Florida agencies to help prevent juvenile arson
Agency Contacts

The agencies on this list have experience and training to intervene in juvenile firesetting behavior. Contact the agency in your area for assistance.

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 Organization:   Contact Name: Program: 
Bayshore Fire Rescue
17350 Nalle Rd
North Fort Myers, FL 33917    
William Douglas Underwood
JFS Program Coordinator/Captain/Fire Investigator
Phone: (239) 543-3443
Cell: (239) 707-2634
JFS Intervention Program
Lee County North Fort Myers - Bayshore Area 
Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue
2601 W. Broward Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
33312
Courtney Palmer
JFS Program Coordinator
Phone: (954) 831-8210
courtney_palmer@sheriff.org

Charles Raiken
Coordinator of the Broward County JFS Network
Phone (954) 831-8210
charles_raiken@sheriff.org

Website:
http://sheriff.org/about_bso/dfres/operations/jfp.cfm   
JFS Intervention Program in Broward County
Bunnell Fire Dept.
1769 Old Moody Blvd.
Bunnell, FL 32110
 
Dan Feagle
Phone (386) 437-7516
dfeagle@bunnellcity.us
JFS Intervention Program in Flagler County 
Clermont Fire Dept.
439 West Hwy 50
Clermont, Florida 34711 

William Harrison
Phone (352) 394-7662 Ext 212
wharrison@clermontfl.org    
Fire Marshal. Public education and public relations.
Collier County Juvenile Firesetting Program
13240 Immokalee Rd.
Naples, FL 34120

Andy Marfongella
Phone (239) 348-8006
amarfongella@bcifr.com
 Juvenile Firesetting Intervention Program in Collier  County
Coral Springs Fire Dept.
2801 Coral Springs Dr.
Coral Springs, Florida
33065
Alicia Merritt
Phone (954) 346-1253
fdaxm@coralsprings.org    
JFS Intervention Program
Davie Fire Rescue Dept.
6901 Orange Dr.
Davie, Florida
33314
Tony Precanico
Fire Marshal
Phone (954) 797-1229 Ext 1217
Tony_Precanico@davie-fl.gov
Juvenile Firesetters Intervention Program working with Broward County Fire Rescue Department
Dayton Beach Fire Dept. Admin Ofcs
301 South Beach Street
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
David Newell
Phone (386) 671-4013
newelldavid@dbfd.us 
Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program working with Fire Departments in East Central Florida 
Daytona Beach Shores Fire Dept.
3050 South Atlantic Ave
Daytona Beach Shores, FL 32118
Terry Griffiths
Fire Marshal
Phone (386) 763-5337
tgriffiths@cityofdbs.org
Juvenile Fire Setters 
Intervention Program working with Fire Departments in East Central Florida
 
South Daytona
1672 South Ridgewood Ave
South Daytona, FL 32119 
Sandi Smitherman
Public Information Officer
Phone (386) 322-3035    
ssmitherman@southdaytona.org

Juvenile Fire Setters 
Intervention Program working with Fire Departments in East Central Florida 
Deland Fire Dept.
201 West Howry Ave.
Deland, FL 32720    
 
Gillian (Jill) Stemmerman
Public Information Officer
Juvenile Firesetter Program Coordinator
Phone ( 386) 626-7042
stemmrmn@deland.org
Juvenile Fire Setters Intervention Program working with Fire Departments in East Central Florida
Deltona Fire Dept
1685 Providence Blvd.
Deltona, Florida
32725    
Chris Nabicht
Deputy Fire Chief
Phone (407) 860-7190
cnabicht@ci.deltona.fl.us

Lisa Nadeau
Inspector
Phone (386) 575-6924
lnadeau@deltonafl.gov
JFS Intervention Program working with Fire Departments in East Central Florida
Edgewater Fire Dept.
104 N Riverside Drive
Edgewater, FL 32132  
Jeff Lariscy
Phone (386) 424-2445
jlariscy@cityofedgewater.org
JFS Intervention Program working with Fire Departments in East Central Florida 
Estero Fire Rescue
21500 Three Oaks Parkway
Estero, Florida 33928
Susan Lindenmuth
Public Relations Manager
Phone (239) 890-8016
lindenmuth@esterofire.org

Dale I.Reisen
Battalion Chief
Phone (239) 890-8042
Reisen@esterofire.org

Website:
www.esterofire.org


 Lee County Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program - Program Provider
Flagler County Fire Dept.
1769 E Moody Blvd Bldg #3
Bunnell, FL 32110
Robert Growick
Chief Fire Inspector
Phone (386) 313-4258
rgrowick@flaglercounty.org
JFS Intervention Program working with Fire Departments in East Central Florida 
 Fort Myers Shores Fire Dept.
12345 Palm Beach Blvd.
Fort Myers, Florida 33905
Robert Rewis
Fire Investigator
Phone: (239) 694-2833
rewis@fmsfd.org

JFS Intervention Program working with Fire Departments in Lee County - Fort Myers Shores area
Gainesville Fire Rescue
1025 NE 13th St.
Gainesville, Florida 32601    
Krista Gonzalez
Risk Reduction Specialist
Phone (352) 334-5065
gonzalezkk@cityofgainesville.org
Operation "Extinguish" is a partnership between Gainesville Fire Rescue, local physicians, school guidance counselors, law enforcement and licensed psychologists to provide intervention to juvenile firesetters and their families.
Indian River County Fire Rescue
1500 Old Dixie Hwy
Vero Beach, Florida 32966
Dale Justice
Phone (772) 567-3160
djustice@ircgov.com
Ours follows the National Fire Association (NFA) program.
Jacksonville Fire Rescue Fire Prevention Dept.
515 North Julia St
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Dennis Higgs
Leiutentant and Public Education Specialist
Phone: (904) 630-0445
dhiggs@coj.net
Website:
http://www.coj.net/Departments/Fire+and+Rescue
/Fire+Safety/Children+and+Fire.htm

Jacksonville Juvenile FiresetterIntervention Program
Lake County Fire Rescue
315 W. Main St. #411
Tavares, Florida
32778
Kathy Edwards
Coordinator
Phone (352) 343-9458
kedwards@lakecountyfl.gov
Website:
http://www.lakecountyfl.gov/departments/public safety/Fire rescue/
Juvenile Firesetters Intervention Network of Lake County. City and county departments work together to identify juvenile arsonists and assist with their intervention for the juveniles and their families.
Lee County
South Trail Fire and Rescue
5531 Halifax Ave
Fort Myers, Florida 33912    
Christie Knudsen
Phone (239) 936-5281
stfd14@yahoo.com
Lee County Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program - Program Provider
Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue Dept.
636 Thomas Sherwin Ave. S.
Lehigh Acres, Florida 33974
Kenneth Bennett
Fire Marshal
Phone: (239) 303-5302
Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program working with Fire Departments in Lee County Lehigh Acres area.
Manatee County
Southern Manatee Fire & Rescue District
P.O.Box 20216
Bradenton, Florida  34204 
Ronnie Washington
Manatee County JFS Network Coordinator
Phone (941) 751-7675
RWashington@southernmanateefd.org
Website:
http://www.southernmanateefd.org/Prevention
Manatee County Juvenile Firesetter Network is comprised of trained fire service professionals from within the fire departments of Manatee County. The program is held monthly, as needed, at the Southern Manatee Fire District Administration Building, located at 2451 Trailmate Drive, in Sarasota.
Marion County Fire Rescue
2631 SE 3rd Street
Ocala, Florida 34471
Angela Sweeney
Sr. Inspector/Investigator
(352) 291-8000
Angela.Sweeney@marioncountyfl.org
Juvenile firesetting prevention and intervention in Marion County Florida.
Martin County Fire Rescue
800 SE Monterey Rd.
Stuart, Florida 34994
B. Aaron Johnson
Inspector Investigator
(772) 288-5634
bajohnso@martin.fl.us 
Juvenile firesetting prevention and intervention in Martin County Florida 
Melbourne Fire Prevention
900 E. Strawbridge Ave.
Melbourne, Florida
32901
Banard Taylor
Phone (321) 608-7910
btaylor@melbourneflorida.org
Website:
http://www.melbourneflorida.org
/fire/fireprev.htm

 Our class instructs the student in the consequences of playing with fire.
I am the juvenile firesetter intervention instructor.
Miami Fire Rescue Dept.
444 SW Second Ave., 10th Floor
Miami, Florida 33130
Kathy Daegling
Phone (305) 416-1612
kathyD@ci.miami.fl.us
Website:
http://www.miamidade.gov/mdfr/services education programs families.asp
 As a fire inspector for 25 years, I train hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, correctional facilities and other types of institutions in proper fire safety, extinguisher use, mass casualty drills and other fire safety issues.
Naples Area
City of Naples Fire Dept.
355 Riverside Circle
Naples, Florida 33402
Pamela DeMeo
Prevention Specialist
Phone (239) 213-4918
pdemeo@naplesgov.com
Juvenile Firesetters Intervention/Cert
Naples Area
Big Corkscrew Island Fire  Rescue
13240 Immokalee Road
Naples, Florida
34120  
Andrew Marfongella
JFIS/CERT Coordinator
Phone (239) 348-8006
amarfongella@bcifr.com

JFIS/CERT 
New Hope Volunteer Fire Dept., Inc.
1969 Hwy 2
Westville, Florida 32464
Homer A Evans 
Fire Chief
Phone (850) 956-2626
nhvfd.wfeca.net   
 Classes in Elementary Schools and at our fire station.
North Fort Myers Fire Dept.
18372 Hunters Glen Rd
North Fort Myers, Florida 33917
Eric T. Klos
Fire Investigator
Phone: (239) 997-8654
Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program working with fire departments in Lee County in the North Fort Myers area

Ocala Area
Gold Services
303 SE 17th St. #309-184
Ocala, Florida
34471
Dr. Karen Gold
goldkl@aol.com
Services include establishing, fine tuning and troubleshooting juvenile firesetter intervention programs; individual case consultations via telephone re: pathological firesetting; staff training and conference presentations.
Orange City Fire Dept.
215 N Holly Ave
Orange City, Florida 32763
Rick Scott
Phone (386) 775-5460
rscott@ourorangecity.com 
JFS Intervention Program working with Fire Departments in East Central Florida 
City of Orlando Fire Dept.
400 S Orange Ave..
Orlando, Florida
32801 
Vicki Robles
Coordinator and Instructor
Phone (407) 246-3128
vicki@cityoforlando.net 
JFS Intervention Program - A program used to identify and engage youth arson offenders at risk children and their families in fire safety, prevention, educational and intervention services.
Pasco County Fire Rescue
4111 Land O'Lakes Blvd. Suite 208
Land O Lakes, Florida 34639 
Amy Schultz - Fire Inspector/Public Educator
Phone (813) 929-2737
aschultz@pascocountyfl.net
Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program to identify and educate juveniles and their families. The program is run in cooperation with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
50 South Military Trail
Suite 101
West Palm Beach, Florida
33415-3198
Gerri Penney, M.Ed.
Community Education & Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Coordinator
Phone (561) 616-7024
gpenney@co.palm-beach.fl.us
The Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program (JFIP) has 3 facets:
Education, Consequences and Mental Health. Free family counseling sessions are available for all JFIP families.
Ponce Inlet
4680 South Peninsula Drive
Ponce Inlet, Florida 32127
Jeff Shroyer
Fire Marshal
Phone (386) 322-6703
jshroyer@ponce-inlet.org
JFS Intervention Program working with Fire Departments in East Central Florida 
Port Orange Fire-Rescue
1090 City Center Blvd.
Port Orange, Florida
32129 
Tonya  Saylor
Public Education Specialist
Phone  (386) 506-5906
tgilardi@port-orange.org

Christopher Weir
Fire Marshal
Phone (386) 506-5905
cweir@port-orange.org
JFS Intervention Program working with Fire Departments in East Central Florida
St Cloud Fire Rescue Division
900 Minnesota Ave.
St. Cloud, Florida
34769 
Davis Ennis
Instructor/Facilitator
Phone (407) 957-8484
dmennis@stcloud.org 
The city of St. Cloud participates in a program with Osceola County and the city of Kissimmee for juvenile firesetters. Along with many prevention programs for schools and businesses, we also offer a birthday program at our stations.
St. Johns County
4455 Ave. A Suite #100
St. Augustine, Florida 
Jeremy Robshaw
Phone (904) 823-2526
jrobshaw@co.st-johns.fl.us
JFS Intervention Program
St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue
400 Dr. MLK, Jr. St. South
St Petersburg, Florida
33701
Julie Rivard
Coordinator
Phone (727) 893-7218
julie.rivard@stpete.org
Juvenile Firesetter Intervention, schedule and meet with parents and children.
Spring Hill Fire Rescue
3445 Bob Hartung  Court
Spring Hill, Florida 34606    
Dana Panozzo
Phone (352) 688-5021
dpanozzo@springhouse.com
JFS Intervention Program
Tampa  Juvenile Firesetters Workshop
808 East Zack Street
Tampa, FL 33602
Patricia Dempsey
Coordinator
Phone (813) 274-8241
fd88@tampagov.net

Russell Spicola
Fire Marshal
Phone (813) 274-8241
fd88@tampagov.net
JFS Intervention Program for the City of Tampa in Hillsborough County 
Temple Terrace Fire Dept.
124 Bullard Pkwy
Temple Terrace, Florida 33617 
Pete Soden
Captain
Phone: (813) 989-7121 Ext 2
psoden@templeterrace.com
Public Education Training Center for Juvenile Firesetters
Tice Fire & Rescue District
9351 Workmen Way
Fort Myers, Florida 33905
Ted Ross
Fire Marshal
Phone (239) 694-2380 Ext 101
ross@ticefire.com
Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program
Volusia County Fire Dept
125 W. New York Ave. Suite 220
DeLand, Florida 32720
Lloyd LaLonde
Inspector and Public Information Officer
Phone (386) 736-5940 ext. 2911
LLaLonde@co.volusia.fl.us
JFS Intervention Program working with Fire Departments in East Central Florida 
Wakulla County Fire Rescue
10 Sabal Palm Drive
Crawfordville, Florida
32327 
Donald Burton
Phone (850) 933-0809
rescue12@firehousezone.com
Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program