Researching available resources for arson prevention

Where Do I Find Information on Youth Arson Prevention Programs?

Posted by: Between Experts

Date Entered: Sep 25, 2009

Last Update: Oct 5, 2009 - 12:35 PM

Please provide articles and details on how various communities "Tapp" into this program.

Google Arson Prevention and you will find TAPP-C to be a program widely used in Canada: TAPP-C

(TAPP-C)© is a program that involves professionals from fire departments and community agencies across Canada.

Posted by: Brad Perrie

Date Entered: Sep 29, 2009

Regardless of why your child is involved with fire, it is very concerning, given the potential risk that a serious injury or tragedy may occur. Fortunately, there is a program in the community designed specifically for children who play with matches or fire.

The Arson Prevention Program for Children
(TAPP-C)© is a program that involves professionals from fire departments and community agencies across Canada. The program provides strategies to deal effectively with a child's match play or fire play. The program will also help to determine why the child has been involved with fire and whether he/she is likely to continue to be involved with fire. TAPP-C's© goal is to reduce fire setting behavior among children to keep them and their families safe from fire by offering Fire Safety education and in-home Fire Safety checks by the local Fire Service.

The Ridge-Meadows TAPP-C© steering committee is a collaboration between Fire and Police Services, School Boards, Ministry for Children and Families, and Mental Health agencies from across the community to develop roles and responsibilities and maintain protocol for the agencies involved.

Since it takes just one match to seriously injure or destroy, we strongly recommend that all families with children who have played with matches or fire contact TAPP-C©.

For more information go to:
Pitt Meadows Fire Rescue Service

For more detailed information on various programs including Arson Prevention and Juvenille Firesetting

Posted by: Steve Sorensen

Date Entered: Sep 29, 2009

Experts in these fields, from provinces across Canada, can be found listed at: The Idea Bank

Winnipeg Police Service - Crime Prevention - Arson Prevention

Posted by: Between Experts

Date Entered: Oct 5, 2009

Arson is a Crime! You can take action to protect yourself, your family, and your property from the devastating crime of arson.

For more information go to: Arson Prevention