National Arson Awareness Week Focus on Wildfire Arson Prevention

• During the five-year period 2010-2014, 23 percent of wildfires reported were arson (U.S. Department of the Interior).

• Individual arson fires can cause damages to resources and communities totaling over a hundred million dollars (U.S. Forest Service).

• More than half a million wildfires are set by arsonists each year in the U.S., resulting in over $3 billion in damages (National Institute of Standards and Technology and U.S. Department of Agriculture).

Learn More... about wildfire safety and prevention.