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| Some fires started by children are deliberate acts designed to cause harm, many others are not. Those that are not, have much in common with other causes of unintentional injury. The children & fire resources we have listed here deal with both types of problems and have been divided into the five categories listed at the top of the page. New Article! Why Are Children Fascinated With Fire? It's the question we hear most often when parents, teachers and caregivers want to understand children's fireplay: Why are children so fascinated with fire? Find out in this article from Prevention 1st Foundation. New Article! Counseling Children Who Play With Fire Whether they happen in school or at home, intentionally or unintentionally, fires set by children are always cause for concern. Most school counselors will, at some point in their careers, be called on to work with a child who has started a fire or played with fire. Read more. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – National Center for Injury Prevention and Control www.cdc.gov/ncipc/WISQARS The CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) works to reduce morbidity, disability, mortality, and costs associated with injuries. WISQARSTM™ (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) is the Injury Center's interactive, online database that provides customized injury-related mortality data and nonfatal injury data useful for research and for making informed public health decisions. WISQARS can provide customized reports based on user specified age groups and geographicl information. FBI Uniform Crime Reports http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm Arson is the only crime tracked by the FBI for which more juveniles are arrested than adults. Access the FBI’s Crime in the United States online, published annually with data about the volume and rate of criminal offenses at the state and national level. Children Playing with Fire (2005), National Fire Protection Association http://www.nfpa.org This report by John Hall presents the overall size of the problem and trends relating to children's fireplay including data representing the deaths, injuries and property damage resulting from child started fires. A five-page executive summary is available free to anyone from NFPA Research & Reports. NFPA members can get the full report for free. Characteristics of Home Fire Victims Including Age and Sex (2008), National Fire Protection Association http://www.nfpa.org This report by Jennifer Flynn examines civilian casualties in homes for patterns by age and sex of victim, relative to various circumstances surrounding the casualty, such as the cause of fire. Special attention is given to trends involving high-risk age groups, including preschool children. A 10-page summary is availabe from NFPA Research & Reports. The full report is available for free to NFPA members. Handbook on Firesetting in Children and Youth, David Kolko http://www.pitt.edu/~kolko/ This multidisciplinary handbook is a comprehensive source of information on all topics relating to children who set fires. For more information about David Kolko’s research and to order this book visit his website. National Safety Council Injury Facts®, 2008 Edition. Itasca, IL. Injury Facts®is the National Safety Council’s annual statistical report on unintentional injuries, their characteristics and related costs. Visit the National Safety Council’s website for information about how to order this and other NSC books, manuals and reports and to access many resources offered free of charge. The Portland Report '02: A Report on the Juvenile Firesetting Problem In Portland, Oregon. http://sosfires.com/new.html The Portland Report is an annual report by Don Porth, produced by Portland, Oregon Fire and Rescue. The '02 Report contains Youth Firesetting Intervention program facts and elements in addition to accumulated data from the past 10 years (almost 5,000 program participants). General statistics regarding juvenile firesetting are presented as well as typical characteristics of the juvenile and his/her adult caregiver. Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal. http://www.sfm.state.or.us/ Makes available several fire incident reports for Oregon, including Juveniles With Fire Reports.
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