Child starts fire with matches.

(Hartford, CT) Police arrested two juveniles accused of setting fire to a pool cover in South Windsor.

The Columbus Dispatch reports that a 4 year old child from North Linden was killed earlier this month in an accidental house fire. The child had a history of playing with matches.
Read more via http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/07/20/firebugs.html

(Miami, FL) $7 million worth of damage were caused by a fire at the Hialeah Gardens Wal-Mart, which was allegedly started by a teenager.

(Miami, FL) Two second graders are facing charges after allegedly starting a fire at Lake Forest Elementary School.

Last month, Fire Educator featured a free PSA developed by The Idea Bank for Arson Awareness Week.

I received an email from Richard Lambert over at The Idea Bank today with a few resources for this year’s upcoming Arson Awareness Week.  Included in the information is a free video PSA that you can run on your local cable access station promoting the elimination of novelty lighters.
What other things are you doing to promote [...]