Firelighting Risk Awareness Program
Helping families solve the problem of child fire lighting
Most children will show curiosity about fire at some stage. This is natural and normal.
The Firelighting Risk Awareness Program (FireRAP) is a free, confidential, Tasmanian-wide service to help families deal with child fire lighting behaviour.
The Program is:
- designed for primary school-aged children and their families
- delivered in your home by trained FireRAP firefighters
- an early intervention program designed to prevent further firelighting
FireRAP may not be appropriate for all children, especially those with more complex behaviours. The staff involved in the program will let you know whether FireRAP is appropriate for your family, and may suggest other services that can help.
Does it work?
Research shows a success rate of over 90%. Most of the children who go through the program stop their unsafe fire behaviour.
What happens in the program?
The program is delivered in your home by trained FireRAP firefighters. It is a family-based program, so ideally everybody who lives in the house will be involved.
The FireRAP firefighters will make several visits to your home. They will:
- help you to manage your child’s fire lighting behaviour
- teach you and your child how to make the home and family safe from fire
- teach your child about the consequences of fire, and the difference between good fires and bad fires
- help your child to take responsibility for their actions
- help your child to feel good about themselves for being fire safe.
How can I enrol my child in the program?
If you are the parent or guardian of a child who is playing with fire, please click on the further information button below or you can contact FireRAP at community@fire.tas.gov.au or 1800 182 341