IAFF Youth firesetting database project

1. IAFF Youth firesetting database project

2. The Problem of Youth Involved Fires According to the 2011 NFPA report “Children Playing with Fire”, fires started by children 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 2005-2009. International association of fire fighters charitable foundation

3. Fire Departments State Fire Offices U.S. Fire Administration/ National Fire Data Center The National Fire Incident Reporting System International association of fire fighters charitable foundation

4. YOUTH FIRESETTING INTERVENTION PROGRAMS

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6. THE PROJECT FY 2010 AFG Fire Prevention & Safety Grant To develop the framework for the future development of a standardized, comprehensive national data collection & evaluation system in order to create a national juvenile fire setting database as a resource for local and regional juvenile fire setting programs. International association of fire fighters charitable foundation

7. Focus GroupWashington DCDecember 8-9, 2011 Don PorthSOS FIRES Paul Zipper Massachusetts State Police Paul Schwartzman Finger Lakes Regional Burn Association Ken FinemanCounselor Connection Jim Crawford Vision 20/20 Dan Dillard Burn Prevention Foundation James FlorosBurn Institute Karla KlasUniversity of Michigan Burn Center Judy OkulitchOregon State Fire Marshals Office Phil Tammaro IAFF Charitable Foundation International association of fire fighters charitable foundation

8. Path Forward… Define purpose of the database Review existing national databases Decide to either modify existing database or establish a new database Create a Stakeholders group Conduct a national stakeholders summit Identify and define essential data elements Create a database dictionary Define database operating criteria Establish data use policies International association of fire fighters charitable foundation

9. National Stakeholders SummitApril 4-5, 2012

10. Summit Goals & Objectives • Discuss & reaffirm the need for a national YFS database • Share information on progress to date • Share initial list of data elements and gather feedback • Share initial vetting of national database options and gather feedback • Discuss stakeholders and seek recommendations regarding the makeup of the stakeholders group • Gain consensus on next steps and stakeholders roles International association of fire fighters charitable foundation

11. Summit Agenda • Discuss National Database Options: • NFIRS Presentation by Brad Pabody from the National Fire Data Center • BATS Presentation by Richard Simpson from the United States Bomb Data Center • Creation of NEMSIS Database by Greg Mears Principal Investigator International association of fire fighters charitable foundation

12. Consensus • Importance of a YFS national database • NFIRS + Something else • Flow of data: Local > State > National • Establish Standard YFS Dataset • Create a national advisory committee International association of fire fighters charitable foundation

13. Phase IIFY 2011 AFG Fire Prevention & Safety Grant • Organize National Advisory Committee • Research existing YFS databases • Publish YFS Data Dictionary • Hold Stakeholders Summit • Pilot test of Demonstration YFS data collection system International association of fire fighters charitable foundation

14. Advisory Committee Jim Crawford Vision 20/20Marty Ahrens NFPABrad PabodyUSFA National Fire Data Center Karen Deppa National Association of State Fire Marshals Justin Dillard Image Trend SoftwareSanjay Kalasa Firehouse SoftwareMartin King West Allis, WI Fire DepartmentKarla Klas University of Michigan Trauma Burn CenterDon PorthSOS FIRES Mary Marchone USFA National Fire Academy Gerri Penney Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, NFPA 1035 Paul Schwartzman Finger lakes Regional Burn InstitutePhil Tammaro IAFF Charitable Foundation Richard Taylor Maine State Fire Marshals Office Brent Smith Cedar Rapids, Iowa Fire Department

15. Database Dictionary • Minimum Dataset • Gender • Age at time of incident • Grade in school at time of incident • Youth address- zip code • Previous firesetting incidents by youth • Family type of youth • Day of week of incident • Time of day of incident • Location of incident • Ignition source • First item ignited • Associates involved in incident • Referral to program initiated by • Final disposition of case • Was an incident report created in NFIRS International association of fire fighters charitable foundation

16. *Note: Burn NTRACS/NBR not included in this number. Not YFS, but model example of comprehensive, flexible secure local program database (Burn NTRACS registry) with annual upload of mandatory minimal data set to de-identified national database (NBR).

17. National Youth Firesetting Data Summit June 25-27, 2013

18. Pilot Project • Goals • Test the concept of capturing YFS information • Assess the feasibility and ease of YFS professionals to collect and enter 15 data elements into a draft version of a web-based national database. • The purpose is NOT to specifically test the web portal created for the pilot International association of fire fighters charitable foundation

19. Next Steps… • Roll out pilot testing & evaluate • Analyze information and data collected • Convene with Advisory Committee • Publish White Paper • Publish 1st Edition YFS Data Dictionary • Report back to stakeholders • Disseminate findings and recommendations via • Presentations at Industry Conferences and Journals • Partner Websites and social media outlets • Publish Articles and Reports in Industry Journals International association of fire fighters charitable foundation

20. IAFF Charitable Foundation-Burn Fund 1750 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20006 Tom Flamm IAFF Charitable Foundation-Burn Fund Coordinator Office: 202-824-8620 Email: tflamm@iaff.org Phil Tammaro IAFF 3rd District Burn Coordinator/YFS Database Project Manager Mobile: 978-502-8706 Email: 3rddistrictburnfoundation@iaff.org