5601ext: 4221 dgill@stcatharines.ca	St. Catharines Fire Services 64 Geneva Street St. Catharines, ONTARIO L2R-4M7	Coordinator of the TAPP-C program in St. Catharines
Monica Hadden Public Education Officer Phone: (905) 780-2906 mhadden@richmondhill.ca	Richmond Hill Fire Department 1200 Elgin Mills Road, East Richmond Hill, ONTARIO L4S-1M4	Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention TAPP-C Risk Watch
Kim Hodgson Phone: (519) 763-8111 kim.hodgson@guelph.ca	Emergency Service Fire Department 50 Wyndham Street South Guelph, ONTARIO N1H-4E1	Guelph Arson Prevention Program for children
Janice Johnstone Office of the Fire Marshal Phone: (416) 325-3151 janice.johnstone@jus.gov.on.ca	Office of the Fire Marshal 5775 Yonge Street 7th Floor Toronto, ONTARIO M2M-4J1	Program Specialist, The Arson Prevention Program for Children, A collaborative mental health/ fire service assessment & intervention program for firesetters aged 2 -17 years (TAPP-C).
Paul Josling County Coordinator Phone: (519) 523-9426 blyfire@tcc.on.ca	Blyth & District Fire Department Box 518 423 Mill Street Blyth, ONTARIO N0M-1H0	TAPP-C
Laura Lee Inspection/Public Educator Phone: (905) 476-5167ext: 231 llee@georgina.ca	Georgina Fire Department 165 The Queensway South Keswick, ONTARIO L4P-3S9	TAPP-C and Youth Firesetter Intervention Program
Dave Mac Mullen Co-Chair Phone: (613) 966-6929ext: 225 dmacmullen@citybelleville.com	T.A.P.P. - C (The Arson Prevention Program for Children) Belleville Fire Department 72 Moira Street West Belleville, ONTARIO K8P-1S5	The Arson Prevention Program for Children targets children from three years of age to 17 years of age who exhibit an interest in fireplay activity or have been involved in fire starting and have been identified as a fire starter and are referred to the program by educators, parents, fire dept. personel, police officers, and probation/rehab requirements. It consists of a home fire safety inspection and three hours of fire safety education by the fire prevention officer. Trained mental health professionals conduct assessments as to why this activity is occurring or has happened.
Chris McDonough Chief Fire Prevention Officer Phone: (905) 476-5167ext: 224 cmcdonough@town.georgina.on.ca	Town of Georgina Fire Department 165 The Queensway South Keswick, ONTARIO L4P-3S9	TAPP-C
Rusty McKague Phone: Rusty.McKague@ottawa.ca	Ottawa Fire Services 101 Centrepointe Drive Ottawa, ONTARIO K2G-5K7	Intervention Specialist Youth Fire Setting Intervention Program
Becky Moore Public Education Coordinator Phone: (519) 653-4311 becky.moore@kitchener.ca	City of Kitchener Fire Department 270 Strasburg Road Kitchener, ONTARIO N2E-3M6
Chuck Parsons Phone: (519) 326-6291ext: 245 cparsons@leamington.ca	Leamington Fire Services 5 Clark Street West Leamington, ONTARIO N8H-1E5	Chairperson for the Windsor Essex TAPP-C Association
Lissa Percy Coordinator Phone: (519) 253-3016ext: 225 lpercy@city.windsor.on.ca	Windsor Fire & Rescue Services 815 Goyeau Windsor, ONTARIO N9A-1H7	The Arson Prevention Program for Children
Ken Roseborough Fire Chief Phone: (519) 364-2780ext: 239 fchief@hanover.ca	Hanover Fire Department 341 10th Street Hanover, ONTARIO N4N-1P5	The Arson Prevention Program for Children
Pierre Savary Phone: Pierre.Savary@ottawa.ca	Ottawa Fire Services 655 Shefford Road Ottawa, ONTARIO K1J-8G8	Fire Prevention Officer Youth Fire Setting Intervention Program
Tim H. Uttley Program Coordinator Phone: (705) 647-4368 tuttley@temiskamingshores.ca	Temiskaming Shores Fire Department Box 2050 181 Drive In Theatre Road Haileybury, ONTARIO P0J -1K0	TAPP-C Program - The Arson Prevention Program for Children
Ashley Ward Phone: (416) 535-8501 ashley_ward@camh.net	Centre for Addiction and Mental Health 250 College Street Toronto, ONTARIO M5T-1R8	TAPP-C: The Arson Prevention Program for Children, A collaborative mental health/ fire service assessment & intervention program for firesetters aged 2 -17 years.
Simon Worley Fire Prevention Officer Phone: (905) 720 1270ext: 431 sworley@town.newtecumseth.on.ca	New Tecumseth Fire Rescue 10 Wellington Street East Alliston, ONTARIO L9R-1A1	TAPP-C
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Name	Organization	Program
Cindy Mac Fadyen Educator Phone: (902) 629-4082 cmacfadyen@city.charlottetown.pe.ca	Charlottetown Fire Department P.O. Box 98 Charlottetown, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND C1A-7K2	The Arson Prevention Program for Children (TAPP-C).
SASKATCHEWAN
Name	Organization	Program
Cathie Bassett Public Education Officer Phone: (306) 692-2792 cbassett@mjfire.ca	Moose Jaw Fire Department 1205 Main Street North Moose Jaw, SASKATCHEWAN S6H-6M3	Fire Stop Fire Intervention Program
Candace Liskowich Public Education Officer Phone: (306) 777-7861 cliskowi@regina.ca	Regina Fire Department 1205 Ross Avenue P.O. Box 1790 Regina, SASKATCHEWAN S4P-3C8	JFS Firesetter Intervention Assessment and Intervention Program
Norma McKay Community Relations Supervisor Phone: (306) 975-7715 norma.mckay@saskatoon.ca	Saskatoon Fire & Protective Services 125 Idylwyld Drive South Saskatoon, SASKATCHEWAN S7M-1L4	Juvenile Firesetter Intervention
Kevin Steinborn Deputy Fire Chief Phone: (306) 445-1777 ksteinborn@cityofnb.ca	North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services 902-104th Street North Battleford, SASKATCHEWAN S9A-2Y6	Juvenile Firesetter Intervention

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