Activities included the development and delivery of training programs for arson detection, investigation, and prosecution; the establishment of a committee to provide a vehicle for analyzing arson and related issues and develop programs for arson control; development of a statewide arson control strategy; and development of an arson response capability in the 21 county prosecutors' offices. Other activities were initiation of a State investigation team, creation of a habitual offenders team to probe professional arsonists and arson-for-pay rings and development of a uniform fire/arson reporting system. Synopsis of control plans, findings of a study of State arson statistics for 1978-1981, and a copy of an arson investigation and prosecution manual are provided.