Firelighting behaviour amongst children and adolescents poses a significant concern for
the well-being of the young person and their wider communities. Often difficult to
detect, young firelighters account for a fifth of the fires lit in Australia. The focus of this
study was to explore the characteristics and profiles of young firelighters in an
Australian sample and to determine the rate of recidivism and identify variables that
may predict firelighting recidivism risk.