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SOS FIRES: Youth Intervention Programs |
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TRAINING ADDED
by Texas State FMO, Texas Chapter IAAI, et. al. |
April 5, 2008 | A coalition of organizations in the state of Texas are bringing this event to Austin in June. This 3 day event includes a wealth of information on youth firestting and other educational approaches to at-risk populations. Check out this and the other events listed on the SOS FIRES Events Calendar. |
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TRAINING ADDED
by Fire Education Association of Kansas (FEAK) |
April 3, 2008 | The 9th Annual Fire, Burn, and Life Safety Conference hosted by FEAK has been listed on the SOS FIRES "Events Calendar." It has way too much information to list here. This is an outstanding three day event that covers a wide range of topics pertinent to the fire and life safety professional. It occurs in mid-June in Missouri. Check out the details on the SOS FIRES Events Calendar today. |
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CONFERENCE ADDED
by The Brandon School |
February 11, 2008 | The Brandon School will be hosting the Northeast Juvenile Firesetting Conference in early May in Massachusetts. While only one day long, it packs in an outstanding agenda of topics and well known presenters. More information is available on the "Events Calendar" of the SOS FIRES web site. Check it out today. |
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YFIRS - Youth Firesetting Information Recording
System
by SOS FIRES |
February 3, 2008 | If you are a user of the YFIRS Data System, please go to the YFIRS page for the latest update. |
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CONFERENCE/TRAINING ADDED
by SOS FIRES |
February 1, 2008 | A series of 2-day trainings has been listed on the SOS FIRES "Events Calendar." It is offered on five different dates in five major cities across the United States. It is described as "Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth. This workshop will deliver 200 ready-to-use, powerful answers to turnaround problems like violence, apathy, fire-setting, truancy, defiance, ADD, school failure, bad attitudes, poor motivation and more. A special focus will be on children with challenges and disabilities. Find additional information on the "Events Calendar" of SOS FIRES web site. |
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NEW NAME ADDED TO THE MEMORIAL PAGE
by SOS FIRES |
January 7, 2008 | A new name has been added to the Memorial Page. While not often the case, this time it is an adult. The adult was a firefighter. This first listed child-caused fire death for 2008 took the life of a firefighter who fought the blaze set by a child. Youth firesetting can take firefighter lives as easily as children's lives. |
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NEW NAME ADDED TO THE MEMORIAL PAGE
by SOS FIRES |
October 2, 2007 | Five names have been added to the Memorial Page. The lives were lost in a fire set by a 10 year old boy. Visit all the names listed to help you understand the devastating costs associated with youth firesetting behaviors. |
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NEW ARTICLE ADDED
by G. Scott Burlin |
August 30, 2007 | A new article has been added to the "What's New" page of the SOS FIRES web site. It is called "An Examination of Juvenile Firesetting and the Reasons Kids Set Fires." It explores a group of kids and how their firesetting behavior might be categorized. It also explores the categorizations established in other studies. |
| CONFERENCE/TRAINING ADDED
by SOS FIRES |
June 26, 2007 | PENNSYLVANIA - Also, if you are in Pennsylvania, you'll find almost a years worth of upcoming trainings in the state intervention practices. Use SOS FIRES as a handy reference point to locate these trainings. |
| RESEARCH ON YOUTH FIRESETTING BEHAVIOR FROM NEW ZEALAND
added by SOS FIRES |
May 20, 2007 | A new research report has been added to the "What's New" page of the SOS FIRES web site. It was conducted on behalf of the New Zealand Fire Service Commission and explores comparisons in deliberately set fires and the prevention programs in New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America, and Canada. It offers some very interesting reading and is worth a look. Check it out today on the SOS FIRES web site. Go to the What's New page and under "Research Reports," find "International Approaches to Reducing Deliberately Lit Fires: Statistical Data and Fire Investigations." |
| NEW ARTICLE ADDED
by SOS FIRES |
April 9, 2007 | A new article has been added to the "What's New" page of the SOS FIRES web site. It is titled "When do Children 'Know Better?" Consider the statement made by many parents "...my child knew better than to play with fire." This article presents some perspective on that idea. Check it out and all the other information on the SOS FIRES web site. |
| NEW ARTICLE ADDED
by SOS FIRES |
February 8, 2007 | Have you wondered how many JFIS Level I and II courses have been delivered? Have you wondered how many professionals have been trained? Check out this article to see how big the movement for knowledge in the youth firesetting intervention field has been. |
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