Webinar 

YFPI GO - Youth Firesetting Prevention and Intervention

Everything a Youth Firesetting Prevention and Intervention (YFPI) practitioner needs, in one place. Whether you’re in the field, prepping for a screening, or introducing the program to your department, these tools are built to support the work.

Format

Webinar

Starting Date

On-Demand

Duration

1 Hour

Price

Free

Practical approach

We understand the critical role the fire service professionals play in protecting their community. Our training is designed to provide skills in a practical approach.

Impact your community

Training and strategies shared on our focus to education, equip and engage the nationals fire service. Together, let’s protect our communities with confidence. The knowledge earned allows our students to immediately make an impact in their community.

For your career

Stay ahead of the curve and elevate your professional development with CRR Academy. Join our instructors today, leaders in the field with years of experience as subject matter experts, and unlock a deeper understanding of the CRR process.

Course Lessons

Our team

YFPI - Subject Matter Experts


Marty King

Martin M. King was the Wisconsin State Coordinator for the National Fire Sprinkler Association from 2015 – 2025, now working on special projects in Wisconsin. Marty had been in the fire service for over 36 years finishing his career with the West Allis (WI) Fire Department (28 Years) serving the last 13 years as Assistant Chief of Fire Prevention and Urban Affairs. Marty has served as an Adjunct Instructor for the National Fire Academy since 2004 in the areas of Youth Firesetting Intervention, Fire Prevention, and Community Risk Reduction. He has assisted in projects with the IAFF, IFSTA, Vision 20/20, and CPSE. He was part of the accreditation team for initial accreditation in 2003 and reaccreditation in 2008 and 2013. Marty has been involved with the YFIRES project since its inception working in 2010, on the development team and later as one of the subject matter experts. Currently, I am assisting with the Data Manager duties.

Karla Klas

Karla Klas, BSN, RN, CCRP is the Fire Safety Education Specialist for the National Fire Protection Association. Her 34-year distinguished career in burn/trauma critical care nursing,
research, injury/violence prevention, professional development training, program management, public education, curriculum development, and CRR, and has produced numerous journal publications, textbook chapters and grant awards. She has attained multiple specialty certifications and leadership appointments to committees devoted to injury control. She is Professional Instructor for the National Fire Academy and a Michigan ACEs
Community Champion. Karla’s work has received numerous accolades, including the Dr. Anne W. Phillips Award for Leadership in Fire Safety Education lifetime achievement award,
Safe States Alliance Injury and Violence Achievement Award, MI Fire Inspectors Society
Public Educator of the Year Award, City of Detroit Community Service Award, Ann Arbor Public Schools Excellence in Mentoring, and the American Burn Association Burn Prevention Award. A celebrated educator, speaker, and author, Karla volunteers in her community and enjoys all kinds of outdoor travel adventures with her family.

Pat Mieszala

Pat Mieszala, RN, is a nationally recognized consultant with over 50 years of experience in burn care, psychiatry, rehabilitation, and fire/life safety. After a decade as a Psychiatric Burn Nurse Clinician at Chicago’s Cook County Hospital, she launched an independent consultancy in 1981, serving burn facilities and fire service organizations across North America. A long-time leader in community risk reduction, Pat has spent over 20 years as a National Fire Academy course developer and instructor. For over 30 years, Pat served as an NFPA Lead Field Advisor, Officer for the Education Section, and on the NFPA 1035/1030 Standard Technical Committee. She pioneered national youth firesetting prevention and intervention programs with FEMA, the U.S. Fire Administration, and Vision 20/20. Currently, she develops curriculum for Vision 20/20 and serves as the Training and Logistics Coordinator for the "Sound Off" home fire safety project. She was recognized as a 2021 Fire Service Woman of Vision and Leadership for Women’s History Month. Her lifetime of service has earned her numerous honors, including the FEMA Director’s Award for her work with Youth Firesetting, the American Burn Association’s Dr. Curtis Artz Leadership and Prevention Awards, and the prestigious Dr. Anne Phillips Leadership in Public Fire Safety Education Award.

Kathi Osmonson


Kathi Osmonson teaches professionals about Community Risk Reduction, specializing youth firesetting prevention and intervention (YFPI), while researching best practices world wide. She holds a master’s degree in forensic behavioral health, is a contract instructor for the National Fire Academy and served as a subject matter expert in the latest YFPI curriculum revision. She works with Vision 2020 on the YFIRES task group and presented Minnesota as a stakeholder in the development of YFIRES. She developed and maintained a professionally diverse statewide youth fire prevention and intervention team as Deputy Minnesota State Fire Marshal and developed a nationally recognized YFPI certification. Currently, Kathi volunteers as a director of the board for the Minnesota Fire Museum where they are working, through grants and donations, on interpretive interactive displays honoring the men and women of the Minnesota Fire Service while providing fire prevention and community risk reduction education.


Brent Smith

Assistant Fire Chief Brent Smith joined the Cedar Rapids Fire Department in 2003. He is presently is the Assistant Fire Chief of Operations in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Chief Smith has spent the last 17 years as the Youth Fire Interventionalist for his home department, as well as 15 years as Manager of the Iowa state wide Youth Fire Intervention program. He manages 6 regional coordinators covering 99 Counties and 50 participating fire departments. Chief Smith has also been a part of the creation of The Youth Firesetting Information Repository & Evaluation System (YFIRES) project, creating a case management system for Youth Fire programs nationally. He also currently sits on the board of directors of the International Association for Firesetting Intervention,  Research, and Education (IFIRE). Chief Smith received his BA degree in Communications from the University of Northern Iowa in 2001. He has earned the Chief Fire Officer Designation from the Commission on Professional Credentialing.

Michael Weller

Mike Weller is the program manager for the National Fire Academy’s (NFA) Community Risk Reduction curriculum. Mike is a tenured NFA instructor, course developer and respected national leader in community risk reduction. He co-developed much of the existing NFA Community Risk Reduction and WUI: Fire Adapted Communities series of courses. In his first career, Mike led the development and execution of an internationally recognized whole community risk reduction strategy in an urban setting (Hagerstown,MD). Mike holds a M aster of Education degree from the University of MD, received the 2018 Dr. Anne W. Phillips Lifetime Achievement Award for leadership in fire and life safety education, and was recognized in 2022 as one of the most influential fire service leaders of all time.
Mike began his 50+ year journey in the emergency services as a volunteer and is grateful for the friends and mentorships, education, and experience he has benefitted from along the way.