THE MISSION OF THE JUVENILE FIRESETTER PROGRAM
The Juvenile Firesetter program exists to prevent youth fire tragedy through education, intervention, and mental health support. By forming unique partnerships and offering support to agencies dedicated to providing intervention services to fire involved youth, The Juvenile Firesetter program intends to reduce the losses attributed to child caused fires in New Jersey, across North America, and around the globe.

The Juvenile Firesetter program is for youths up to the age of 18 and is supported by the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety.
Our goals are as follows:

• To promote partnerships between the fire service, law enforcement, mental health practitioners, the medical community, and child advocate agencies who must deal with the aftermath of child-set fires.
• To provide funding for innovative projects that will improve fire safety education methodology.
• To gather and provide information that will assist agencies with concerns about youth firesetting behaviors.
• To coordinate and present training opportunities for agencies providing intervention services for youth firesetting behaviors.
• To provide assistance to families devastated by losses caused by child-set fires.
• To save lives!