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Youth Firesetting Prevention

Youth Firesetting Prevention

Youth Firesetting Prevention Month

In 2021, August was proclaimed Youth Firesetting Prevention Month. The official proclamation signed by Governor Whitmer can be viewed at the link below.

Youth Firesetting Prevention Month Proclamation

YFIRES Database

The Youth Firesetting Information Repository & Evaluation System (YFIRES) is a data collection project initiated by the International Association of Fire Fighters and funded by DHS/FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate for Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program - Fire Prevention and Safety Grants.

YFIRES Database
prevent injury and death; child safety; avoidance of financial burden; firefighter safety
Youth firesetting has been identified as a leading cause of fire-related deaths in children