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VICTORIA – This year’s Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5-11, will focus on teaching British Columbians how to prevent injury or death from the leading causes of house fires: cooking, heating, electrical equipment and smoking materials, said Minister of Public Safety John van Dongen.
“Fire safety in our homes should be a top priority for all of us,” said van Dongen. “Fire Prevention Week is the perfect time for all British Columbians to make sure their homes are fire safe by installing smoke detectors and having easy access to a fire extinguisher.”
Over the next six days, fire service personnel throughout B.C. will visit local elementary schools and host community events providing students and residents with valuable lessons in preventing home fires.
The B.C. Office of the Fire Commissioner has provided more than 300,000 Fire Safety Starts With You activity booklets to fire departments throughout the province. Fire service personnel will distribute these to schools in their communities. The booklets contain games and activities that promote fire safety to children.
“Teaching our children fire
prevention and safety skills is crucial to reducing the
number of fire-related injuries and fatalities in
There were 8,300 residential fires
reported in
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