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Where can these forms be completed and submitted electronically?
What is the purpose of the report completed by the Interventionist?
Who is required to complete the consent form for the interview?
What information is not collected from the juvenile?
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What is the primary purpose of the Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Program?
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Who notifies the fire department of the juvenile's actions?
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What is the significance of the date and time on the consent form?
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What rights does the juvenile have during the interview process?
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Who may the Juvenile Firesetter Interventionist interview?
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What is the purpose of the consent form?
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How long is the consent form valid?
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What right does the juvenile have during the interview?
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What may be used as evidence against the juvenile in court?
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Who must be present during the interview?
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What is the purpose of the Juvenile Miranda Rights?
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What information is required on the consent form?
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What is the primary goal of the Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention session?
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What is the role of the Interventionist in the session?
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What is the significance of the IFSA/FEMA approved standard questionnaire?
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What is the role of coalition members in the intervention session?
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What happens after the intervention session is completed?
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What is the primary purpose of the Consent to Interview form?
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What is the significance of maintaining confidentiality throughout the intervention process?
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What is the intended audience for the information provided in the content?
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What is the purpose of a lawyer being appointed to represent you free of any cost?
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What is the significance of being considered a juvenile according to the law in the state of Illinois?
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What is the purpose of the 'Waiver of Rights' section?
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What can you do at any time during the questioning process?
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Who can sign the document on behalf of a juvenile?
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What information is required to be recorded on the document?
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What is the primary purpose of the Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Program?
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According to the guidelines, who is considered a juvenile in the context of the fire intervention program?
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What must happen after the Fire Department is notified of a possible juvenile fire setter?
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What information is necessary for the Specialist to receive regarding a prospective juvenile fire setter?
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What is one of the consequences outlined for juveniles who engage in fire-setting?
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Who approves the Fire Prevention Guidelines established by the Hoffman Estates Fire Department?
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What needs to be done with the form completed by a Fire Department member?
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What is the role of the Illinois State Fire Marshal in the intervention program?
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Study Notes
Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Program
- The program aims to identify individuals who intentionally start fires, educate them and their families about fire dangers and consequences, and provide a course of action to remediate dangerous behavior.
Definitions
- A juvenile is considered to be between the ages of 0-17 or with the mental capacity of a minor.
Procedure
- The fire department is notified of a possible fire setter through various sources, including parents, police, court orders, or walk-ins.
- A State-certified Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist receives the information.
- The Specialist completes a form with required information, which remains confidential.
- The Interventionist contacts the Illinois State Fire Marshal Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Program Team to receive a case number.
- A file is created for the juvenile fire setter, which remains confidential and locked in a secured location.
Intervention Session
- The Interventionist sets up a session with the parents/guardians and the juvenile fire setter.
- The session includes the Interventionist, and may include other coalition members.
- The session takes place in a neutral location, maintaining confidentiality.
- The Interventionist reads and explains the Consent to Interview form and the Juvenile Miranda Rights form.
- The parent/guardian completes the forms.
- The session utilizes the IFSA/FEMA approved standard questionnaire as a guideline.
- Age-appropriate education is used to emphasize the potential tragic outcomes of fire setting.
Course of Action
- The Interventionist analyzes the collected information and determines the necessary course of continued action.
- This may include a Fire Safety Education Program, a written assignment, or a referral to other coalition members for further assistance.
Confidentiality and Reporting
- All further course of action by the fire department remains confidential and is documented in the juvenile's file.
- The Interventionist completes a report that remains in the juvenile's file.
- IFSA forms are completed and returned for statistical purposes, which can be done electronically on the Office of Illinois State Fire Marshal website.
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This quiz covers the program that identifies and educates juveniles who intentionally start fires, and provides a course of action to remediate dangerous behavior.