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Download full textUS Department of Homeland Security, 2007
Using the past 3 years of data, for 2003 to 2005, from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) database, the yearly national fire loss for fires on nonadult school properties is estimated at $85 million. Such losses are the result of an estimated annual average of 14,700 fires that required a fire department response. Fires on school…
Descriptors: Hazardous Materials, School Safety, Fire Protection, School Buildings
Meade, Jeff – Education Week, 1998
Discusses the prevalence of school arson, motives for setting school fires, and sex and type of student involvement within the context of a detailed description of the high school burning in rural Cross Plains, Texas. Investigation findings and community and teacher reactions are given. (SAS)
Descriptors: Delinquency, Fire Protection, High School Students, High Schools
Karchmer, Clifford L. – 1983
Designed to provide background information and assistance to educators developing arson prevention programs in the schools, this report reviews existing programs and recent research on juvenile firesetting. Following an introduction, information is divided into four sections. Section 1 emphasizes curiosity and emotional disturbances as underlying…
Descriptors: Community Action, Counseling, Crime Prevention, Delinquency
