VIDEO: National Arson Awareness Week is May 7- May 13. Fire officials are using it as a reminder to educate on the dangers of fire.
It comes as youth fire setting continues to be a problem throughout the United States.
Juveniles account for more than 50% of all arson arrests in the United States, according to Burn Prevention Network.
Statistics show many of the children who set fires lack both parental supervision and fire education.
"This has been an ongoing problem," said E.S.C.A.P.E. President Michael McLeieer. "It's not something that's just happened in the last couple of years since COVID. This has been a multi-decades problem, and we often forget about how we handle this problem, so with a multidisciplinary approach with schools, with law enforcement, with court systems, juvenile justice, mental health, we can provide the best opportunities for the family," he said.