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After the Fire

Pink Fire Truck Spotted in Raytown

Raytown Fire Protection District

Press Release

Pink Fire Truck Spotted in Raytown

PIO Assigned: Matt Mace 816-737-6034

Date: 5/27/12

If you were out around Raytown on Sunday afternoon you may have seen a bright pink fire truck followed by Raytown Engine 2 on Raytown Road.  No the Raytown Fire Protection District is not changing the color of its fleet; this truck is part of the KC chapter of the Guardians of the Ribbon.  The Guardians of the Ribbon is a not for profit organization raising awareness and supporting those battling cancer.

On Sunday the Pink Fire Truck and Raytown Engine 2 were visiting Gracie, a little girl who has been battling a brain tumor for the past three years at St Jude’s Hospital in Memphis. Sunday was Gracie’s 5^th birthday party, and the Pink Fire Truck presented her with a pink rose, a pink fire t-shirt, and a large pink bear.

For more information the Guardians of the Ribbon please go to http://www.kcguardians.org.

Gracie and her new pink friend

Gracie's entire party, Engine 2's crew, and Captain Dave Gardner of the Guardians of the Ribbon

The Pink Fire Truck named Jennie Lee is a 1972 Ford 900

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Arson Awareness Week PSA

Arson Awareness Week

May 6-12 is the U.S. Fire Administration National Arson Awareness Week.

This year’s focus is Prevent Youth Firesetting.

The Kansas City Metro Area has a program to address juvenile fire setting. The Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Program is a confidential program available to anyone at no cost completed by one of the Juvenile Fire Setter Interventionists with The Family Conservancy Center.  This program is made possible through a combined grant program between the University of Kansas and the Heart of America Metro Fire Chiefs. Interventionists work confidentially with communities to provide juvenile fire setters and their families fire safety education and prevention.

To find out more information on the Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Program contact the Raytown Fire Protection District at 816-737-6034

Why Children Set Fires

In order to understand why fire setting behavior occurs, it is best to look at where and why children set fires. Experts believe there are two basic types of children who set fires.

Curiosity Fire Setters are usually under 7 years old who have a      fascination with fire that leads to fire setting. They are seeking to find out how fire feels, how it burns, and what it does. Curiosity Fire Setters do not know the destructive potential of fire. Even though curiosity is a normal part of child development, curiosity in fire must be taken seriously.

Problem Fire Setters are generally over 5, but can be very young. Fires are set due to mild to severe emotional or mental disturbances or behaviors. A crisis in a child's life such as divorce, moving, or death could trigger fire setting behavior. Behavior traits may include poor peer relationships, cruelty to animals, and extreme mood changes.

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA):

Fires started by children playing accounted for an average of 56,300 fires with associated losses of 110 civilian deaths, 880 civilian injuries, and $286 million in direct property damage per year between 2005 and 2009. Younger children are more likely to set fires in homes, while older children and teenagers are more likely to set fires outside.  

Males are more likely to engage in fireplay than females, as 83 percent of home structure fires and 93 percent of outside or unclassified fires were set by boys when age was coded as a factor.  

Lighters were the heat source in half (50 percent) of child-playing fires in homes. A child's bedroom continues to account for 40 percent of child-playing home fires.

The U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) data indicate, where age was cited as a factor in a fire's ignition by lighters or matches, 37 percent of these were started by juveniles aged 10 to 17.fires were started by juveniles aged 10 to 17.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI's) Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program:

Juveniles (persons under age 18) accounted for roughly 46 percent of arson arrests in 2005 to 2010. In 2010, 40 percent of arson arrests were juveniles with 47.6 percent of those children under 16 years of age. Arrests of juveniles for the crime of arson were higher, proportionally, than for any other crime. 34.3 percent of arson offenses cleared involved juveniles, which was the highest percentage of all offense clearances involving only juveniles.