Arson

During a seven-year period from 1996 to 2002 there were more than 7,000 primary fires in Hertfordshire which were started deliberately.

There are a number of reasons that lead people to deliberately start fires, such as: -

• Vandalism
• Excitement
• Mental illness
• Revenge
• Curiosity/ Fire play
• Crime Concealment
• Racist/ Hate crime
• Fraud

Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Service and Hertfordshire Constabulary have formed a partnership to crackdown on the number of deliberate fires in the county. They have launched an Arson Strategy which aims to educate, inform and raise awareness in those at risk from deliberate fire setting.

Please go to the following link for more information on this partnership,
http://www.hertsdirect.org/infobase/docs/archived/2326