The New Zealand Fire Service (NZFS) Fire Awareness & Intervention Programme (FAIP) is free for parents and caregivers and is strictly confidential.
This programme caters for all children and young people with fire lighting tendencies aged under 18 years old. Referrals can be made directly to the FAIP programme co-ordinators in each of our eight regions throughout NZ
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Ring 0800 FIREINFO (0800 3473 4636) during business hours.
Over several weeks the child is visited in the home by a trained fire fighter called an FAIP Practitioner. These practitioners are trained to work with children. The programme content and delivery varies according to the age and maturity of the child.
Working with you, as parents and caregivers, and your child, we develop an awareness of fire safety issues in the home and the community. The aim of the programme is to teach the child a greater respect for fire and its potential consequences.
This programme caters for all children and young people with fire lighting tendencies aged under 18 years old. Referrals can be made directly to the FAIP programme co-ordinators in each of our eight regions throughout NZ.
Who’s the FAIP Co-ordinator in your area?
Northland: Terry Baylis 09 438 9173 Terry.Baylis@fire.org.nz
Auckland: Jackie Lindsay 09 302 5152 Jackie.Lindsay@fire.org.nz
Bay of Plenty / Waikato: Todd O'Donoghue 07 578 8495 Todd.oDonoghue@fire.org.nz
Hawkes Bay / Gisborne: Jason Galloway 06 867 9038 Jason.Galloway@fire.org.nz
Manawatu / Wanganui / Taranaki: John Nicholls 06 7573873 John.Nicholls@fire.org.nz
Wellington / Wairarapa / Nelson / Marlborough: Stuart Law 04 470 8015 Stuart.Law@fire.org.nz
Canterbury / West Coast: Sue Trafford 03 371 3605 Sue.Trafford@fire.org.nz
Otago / Southland: Stuart Ide 03 442 7540 Stuart.Ide@fire.org.nz
Myths and Facts
Myth
Firelighters are pyromaniacs
Fact
It is a behavioural problem, which can be stopped. It may occasionally be a symptom of more widespread problems
Myth
It is normal for children to play with fire
Fact
While curiosity about fire is common, child fireplay is not normal and can be deadly
Myth
It is a phase that the child will grow out of
Fact
It is not a phase and you must deal with it immediately or it will continue