On November 1st and 2nd, 2016, the NoFIRES Partnership was proud to present the fourth annual Arson Investigation and Prosecution Conference at the Hadley Farms Meeting House in Hadley, MA. This year, the conference was designed for police, firefighters, prosecutors, mental health providers, school personnel, and probation officers and focused solely on Investigating the Youth Firesetter.
Peter J. Ostroskey, Massachusetts State Fire Marshal welcomes participants to the NoFIRES Conference.
David E. Sullivan, Massachusetts Northwestern District Attorney
Jennifer Queally, Massachusetts Undersecretary of Law Enforcement
Loren Davine, Executive Director of NoFIRES
Detective Lieutenant Paul Zipper, Commander of the Massachusetts State Police Fire Investigation and Explosion Unit
Attorney John Scheft, leading expert and author of the Field Manual For Massachusetts Police on Juvenile Law & Procedure, was the keynote speaker.
Below, conference attendees participated in a breakout session discussing how they might approach scenarios based on actual case studies.
The conference concluded with a live burn demonstration by the Massachusetts State Police Fire Investigation Unit to highlight the dangers of the Youth Firesetter
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