Numbers Referred to Scheme April 09 – 10   

So how did we do?

We monitor our referrals post intervention after 3 months on the Home Visit, after 3 then 6 months on the Safe programme and after 3, 6 and 12 months for the Firesafe programme.

We measure our effectiveness simply on whether the child or young person has continued or not with fire setting behaviour. With the Firesafe programme we also measure attitudinal change using a validated assessment tool.

Of the 33 home visits only 1 continued to experiment with lighters and fire (a 97% success rate).

Of the 29 Safe referrals:

3 non-complete (2 moved out of area, 1 not cooperating)

Of the 5 Firesafe referrals:

5 completed and are currently being monitored.

 “I leant a lot especially not to light fires and I will tell my friends” 13yrs, Vale of Glamorgan.

 “I now respect the work the fire service do” 15yrs, Monmouthshire.

 “I have taken the responsibility of home safety for my family” 9yrs, Cardiff.

 “It was fun, interesting and I learnt not to mess with fire because it can hurt you and others” 12yrs, Newport.

 “I understand more about harming others and also to stop and think before doing things” 8yrs, Merthyr.

Agency feedback

 “The deliverer spent a lot of time with the young person; I would definitely recommend this service”. SAFE

 “Informative and very flexible which was really helpful to the young person” SAFE

 “Deliverer adapted the programme to meet the needs of the young person” FIRESAFE

 “Highlights the dangers of fire and explained very well how to keep the home as safe as possible.” HOME VISIT

 “Very good programme with positive feedback from the young person.” SAFE

 “I would certainly pass on the details of this service to other professionals and use it again if the need  arose”. FIRESAFE