The Illinois Child Welfare Office has a fire safety page with an interactive house. There are 17 fire hazards and 5 fire safety devices in this house. Look for each hazard and safety device and then click on it to find out how to keep your house safe from fire. There's also an interactive fireman and all his equipment. Fires and burns are leading causes of injury death to children.
Children are twice as likely to die in fires as adults.
These deadly fires are most likely to be set in hidden places where there are many combustibles, particularly in bedrooms. Older children also set fires. Eighty percent of all fires are preventable. Juvenile Firesetting - deliberate actions by children old enough to understand what they are doing. It is normal for children to play with fire.