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When it comes to youth firesetting, their are several individuals in the state that provide excellent services to youths that have been referred to youth firesetting programs.  One individual is Tammy Deluca form the Cherry Hill Fire Department.  Tammy serves as the Director of Fire Watch program for youths in Camden County and also as the Public Education Officer/PIO for the Cherry Hill Fire Department.  Last year she received a grant from the Chapter at the annual AGM to continue those efforts.  She offers this suggestion to fire investigators if a youth is suspected of causing a fire.  

“When it comes to youth firesetting and the investigations of such I always urge those in the fire service and law enforcement not to take a small incident lightly.  Although it may be a small fire or seem not much of significance most likely it’s not the first fire the youth has set, it’s probably the first one he/she has been caught doing.  Best practice for investigating a possible youth set fire is to document as much and try to retrieve as much information from the parents/guardians as well as the youth”. 

Camden County FireWatch currently operates out of the Cherry Hill Fire Department, Fire Marshal’s Office.  Tammy DeLucca is the Program Director of FireWatch and has been for the past 14 years.  Tammy is a 28 year member of the fire service and has over 20 years of experience working with youth firesetters.

The Camden County FireWatch program was established in 1984 through a legal resolution of the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders.  The program operated out of the Camden County Fire Marshal’s Office since its inception.  However, in 2013, the program has been operating out of the Cherry Hill Fire Department.  In addition to providing risk level assessment to referred families, FireWatch had provided continuous in-service training to network agencies as well as countless educational programs for the general public on the issues of Youth Firesetting and Fire and Burn Prevention.

Tammy DeLucca

Cherry Hill Fire Department

tdelucca@chfd.org