FIREFIGHTERS BURN INSTITUTE

Education - american burn association scholarships - ffbi is committed to funding education for medical burn team professionals and supporting burn treatment and rehabilitation research. To help fulfill this portion of our mission ffbi provides a limited number of educational scholarships for shriners children's - northern california and uc davis medical center staff to attend the annual american burn association conference. Cliff haskell perpetual scholarships - in honor of our founder, an educational scholarship program for burn survivors who are pre-enrolled and accepted for full-time attendance to a college, university, trade school, or technical school. World burn congress scholarships - world burn congress (wbc) is the world's largest gathering of the burn community, connecting attendees with resources, support, and each other. Wbc offers a supportive environment for transformational healing and gives those affected by burn injuries the tools to thrive again. The ffbi is honored to provide scholarships to burn survivors in need who would not otherwise be able to experience this life changing conference.

Burn prevention - the youth firesetter program (yfp) is an intervention program for youth who exhibit a tendency to misuse fire. This program is comprised of fire, probation, burn and healthcare professionals who provide a coordinated effort in helping youth firesetters and their families receive the assistance they need through assessments, psychological referrals, and education. This program teaches families safe and responsible behaviors related to fire use as well as the financial, emotional, and social consequences of firesetting. Safety fairs - are hosted and coordinated to bring the message of burn prevention and fire safety to large numbers of people. Burn research - clinical and laboratory research grants are awarded to researchers and burn care professionals in an effort to gain new knowledge and insight to facilitate advancements in burn care and improve treatment of burn injuries.