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juvenile firesetters  

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  • Firesetting is a serious, destructive, life-threatening problem. The National Fire Protection Association estimates that every year, children start 100,000 fires that result in billions of dollars worth of property damage, injury, and death. [Source: Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime; Juvenile Firesetters]

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