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A journal and website dedicated to preventing  juvenile firesetting.

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80,000 fires per year

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Children, almost always under the false impression they can control the fires they set, cause nearly 80,000 structure fires per…

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Juvenile Firesetting is preventable and treatable.

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Can you stop kids from playing with fire?

Meri-K Appy joins the Today Show to discover if young children know the dangers of playing with fire.

Firesetters & Firestarters

The case against labeling kids & developing unified language to show firesetting is a behavior, not a diagnosis.

Parent Voice Smoke Alarms

Studying children's responses to a conventional tone smoke alarm to a personalized recording.

Bullying and Firesetting

Two recent resources are avaiable to help understand the interaction between firesetting & bullying.

Where do you think fire prevention should begin?
 

Facts & Stats

Under the false impression they can control the fires they set, children cause nearly 80,000 structure fires per year.