The invention relates to a firing component for activating an occupant protection means of a motor vehicle and to a method for producing the same. The firing component (1) is equipped with a firing element (2), which is situated in a firing area (3) and which is provided with electrodes (4), and with a circuit support (7), which is situated in a circuit area (6). The circuit support (7) comprises buried bonding connections (15) and/or a buried semiconductor chip (14). A protective plate (8) with electrically conductive feed-throughs (9, 10) is arranged between the firing area (3) and the circuit area (6).