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The Youth Firesetter Intervention Program offers free monthly classes for children and youth ages three to seventeen. All classes are taught by experienced Phoenix Firefighters using age-based curriculums.

* Due to budget constraints the classes are no longer being held on Saturdays. There is one class a month and it will be held on the first Thursday of every month, alternating between age groups.

Education classes and times are as follows:

• Youth ages 11–17 and youth diverted by the juvenile court attend one Thursday class from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please be there no later than 12:30 p.m. to register.

  Curriculum includes:

  1. Arizona Arson and Fireworks Laws
  2. The Properties of Fire/Fire Science
  3. Fire in the Media
  4. Consequences, Choices and Responsibilities
  5. Burn Injuries
  6. How the Community is Affected by Firesetting
  7. Fire Safety

• Youth ages 7–10, attend one Thursday class from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please be there no later than 12:30 p.m. to register.

  Curriculum includes:

1. Arizona Arson and Fireworks Laws
2. The Properties of Fire/Fire Science
3. Fire in the Media
4. Consequences, Choices and Responsibilities
5. Burn Injuries
6. How the Community is Affected by Firesetting
7. Fire Safety

• Children ages 3-6, attend one Thursday class (follows the Youth 7-10 yr. olds class) from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

  Curriculum includes:

  1. Tools and Toys
  2. Fire Safety
  3. Good and Bad Fire

All classes are held at the Phoenix Fire Department’s Fire Administration Building located at 150 S. 12th Street in Phoenix, Arizona

Last modified on 10/21/2009 15:35:46