ANNUAL
STATISTICAL REPORT
OF THE
FIRE
MARSHAL
FOR
1974
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
Hon. Garde B. Gardom, Q.C. Henry K. Jenns
Attorney-General of British Columbia Fire Marshal of British Columbia
DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL
To Colonel the Honourable Walter S. Owen, Q.C, LL.D.,
Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia.
May it please Your Honour:
The undersigned has the honour to present the Fifty-second Annual Report of the
Fire Marshal for the year ended December 31, 1974.
GARDE B. GARDOM, Q.C.
A ttorney-General
Victoria, B.C.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
City Municipalities 8
District Municipalities 11
Fire Districts 14
Town Municipalities 16
Village Municipalities 17
AC Action Taken 20
AD Automatic Fire Detection System 21
AL Transmission of Alarm to Fire Department - 22
AO Act or Omission 23
BC Building Capacity 29
BH Building Height 30
DW Day of the Week 33
EX Method of Fire Control and Extinguishment 34
FC Fire Casualties 40
FH Form of Heat 45
FS Fire Service 46
FU Fuel or Energy 47
GC General Construction 48
GF Ground Floor Area 49
LN Incident 51
LI Date of Last Inspection 52
LV Level of Origin 53
MF Manual Fire Protection Facilities 54
MI Material First Ignited 55
OA Area of Origin of Fire 63
OC Occupant of Area of Origin 71
OF Outside Fire Protection. 72
PC Property Complex 73
PM Property Management 76
PR Property Classification List 77
PT Property Type. 96
PV Property Value 97
SI Source of Ignition 98
SP Sprinkler Protection 105
TT Time 106
WM Size of Water Main 107
WS Water Supply—Flow 108
XD Extent of Damage 109
XF Extent of Fire 110
YC Year of Construction 112
Fire Crime Statistics Appendix A 113
Inspections Made and Orders Issued by Local Assistants to the Fire Marshal
Appendix B 122
Ten-year Comparative Statement of Fire Losses —Appendix C 124
Loss of Life, 1965-74 Appendix D 125
Ten-year Fire Summary Appendix E 126
$250,000 Fires and Over Appendix F 127
Note—The textual summary of fire losses and office activities previously
included in this Annual Report has been incorporated in the Annual Report of the
Attorney-General. This, then, is a statistical report of the fire losses in British
Columbia for 1974.
D 8
BRITISH COLUMBIA
City Municipalities
1974 ..._
1973
January .
February
March
April
May
June
July
Armstrong
Incidents Loss
$
Injured Dead
263,174
Burnaby
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
38
38
36
18
62
43
32
44
40
43
26
30
450
470
77,782
4,496,944
35,841
10,774
132,212
55,781
117,604
349,647
138,099
90,088
65,864
143,824
5,714,460
1,414,395
Chilliwack
January _
February
March
April _
May .._..
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2,625
5,500
50,277
1
12
1
4
4
300
524,850
350
101,120
14,585
150
16,350
1974
1973
January .
February ...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November
December
1974
1973
33
716,107
38
465,433
Courtenay
3
9,080
1
650
1
2,700
3
10,640
7
79,511
3
76,884
2
405
2
8,155
2
450
4
57,265
1
60
29
245,800
16
36,843
Cranbrook
January 5 4,970
February .._ 2 4,919
March 1 600
April 1 4,919
May 1 450
July 1 250
August 1 5,000
September 5 87,917
October 1 7,000
November 3 9,765
December 3 6,675
1974 24 134,546
1973 _. 30 88,068
2
1
~2
1
2
3
2
1
1
15
9
Dawson Creek
Incidents Loss
Injured Dead
January 1
February 1
March 2
April 3
May 4
June _. 2
September 1
October 2
November 4
December 3
1974 23
1973 28
Duncan
January 4
February 2
June 1
August 1
1974 8
1973 _. 11
5,387
3,000
12,328
30,538
451,175
5,400
5,050
6,035
308,873
10,650
838,436
1,810,410
6,791
11,236
2,600
5,000
25,627
6,409
October ..
1974 ....
1973 __
February
June
Enderby
1 14,000
14,000
15,489
August.
1974 .
1973 .
Fernie
1
1
1
500
150
18,000
18,650
11,409
Grand Forks
July
August
September .
October
1974 .
1973
1974
1973
270,000
8,000
3,200
4,500
285,700
41,346
Greenwood
1
33
Kamloops
January 9
February — 5
March 11
April 12
May 19
June 16
July 11
August _. 9
September 21
October 12
November 15
December 15
1974
1973
155
134
101,957
30,162
368,355
17,977
94,961
42,291
42,020
13,120
273,761
37,750
435,268
476,250
1,933,872
559,257
1
1
4
2
13
13
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 9
Kelowna
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
January 5 33,226
February 2 - 3,500
March 3 70,235
April 5 71,300
May 4 41,600
June 1 225
July 2 178
August 1 4,090
September 5 77,015
October 4 12,687
November 4 18,602
December 3 58,550
1974 39
1973 _ 65
391,208
1,117,432
Kimberley
January .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
December .
1974
1973
2
2
5
1
2
1
1
1
3
18
20
2,744
2,600
11,650
600
1,200
2,000
200
14,000
18,160
53,154
35,772
Langley
January ..
February .
March ....
April
May
June
July
August .
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
28
38
Nanaimo
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
9
7
6
8
6
7
8
5
4
7
5
6
78
77
12,850
28,814
22,927
20,675
1,910
7,432
7,376
4,630
1,218
63,581
1,771
6,122
179,306
128,688
February
March
April
May
June
July
August _
Nelson
l
6
2
2
1
1
2
200
15,854
59,052
2,500
4,551
250
2,200
878
16,546
4,705
899
6,559
36,000
10,655
700
2,050
1,000
150
150
80,292
395,340
3
_ __
1 5
5 1
Incidents
Loss
$
September 1 80
October 1 42,000
December 1 8,500
1974 18 135,187
1973 _. 23 217,048
New Westminster
January 15 340,879
February..._ 10 7,295
March 15 195,226
April _ 14 68,721
May _. 16 209,750
June _. 22 18,823
August 13 20,362
September 15 9,150
October _.... 17 54,683
November 13 93,956
December 13 71,490
1974 163 1,090,335
1973 _. 173 513,267
North Vancouver
January .... 12 27,123
February 12 5,421
March 7 12,363
April 8 31,206
May 7 88,418
June 8 10,155
July 6 7,063
August 8 35,494
September 9 87,731
October 7 49,655
November 16 10,295
December 5 22,629
1974 105 387,553
1973 108 1,133,498
Penticton
January 7 33,900
February 2 2,700
March - 6 4,800
April 6 159,651
May 6 23,008
June - 6 17,100
July - 7 4,500
August 4 3,600
September 3 2,050
October 5 21,300
November 5 27,550
December 5 2,212
1974 62 302,371
1973 - 50 92,118
Port Alberni
January 6 27,389
February 4 35,800
March 8 4,745
April
May
June _
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
Injured Dead
5
20,856
2
2
6
1,524
1
5
5,537
1
6
21,430
10
49,750
6
2,655
6
25,622
1
12
2,080
12
21,925
1
86
219,313
6
2
07
99,838
9
3
D 10
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Port Coquitlam
January
February _
March
April
May
June
July
October —
December
1974
1973
Incidents
3
7
2
3
6
1
2
1
3
28
44
January
March
April
June
July
August
September .
October
November .
December .
January ~
February
March —
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
February.
March
April
May
June
July
September
November
December
1974
1973
Loss
$
28,227
317,651
6,945
23,252
16,825
120
63,000
8,810
137,302
602,132 4
107,471
Port Moody
1974
1973
3
1
4
2
4
1
2
1
4
3
25
28
Prince George
25
9
16
15
12
17
21
26
17
13
17
16
204
232
131,577
275,459
104,120
10,475
57,980
4,850
27,990
505,095
186,005
59,935
6,710
271,063
1,641,259
522,870
Prince Rupert
1
2
6
3
1
1
3
4
2
23
14
109
1,613
18,732
16,500
2,655
2,000
45,460
43,500
10,780
141,349
230,007
Revelstoke
January —
February —
March
June
August
September .
13,146
200
1,200
1,000
4,377
600
Injured Dead
4,313
300
1,907
649
8,929
58
2,085
70
25,882
1,278
45,471
72,960
2
October
November .
December
Incidents
1
1
1
Loss Injured Dead
$
2,500 1
50 __.
595
1974
1973
January ..
February
March
May
July . .
August
12
19
23,668
59,955
September —
October
1974
1973
Rossland
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
240
2,455
1,200
4,050
150
50
2,300
500
11
11
10,945
117,000
Trail
January ..
February
March
April
May
June
August
October
November .
December
6
59,708
2
1,100
1
100
4
73,350
3
40,088
4
204,350
4
4,100
1
14,691
1
500
5
1,500
1974
1973
31
45
399,487
333,707
Vancouver
January 146
February 110
March 152
April 140
May 202
June 202
July 166
August 145
September 173
October 183
November 147
December 140
1974
1973
1,906
1,976
1,065,390
292,561
1,341,481
511,867
1,217,132
707,274
793,992
748,111
791,893
1,394,150
343,131
303,433
9,510,415
7,498,974
January —
February ._
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
Vernon
3
3
2
11
6
6
2
1
61
82
667
146
724
1,541
38,701
17,235
2,124
3,248
1,290
100
49,393
364
115,533
291,516
16
10
7
11
6
5
15
4
3
4
3
5
89
115
25
41
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 11
Victoria
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
24
16
17
22
21
14
21
23
20
14
16
17
225
255
$
24,160
57,655
22,975
123,857
16,366
55,210
118,970
37,640
12,648
62,575
9,143
50,284
591,483
638,206
7
4
2
2
~~2
4
2
__
5
29
16
White Rock
Incidents
January 3
February 1
April 2
June 2
July 4
August 1
September 1
October 2
1974 16
1973 14
Loss
$
4,863
27,800
1,400
3,695
24,651
460
17,000
320
80,189 _
66,943 1
Injured Dead
District Municipalities
Abbotsford-Sumas
January 2 400
March _. 4 5,850
April 3 63,084
May 2 541
June _. 3 91,600
July - _ - 5 184,000
August 2 100,200
September 3 4,550
November 4 1,715
December 2 2,441
1974 _. 30 454,381
1973 48 120,087
January
February ...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
Campbell River
201,644
1,050
7,555
5,200
5,050
25,223
552,205
85,025
204,454
69,225
14,700
1,025
6
3
4
2
4
7
3
6
5
6
4
2
52
35
1,172,356
152,114
January
March
April
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Central Saanich
100
20,000
8,500
4,100
300
150
100
6,000
8,000
3,500
1974 19
1973 17
50,750
124,980
Chilliwhack
January ..
February
March
April
May
June
7
4
3
6
6
10
33,870
3,348
10,300
17,573
44,921
531,155
July 4
August 5
September — 10
October 5
November 6
December 1
14,312
14,239
65,625
8,000
44,174
250
1974
1973
67
50
787,767
1,928,018
Coldstream
January 1
March 2 66,000
April 2 10,400
May 3 10,200
August _. 1 500
September 2 31,170
October 1 6,691
December 2 25,108
1974 14 150,069
1973 13 2,600
Coquitlam
January 7 3,025
February 3 14,260
April _ 8 7,970
May 3 23,090
June 7 63,602
July 5 12,910
August 6 41,057
September 3 4,855
October 5 28,769
November 5 92,803
December 5 89,000
1974
1973
57
71
381,341
259,962
Delta
January 16 5,606
February 13 32,917
March 9 12,345
April _ 14 86,270
May _. 13 8,256
June _ 16 12,459
July 16 18,963
August 15 40,535
September 11 22,192
October 14 114,550
November 8 3,372
December 20 132,380
1974 165 489,845
1973 178 466,705
D 12
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Esquimalt
March
April ...
May _.
June _
July
Incidents
3
2
3
3
September.
October
November .
1974
1973
2
2
5
22
15
Loss Injured Dead
$
2,522
3,500
1,135
6,200 - —.
250
9,022
15,000
16,598
54,227
101,118
February ...
April
May _.
June -
November .
December .
1974
1973
Houston
1
2
1
2
1
1
Hudson's Hope
April .... 1 5.140
1974 1 5,140
1973 _
Kent
May 2 800
June 1 400
October 1 1,500
December 1 2,000
1974 _. 5 4,700
1973 - 7 262,671
Kitimat
January
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September..
October
November _
December ..
1974
1973
2,200
2,700
200
10,500
3,000
3,500
22,100
67,450
7
10,799
2
1,600
3
685
3
10,425
5
2,330
4
4,525
8
8,715
5
6,100
5
525
3
2,315
5
1,258
50
49,277
33
138,992
Langley
8
20,114
7
33,044
8
47,745
3
563
11
89,629
15
64,201
2
10
56,588
„
12
13,827
3
8
45,165
12
83,250
1
5
2,260
...
11
1,010,475
3
110
1,466,861
9
80
466,789
4
Mackenzie
Incidents Loss
Injured Dead
January 2 40,500
June _. 1 2,000
July 2 650
August 1 800
September 1 1,000
October 1 300
November 1 2,000
1974 _ 9 47,250
1973 _ 26 55,927
Maple Ridge
January 6 54,374
February 5 26,272
March 7 33,072
April 5 4,771
May _. 7 11,775
June _. 10 55,037
July 9 115,200
August _ 5 20,400
September 6 10,200
October 12 37,591
November 10 21,931
December 16 36,272
1974 _. 98
1973 .„_ _. 55
Matsqui
March _. 3
April _. _ 4
May _ 10
June 6
July _. 10
August _ 9
September 9
October 3
November 5
December 6
1974 _ 65 361,807
1973 7 40,626
426,895
479,893
8,160
23,300
44,845
13,250
14,150
32,650
78,103
76,069
35,700
35,580
Mission
January
March
April
June
July
September.
October.
November .
December .
1974
1973
4
1
1
4,706
4,835
200
1
2
2
1
1,101
3,432
23,000
20,000
1
1
70,000
35,000
14
14
162,274
51,081
North Cowichan
January
1
25,000
March
1
700
April
2
15,400
May
3
16,650
June .. -
2
9,500
July
1
600
August
1
1,500
September
4
4,005
December
3
18
3,400
1974
76,755
1973
24
123,351
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 13
North Saanich
January ._
February
March
April
May
1974 ....
1973
Incidents
3
1
2
1
Loss
$
39,000
2,704
2,200
2,000
500,000
545,904
29,538
Injured Dead
North Vancouver
Oak Bay
January 2 105
March _ 3 450
April „ 6 6,760
May 3 4,100
June 2 150
July 1 1,000
September 2 450
October 1 500
December 6 2,088
1974 _. 26 15,603
1973 _! 20 16,974
Peachland
April
August
October
1974 _
1973
July
3,500
1,226
50,000
54,726
6,950
Port Hardy
1
1974
1973
Pitt Meadows
January
February ...
April
May
June
August .
October —
November
1974
1973 --
12,035
2,030
8,200
40,000
100
45,000
18,000
8,300
1 133,665
10 27,618
January
20
26,071
3
February
9
50,275
2
2
March
15
5,510
April
14
28,735
3
May
17
11,946
1
June
19
30,660
2
July
16
94,027
August
20
28,012
2
1
September
18
16,555
2
October
21
45,840
November
15
23,175
2
December
13
37,962
1974
197
398,768
17
3
1973
181
264,206
24
2
1
3,981
Powell River
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August .
September
October ...
November
December
1974
1973
$
50
1,125
200
142,300
31,794
19,900
1,000
237,588
2,400
3,000
975
15,200
January
February _
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December .
1974
1973
January .
February
March
April
May
June
July
August .
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
January
February
April ,
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
224
217
1,383,482
1,508,483
Saanich
15
5
9
13
9
8
14
10
12
10
12
7
53,513
14,890
13,172
8,922
34,430
11,550
35,530
84,425
3,072
7,290
13,968
83,067
124
139
363,829
317,185
Salmon Arm
3
l
1
2
1
3
1
3
1
5
7
28
91
1,250
5,530
100
8,100
400
650
3,205
300,250
50
1,600
8,660
329,795
787,240
36
455,532
52
103,101
1
Richmond
16
23,170
11
56,025
__
18
109,624
16
33,710
14
45,872
12
59,386
26
556,723
25
71,092
21
28,655
25
278,574
1
18
42,558
22
78,093
1
2
D 14
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Spallumcheen
April ...
1974
1973
1974
1973
Incidents
1
Loss
$
500
500
10,305
January
April _.
June
August
September
October
November
1974
1973
May
June
November
December
1974
1973
January ...
February
March
April
November
December
1974
1973
Sparwood
17 156,050
Summerland
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
10
Squamish
1
1
1
3,075
2,885
500
1
150
4
20
6,610
76,516
Stewart
Injured Dead
9,800
15,000
100
1,800
3,400
7,500
7,000
44,600
138,393
28,560
30,000
1,200
1,000
40,000
1,000
101,760
413,476
Surrey
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
January 38 113,700
February _.... 24 67,571
March _ 37 172,118
April 42 47,454
May 25 592,619
June 43 384,130
July 35 74,523
August 40 288,328
September 31 43,870
October 28 277,723
November 30 284,567
December 20 30,964
1974 _. 393 2,377,567
1973 420 1,211,689
January .
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November —
December
Terrace
2
3
3
4
2
7
5
5
2
3
2
5
47,000
480
4,150
61,870
7,342
42,733
4,500
6,250
46,500
8,650
2,000
21,030
1974 43 252,505
1973 31 340,034
West Vancouver
January 6 4,203
February 6 53,370
March 6 11,650
April _ 7 12,605
May 7 18,474
June 5 5,400
July 1 250
August 8 154,991
September 5 6,868
October 3 99,218
November 7 15,780
December 4 90,513
1974
1973
65
84
473,322
492,931
11
14
1
Fire Districts
Cariboo County
January ~
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
30
25
16
26
21
41
34
41
44
41
35
22
376
327
574,216
367,629
165,443
314,192
83,172
695,950
278,701
400,478
287,411
1,061,370
1,091,573
492,400
5,812,535
2,941,603
10
4
12
14
January .
February ...
March
April
May
June
October ...
November .
December .
1974 .
1973
October
Colwood
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
13
15
8,300
30
50
4,000
75
18,953
12,084
650
8,653
52,795
59,583
loco
1 2,260
1974
1973
2,260
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 15
Kootenay County
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January ...
February .
March
April
May
June
July.
August
September.
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
$
12
429,791
8
22,033
_ .
12
46,700
3
13
57,150
1
11
18,473
15
85,803
1
18
157,025
1
18
83,129
2
12
84,550
17
123,174
2
12
160,350
12
109,025
—
160
1,377,203
4
6
152
1,887,594
8
3
Langford
January _
February
May
June
July
October ..
November
December
1974
1973 _...
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
1
13
10
250
24,000
2,000
202,000
10,050
12,000
1,000
12,000
263,300
30,150
Nanaimo County
January ...
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September ~
October
November .
December _
1974
1973
July
August
1974
1973
16
312,650
23
1,353,608
10
54,805
12
72,790
14
75,986
21
90,502
18
922,900
11
106,114
14
97,205
16
84,699
7
32,050
18
170,363
180
3,373,672
128
1,409,240
Ocean Falls
l
59
2
13,495
1
13,545
1
10,500
Prince Rupert County
January 8 73,944
February 10 92,227
March 9 135,200
April 11 41,250
May 8 17,350
June 5 158,255
July 10 136,311
August _ 12 181,033
September 5 128,500
October 8 287,694
November 1 3,000
December 5 249,000
1974
1973
92
96
1,503,764
949,663
Sooke
February
October ~
December
1974
1973
Incidents
1
2
1
Loss
$
10,814
21,354
25,000
57,168
10,049
University Area
January 3
March 3
April 3
May 4
June 1
July 4
August 1
October 7
November 3
December 3
1974 32
1973 17
Vancouver County
January ..
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September —
October
November
December
1974
1973 —-
5
90,118
4
14,850
3
32,700
3
13,000
5
36,676
6
85,711
3
19,246
3
19,300
4
12,020
7
130,334
3
12,725
7
118,000
53
584,680
44
374,143
Victoria County
Injured Dead
1
500
500
720
6,600
100
1,670
500
1,335
300
1,100
13,325
157,125
January
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October _
November
December
1974
1973
January
July
September
October
1974
1973
9
150,075
__
4
7,780
3
10,300
.
4
18,000
2
3,000
1
1
1,000
6
62,104
2
43,116
4
45,620
__
1
1
36,000
.
1
36,000
37
412,995
1
1
29
277,019
2
View Royal
1
1,500
1
1,500
1
27,448
.
1
800
4
31,248
2
2,050
D 16
BRITISH COLUMBIA
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
Westminster County
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
_. 5 12,473
4 19,843
7 45,660
__ 9 126,988 1
_ 5 42,576
_ 8 125,890
._ 6 7,700
4 13,850 _- -
9 311,840
5 46,943 -
5 33,097
7 77,800 1
74 864,660 1 1
47 292,614 _ —
Yale County
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January 23
February 71
March _ 20
April 21
May _. 21
June 18
July 21
August 18
September 28
October ._. 23
November 16
December 21
1974 247
1973 214
$
138,587
64,899
114,481
131,107
199,264
54,653
107,632
105,777
448,943
99,965
235,047
952,103
2,652,458 1
2,994,924 2
Town Municipalities
Castlegar
January
March
April
May
1974
1973
7,000
1,051
24,813
6,907
39,771
61,914
Comox
March
April
May
August
October
2
1
1
1
1
22,710
500
1,000
5,000
300
1974
1973
6
5
29,510
145,285
October
November
1974
1973
Creston
10,375
Golden
March
June
August
1
1
1
3
6
1,000
100
1,500
1974
1973 -
2,600
28,468
Hope
January _
February _
August
September
November
December .
1974
1973
1
1
3
1
2
2
10
9
500
7,000
5,000
31,500
8,000
1,150
53,150
47,070
Fort St. John
January
February
March
April
May
June _
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
3
1
370
1,644
5,200
371,200
1,550
37,050
1,200
September
October
December
34,600
3,700
20,000
1974
1973
29
24
476,514
131,231
Kinnaird
February __.
Mav
July
Ontoher
November
1
l
l
l
2
6
2
200
2,000
2,000
125,000
1,150
1974
1973
130,350
4,500
Ladysmith
January
2
625
February
1
28,000
April
1
467
August
6
9,461
October
1
118
November ....
_ 1
10
200
1974
17,129
1973
7
124,579
January
February _
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
Merritt
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2,567
28,000
5,000
8,000
511,000
5,537
15,000
12,785
12
16
587,889
164,295
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 17
Quesnel
January ..
February
March
April
May
June
July
September
October
December
Incidents
2
3
1
3
3
1
1
1
5
1974
1973
25
31
Loss
$
14,000
12,300
1,000
65,781
48,600
500
6,000
300
28,800
36,450
213,731
216,424
Injured Dead
Sidney
January .. .
1
1
2
1
September
1,375
1974
1973
1,375
228
Smithers
January
June
July
August
November
1974
1973
Incidents
1
3
2
2
11
17
Loss
$
7,000
2,400
2,750
1,850
279,000
293,000
608,095
Williams Lake
January
Febraury
April
May
June
July
August
September ..
October
November _
December ...
1974
1973
32
31
24,000
9,241
63,647
7,399
1,163
2,653
300
11,871
6,540
250,000
7,350
384,164
355,965
Injured Dead
Village Municipalities
1974 . ..
Abbot
1
Alert
1
1
2
8
Asht
2
1
1
1
3
2
11
8
Burns
2
1
1
1
5
9
Cache
1
l
4
Chet
2
2
8
sford
1
1
1
2
2
1
January
February .. .
September ..
November
1974
1973
February
May .
September
1974
1973
1974
1973
June
1974
1973 _
January
February
March
April _
May
June
July
September
1974 _
1973 _
Chase
1
1
3
1
1973 . ..
391
Bay
15,000
8,000
3,498
10,800
January
May
6
7
Clinto
1
1
1
14,298
2,812
1974
1973 ..
January
February .
23,000
30,915
roft
150
2,500
250
750
5,000 3
7,500
1
3,102
5,000
500
May
June
November
December
3
6
Cumberl
8,602
464,400
1974
1973
16,150 3
24,188
Lake
16,150
2,510
3,000
2,600
and
February
June .. ._
August
1 15,000
Elkford
1 20,000 1
1
1
Fort Nel
3
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
15
15
20,000 1
2,300
son
56,500
2,000
24,028
7,000 1
823,650
600
8,000
2,900
1974
1973 —
November
24,260
50,517
Creek
900
1974
1973
May
900
34,548
wynd
1,001,223
1974 . . .
1973
1,001,223
26,500
924,678 1
273,908
D 18
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Fort St. James
January
April
May _.
June
July
August
September
October __.
November .
Incidents
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
Loss
$
10,000
5,000
300
1,000
1,000
1,000
Injured Dead
1974
1973
12
2
17,300
10,336
February
1974
1973
Fruitvale
1 29,656
1
Gibsons Landing
February
May
August
September
November
4 210,455
3 80,912
1 57,545
1 18,074
1 260
1974
1973
10 367,246
2 1,389
Gold River
February
1 5,000
1974
1973
1 5,000
3 9,200
Granisle Village
l
June
September
1 5,000
1 7,763
1974
1973
3 12,763
1 2,000
Hazelton
January
1 200
1974
1973 _
1 200
100 Mile House
January
August —
September
November
1974
1973
June
September
1974
1973
1974
1973
29,656
1
1
1
19,000
3,500
800
1
62,174
4
5
85,474
24,095
Invermere
1
2
49,000
8,700
3
6
57,700
249,500
Kaslo
3,868
Keremeos
March
October
November
December
1974
1973
Incidents
1
1
1
1
Loss Injured Dead
$
1,000
600
7,000
900
9,500
Lake Cowichan
January 1 300
June 2 18,500
September 4 101,000
October 2 37,000
December 1 3,000
1973 _. 10 159,800
1973 _ 6 186,188
Lillooet
September 3 46,458
1974 3 46,458
1973 3 24,285
Lumby
Masset
January 1 675
February 2 1,300
June 2 2,100
August 1 20,000
October 2
November 1 100
December 1 7,500
1974 10 31,675
1973 7 15,050
1974
1973
Lions Bay
1 292
Logan Lake
1
January
April
May
July
August
September
October
November
1974
1973
-
2 270
1
T
1
1
2
3
3
i
14 270
12 120
June
July
1 40,000 .. .
1 35,780
1974
1973
2 75,780
1 325
Lytton
June
1 500
1974
1973
_ 1 500
2 15,250
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 19
1973
Nakusp
April
September
2
1
5,399
2,555
1974 —
1973 ..
3
17
7,954
743,568
Denver
New L
1974
2
1973
206,000
Oliver
McBride
January
February
Incidents
1
1
1
Loss
$
100
3,500
29,000
500
Injured Dead
October
1
1974
1973
4
1
33,100
725
Midway
October
2
31,800
-
1974
1973
2
1
31,800
4,479
-
Montrose
October
1
550
1974
1
550
April
June
October
1
1
1
9,000
1,100
19,000
1974
3
1
29,100
i7.nnn
1973
Osoyoos
August
l
500
—-
1974
1973
i
2
500
8.280
_....
Parksville
January
February
March
April
June
i
4,500
1,551
300
1,000
7,000
1
September
200
November
100
1974 —
1973 .....
10
4
14,651
10,210
1
Pemberton
1974
3
1973
135,597
Port Alice
February _ 1 _
March ._ 2 90,000
April 1 30,000
June _ 2 200
July _ 4 3,500
August _ 2 500
October 1 2,500
November 1 500
December 1 500
1974 _ 15 127,700
1973 9 4,300
Princeton
February 3 25,150
May _ 2 23,623
June _ 1 45,000
October 1 10,000
December 1 9,000
1974 ._ 8 112,773
1973 ._ 10 89,917
Qualicum Beach
August _ 1 25,000
November 2 53,000
1974 3 78,000
1973 _ 4 1,174
Salmo
January 1 8,832
February _ 1 750
1974 2 9,582
1973 1 30
Sechelt
1974
1973 _ 8 52,559
Pouce Coupe
October
Incidents
1
1
4
Loss
$
4,150
Injured Dead
1974
1973
4,150
3,530
— -....
Port Edward
March
July
1
l
2
6
3,000
1,000
1974
1973
4,000
71,200
—
Port McNeill
February
August
November .
1
l
l
3
50,000
100,000
800
— —.
1974
1973
150,800
— —
D 20
BRITISH COLUMBIA
January
July
South Fort G
Incidents
1
1
eorge
Loss
$
119
1,000
Injured
Dead
1
May
September
December
1974
1973
January
May
June .
September
November
1974 . . ..
1973
Valem
Incidents
1
3
1
5
1
Vandet
1
l
2
2
2
8
5
Warfi
2
1
5
6
3
1
4
3
ount
Loss
$
5,700
24,200
10,000
Injured
Dead
2
3
Tahsis
1
1,119
6,005
1,000
—
1973
March
39,900
3,000
hoof
13,000
268,000
650,735
24,000
12,600
—
1974
1973
1
2
Taylor
l
1,000
95,000
50,000
—
November ..
968,335
26,550
eld
250
100
50
200
—
1974 .....
1
50,000
1973 . .
April
May __
June „ „.
July
August . . .
September
November
1974
1973
October
1974
1973
Tofino
1
500
—
May . .
241
50
—
1974
1
500
67,500
r
3,000
—
1973
February
5
Ucluele
1
25
23
Zebal
1
1
l
891
1,975
los
—
1974
1
3
3,000
2,522
1973
2,500
—
AC Action Taken
AC000 Unknown or Not Applicable
January 144 563,904
February 107 1,260,621 1
March _ 101 196,285
April 126 197,447
May _ _ 142 382,431
June 158 471,614 2
July 127 236,478 2
August 183 511,780 2
September 165 825,921 2
October 135 425,890
November 121 221,094 3
December 93 253,031 1
1974 _ 1,602 5,546,496 13
1973 ._ 1,829 3,845,211 17
AC001 Extinguished by Occupant
January
70
47,195
1
February
45
77,027
3
March
90
64,684
1
April
84
303,669
5
1
May
80
81,858
5
June
86
78,620
5
1
July
68
97,108
80
134,455
4
September
74
77,363
3
3
October
74
610,049
3
November .—
72
649,827
1
1
December
72
142,001
1
1974
895
2,363,856
31
7
1973
._ 1,077
753,879
26
3
AC002
January ..
February
March
April
May
June
July
Burned Out—No Extinguishment
Attempted
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
January ..
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
58
39
29
48
37
65
49
29
41
50
39
40
524
573
368
263
311
320
408
398
358
341
378
387
331
348
659,176
353,241
195,341
173,717
98,274
610,933
361,421
614,977
253,485
553,617
336,881
405,866
4,211
3,858
4,616,929
19
14
5,656,336
22
18
by Fire Department
2,964,378
24
6
6,446,841
23
10
3,045,670
14
2
2,303,217
25
5
5,349,669
13
6
4,292,143
10
7
3,946,083
17
3
3,002,093
13
12
3,590,017
6
5
3,701,675
10
8
3,260,311
16
5
4,735,705
25
10
46,637,802
32,724,761
196
222
79
81
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 21
AC004 Investigation Only
Incidents
Loss
$
1,495
Injured Dead
January ....
6
February .
1
125
March . .
4
1,850
April
2
10,03$
May
3
75,040
1
June
July
1
4
700
1,226
—
—
3
4
—
December
3,560
1
1974
28
94,031
1
1
1973
33
25,868
1
AC005 Removal of Hazard
January ... 2 1,500 _.
February - 1 200 _.
March 2 1,400
April 1
May 1 500 _.
June 5 48,600 _.
July 4 298,870 _.
August 2 56,000 _.
September 3 26,300 _.
October 5 55,575 _
November 1 7,500 _.
December 3 2,400
1974 _ 30 498,845
1973 32 61,449
1
1
1
AC006 Shut-off Gas, Oil, Electricity
January
February „
March
April
May
June
July
August —
September
245,527
3,862
7,700
22,000
100
317
18,050
4,100
897
Incidents
Loss
$
2,153
34,652
15,430
Injured Dead
October
November
December
3
5
4
1
—
1974
1973
41
50
354,788
46,552
5
4
—
AC007
Salvage
January
April
August
September
l
2
3
1
300
57,000
22,558
130
i
i
1974
1973
7
1
79,988
1,000
l
i
AC008 Ambulance Service
1
1
3
—
i
July
l
October
3
1974
1973
5
3
6,700
~i
5
AC009 Action Taken—Unclassified
January 13 271,834
February 12 241,427 1
March 12 66,100
April _ _ 15 203,821
May 18 904,353
June 23 159,917
July 12 24,407
August 17 124,895
September 12 246,610
October 18 153,450 1
November 13 52,985
December 18 199,648
1974 183 2,649,447 2
1973 161 2,588,410 4
AD Automatic Fire Detection System
AD000 Unknown or Not Applicable
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974 6,946
1973
624
4,577,206
27
11
439
7,760,374
27
14
497
3,357,754
14
1
539
2,818,503
19
6
641
6,255,482
19
8
687
4,863,920
17
10
581
4,286,592
14
5
610
3,717,986
18
12
633
4,915,768
8
9
622
4,724,874
11
13
542
4,430,603
17
10
531
5,344,003
26
217
12
,946
57,053,065
111
,045
40,561,492
257
109
August .....
September
October _..
November
AD001 Complete—Heat—Alarm to Fire
Department or Central Station
January
March ...
April
May
June
July
3
1,400
1
300
4
32,000
2
450
2
12,187
2
135
3
101,208
4
2,030
1
60
1
760
December .
1974 _..
1973 ....
30
27
19,675
170,205
121,552
AD002
January
February „
March
April
June
July
August .
September .
October
November
December .
1974
1973
Complete—Heat—Local Alarm
Only
2 60
6 22,125 1
8 33,935 1
7 157,792 5
1 600
4 6,450
7 8,400 1
1 368
2 261,450
1 250 _
1 450
40
45
491,880
521,080
1
9 1
2
AD003 Complete—C or S Products—
Alarm to Fire Department or Central Station
February 1 30 —.
March 1 —
November
December .
1974
1973
60
1,000
1,090
4,566
D 22
BRITISH COLUMBIA
AD004 Complete—C or S Products
Local Alarm Only
Incidents
January 2
February 1
March 2
June - 1
July 1
October 3
November 1
1974 11
1973 12
Loss Injured Dead
$
350
50
2,200
32,850
2,020 _..
27,000
800 .
65,270
10,693 3
AD005 Partial—Heat—Alarm to Fire
Department or Central Station
January 2
March 5
April 3
May 3
June 1
July 1
August 3
September 1
October 1
November 3
December 3
1974 26
1973 16
1,600
13,225
620
27,015 1
40,000
200
1,700
700
25
2,175
120
87,380 1
187,500 3
AD006 Partial—Heat—Local Alarm Only
January ..
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October
November .
December _
1974 .
1973 —
19
56,638
13
56,188
1
29
119,274
3
39
235,431
4
33
67,054
2
1
36
691,997
23
665,660
10
16
114,670
2
18
5,632
2
24
374.255
2
27
120,382
3
1
25
33,363
1
30
1
302
2,540,544
3
156
937,701
20
1
AD007 Partial—C or S Products—Alarm
to Fire Department or Central Station
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October _..
November
December .
1974
1973
5
7
3
3
2
4
1
9
5
2
4
45
57
525
2,257
90
30
15
25
5
42,055
2,120
10
215
47,347
38,812
AD008 Partial—C or S Products-
Local Alarm Only
January
February ..
March
April
May
June —
July
August —
September
October
November .
December _
1974
1973
2
4
1
4
2
4
8
7
6
9
1
2
47
67
21,330
36,227
10
725
3,700
725
13,561
13,565
34,250
84,950
60
343,750
572,128
1,875,146
AD009 Unclassified
January
February _
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
8
96.200
2
5
6
508,350
2
50,075
1
1
3
6,470
1
6
538,494
6
20,550
2
9,000
12
513,324
8
19,920
2
8
27,675
6
8,150
8
15,065
6
75
1,813,273
6
183
1,451,624
9
4
AL Transmission of Alarm to Fire Department
AL000 Unknown or Not Applicable
January 144 526,196
February 124 1,511,783 3
March 95 278,116
April 130 318,473
May - 149 426,440
June _ 168 605,762 1
July 145 488,578
August 190 732,926 2
September 184 969,445 2
October 150 823,452
November 141 1,005,491 3
December 109 427,092 1
1974 _ 1,729 8,113,754 12
1973 2,031 6,364,080 18
AL001
January 437
February 300
March 381
April 387
May 466
June 478
July 410
August _ 398
September 420
October 456
November 383
December 407
1974 4,923
1973 4,613
Telephone
4,003,575
6,717,594
2,676,096
2,520,532
6,130,917
4,312,486
3,301,381
3,349,562
3,542,158
3,689,852
3,361,399
4,243,436
47,848,988
33,434,264
23
27
19
24
19
13
21
18
10
13
16
27
230
254
12
8
2
5
4
6
3
9
7
10
5
11
82
90
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 23
AL002 Municipal Fire Alarm System
January „
February
March ....
April
May
June
July
August
September
October ....
November
December .
1974 ......
1973
Incidents
11
7
7
11
21
16
20
18
18
7
12
10
158
87
Loss
$
84,315
38,762
129,560
200,956
48,490
100,500
46,500
83,334
95,953
93.926
43,900
60,139
1,026,335
335,086
Injured Dead
1
1
AL003 Automatic Fire Alarm System
January
March -
April
June
6,250
September
December
1974
1973
7
12
500
200
150
7,100
24,100
AL004 Manual Fire Alarm System
January
April ....
May
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
1
3
3
5
2
2
7
3
6
32
39
100
31,050
14,500
535,810
1,200
150
53,060
235
9,400
645,505
790,203
2
1
AL005 Automatic Sprinkler System
March _ 2 57,297
July _ 1 268,370
December 1 3,000 —
1974 4 328,667
1973 2 12,298
AL006 Direct Verbal Report to Fire Hall
January 12 53,285
February _ 8 7,075 1
March _ 9 246,950 _.„
April 6 18,526
May _ 8 7,820
June 5 14,250
July _ 9 78,710 _
August _
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
Incidents
10
9
3
3
90
82
AL007
January 48
February 20
March _ 45
April 51
May _ 28
June _ 53
July _ 21
August 29
September 25
October — 33
November 29
December 30
1974 412
1973 572
Loss
$
8,390
22,831
1,500
1,150
6,630
467,117
1,720,291
No Alarm
56,640
29,786
100,296
89,895
140,122
191,588
68,033
126,629
204,928
713,870
35,806
167,231
1,924,824
1,508,889
Injured Dead
AL008 Siren
January — 9
February 9
March 8
April — 6
May 11
June 12
July 11
August 9
September - 20
October 13
November 10
December 7
1974
1973
125
112
9,648
72,814
61,500
81,474
121,011
416,308
191,455
162,426
185,258
115,765
111,639
31,410
1,560,708
1,033,262
AL009 Unclassified
January 3 15,300
February 2 5,530
March _ 5 29,215
April — 4 9,500
May 4 2,925
June 7 21,750
July 4 4,806
August 3 6,391
September 1
October 6 10,984
November 4 3,630
December 3 809,153
1974 46 919,184
1973 _ 67 487,693
3
2
3
1
~1
~"l
16
11
11
10
AO Act or Omission
AO000 Unknown
January 78
February 46
March 36
April 52
May 50
June 46
July 35
August 35
September „ 44
October 37
259,067
1,069,406
63,732
115,095
240,054
223,854
72,442
225,041
553,976
146,789
November
December
32
27
518
854
62,184
87,844
3
3
3
2
1974
1973
3,119,484
1,744,085
2
AO010 Incendiary or "Set" Fires
October 2 1,250
7974
1973
1,250
1,434
D 24
AOO11 Criminal Offence
Incidents
January _.. 9
February 7
March 6
April 18
May 17
June 30
July 27
August 24
September 17
October 22
November 12
December 14
1974
1973
203
121
Loss
$
101,384
250,514
28,725
92,561
202,205
256,614
31,091
495,394
970,818
83,250
331,350
389,762
3,233,668
4,025,531
Injured Dead
AOO 12 Incendiarism, Suspected
Incendiarism—No Charges Laid
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
47
30
56
41
79
67
49
65
75
80
61
51
701
511
289,674
289,201
546,876
631,762
1,874,809
644,850
626,554
865,117
961,529
460,641
1,094,694
868,710
9,154,417
2,720,788
9
11
AOO 15
Mischief, Vandalism-
Charges Laid
January
3
2,450
February .
30
289,201
May ..
3
70,045
June
2
1,500
October
1
50
November
2
1,300
December
2
5,175
1974 .
15
118,598
1973
27
44,081
AO016 Mischief, Vandalism-
No Charges Laid
January
32
43,793
February
14
11,400
March ...
32
73,435
April
42
162,535
May
44
37,841
45
47,658
July
36
43,366
August .
21
128,725
September
50
34,136
October
64
127,492
November
25
26,125
December
15
420
21,840
1974 .. .. . ..
758,346
1973
365
1,209,368 1 1
AOO 19 Arson or Other Fires—
Unclassified or Unknown
January
February
March
April
May
3
4
3
5
14
110,100
2,601
231,165
3,070
94,736
AJMBIA
Incident!
Loss I
$
87,603
ljured Dead
June
9
July
11
15,185
34,777
—
August
8
September _
12
153,213
.
October
8
144,819
November .
12
209,350
1
„
December
6
60,725
1974
95
1,147,344
2
1
1973 .
67
1,134,795
—
AO020 Misuse of Source of Ignition
March
2
34,972
September .
1
1,000
1974 .....
3
35,972
1973 .
4
48,300
—
AO021 Disposal of Smokers' Material
January .
. . 35
71,887
4
2
February ._
46
188,714
5
4
March
39
79,831
1
1
April
40
63,449
1
1
May
46
121,827
4
3
June
66
277,525
5
July .. .
49
761,134
August
68
335,858
2
September .
57
148,064
2
2
October ...
47
201,328
2
7
November .
47
791,514
4
2
December _
42
235,338
6
2
1974
582
3,276,469
36
24
1973
746
AO022
2,647,585
Thawing
71
23
January
. .. 9
92,520
March
2
9,458
June . .
2
1,055
December _
1
10,000
1974
14
113,033
1973 —
8
24,813
AO023
Inadequate
Control of "Open" Fire
January
.. . 3
825
February ..
3
10,363
March
6
10,100
1
April
2
420
May
2
800
June
5
4,400
July
4
4,500
August — .
1
300
September
3
7,500
October
3
5,200
November
4
12,825
December .
1
20,000
1974
37
77,233
1
1973
83
709,572
2
•
AO024 Child Playing With
January
13
107,248
1
.
February ..
8
16,449
2
1
March
14
44,713
April
.. .. 12
47,226
1
1
May
18
49,049
1
June
16
34,608
July
13
60,925
August
18
177,812
September
21
22,649
October
15
37,400
2
November
16
40,933
1
December .
20
184
112,059
7
3
1974
751,071
1973
282
589,719
20
6
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 25
AO025 Welding or Cutting Too Close
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
6
8,300
February
1
2,200
March
5
23,500
April
2
255,752
.—
May
8
277,312
June .. . ... .
7
202,710
1
July
4
87,000
August
5
57,500
September
2
2,200
October .
5
2,975
.
November
2
22,700
December
1
25
1974
48
942,174
1
1973
57
248,584
3
AO026 Torch Too Close
January
6
2,896
February
2
6,050
March
5
6,310
2
April
3
774
1
May
4
1,450
2
June
6
201,442
July ...
6
28,565
September
2
750
October
1
1,000
November
1
636
December
3
10,550
1974
39
260,423
5
1973 .. ..
38
111,303
AO029 Unclassified or Unknown
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September ..
October
November
December
1974
18
68,361
1
12
41,437
9
35,973
16
46,097
3
1
9
58,850
1
11
12,555
9
69,900
11
11
35,221
3
1
7
28,253
1
10
52,341
6
8,000
13
102,352
1
131
559,340
19
4
144
798,172
9
3
1973
AO030 Misuse of Material Ignited
ZZ 1 2,000 1
1974
1973
AO031 Fuel Spilled Accidentally
January
6
379,630
February
4
4,439,275
March
2
3,097
April
5
24,900
May
10
4,941
1
June .
8
56,975
July .
7
41,525
August
9
155,923
September
9
114,180
October . ..
5
6,250
1
1
November
5
2,003
December
3
73
90,500
2
1974
5,319,199
1
1973
56
242,926
12
2
AO032 Improper Fuelling Technique
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
January 1 384 —
February 1 50 1
March 3 6,246
April 3 6,400
May 3 220
June 4 4,400
July 5 3,725 3 1
August 4 7,240 1
September 1 100
October 1 1,000
November 3 40,500
December 2 1,100
1974 31 71,365 5 1
1973 27 66,360 1
AO033 Flammable Liquid to Kindle Fire
January J 3 8,900 3
February 1 5,000
April 1 3,000
May 2 30,000 3 3
June 1 950 1 .
July 4 539,500 _ _
August 1 100,000
September 2 3,000 1
1974 15 690,350 7
1973 14 87,617 2
AO034 Cleaning, Washing Parts
March 1 600
April 1 4,000 1
May 5 90,377 1
June 2 1,800 1
July 3 1,200 1
August 1 9,500
September 2 5,575
November 2 19,000 5
December 1 35,550
1974 18 167,602 5
1973 15 79,115 9
AO035 Improper Container, Metal
April 3 66,862
May 3 1,076
June 2 2,625
July 1 700
October 2 3,300
November 2 4,500
1974 13 79,063
1973 9 26,370 _
AO036 Improper Container, Plastic
May _ 1 400 _.
July 1 4,000 _.
August 1 150 _.
1974 3 4,550 _.
1973 2 345
AO037 Combustible Placed Too Close to Heat
January 9 19,263 2
February 8 13,868 — _
March 12 29,326 1 _
April 11 64,158 1 _
May 13 52,961 — _
June 12 125,200 2
July 6 8,995 _
August 8 49,031 2 _
September 3 1,525 — _
October 7 111,710 — _
November 8 42,850 — _
December 12 80,505 — _
1974 109 599,392 8
1973 _ 102 298,654 5 _
D 26
BRITISH COLUMBIA
AO038 Improper Storage
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January
12
33,196
2
February
4
25,430
April
5
20,975
May
1
150
June
4
50,250
July
2
1,550
August
7
25,888
—
September
3
16,833
1
8,862
November
i
17,000
December
8
49
28,250
-
1974
228,384
2
1973
39
154.796
6
AO039
Unclassified or Unknown
January
7
19,561
5
February
7
17,259
March
8
91.764
April
14
57,210
1 1
May
9
12,233
June —
5
46,717
1
July
12
38,035
3
August
7
3.120
1
September
8
13,850
1
October
12
55.750
1
November
10
21,385
1
December
11
110
70,456
1
1974
447.340
8 8
1973 _
94
409,732
6
AO040 Mechanical and Electrical Failure
February
1
172
March
1
90
April
1
3,500
.Tune
1
2,500
September
1
22,000
October
1
10,000
...
November
1
15.000
December
3
10
60,000
—■
1974
113,262
1973
6
6.840
AO041
Part Failure, Leak. Break
January
39
109,439
2
February
29
98,407
3
March ._
36
94.978
1
April
30
20,596
May
41
43,036
50
29,061
July
57
74,260
August —
51
86,075
1
September
49
101,038
1
40
72,515
November
47
89,989
December
46
92,495
1974
515
911,889
8
1973 .
469
999 0R7
8 2
AO042
Automatic Control Failure
January
11
68,296
February
4
875
March
11
35,630
April
4
9,906
8
55,350
July
2
4,200
August
3
675
September
5
7,804
October _
6
30,456
November
11
40,740
December
6
71
15,650
1974
269.582
1973
74
403,819
AO043 Manual Control Failure
Incidents
Loss Ii
$
150
ljured
Dead
January
1
February ~
1
650
March
1
450
May
2
21,500
November
1
100
1974
6
22,850
1973
9
49,548
1
■VO044 Electrical Short Circuit
January
67
570,662
2
February ..
31
437,089
2
—
March
. .. 42
189,281
—
April
41
136,230
1
May
52
156,182
1
49
299,749
July
45
163,551
August
55
431,992
September
60
176,538
October
50
180,707
1
November
51
124,711
December
54
597
248,014
1
7
—
1974
3,114,706
1
1973
521
AO045 Lack o
2,775,212
f Maintenance
8
2
January
11
16,773
February „
5
7,588
March
8
23,075
3
April
5
1,880
May
9
4,660
June
8
32,525
July
6
8,900
August
8
1,900
September
4
14,300
October
5
625
November
6
309,326
December
6
73,575
1974
81
495,127
3
1973 ...
88
AO046 Part
157,392
Worn Out
2
January ....
3
950
_—
March
1
150
April
1
60
May
5
9,241
June
2
165
July
4
8,660
October . .
1
300
November
1
18
15
__
1974
19,541
1973
22
20,630
i
AO049 Unknowi
or Unclassified
January ....
37
180,637
_—
February ..
28
166,904
3
4
March
39
144,222
April
43
145,601
May
36
136,440
June
39
755,713
1
July
45
138,662
August
51
121,467
1
September
35
127,495
October ....
43
440,894
November
32
244,363
December
45
766,444
i
1974
473
3,368,842
6
4
1973
391
3,012,724
9
1974
1973
AO050 Construction, Design, or
Installation Deficiency
1 18,000
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 27
AO051 Design Deficiency
January .
February ...
March
April
June
July
August
November .
December
Incidents
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1974
1973
15
19
Loss
S
15,400
25,100
9,750
1,500
100
200
650
150
13,500
66,350
32,238
Injured Dead
1
AO052 Construction Deficiency
January
February ...
March
April
June
July
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
4
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
4
2
25
35
15,100
13,100
4,600
950
6,000
7,400
8,000
686
52,350
3,800
111,986
141,148
AO053 Installed Too Close to Combustible
January
February _.
March
April
May
June
August
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
12
4
7
6
5
3
4
4
4
66
83
83,100
9.900
6,500
82,021
84,777
6,100
13,750
2,100
3,925
30,550
13,600
336,323
234,622
1
AO054 Other Installation Deficiency
January 4 50,550
February 1 6,000
March 1 300
April 1 25 1
May 1 15
June 2 2,263
September 3 5,300
October 4 5,300 1
November 1 500
December 1 200
1974 19 70,453 2
1973 13 42,122
AO055 Overfusing
May 1 999
1974 1 999 .
1973 2
AO059 Unclassified or Unknown
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
24,130
15,500
8,600
100
17,826
204,500
20,000
2,500
October
November
December
1974
1973
Incidents
4
4
9
33
33
Loss Injured Dead
$
501,830
3,100
1,820
799,906 1
234,226 1 1
AO060 Misuse of Equipment
March _
April
October
1
1
1
3
4
150
900
3,000
1974
1973
4,050
4,377
AO069 Unclassified or Unknown
January 4 55,672 _
February 8 15,929
March 3 2,800 _
April 6 77,700
May 6 46,100
June 8 12,222
July 2 20,200 _
August 7 40,223
September 7 22,815
October 6 36,960
November 4 41,550
December 11 8,374
1974 72 380,545
1973 91 379,767
AO070 Human Failing
February 1 200 _
June 3 1,750
August 1 100
December 1 3,000
1974
1973
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October ...
November
December
1974
1973
5,050
31,436
AOD71 Asleep
9
11
6
4
10
4
9
13
13
8
10
105
106
40,516
46,710
425
8,105
66,050
26,260
76,579
61,365
3,605
19,105
18,105
41,610
408,435
278,261
11
10
AO072 Temporary Loss of Judgment
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October _
November
December
1974
1973
3
4
1
1
1
3
5
2
2
3
5
5
35
45
18,200
12,250
100
2,000
1,500
2,950
11,055
3,200
373
6,650
2,340
3,835
64,453
145,257
9
12
D 28
BRITISH COLUMBIA
AO073 Physical Disability
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
November
December
1974
1973 .
Loss
$
1,050
4,150
5,200
13,705
AO074 Accident (Personal)
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
34,350
20,700
2,300
60,740
1,924
34,672
2,237
19,275
11,625
37,000
500
5,060
1
3
1
1 1
1974 42 230,383
1973 37 323,660
AO075 Influence of Alcohol
January 2 1,909
February 4 1,675
March 4 555
April 9 97,738
May 5 35,625
June 6 15,650
July 3 800
August 12 28,564
September 6 4,300
October 1 700
November 6 8,590
December 4 33,095
1974
1973
62
67
229,201
432,987
10
12
AO076 Influence of Drugs
January .
March
April
May
July
August .
September
October ...
December
1974
1973
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
13
21
510
10
38 1
9,500
5
200 1
30
5
25
10,323 2
5,708 4
AO079 Unclassified or Unknown
January
February
March
April
May _
June -
July
August —.
September
October
November
December
21
17
30
41
34
45
20
29
33
32
36
35
36,427
49,255
102,524
140,758
858,928
123,470
102,725
88,068
82,994
123,230
66,580
176,353
1974 373
1973 311
AO080 Vehicle Accident
May 1 2,500
1974 1
1973 0
1,951,312
2,984,335
2,500
3
2
3
6
32
15
5
12
AO081 Automobile
Incidents Loss
Injured Dead
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1
3
2
9
8
11
10
9
5
7
2,950
2,100
5,000
23,200
7,600
27,850
6,300
13,600
5,100
6,950
7,510
9,430
1
1974 77 117,590 '.
1973 77 99,419
AO082 Industrial Truck
January 1 4,400
February 1 8,000
March 1 5,000
April 1 100
June _. 2 50,020
July 3 30,000
August 1 1,500
September 1 50,000
1974 11 149,020
1973 _. 14 114,135
AO083 Other Road Vehicle
April 1 4,000
June 2 2,450
August 4 3,400
November 2 600
December 1 300
1974 10 10,750
1973 _. 4 2,350 1
AO084 Rail Vehicle
March — 1
May 3
June 1 _.-
July 1 300
1974 _. 6 300
1973 _. 2 209,000
AO085 Watercraft
August _. 1 6,000
December 1 15,000
1974 _. 2 21,000
1973 - 2 21,000
AO086 Aircraft
1974
1973 _ 2 40,500
AO089 Unclassified or Unknown
January 1 476
February 3 19,400
March 1 7,000
April 3 2,375
May 2 33,000
June _. 2 26,200
July 3 10,700
August _ 5 9,515
September 10 59,850
October 2 65,100
November 1 200 —
December 5 3,350
1974 38 237,166
1973 _ 31 125,219 ■
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 29
AO090 Miscellaneous Act or Omission
January
February ...
March
April
May
June
July
August
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
Incidents
5
3
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
23
31
Loss
$
287,981
31,650
890
32,038
17,000
13,100
15,600
800
21,300
350
2,000
422,709
512,709
Injured Dead
AO099 Unclassified or Unknown
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
January 122 1,517,292 8 5
February _. 100 966,895 8 1
March 103 1,614,827 5 1
April 103 752,599
May 119 2,116,486
June 129 1,646,933 4 1
July 116 1,841,417 4
August 99 829,442 3
September 113 1,276,305 1
October 123 2,483,764
November 89 756,132 3
December 86 1,932,220 6
1974 _. 1,302 17,734,312 42
1973 _. 1,328 14,432,688 43
1
3
4
1
4
21
16
BC Building Capacity
BC000 Unknown or Not Applicable
January 280 1,267,344
February _. 205 1,657,893 4
March 225 585,400 2
April _.... 284 934,261 6
May 362 1,489,352 2
June 386 1,738,766 5
July 343 1,397,099 6
August _. 360 813,567 5
September 403 1,477,122 2
October 334 2,020,126 2
November 280 744,938 4
December 248 895,419 1
1974 3,710 15,021,287 39
1973 3,767 12,381,391 47
BC001 0-10
January 265 1,996,746
February 175 1,245,621
March 194 1,436,937
April 199 1,001,358
May 217 1,850,982
June — 217 1,447,898
July 180 1,380,170
August 202 1,643,641
September 166 1,683,578
October 231 1,350,963
November 210 1,944,233
December 223 2,185,053
1974 _ 2,479 19,167,180
1973 _. 2,594 15,187,215
BC002 11-60
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August _.
September
October
November
December
1974 _.
1973 _.
52
44
63
41
43
56
35
42
47
47
40
38
548
534
838,930
5,259,989
1,276,624
638,012
360,670
690,704
674,149
954,848
713,522
303,412
1,030,739
1,368,229
14,109,828
9,021,261
19
14
11
12
15
9
5
9
7
9
12
11
133
152
47
36
1
1
3
2
3
1
5
1
22
9
11
10
4
7
5
1
10
4
9
3
9
73
78
4
1
2
17
21
BC003 61-100
January 26 395,917
February 13 22,437
March _ 16 148,347
April 24 163,044
May _. 16 1,045,866
June 21 214,920
July 19 351,940
August 11 279,425
September 17 8,963
October 19 170,205
November 16 193,347
December 22 92,264
1974 _. 220 3,086,675
1973 _. 178 1,058,190
BC004 101-300
January 30 211,923
February _. 17 66,165
March 28 35,009
April 21 277,076
May _. 29 520,805
June 34 1,083,173
July 22 615,965
August 30 502,477
September 21 408,160
October 24 1,218,563
November 23 363,383
December 31 108,496
1974 310 5,411,195
1973 296 3,491,625
BC005 301-500
January 3 1,861
February _. 5 12,900
March 10 23,930
April _ 8 21,062
May _. 6 1,013,325
June 10 22,185
July 12 41,411
August 7 21,650
September 12 577,730
October 10 373,175
November 2 290
December 6 9,620
1974 _. 91 2,119,139
1973 _. 62 1,996,386
1
4
1
4
1
1
1
2
4
3
22
13
1
1
1
1
2
10
3
1
___
22
28
1
D 30
BRITISH COLUMBIA
BC006 501-1,000
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
January 3 2,238
February 4 55,150
March 7 55,539
April 9 128,698
May _. 7 503,760
June 6 230,565
July 3 87,521
August 3 250,150
October 2 115 —
November 4 28,460
December 4 1,000,075 3
1974 - 52 2,342,271 3
1973 _- 55 1,369,487
BC007 1,001-2,500
January 1 100
February _. 1 148
April _ 1 370 1
June 1 500
September 3 3,200
October 2 9,350
November 1 600
December 2 3,500
1974 _. 12 17,768 1
1973 _. 20 85,564 11
BC008 Over 2,500
Incidents
January ...
February
March
May
July
October _
1974
1973
Loss
$
300
100
500
2,000
15,000
2,000
19,900 1
19,805 1
Injured Dead
BC009 Unclassified
January _. 6 39,950
February 5 62,941
March 9 16,744
April ._ 12 107,025
May 9 105,465
June _ 9 234,133
July _ 11 420,388
August 4 5,100
September _ 11 148,448
October 5 54,500
November 9 257,260
December 8 94,985
1974 98 1,546,939
1973 106 1,099,242
BH Building Height
BH000 Not Applicable
June
96
1,756,567
4
2
July .. ..
77
1,035,934
2
—
January _
260
820,705
6
August
91
1,089,406
5
1
February
193
1,319,498
3
September
71
1,013,486
4
2
March
210
486,086
2
October
85
664,693
1
2
April . —
264
454,168
1
November .
77
12,545,642
61
25
May
329
670,949
771,532
1,369,017
4
1
December .
75
1,434,469
7
July
325
6
3
1974
952
12,545,642
61
25
August —
347
937,486
4
3
1973 .. .
907
10,995,445
62
16
September
383
1,394,036
3
5
306
1,476,154
717.328
2
4
1
5
BH003
3-Storey
November
255
December
228
681,420
1
1
January
February ..
March
42
271,924
261,751
38,290
1
5
1974
3,454
11,098,379
34
26
27
4
.
1973 .. -
3,515
8,431,664
41
10
April
43
385,593
7
May
32
471,558
2
41
150,250
3
3
BH001
1-Storey
July
30
646,927
1
August
23
392,285
5
1
January _
180
1,401,447
14
2
September
19
211,788
February
117
5,183,787
11
8
October ...
29
399,520
1
3
141
1,008,930
8
November .
32
239,672
2
1
April
152
730,302
7
1
December
35
507,421
9
3
May
172
3,197,490
7
_ _
June —
162
1,668,136
5
1
1974
382
3,976,979
40
11
July
126
907,350
3
2
1973
314
2,051,579
51
19
August —
132
1,451,388
6
7
September
127
1,558,433
2
1
BH004
4-Storey
October
November
December
166
154
158
1,787
1,949,934
1,339,113
1,499,906
5
6
5
79
7
1
8
38
January
February
March
April
May
7
6
5
6
70,371
258,160
900
5,772
31,090
1,507
47,410
1974
21,896,216
T
1973 _.
. 1,833
13,405,503
90
48
7
11
July
6
August
5
11,328
BH002
2-Storey
September
6
3,975
3
October ...
4
1,000
.
January ....
83
1,050,820
10
1
November .
5
80,810
1
February
65
734,339
10
6
December .
9
62,207
March
April
90
. .. 65
1,656,193
988,670
5
4
1974
72
574,530
14
2
May
77
372,235
7
3
1973 ..
64
2,046,102
5
5
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 31
BH005 5-Storey
Incidents
January 8
February __ 1
March _ 8
April 3
May 7
June 4
July 8
August _— 1
September 7
October 3
November — 4
December 7
1974 61
1973 86
January 2
February 3
March 7
April 1
May 1
June 1
July 1
August 3
September 3
October 2
November 3
December 4
1974 31
1973 21
January 3
February 3
June 3
July 2
August 1
September 3
November 1
December 1
1974 _ 17
1973 10
January ._
February
March
April
May -
June
July
September
November
December
1974
1973
May .
June
17
26
September ..
October
November —
1974
1973
Loss Injured Dead
$
109,575 1
100 1
2,130 ..—
70
2,145
65
11,365
5
55
20
1,010
265
126,805 2
112,123 2
BH006 6-Storey
310
20,100 1
72,995
120
1,143
200
150
325
4,600
560
307,698
560
424.926
358,003
BH007 7-Storey
113,983
378,201
BH009 9-Storey
1
40
1
200
1
2
1
5,000
3,575
15,000
6
6
23,815
5,035
2,131
13,300
270
286,370
1,600 1
1,050
305,321 1
200
305,321 1
39,533
BH008 8-Storey
40,100
12.000
29,318
3,000
500
40
4,000
25,000 2
25
BH010 10-Storey
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August .
September
October ...
November
December
1974
1973
33
20
27
24
22
29
19
21
23
38
25
32
313
270
BH011
April _ 1
May 1
December _. 1
1974 _ 3
1973 9
BH012
January 2
March 3
April 1
June _ 1.
August 2
November 2
December 2
1974
1973
15
28
BH013
April 1
May - 1
June _. 1
August 2
October 1
1974 _. 6
1973 _. 1
BH014
January 2
February 1
April 2
May 3
June I
August I
November 1
1974 _. 11
1973 _. 18
453,681
45,619
129,110
58,368
81,025
366,170
104,060
371,715
215,005
312,832
243,429
287,475
2,668,489
2,839,744
11-Storey
6,000
45
2,000
8,045
15,995
402,937
1,200
14-Storey
18,582
800
174,500
75,811
50
1,200
18.000
288,943
101,259
BH015 15-Storey
February
1
4,000
March
1
500
May
-*
7,075
August
2
15,300
October
2
39,200
November
1
9
30,000
1974
96,075
1973
20
176,405
3
1
4
16
7
12
4
12-Storey
8,501 1
10,450
2.000
900
660
36,000
209,000
273,511 1
179,289
13-Storey
7,500
500
150
50,787
344,000
5
D 32
BRITISH COLUMBIA
BH016 16-Storey
January
September
Incidents
1
2
3
6
Loss
$
450
1974 _
1973 .
450
270,508
Injured Dead
BH017 17-Storey
1974
1973
January
February
June
August
7
BH018
2
1
1
2
1974
1973
April
May .
9,667
18-Storey
30,400
3,000
100
4,800
38,400
93,575
BH019 19-Storey
200
17,300
1974
1973
17,500
January ..
February
March .
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October _
November .
December .
BH020 20-Storey
110,652
278,956
75,937
191,038
1,871,989
178,053
58,250
64,655
79,568
45,475
54,400
117,283
1974
1973
11
9
9
7
14
11
4
8
6
11
7
13
110
103
3,126,256
863,003
21-Storey
300
13,000
22,124
36,730
1
1
BH024 24-Storey
February .
April
July
August
October _
Incidents
1
2
1
1
1
1974
1973
February
July
October
November
1
3
4
1
1974
1973
9
4
November
BH026
l
1974
1973
1
1974
1973
January
September .
1974
1973
BH030
February _. 1
March 4
April 3
May 2
June 1
July _ 1
August _. 2
September 3
November 3
December 1
1974 _. 21
1973 29
1974 ...
1973 ...
Loss Injured Dead
$
150
62,812
225
700
46,255
6 110,142
5 130,000
BH025 25-Storey
10,000
57,010
30,300
600,000
697,310
38,290
60
60
BH027 27-Storey
Z 3~ 4,584
BH028 28-Storey
5,000
200
5,200
550
30-Storey
2,750
1,700
2,265
100
50
150
7,895
300
800,000
815,210
552,124
BH031 31-Storey
1 1,900
BH032 32-Storey
January 1 1,500
April 1 100
October 1 150
1974 _. 3 1,750
1973 _. 1 100
BH033 3 3-Storey
1974
1973 _. 1 500
11
1
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 33
January
March
April
August
1
1
1
1
1974
1973
4
3
BH040
March
May
June ...
July
November
December
3
1
1
l
2
1
1974
1973
9
7
BH035 35-Storey
Incidents Loss
$
1,527
30,000
45,000
3,000
79,527
1,890
40-Storey
3,285
200
6,000
110
50,000
500
60,195
293,900
Injured Dead
BH061 Unknown
Incidents
January 20
February 14
March 13
April 17
May 15
June 21
July 17
August 13
September 23
October 15
November 9
December 12
1974
1973
189
292
Loss
$
357,783
224,110
32,156
143,153
86,565
762,004
432,090
61,068
525,082
171,231
56,100
138,660
2,990,002
2,267,665
Injured Dead
DW Day of the Week
DW000
Unknown
DW003
Tuesday
January
78
258,726
January
95
598,114
4
February
48
1,069,494
February .
58
538,150
10
1
March _
41
64,761
March __ ._
59
436,338
2
1
April
51
113,511
April
83
819,905
1
1
May
June
54
260,179
59
286,102
1,266,947
1
1
46
223,854
June
89
2
July
34
72,442
July
104
897,414
10
1
August
34
225,041
August
77
372,145
2
1
September ...
44
553,976
,
September.
78
942,232
3
October ._
38
153,739
October .
106
1,615,552
November ...
31
62,014
3
2
November .
84
363,092
2
4
December
26
525
87,594
3
2
December
1974
108
1,000
1,474,378
6
40
4
1974
3,145,331
9,610,369
17
1973
_ 959
DW00I
1,874,352
Sunday
4
2
1973
987
DW004
7,400,045
Wednesday
35
7
January
78
1,088,913
1
January .
104
396,164
5
2
February ...
65
373,608
1
3
February ...
52
170,464
2
4
March
88
379,485
March . —
72
1,273,497
2
April
93
468,175
7
April .
73
276,576
3
1
May
89
306,360
5
3
May
104
993,074
3
4
June
124
982,674
4
June
70
244,123
1
July
94
353,791
6
2
July
83
1,299,146
1
1
August
72
498,639
2
August ...
76
675,120
1
1
September ...
122
584,794
3
September.
66
500,892
1
1
October
80
901,541
4
3
October
102
406,092
1
4
November ...
86
570,315
3
1
November .
69
850,479
December
100
1,091
2,050,376
10
43
1
16
December .
1974 .
63
934
400,067
7,485,694
1
21
3
1974
8,558,671
21
1973
936
DW002
7,453,133
Monday
46
18
1973
972
DW005
6,504,297
Thursday
34
17
January
63
278,776
4
4
January —
92
430,778
7
2
February .....
54
526,707
3
1
February
51
4,670,129
4
1
March
56
214,740
4
March .
65
523,099
4
—
April
73
421,484
4
1
April
71
310,133
5
May
61
609,968
2
1
May
102
2,174,659
4
June
87
214,420
2
1
June
88
515,402
3
1
July
71
346,933
3
July
76
1,033,342
August
72
479,796
4
1
August
125
906,896
4
1
September _
107
485,261
5
September
85
467,834
3
2
October —
70
195,996
3
October
112
965,610
—
4
November ..
46
124,613
1
1
November
74
635,412
2
1
December ..
90
850
486,596
1
36
2
12
December
1974 .
51
992
318,754
2
38
2
1974
4,385,290
12,952,048
14
1973 -
... . 875
3,367,323
34
14
1973 ... .
886
5,373,531
45
13
D 34
BRITISH COLUMBIA
DW006
Friday
DW007
Saturday
Incidents
Loss
$
975,383
Injured Dead
Incidents
Loss
$
728,455
Injured Dead
January
78
4
6
January
79
4
2
February
73
630,102
5
2
February
69
404,690
6
2
March
86
303,672
March
86
383,438
7
1
April
79
564,711
5
2
April
76
296,411
6
2
May
104
266,174
2
May
117
1,995,709
5
107
752,790
2
129
1,462,634
5
6
July
80
752,012
2
1
July
84
228,563
2
August
104
828,887
5
4
August
99
484,334
3
4
September...
86
260,724
3
September ~
92
1,225,010
—
October ...
70
440,258
2
2
October
97
823,621
4
1
November ...
92
572,312
1
2
November
103
1,385,013
8
December
79
1,038
334,359
8
37
1
22
December
1974
65
.. 1,096
605,517
1
51
1974
6,681,384
10,023,395
18
1973
.. . 949
7,825,872
51
23
1973
. 1,053
5,911,613
49
22
EX Method of Fire Control and Extinguishment
Method of Extinguishment
EX000 Unknown
January
February ...
March
April
May — —
June
July
August —
September .
October
November .
December .
1974 .
1973
131
591,354
85
1,102,340
56
81,672
61
123,115
52
240,404
46
223,854
37
73,492
37
227,891
46
559,476
36
146,239
33
98,611
30
88,819
650
986
3,557,267
2,186,464
14
27
EX010 Unknown Extinguisher
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August.
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
10
4
7
8
2
8
7
6
5
3
2
4
66
124
251,899
3,006
2,773
11,176
1,060
10,464
4,884
2,787
2,150
7,503
476
3,400
301,578
106,982
EX011 Water Pump Tank
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
8
12
28
44
48
35
24
33
32
27
24
323
179
5,179
214,800
3,165
25,602
58,260
26,440
16,813
16,465
47,353
12,582
16,411
71,407
514,477
432,935
EX012 Water Pressurized
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
12
9
10
10
3
12
14
7
6
8
13
9
7,583
12,494
2,400
258,222
11,075
15,378
15,245
1,450
2,198
1,795
6,304
12,252
1974 113 346,396
1973 76 115,702
EX013 Water Soda-acid
June 2 900
July 1 1,500
1974
1973
January
June .
July
December
1974
1973
3
5
EX014
1
1
1
1
2,400
14,087
Foam
2,116
1,200
400
60
4 3,776
4 30,685
1974
1973
1,050
1,330
EX016 C02
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December .
1974
1973
21
9
16
17
11
11
13
11
7
11
18
16
161
199
36,991
5,168
24,553
7,574
39,661
16,400
22,415
14,430
2,524
4,863
6,440
7,777
188,796
169,166
EX015 Vapourized Liquid
April 1 200
May 1 200
August 1 150
October 1 500
1
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 35
EX017 Dry Chemical
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January 21
February 20
March 27
April 21
May 35
June 32
July 31
August 36
September 28
October 32
November 34
December 32
$
7,685
21,651
18,224
21,603
28,308
51,800
48,962
35,961
27,865
94,232
26,178
40,488
1974
1973
349
314
422,957
381,864
EX018 Multi-purpose Dry Chemical
January
February .
March
April
May — _
June _
July
August
September
October _
November
December
1974
1973
1
1
3
3
3
6
5
6
4
4
4
2
42
21
250
650
3,850
9,350
808
2,950
47,460
5,600
5,800
1,800
8,077
4,700
91,295
19,142
EX019 Unclassified Extinguisher
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September ~
November ...
December ...
1974
1973
4
2
1
2
4
5
1
2
5
2
3
31
22
83,873
340
121
1,000
527
3,650
350
1,250
42,280
100
1,225
134,716
17,584
EX022
Smalt Hose—Hi-inch Nominal Size,
Combination Nozzle
Incidents
January 10
February 44
March 10
April 12
May 3
June 8
July 4
August 4
September 3
October _ __ 3
November ._ 2
December 4
1974 67
1973 46
Loss
$
64,174
8,142
38,900
67,825
2,935
3,070
5,150
16,377
11,500
13,567
4,000
4,375
240,015
151,844
Injured Dead
EX023
January
March
April
July
Large Hose—216-inch Nominal Size,
Straight Stream Nozzle
September
December .
1974 .
1973
1
1
1
1
1
1
3,000
17,500
750
100,000
8,022
800,000
6
6
929,272
46,218
EX024
Large Hose—2t/i-inch Nominal Size,
Combination Nozzle
January
2
28,000
March
3
35,100
April
1
4,800
May . ... .
2
271,000
June
3
103,500
July
2
305,000
October
1
14
11,500
1974
758,900
1973
12
1,284,945
EX025 Continuous Flow Hose, Less Than
IV2 Straight Stream Nozzle
EX020 Unknown Hose
February
April
June
September ....
23,000
400
2,885
50
1974
1973
5 26,335
5 53,454
EX021 Small Hose—V/2-inch Nominal Size,
Straight Stream Nozzle
January .
February ~
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October .
November .
1974
1973
2
351,000
2
23,500
3
7,200
1
2
22,200
4
6,495
4
33,000
4
2,735
_.
3
56,160
2
915
3
30,300
1
60
30
533,565
1
32
218,805
1
April
July
December
1974
1973
12,000
500
15,000
27,500
1,000
EX026
Continuous Flow Hose, Less Than IV2
Combination Nozzle
February
March
November
2
1
1
4
3
2,605
1,200
203
1974
1973
4,008
18,100
EX029 Unclassified Hose
April
May
June —
September —
1
1
2
1
5
6
500
16,494
15,856
2,200
1974
1973
35,050
24,161
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
Makeshift
EX030 Unknown
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January ...
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August .
September .
November .
December .
1974 .
1973 .
6
4
4
1
5
3
3
6
4
1
1
38
75
15,978
1,548
1,120
14,900
539
1,375
1,071
2,470
200
572
39,773
47,430
EX031 Garden Hose
January ...
8
35,389
1
February
6
27,798
8
16,425
17,742
~2
April
15
1
May
18
16,380
June
28
87,925
2
July
12
21,984
August
25
109,940
September _
16
31,577
October
19
34,315
1
November _
11
9,695
..,, ,
December ..
14
42,395
1974
_. . 180
451,565
6
1
1973
156
EX032
183,447
Voter Bucket
3
January ... .
12
3,682
1
February
. . 12
60,354
March
11
5,105
.
April
17
11,222
May
14
10,611
1
June
8
3,375
July
. . 12
4,873
August -
. . 19
15,350
—
September ~
6
1,634
October
11
40,288
1
November _
6
35,200
1
December —
22
24,098
—
—
1974
150
215,792
3
i
1973 .
120
125,681
4
i
EX033 Small Water-container
January _
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
March
April ..
July __.
15
5
12
8
10
11
12
7
10
8
18
10
126
154
4,887
28,338
2,565
3,124
3,450
1,912
9,449
4,673
1,530
8,920
6,759
901
76,508
35,931
EX034 Sand Bucket
150
794
750
2
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
August _. 1 150 — —
September 1 300
October 1 6,550
November 1 100
1974 10 8,794
1973 9 22,108
EX035 Dry Chemical and Scoop
May 1 50 _... —
August 1 200 —
1974 2 250
1973 _ 3 5,100 1
EX036 Baking-soda
February _, 3 2,100 1
March 2 2,550
April 2 450
May 4 2,525 1
June 2 400 —
July _ 1 700 —
August 3 185
September 5 920
October 1 300
December 2 2,098
1974 25 12,228
1973 _. 23 14,655
EX037 Smothering by Covering
January 4 405 _
February 4 2,030
March 3 1,105
April _ _ 7 2,190
May 8 3,835
June 12 7,335
July 4 3,270
August 9 2,815
September 9 7,618 _
October 5 1,005 _
November 11 1,930
December 4 327 _
1974 _. 80 33,865
1973 89 31,703
EX038 Snow
January 3 5,353 _
February 4 15,929
March 4 9,800
December 2 3,150 _
1
1974
1973
13
22
34,232
97,532
EX039 Unclassified Makeshift
January ..
February
March
April
May _
June
July
August .
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
7
3
7
4
6
4
4
4
3
4
6
5
57
65
2,800
1,987
2,807
2,615
2,336
25,875
19,351
34,350
422
40,800
20,535
1,055
154,933
555,493
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 37
EX040 Unknown Water
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January ...
February
March
April
May
June
July
August .
September
October
November
December .....
1974
1973
3
3
2
3
5
4
3
1
6
3
5
1
39
48
$
40,600
37,400
23,500
1,300
7,550
8,000
5,700
400
58,514
26,887
290,000
3,000
502,851 4
133,018 2
EX041 Booster Hose, 1 Inch or Less
January
February ...
March
April
May —
June
July
August
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
95
61
91
106
143
150
117
132
160
163
99
103
1,420
1,101
282,974
103,045
151,119
165,485
142,279
134,718
161,274
177,538
136,369
269,354
144,411
177,779
2,046,345
1,313,079
32
29
EX042 lVs-inch Hose—One Hoseline
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August _
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
27
17
30
34
51
34
47
46
43
32
39
36
436
323
62,962
72,668
103,496
117,618
132,916
86,402
113,985
141,174
107,470
133,777
151,221
125,238
1,348,927
997,955
11
15
EX043 IVi-inch Hose—Two or More Hoselines
January
February _
March
April
May _
June
July
August
September
October _
November
December
1974
1973
68
46
43
52
44
60
58
87
63
62
45
66
694
554
779,879
661,098
494,394
501,249
553,384
1,389,548
571,709
1,210,437
910,155
786,720
854,239
877,244
9,590,056
5,496,716
5
7
2
3
2
5
3
5
6
52
48
26
22
EX044 216-tnch Hose—One Hoseline
January _
February
March
May
June
July
August _.
25,000
50,000
43,000
16,700
500
61,311
2,500
September
October _
November
December
1974
1973
Incidents
3
4
1
3
30
37
Loss
$
4,100
29,894
500
132,000
365,505
458,010
Injured Dead
EX045 2tA-tnch Hose—Two or More Hoselines
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
7
6
4
17
18
18
11
20
28
17
19
25
190
111
290,050
28,614
120,000
475,533
1,270,146
979,750
919,080
600,821
641,300
422,255
811,750
630,769
8,190,068
6,081,016
11
9
EX046 3-inch or Larger Hose—One or
More Hoselines
February
March
May
July
August _
1974
1973
25,100
10,000
10,000
10,500
10,000
65,600
17,669
EX047 Combinations of IU, 2'A, 3-inch
or Larger Hoselines
January
February „
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December _
1974
1973
35
33
46
27
43
44
26
22
29
37
20
26
388
568
1,136,193
5,297,940
1,869,475
722,687
1,594,504
1,469,736
1,665,266
774,940
727,936
1,928,090
260,660
1,977,200
19,424,627
15,476,244
4
2
3
6
3
1
11
i
2
2
7
42
71
EX048 Portable Water Deluge Set
February .
March
April
June
July
September .
November .
3,102
2,000
8,200
100
5,000
357,573
1974 12 375,975
1973 10 151,944
EX049 Unclassified Water
January 2 1,900
February 1 24,000
March 4 14,050
April 2 30,000
May 2 890
July 1 8,000
August 1 20,000
December 2 5,000
1974
1973
15
16
103,840 3
229,378 2
12
4
8
24
D 38
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Unknown
EX050 Vehicle
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
February .
December
1974
1973
10,000
1,900
11,900
2,862
EX051 Crash-fire Foam Vehicle—Using
Deluge Monitor
May
September
1974
1973
32,000
27,800
59,800
EX052 Crash-fire Foam Vehicle—Using Handlines
September 1 1,500 __
1974
1973
1
1,500
EX053 Pumper, Foam Handlines Only, Via Eductor
January
June
July
August
September
October
1974
1973
10,650
600
5,000
16,361
100
7,000
39,711
50,618
EX054 Combination Foam-dry Chemical
January
April
June
2,000
10,800
200
1974
1973
13,000
EX055 Dry Chemical—Under 1,000 Pounds
January
August ..
1974
1973
50,000
500
2
11
50,500
13,296
EX059 Unclassified Vehicle
January
May
June
September
October
November
1974
1973
450
300
950 1
1,805
25
50
3,580
6,741
1
March
1974
1973
Sprinkler
EX060 Unknown
1 25,000
1 25,000
EX061 Wet Pipe System—Central Station
Supervised
January
April
May
July
September .
October
December .
1974
1973
EX062
January
March
May
July
August
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
Incidents
Loss
$
300
Injured Dead
20,000
23,515
268,370
2,000
3,000
7,000
8
324,185
3
12,348
i
Pipe System
—Local Alarm Only
2
575
1
1,500
2
19,000
l
1
2,500
1
9,000
l
2
35,400
3
1,135
1
3,000
—
13
72,110
i i
10
5,499
EX063 Dry Pipe System—Central Station
Supervised
December 1 25,000
1974
1973
1
25,000
EX064 Dry Pipe System—Local Alarm Only
March .
April ...
August
1974
1973 .
4,000
900
1,158
6,058
128,414 1
EX066 Pre-actlon System—Local Alarm Only
January 2 31,850
1974
2
1
31,850
6,000
1973
EX069
Unclassified
1
1
1
25,000
1974
1973
25,000
50
1974
EX070
Unkn
2
own Fixed System
1973
422
EX071 Carbon Dioxide System
December 1 700
1974
1973
700
5,143
EX072 Dry Chemical System
October 1 831
1974
1973
1974
1973
831
1,809
EX076 Foam-water System
l
15,000
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 39
Burned Out
EX080 Unknown
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
4 6,845
5 49,750
2 12,100
12 25,502
3 6,450
8 30,460
4 6,806
5 30,350
9 60,365
9 83,100
5 90,700
9 155,900
75 558,328
75 433,513 1
EX081
Completely Burned Out Before Arrival of
Fire Department
January 16 64,190
February 12 5,372
March 14 24,146
April 28 137,222
May 27 152,190
June 42 51,198
July 29 105,174
August 16 21,050
September 25 219,780
October 36 249,967
November 24 20,750
December 24 92,940
1974 293 1,143,979
1973 234 1,150,238
EX082 Incapable of Control by Fire Department
on Arrival
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
January ..
February
March
April
May
June
4
46,000
1
2,719
3
44,772
1
60,000
5
846,000
7
398,711
5
104,000
8
564,800
8
88,850
6
260,129
4
78,065
5
79,000
57
2,573,046
63
958,277
89
Unclassified
13
108,394
14
221,237
14
83,003
18
38,351
14
52,514
3
25
171,160
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
July
August
September
October _
November
December .
1974 _
1973 _
18
13
12
18
11
9
179
262
$
103,000
101,757
125,573
106,906
141,902
178,640
1,432,437
3,597,074
System
EX090 Unknown
January 43 193,401
February _ 37 42,585
March 46 26,481
April 29 224,578
May 60 1,243,381
June 48 125,673
July 28 9,885
August 18 48,788
September 58 40,272
October 47 83,595
November 78 397,015
December 51 29,149
1974 543 2,464,803
1973 _ 845 942,965
2
1
~~I
1
1
16
29
1
11
18
EX091 Portable High Expansion Foam Generator
Z 2
1974
1973
48,149
EX092 CO2 Handhose System, 50 Pounds or More
August 1 600
1974
1973
600
6,100
EX093 Dry Chemical System, Handhose System,
50 Pounds or More
July _ 1 400
October 2 503,500 . _
1974
1973
January 60
February _ 39
March 43
April 39
May _ 35
June 37
July _ 54
August 67
September 33
October 50
November 37
December 29
1974 523
1973 _ 537
3 503,900
1 100
EX099 Unclassified
119,498
190,934
248,709
127,027
57,192
151,430
150,025
191,429
108,030
114,920
722,000
132,083
2,313,277
1,576,971
16
7
D 40
BRITISH COLUMBIA
FC Fire Casualties
Age of Casualty
FC000 Unknown
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January
February ..
March
April
May
August
September
October _
November
December .
1974 .
1973
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
4
1
2
16
17
7,171
24,000
30,000
4,038
200
3,500
11,300
187,800
21,000
339,200
628,209
495,425
FC001 Under 2 Years
February
April
May
1974
1973
70,010
12,000
30,000
112,010
28,245
FC002 2 to 10 Years
January
February .
April
May
June
July
September
October ...
November
December .
1974
1973
1
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
20
28
3,000
90,000
84,800
34,000
20,500
100
20
7,700
10
196,000
436,130
366,912
FC003 11 to IS Years
January —
February .
March
April
June
July
August —
October _
November
1974
1973
6
2
1
1
1
6
3
2
5
27
33
193,000
24,150
6,500
370
950
26,400
36,125
4,100
4,310
295,905
528,174
FC004 19 to 70 Years
12
17
1
2
1
1
1
5
1
2
2
16
29
11
21
3
11
FC005 Over 70 Years
January
February ..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December .
1974
1973
Incidents
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
2
1
5
3
6
Loss
$
21,833
4,000
61,800
3,000
1,000
45,100
25,000
29,250
32
50
21,500
51,050
46,375
309,908
523,767
August
1974 .
1973
Sex of Casualty
FC006 Unknown
1 29,000
1
29,000
FC007 Male
January 36 1,242,731
February 36 1,134,910
March 13 147,700
April 28 736,095
May 21 171,150
June 19 520,575
July 19 288,900
August 24 203,544
September 16 540,250
October 17 241,355
November 22 1,308,610
December 32 3,569,975
1974 283 10,105,795
1973 281 5,552,317
FC008 Female
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
8
11
8
8
9
8
10
7
5
11
9
10
104
130
52,533
135,205
80,150
204,788
115,900
30,500
105,500
37,200
518,140
37,450
45,260
503,100
1,865,726
1,363,921
Injured Dead
2
2
4
1
2
~1
2
3
19
31
23
24
11
24
15
12
17
14
10
9
19
21
199
209
6
7
8
5
6
5
7
5
2
5
1
8
65
88
Condition of Casualty
FC010 Unknown or Not Applicable
1
4
1
3
13
19
13
12
2
4
6
7
2
10
6
8
3
11
84
72
39
42
January
34
1,070,260
24
10
January
21
1,155,877
11
10
February . .
33
1,057,955
26
7
February
13
135,200
12
1
March
15
129,550
13
2
March
7
75,300
7
April
28
836,675
24
4
April
13
677,500
13
May
24
221,850
17
7
May
7
49,200
6
1
June
22
484,525
16
6
June
13
368,500
7
6
July
21
342,900
17
4
July
3
30,200
2
1
August
26
200,869
16
10
August ...
12
49,169
10
2
September
17
1,047,070
9
8
September
11
1,005,870
5
6
October
16
57,705
9
7
October
8
144,350
5
3
November
21
1,277,500
15
6
November
12
1,230,000
6
6
December
30
287
3,491,500
23
209
7
78
December
1974
11
131
240,525
8
92
3
1974
10,218,359
5,161,691
39
1973 ...
281
4,973,715
212
69
1973
152
2,830,921
128
24
Note—The fire death totals under this Section (123) differ from the figure in Appendix D (127) due to
an error in the computer program. Appendix D gives the correct updated figure.
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 41
FCOH Asleep at Time of Fire
January „
February
March —
April
May
June
July
August .
September
October . .
November
December
1974
1973
Incidents
16
6
8
6
6
17
4
4
9
14
15
113
121
Loss
$
52,971
329,915
91,300
57,500
61,000
59,775
311,500
85,400
37,650
80,150
99,100
608,450
1,874,711
1,675,741
Injured Dead
7
10
6
1
3
5
15
_..„
3
11
10
73
66
FC012 Bedridden or Other Physical,
Mental Handicap
February _
March
October _
December
1974
1973 .
100 1
4,500 1
4,150
8,750
261,215
FC013 Impairment by Alcohol
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
December
1974
1973
3
4
3
4
5
2
2
4
2
1
2
32
26
37,200
58,750
51,900
46,400
48,450
12,500
10,300
45,850
5,500
5,000
8,450
330,300
174,210
13
15
FC014 Impairment by Drugs
April —
August
1974 ..
1973 _
408
200
608
1,580
FC015 Under Restraint or Detention
August 1 10,000
1974
1973
10,000
FC016 Too Young to Act
February
May _.
July
September —
November
December
1974
1973
5
1
1
1
1
1
10
7
66,000
30,000
100
20
10
70,000
166,130
93,872
October _
1974
1973
FC017 Senile
1 7,000
40
55
18
11
7,000
16,525
FC018 Left Unattended (Children)
Incidents
1
Loss
$
500
Injured Dead
1
4 1
3 8
500
42,837
1
2 6
FC019 Unclassified
January ..._
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October _
November
December .
1974
1973
12
8
4
9
11
5
6
10
3
7
4
12
91
79
49,216
680,150
4,850
159,075
98,400
109,800
42,300
79,125
9,350
42,305
24,760
3,141,500
4,440,831
1,819,337
11
6
4
9
10
5
5
6
3
5
3
11
78
71
Action of Casualty
FC020 Unknown or Not Applicable
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August _
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
19
9
3
9
6
8
3
9
5
5
7
17
100
104
1,138,750
77,905
1,000
224,838
107,400
90,775
4,500
96,750
41,500
16,050
419,100
205,800
2,424,368
2,611,672
6
6
3
8
1
3
1
4
__
2
10
45
51
January _
February
March
April
May _
June
July
August — _
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
3
10
3
9
1
5
4
3
1
3
6
9
57
60
12,900
230,610
83,300
396,800
2,500
49,500
92,000
73,969
20
131,000
16,500
554,250
1,643,349
1,039,474
45
54
1
4
" 2
1
1
13
13
3
1
5
5
2
5
5
4
5
7
55
53
FC021 Infured While Attempting to Escape
3
1
1
12
6
FC022 Over Exertion or Heart Attack
February .
October _
November
1974
1973
1
1
1
24,000
21,905
25,000
1
~I
1
3
14
70,905
233,050
2
13
1
1
D 42
BRITISH COLUMBIA
FC023
January ..
February
March ....
April
May
June
Voluntarily Entered or Remained for
Rescue Purpose
September
October
November
December .
1974
1973
Incidents
2
2
4
3
4
1
3
2
2
3
26
20
Loss Injured Dead
10,733
54,200
24,000
197,000
69,200
45,000
500,100
15,400
384,250
144,000
1,443,883
282,688
1
2
4
3
3
~2
2
1
3
21
14
1
FC024 Voluntarily Entered or Remained for
Fire-fighting
January 6 46,610 6
February 5 41,000 5
March 2 600 2
April 5 12,970 5
May 5 21,350 5
June _ 5 148,450 5
July 1 300 1
August 9 59,150 9
September 5 3,420 5
October 4 22,300 4
November 3 422,700 3
December 5 3,002,075 5
1974 _ 55 3,780,925 55
1973 ._ 69 1,568,007 68
FC025
January ..
February
March
May
Voluntarily Entered or Remained to
Save Personal Property
August
September
October
December .
1974
1973
1
1
4
2
2
2
1
1
14
5
7,171
6,000
62,650
1,700
1,975
502,500
1,500
200
583,696
75,038
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
12
4
FC026 Loss of Judgment or Panic
January _
February
March __
April
May
June
July
August
October —
November
December .
1974
1973
1
3
3
1
I
3
1
1
3
2
2
21
26
3,000
64,000
52,200
2,250
4,000
13,200
50
1,750
26,700
70,200
237,350
295,782
1
1
1
10
10
FC027 Received Delayed Warning
February 1 6,000
March 1 4,000 1
May 1 17,000
July 5 400 4
September 1 250 1
October 2 62,500
November 2 38,000 2
1974 13 128,150 8
1973 8 255,630 2
1
1
1
2
1
1
11
16
FC029 Unclassified
Incidents
January 12
February 15
March 1
April 9
May _ 10
June 5
July 15
August 8
September 4
October 7
November 8
December 5
1974 99
1973 _ 105
Loss Injured Dead
$
76,100
766,400
100
107,025
63,900
204,150
297,200
37,850
10,600
6,400
21,620
96,550
1,687,895
554,897
12
7
1
6
8
2
14
4
2
5
5
1
67
81
Ignition of Fabric
FC030 Unknown or Not Applicable
January 33 1,235,693 22
February _.. 35 840,315 22
March 14 182,750 13
April 26 843,545 22
May 14 62,500 13
June -- 16 307,150 12
July 16 342,600 14
August 20 173,675 13
September 15 1,051,090 10
October 16 136,405 10
November 20 1,315,510 15
December 23 3,797,750 17
1974 248 10,288,983 183
1973 279 5,540,016 212
FC031 Outer Clothing
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
4
3
4
4
7
4
10
6
4
7
2
5
1974 60
1973 _ 45
FC032
January 2
February 3
April 1
May 3
June 3
August 2
October 1
November 4
December 3
31,800
304,050
10,800
58,500
112,250
204,400
47,400
50,019
3,200
133,600
28,000
73,500
1,057,519
716,663
Sleepwear
7,171
70,100
2,000
60,200
20,525
29,250
1974
1973
January
May
22
29
360
126,000
315,606
320,931
FC033 Underclothing
December
1974
1973
1,600
200
400
2,200
50,700
3
3
3
4
5
2
8
3
2
2
4
39
33
11
16
3
2
3
1
4
2
2
3
4
32
24
11
13
1
4
1
4
2
7
5
6
5
6
65
67
21
12
1
2
1
1
3
2
11
13
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 43
FC034 Costume
Incidents
Loss
$
Injured Dead
1974
1973
25
FC035 Bedding and Bed Linen
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November .
December
1974
1973
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
20
20
100
29,850
34,000
25,338
7,000
18,000
200
1,600
1,600
7,800
7,600
8,425
141,513
71,013
FC036
January
February
March
April
May
June
August
October
December
Mattress or Pillow
3,900
500
300
8,000
500
500
200
500
2,000
1974 10 16,400
1973 7 17,045
FC037 Upholstered Furniture
1
2
2
2
2
1
15
13
April
May
July
August
September
December .
1974
1973
1
3
1
1
1
5
12
3,500
44,400
4,000
15,000
2,500
15,000
84,400
19,930
FC039 Unclassified
January 1
February 2
June 1
July 1
August 1
October 1
November 3
December 1
1974 11
1973 17
15,000
25,300
500
200 1
500
2,400
50,000
93,900
180,015
2
10
Type of Fabric
FO040 Unknown or Not Applicable
January 27
February 35
March 13
April 26
May 14
June 17
July 18
August 21
September 18
October 17
November 26
December 35
1974
1973
277
303
1,273,064
805,365
208,950
846,295
46,700
307,650
346,600
173,675
1,055,190
136,405
1,332,910
4,039,600
10,572,404
5,859,740
24
22
12
22
14
12
14
13
12
10
16
24
195
221
13
13
1
4
5
4
8
6
7
10
11
82
82
FC041 Cotton
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
October
November
December
1974
1973
Incidents
4
4
3
4
8
6
1
5
4
3
3
45
40
Loss
$
6,300
74,000
9,100
53,038
111,450
227,525
200
5,619
124,500
460
14,400
626,592
234,306
Injured Dead
30
29
FC042 Wool
February _ 1 750
March 1 4,000
April 1 25,300
May 1 7,000
December 1 75
1974 - 5 37,125
1973 _ 5 41,550
FC043 Other Natural Fibre
January 1 15,000
March 1 1,700
April 1 3,500
May 3 44,400
July 2 45,000
August 1 42,000
November 1 13,000
December 2 17,000
1974
1973
April ..
1974
1973
12
7
181,600
55,337
FC044 Rayon (Viscose)
1 7,500 1
1 7,500 1
4 33,460 3
2
3
1
1
3
1
2
15
11
1
1
1
1
1
4 1
5
2
FC045 Other Synthetic Fibre
January
April — ...
June - . .
August
October
November
1
1
2
3
1
1
800
2,000
3,400
32,450
2,500
7,500
1
_.-
3
1
1
1
1
1974
1973
9
11
48,650
123,175
7
8
2
3
FC046 Mixture Fibres
February
March
April
May —
July
August
September
October ...
December
2
2
1
3
6
2
3
4
1
200
800
1,000
60,500
2,400
16,000
3,200
12,800
2,000
2
2
1
2
5
" 1
1
1
1
2
3
3
1974
1973
24
19
FC047
98,900
92,565
Rubber
14
14
10
5
February
2
335,500
2
1974
1973
2
335,500
2
D 44
BRITISH COLUMBIA
January .
February
March
April
May
June
July
October .
1974 ....
1973 ....
FC049 Unclassified
Incidents Loss
Injure
$
1 100
1
3 54,300
1 3,300
1
1 2,250
1
1 17,000
2 12,500
,
2 200
2
2 2,600
1
13 92,250
6
22 476,105
14
Cause of Failure to Escape
FC050 Unknown or Not Applicable
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
25
772,010
15
August
September ...
October
November _
December
1974
1973
FC051 I
February ..
April
May
July
October
December .
1974
1973
19
515,350
17
11
147,050
11
18
285,783
17
12
104,450
10
13
189,075
11
10
69,900
8
19
143,994
12
11
10,340
9
13
57,605
6
18
1,240,470
13
23
3,500,000
19
192
7,036,027
148
232
4,328,542
188
by Rapid Spread of F
ire/S
?h Vertical Openings
4
61,010
1
6
487,800
6
4
46,900
1
1
35,000
1
1
7,000
3
31,000
3
19
668,710
12
41
1,028,315
26
10
1
2
2
2
7
2
7
5
4
44
44
7
15
FC052 Trapped by Rapid Spread of Fire/Smoke
Through Horizontal Openings
January _
February
March
April
June
July
August
October
November
December
1974
1973
1
3,900
6
92,000
1
2
54,500
1
2
27,000
_..
3
91,500
1
12
287,000
11
1
42,000
4
186,500
3
37,500
2
8
452,750
5
42
1,274,650
21
21
197,903
6
FC053 High Flame Spread of Combustible
Finish of Walls, Ceilings, or Floor
January _
February
March
April
May
June
August .
September
October
November
December .
1974
1973
1
15,000
3
358,500
2
1
500
1
1
7,500
1
3
17,000
2
2
35,000
1
50
2
1,000,000
1
5,000
1
4
34,000
2
1
200
1
20
1,472,750
10
10
650,500
1
1
5
1
2
2
1
1
4
1
3
21
15
10
9
March
1974
1973
FC054 Building Collapse
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
3 19,500 3
19,500 3
30,000 1
FC055 Falling Debris
February
August
1974 _..
1973 —
15,000
3,500
18,500
88,446
FC056 Explosion
January 8 459,771
February 3 105,000
April 1 5,000
May 4 18,450
June 1 15,000
July 4 2,200
August 3 11,200
September 3 450
October .._ _. 3 5,100
1974 _.. 30 622,171
1973 _ 25 195,115
5
3
1
4
1
4
3
1
3
25
25
FC057 Exit Blocked or Obstructed by Fire
April
May
June
August
September
1974
1973
20,000 1
30,000
250 1
29,000 1
36,000
115,250 3
76,500 4
FC058 Outdoor Fire (Includes Forest, Brush)
July 1 1
1 _ 1
1974
1973
January ..
February
March
April
May
June _
July
120
FC059 Unclassified
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973 _____
9
11
4
7
6
7
1
6
3
6
6
7
73
67
44,583
123,255
6,300
107,800
70,250
220,250
300
40,000
11,600
17,600
41,900
89,125
772,963
320,797
9
6
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
3
1
41
39
5
1
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
3
6
32
Status of Casualty
FC060 Unknown
April ...
June _
1974
1973
12,000
250
12,250
2,000
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 45
FC061 Fire-fighter
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January
February _
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
9
6
8
2
3
1
3
1
2
4
5
44
50
683,394
661,000
240,025
9,100
147,500
40,000
23,550
2,500
23,405
1,188,600
3,092,000
6,111,074
2,281,036
9
6
8
2
3
1
3
1
1
4
5
43
49
FC062 Civilian
Incidents
January 35
February 41
March 21
April 27
May 28
June 23
July 28
August 29
September 20
October 26
November 27
December 37
1974
1973
342
360
Loss
$
611,870
609,115
227,850
688,858
277,950
403,325
354,400
246,194
1,055,890
255,400
165,270
981,075
5,877,197
4,633,202
Injured Dead
20
25
19
21
19
13
23
17
11
13
16
24
221
247
15
16
2
6
9
10
5
12
9
13
11
13
121
113
FH Form of Heat
FH000 Unknown or Not Applicable Heat
January 212 2,246,411 3 5
February 164 2,606,326 9 3
March _ 186 2,555,029 5 1
April _... 179 1,078,014 _..„ 1
May _ 211 3,435,219
June 240 3,278,305 4 2
July 204 1,562,865 13 1
August 189 1,947,712 5 4
September 203 2,438,459 4
October 217 3,074,648 __ 1
November 156 1,497,906 10 3
December 150 3,055,195 7 3
1974 2,311 28,776,089 56 28
1973 __ 2,377 17,934,830 47 24
Sparks
FH001 Ember
January 37
February 18
March _ 18
April 27
May 27
June 32
July 17
August 17
September 13
October 21
November 15
December 11
1974
1973
253
364
80,003
72,302
33,645
544,362
344,438
285,865
117,859
181,870
78,423
138,552
67,797
26,350
1,971,466
2,973,239
FH002 Electrical
January 100
February 68
March 82
April 83
May 107
June 94
July 95
August 108
September 112
October 89
November 106
December 98
1974
1973
1,142
1,015
591,058
4,533,105
281,560
159,383
335,936
303,609
597,050
658,444
395,310
270,922
246,424
672,684
9,045,485
4,853,454
1
4
15
1
4
__
3
""i
2
3
1
1
2
20
26
FH003 Static Electrical
January
February
April
May
June _
July
August
September
November
December
1974
1973
3
2
6
3
4
6
2
2
2
3
33
22
4,350
30,200
16,800
1,450
200,250
3,600
500
400
400
14,700
272,650
90,852
FH004 Direct Flame
January 135 786,167
February 65 476,025
March 103 232,413
April 131 742,603
May 150 1,184,552
June 154 896,945
July 123 1,242,024
August 126 898,891
September 148 1,421,249
October 175 1,281,639
November 133 840,659
December 141 991,757
1974 1,584 10,994,924
1973 1,525 10,981,505
January
February ..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December .
1974
1973
4
8,650
5
6,485
5
710
4
425
5
8,085
8
5,175
7
6,275
4
3,091
3
1,977
5
773
6
369,523
9
6,750
65
417,919
76
350,955
4
5
8
16
1
7
3
3
1
5
1
5
5
1
1
7
5
2
2
1
2
71
31
84
37
FH005 Friction Heat
D 46
BRITISH COLUMBIA
FH006 Hot Object, Direct Heat by
Conduction or Radiation
Incidents Loss
$
January 78 671,587
February 61 327,692
March 69 159,089
April 74 284,547
May 86 338,995
June 82 253,257
July 72 236,072
August 74 154,417
September 82 198,941
October. 74 233,897
November 81 299,692
December 78 502,152
1974 911 3,660,338
1973 952 3,400,155
Injured Dead
3
3
3
2
7
35
40
FH007 Spontaneous Ignition
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973 ._
10
5
3
6
10
8
4
13
4
10
4
11
75
103,829
1,546
46,500
76,325
14,249
65,600
7,300
106,288
3,450
58,862
2,500
86,260
572,709 4
500,729 1
1
3
1
" 1
1
1
1
9
14
FH008 Heat From Smokers' Material
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
Incidents
67
70
66
76
76
98
74
98
95
66
67
67
920
998
Loss
$
186,870
227,449
156,751
282,813
1,006,698
335,020
793,885
418,171
230,287
267,427
797,799
315,448
5,018,618
3,218,853
Injured Dead
7
7
4
12
5
4
1
5
5
2
5
12
69
85
FH009 Unclassified
January
February ..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
5
6
1
5
4
1
1
1
3
7
2
5
41
28
1973 ...
21
76,384
1
1
12
102,214
4
21
113,333
13
85,634
15
222,603
1
20
38,818
1
24
416,713
3
1
28
101,474
18
252,227
18
175,689
15
440,550
14
86,345
9
i
219
2,111,984
4
213
1,405,594
—
1
FS Fire Service
FS000 Unknown or Not Applicable
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
1974
1973
421,098
1,313,078
280,236
223,040
403,194
551,414
404,710
482,485
878,127
762,768
144,378
302,684
6,167,212
4,496,503
16
24
FS001 Full-time Fire Department
January ..
February
March
April _
May
June
July
August
September _
October
November _
December _
1974
1973 .....
224
161
222
218
298
283
245
228
260
278
231
231
2,879
2,616
1,618,810
4,954,983
1,697,380
895,517
1,760,841
1,130,298
1,707,093
1,358,002
1,132,451
1,872,106
604,875
994,441
19,726,797
13,152,725
19
20
11
21
13
9
19
11
9
12
160
180
7
11
6
5
1
4
1
5
2
5
2
5
4
4
44
52
FS002 Volunteer Fire Department
January 94
February 67
March 68
April 64
May 86
June 96
July 85
August 76
September 98
October 102
November 89
December _ 97
1974
1973
1,022
988
872,924
1
3
844,401
1
1
568,098
1
435,203
2
1
1,738,368
2
1
2,807,303
3
4
1,636,702
4
1
698,318
2
3
1,553,768
2
913,317
1
2
1,219,027
_.
1,946,400
7
4
15,233,829
24
22
13,226,396
25
29
FS003 Combined Full-time and Volunteer
Fire Department
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October
November .
December
1974
1973
121
69
108
126
111
132
108
128
101
96
96
112
1,308
1,181
849,650
873,294
820,275
1,231,174
2,746,736
670,229
849,063
1,398,854
959,807
1,059,764
1,603,245
1,238,776
14,300,567
8,864,164
6
6
3
8
3
2
1
4
1
4
9
9
56
59
1
4
3
5
2
2
28
14
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 47
FS004 Police Acting as Full-time
Fire-fighters
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
September
November
December
1974
1973
3,000
225
2,800
6,025
3,554
FS005 Combined Police and Fire
Department
March
April
May
June
July
September
October
November .
December
1974
1973
3
1
4
3
2
2
2
4
2
23
19
2,522
300
1,435
6,200
250
9,022
15,000
16,150
59
50,938
156,618
FS006
January
February _
April
May
July
October
December .
Combined Police and Volunteer
Fire-fighters
1974
1973
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
11
13
18,000
2,000
11,925
5,000
2,500
2,500
41,925
73,375
FS007 Fire Service—Contract to Others
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January
May
June
September _
October
1974
1973
7,000
32,100
20,000
42,000
100
101,200
158,345
FS008 No Fire Service
January 30 654,854
February ..._ 22 310,805
March 19 170,346
April 24 217,395
May _ 17 169,057
June 34 372,300
July 22 252,025
August 32 413,812
September 22 337,000
October 28 323,894
November 24 364,050
December _ 27 1,257,481
1974
1973
301
287
4,843,019
4,524,539
FS009 Unclassified
January _
February
March
April
May .
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
6
5
5
2
3
6
7
7
10
5
3
1
60
47
312,973
84,783
40,173
256,352
35,494
105,100
131,300
119,687
105,548
555,460
611,300
12,500
2,370,670
1,053,947
12
9
19
8
FU Fuel or Energy
fuooo
Unknown or Not Applicable
July
August
72
57
1,218,906
887,950
1
January
182
1,947,846
4
3
September
87
871,855
February
144
1,631,996
4
October
125
726,797
2
2
March . .
156
2,314,706
5
1
November
93
917,769
—
1
April
May
164
1,076,023
2
December .
92
1,428,852
1
1
June
213
1,656,409
3
1974
1,018
10,525,582
19
6
July
178
1,485,663
12
1
1973
. 1,194
10,614,105
35
24
August
165
1,665,370
1
4
September
164
2,212,940
2
FU002
Fuel Oil
October .
194
2,557,977
1
1
November ~
133
1,051,196
10
3
34
270,745
3
1
December
133
2,022,342
7
4
February .
16
149,101
5
20
73,863
1974
2,044
23,155,850
49
19
17
172,820
1973 ...
. 2,198
16,566,559
46
29
May
20
137,820
5
3
8
82,230
July
11
116,450
FU001
Coal, Wood
August ..
8
80,019
September
14
117,113
January
97
426,976
3
October
23
383,026
2
February
54
735,999
2
1
November
22
272,743
March
April
68
85
335,253
857,801
—j
December
16
221,030
May
89
1,075,238
3
.
1974 .
209
2,076,960
8
11
June
99
1,042,186
1
1973 . .
221
2,315,459
8
5
D 48
BRITISH COLUMBIA
FU003
Gasoline
Incidents Loss
Injured Dead
Loss
Injured
Dead
May
77
1,017,598
5
4
$
June
105
358,250
5
3
January
February _
62
58
288,407
360,119
July
76
259,510
2
1
August
107
407,478
6
1
March
67
117,953
1
September ..
96
216,017
5
3
April
84
175,553
4
October
78
247,303
6
7
May
89
180,271
2
1
November _
75
831,179
5
3
June .
130
521,976
1
2
2
December _
68
375,323
12
6
July _
144
1,003,631
August
133
177,385
4
3
1974
986
4,499,739
79
45
September
144
473,262
3
3
1973 .
1,063
3,201,774
95
35
October
89
800,459
November
December .
81
84
168,223
179,995
3
25
3
21
January
FU007
112
Electricity
695,820
5
1974 ..
. .. 1,165
4,447,234
1973 . .
911
1,847,260
24
2
February
, 71
498,879
8
March
89
298,193
2
April
98
405,675
2
1
FU004 Natural Gas
May
111
409,032
3
June
94
851,614
3
2
January
18
99,769
4
July ..
88
326,841
1
February _
5
20,369
August
103
722,646
4
March
13
17,866
September _
___ 94
660,713
3
April
8
16,468
1
October _.
91
434,605
2
May -
10
12,889
November
121
375,001
2
June
11
36,033
2
December _
111
945,848
9
2
July
2
6,000
1
August
7
156,750
1
1
1974 .
1,183
6,624,867
43
6
September
. ... 5
49,150
1973
1,105
4,043,659
33
8
October
10
43,464
November
9
88,500
December .
9
107
140,718
9
1
January
FU008
1
Lightning
42
1974 .
687,976
1973
104
2,282,853
16
4
May
1
300
June
2.
4,600
.—
FU005
Propane
August
October -
1
1
6,000
50
—■
January ...
24
14
469,914
162,157
2
6
December
1
5,000
—
February
■
March —
21
93,295
6
1974 . _
7
15,992
April
10
58,238
2
1973
9
10,557
May
12
31,356
1
—
June .. .
July . . _.
9
9
291,650
53,715
1
—
FU009
Unclassified
August
September
October
15
8
10
62,175
6,850
41,862
3
1
3
—
January
February
63
37
44
390,027
4,613,916
158,026
1
1
1
1
1
November .
10
73,533
—
—
49
267,693
1
1
December .
16
41,875
—
—
May
63
494,339
3
1
69
817,896
2
2
1974
158
135
1,386,620
689,442
25
15
~3
July
. .. 46
512,927
305,085
2
1
1973 ..
August
63
3
September .
68
412,823
1
FU006 Smokers' Material
October
54
266,866
2
November .
41
785,106
1
January
February .
74
71
165,763
210,808
7
10
4
7
December _
52
396,658
March
75
169,875
4
1
1974
649
9,421,362
12
13
April
84
240,635
12
5
1973
677
4,138,498
26
6
GC General Construction
GC000 General Construction
January
February
March
April
May
June
253
193
220
262
325
347
724,792
1,360,539
461,060
317,776
589,732
761,811
July
August __
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
299
328
357
291
241
219
3,335
3,400
718,009
813,242
1,127,397
1,366,133
312,085
696,454
9,249,030
6,036,067
6
3
2
1
4
1
31
25
3
3
3
1
5
1
22
6
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 49
GC001 Combustible Construction With
Fire-resistance Rating Less Than % Hour
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December .
1974
1973
241
168
200
213
235
254
192
210
197
268
248
229
2,655
2,662
2,330,104
1,524,595
2,106,784
1,646,306
5,380,236
2,132,465
3,001,937
2,707,790
2,639,248
2,668,800
1,828,698
2,913,766
30,880,729
18,668,350
22
8
9
18
10
11
15
10
4
10
10
18
145
172
5
7
1
5
4
3
2
6
4
9
3
9
58
85
GC002 Combustible Construction With
Fire-resistance Rating 44 Hour or Over
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
90
61
58
67
63
70
52
55
38
44
50
57
705
678
399,554
309,711
288,394
376,782
286,285
1,540,349
220,592
348,964
392,208
646,974
793,239
863,207
6,466,259
5,285,098
6
10
5
4
4
1
3
5
3
1
4
9
55
43
1
1
2
25
11
GC003 Heavy Timber Construction
January
7
600,744
February
3
65,625
March
12
35,070
April
8
420,495
May
5
37,315
June
9
73,680
July .
9
66,924
,
August
6
169,350
September
9
33,196
October
11
103,362
1
November
7
677,673
1
December
6
99,025 .
—
1974 i
92
2,382,459
2
1973
115
3,767,710 1
4
GC004 Noncombustible Construction With
Fire-resistance Rating of Less Than 1 Hour
January ..
February
March
April
May
June
July
Incidents
6
10
6
2
3
August
September
October
November
December
1964
1973
15
12
5
4
4
83
149
Loss
Injured Dead
$
39,966
1
435,578
6
104,100
160,000
6
176,080
126,220
1
292,040
47,437
1
43,950
2
975
1
63,460
2,642
—
1,492,448
18
1,779,364
7
2
GC005 Noncombustible Construction With
Fire-resistance Rating of 1 Hour or Over
January
February
March ..
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
31
15
28
17
28
17
23
10
20
17
14
25
245
282
61,460
4,483,425
83,486
33,295
1
1
179,620
2
1
34,360
46,496
88,773
1
77,680
407,920
31,370
2
1
57,390
—
5,585,275
6
3
5,011,095
29
1
GC009 Unclassified
January .... 39 598,689
February _ 20 203,871
March 29 500,136
April 30 316,252
May 31 242,957
June 35 993,959
July 43 637,645
August 35 295,302
September 47 707,044
October 39 308,245
November 21 856,725
December 42 1,125,157
1974 411 6,785,982
1973 331 5,162,482
3
4
1
3
1
2
3
1
1
_..„
1
2
1
1
14
12
21
7
GF Ground Floor Area
GF000 Unknown or Not Applicable
January ...
February
March
April
May
June
256
195
216
265
342
363
320
340
July
August
September 387
October 300
November 253
December 233
1974
1973
3,470
3,560
1,014,727
1,717,813
487,920
429,857
1,886,547
829,427
1,321,534
743,376
1,497,134
986,163
534,649
554,204
12,003,351
8,330,839
6
2
1
2
5
6
4
2
2
4
1
35
48
1
1
3
2
3
1
5
1
22
GF001 0-999 Square Feet
January 122 693,765
February 97 506,134
March - 97 343,373
April 109 426,329
May _ 108 371,633
June _ 102 600,343
July 89 412,466
August — 102 555,593
September 85 981,660
October 127 701,368
November 106 559,786
December 102 750,190
1974 1,246 6,902,640
1973 1,374 5,603,779
6
10
5
6
6
5
2
6
7
1
4
2
1
5
4
2
1
4
7
3
2
5
6
50
50
53
47
D 50
BRITISH COLUMBIA
GF002 1,000-4,999 Square Feet
Incidents Loss
$
January 200 1,408,803
February 127 1,299,168
March 159 2,024,862
April 159 1,553,049
May 170 1,720,717
June 182 1,437,217
July 138 1,169,716
August 151 1,787,662
September 146 1,202,517
October 178 2,015,955
November 162 2,782,691
December 168 1,624,504
1974 1,940 20,026,861
1973 1,780 12,328,772
Injured Dead
14
15 8
12
10
8
15
8
5
7
11
17
130
114
GF003 5,000-9,999 Square Feet
January _
February ~
March
April
May
June _
July
August .—
September
October
November
December
1974
1973 .
45
23
34
29
39
39
31
34
33
32
37
32
408
419
634,500
263,016
510,840
473,779
282,557
852,902
1,033,466
1,090,425
309,910
560,050
528,325
1,533,160
8,072,930
7,344,671
5
2
2
8
3
2
3
1
2
4
34
36
2
1
2
1
4
3
2
1
6
30
45
10
12
GF04 10,000-24,999 Square Feet
January _. 30 618,204 4
February 14 137,538 2
March - 29 107,375 1 2
April 20 358,110 4 2
May 16 1,306,731 1
June 33 1,524,830
July 28 902,756 1
August 17 86,766 2
September 21 1,011,321 _.._ 2
October 23 664,898
November 12 64,404 _
December 29 1,129,132 1
1974 . 272 7,912,065 16 6
1973 308 3,701,005 35 4
GF005 25,000-49,999 Square Feet
January 5 361,900
February 4 22,950
March 10 67,014
April 11 6,812
May 8 310,440
June 12 376,580
July 9 48,605
August 8 204,691
September 2 3,000
Incidents
October 5
November 6
December 10
1974 90
1973 _.... 77
Loss Injured Dead
38,242
8,685
152,751
1,601,670
5,086,974
GF006 50,000-99,999 Square Feet
January .
February
March
April
May ._
June
July
August
September
October _
November .
December .
1974
1973
5
6
4
4
3
5
7
2
1
4
5
3
49
41
2,510
4,434,398
26,635
22,370
1,001,000
34,145
24,050
1,300
368
33,200
29,050
7,250
5,616,276
1,936,640
GF007 100,000-49,999 Square Feet
January
March ~
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974 _
1973
1
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
17
23
100
4,700
1,000
400
1,550
250
2,050
65
55,060
1,950
67,125
1,054,757
GF008 500,000 Square Feet and Over
January
February ...
May
September.
December .
1974
1973
20,000
100 1
2,000
1,000
3,500
26,600 1
97,784
GF009 Unclassified
January 2 800
February _. 3 2,227
March _ 2 6,311
April 2 600
May 2 9,600
June _. 1 7,000
July 3 69,500
August 3 795
September 2 11,763
October 5 502,468
November 2 600
December 1 1,000
1974 _. 28 612,664
1973 29 224,945
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 51
IN Incident
IN000 Unknown or Not Applicable
Incidents Loss
$
January 130 392,023
February 105 1,233,929
March 90 215,721
April 128 278,721
May _ _. 141 419,619
June 163 494,767
July 150 415,313
August 180 591,188
September. 177 911,559
October ..._ 138 585,028
November 125 246,173
December Ill 406,328
1974 _. 1,638 6,190,369
1973 _. 1,399 3,378,387
IN001 Fire
Injured Dead
January 515
February _. 347
March 453
April _ 451
May 534
June _. 558
July 466
August _. 463
September 472
October 520
November 440
December 456
1974
1973
5,675
6,007
3,945,342
7,008,487
3,353,086
2,888,180
6,401,931
4,899,016
4,516,454
3,818,501
3,981,709
4,374,070
4,215,720
5,307,707
54,710,203
41,552,506
15
8
29
28
16
31
18
14
19
16
7
14
17
27
236
279
10
2
14
14
2
7
5
9
4
10
7
14
5
13
104
107
IN002 Overpressure Rupture or Explosive
Charge (No Combustion)
January 2 960 —
February 2 1,948
March :... 1 6,500 3
April _ 1 1,800
June 1 — —
August _ 1 200 — —
September 1 250 1 —
November 2 13,000
1974 11 24,658 4
1973 _. 9 16,873
IN003 Rescue
February ...
March _
June
August
September .
November .
December .
1974
1973
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
11
6
10,500
320
200,000
750
1,700
34,500
247,770
2,630
IN004 Hazardous Condition
January
April
May _.
June
July
August
September
October
December
1974
1973
1
2
1
3
3
4
6
3
2
25
39
350,000
72,800
30,000
55,800
32,000
28,675
2,495
2,400
450
574,620
238,249
IN005 Gas Leak
January .
February ...
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
Incidents
Loss
Injured Dead
$
4
34,508
4
26,302
4
7,000
2
2,700
1
2,000
3
19,800
1
20,000
8
98,950
3
526,100
2
41,597
5
27,700
—
_....
37
806,657
28
183,116
6
1
IN006 Public Service Call
January
May
July
September .
October .
November .
1974
1973
300
300
IN007 Alarm, No Fire
January 5 1,090
February 2 50
March 3 1,250
April _ 3 897
May 2 230
June _. 9 5,385
July 2 76
August _. 1 200
September 3 2,920
October 2 1,050
November 6 60
December 2 2,450
1974 _. 40 15,658
1973 -. 32 4,643
1
1
IN008
False Alarm, Malicious or
Mischievous
September .
October
November .
1974
1973
100
500
3,000
3,600
2,000
IN009 Unclassified
January 9 31,386
February 9 102,128
March 5 2,153
April 10 21,508
May 8 37,445
June 4 5,876
July 1 _
August _. 6 11,344
September 8 21,040
October 6 13,261
November 5 9,200
December 5 13,006
1974 _. 76 268,347
1973 _. 93 331,762
D 52
BRITISH COLUMBIA
LI Date of Last Inspection
LI000 Unknown
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January ~
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
273
170
185
218
212
244
195
234
248
209
171
162
2,521
2,870
1,426,546
1,863,518
535,498
1,258,203
3,032,120
927,184
525,960
838,315
1,752,849
1,158,394
1,122,591
1,728,429
16,169,607
13,513,417
6
11
6
6
4
3
5
1
3
3
4
4
56
80
LI001 Less Than 30 Days
January 18
February 7
March 23
April _ 22
May 18
June _ 20
July 17
August _. 11
September 18
October 14
November 17
December 25
1974
1973
210
271
482,475
18,975
161,490
168,005
99,148
876,711
649,289
255,975
7,985
520,580
754,745
312,892
4,308,270
4,911,803
LI002 31 to 60 Days
January —
February
March
April
May
June —
July
August —
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
14
17
18
16
17
26
22
31
24
27
21
21
254
272
11,389
101,719
86,964
198,924
371,786
216,830
363,027
132,647
1,069,015
534,490
42,857
1,084,785
4,214,433
3,994,547
11
16
23
24
LI003 61 to 90 Days
7
9
~2
5
4
1
1
3
9
7
4
52
48
1
1 1
1
1
~2 ZZ
_-. ___
5 ~ 2
8
1
1
i
2
1
2
2
2
4
1
LI004 91 to 180 Days
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October
November
December
27
26
30
14
21
27
21
12
20
32
30
22
S
487,898
113,907
1,161,692
79,002
841,758
394,425
596,095
113,541
225,582
538,207
340,773
604,058
1974
1973
282
222
LI005 6 to 12 Months
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
22
10
10
15
14
30
18
29
14
13
10
14
199
161
200,510
341,758
244,800
51,381
122,946
977,475
298,441
651,672
119,484
191,330
558,725
151,895
3,910,417
2,312,855
LI006 13 to 24 Months
January __
February _
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October —
November .
December ..
1974 _
1973
58
72
22,969
225,105
11,430
177,662
101,050
209,900
9,750
237,300
9,000
215,000
478,374
150
1,697,690
1,211,379
5,496,938 19 6
3,536,830 10
1
2
1
8
11
LI007 25 to 36 Months
January
21
746,939
3
February
14
319,448
5
March
29
108,045
1
January .
1
250
April
36
470,656
2
February
1
4,432,000
May
43
1,205,838
4
1
March
5
49,597
June
41
758,880
1
April
4
61,251
July
24
488,890
10
May
4
52,191
August _ —
28
879,993
June.
1
13,500
.
September
32
352,667
July
2
42,000
October
28
1,020,002
1
October
2
92,000
November ..
18
242,850
November
1
200
December
23
82,590
December
2
46,000
1974
337
6,676,798
27
2
1974
23
4,788,989
1973
211
3,457,039
18
3
1973
33
697,039
1
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 53
LI008 Over 36 Months
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January
February
March
April
May .
June
July
August ,
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
11
4
7
7
10
6
6
8
4
7
5
5
80
106
110,310
57,412
93,560
33,000
50,665
66,450
92,600
100,700
369,847
67,900
63,198
49,300
1,154,942
1,058,771
2
LI009 Not Applicable
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October _
November .
December .
1974
1973
ncidents
Loss
$
1,266,023
Injured Dead
276
16
8
212
909,502
10
5
241
1,125,954
7
264
772,822
11
2
344
1,014,723
12
3
340
1,221,489
12
2
317
1,917,591
5
3
302
1,260,715
12
10
319
1,114,294
7
4
336
1,164,506
9
4
307
958,937
8
2
304
1,697,542
10
6
3,562
14,424,098
119
49
3,399
11,016,486
128
52
LV Level of Origin
LV000 Unknown or Not Applicable I LV003 Ground Floor, Grade Level
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
256
194
218
261
333
361
316
335
374
298
254
223
3,423
3,462
730,587
1,405,723
502,417
686,357
1,312,773
807,264
938,123
834,543
1,427,135
1,559,042
1,036,105
1,501,104
12,741,173
8,556,263
3
2
1
2
4
6
3
2
2
8
4
38
40
1
1
3
2
4
3
5
1
25
12
LV001 Easement, Sub-basement
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September _
October
November _
December _
1974
1973
62
45
42
40
38
28
27
38
35
42
40
54
491
503
965,272
342,959
208,601
253,776
648,664
189,057
196,767
397,671
125,959
1,052,966
267,902
1,177,131
5,826,725
2,957,514
9 1
7 2
2
3
2
1
10
3
2
3
2
1
42
28
6
12
LV002 Crawl Space Under Structure
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September _
October
November _
December _
1974
1974
8
182,270
4
46,354
6
106,208
3
6
20,415
5
12,250
6
33,175
1
40,000
4
1,650
2
44,448
4
3,250
5
115,574
3
21,500
54
627,094
3
77
923,237
5
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September _
October
November
December ....
1974
1973
259
2,411,594
16
8
157
5,794,829
10
11
198
1,284,825
8
210
1,705,897
14
5
223
4,626,196
16
6
242
3,314,721
9
6
190
2,617,771
4
2
205
2,816,414
10
5
194
2,569,166
2
3
259
1,876,654
6
7
211
1,777,258
5
3
213
2,393,068
11
111
10
2,561
33,188,393
66
2,493
22,647,273
129
69
LV004 2nd Storey
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November .
December
1974
1973
40
48
44
45
45
48
46
41
37
38
37
49
518
476
282,272
1
1
453,982
10
1
1,290,871
3
1
234,841
5
1
66,307
2
1
1,082,065
2
1
240,109
2
148,752
3
2
605.581
2
2
401,940
2
1
217,638
1
1
157,059
8
2
5,181,417
41
14
3,677,700
35
9
LV005 3rd Storey
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October ._
November
December
1974
1973
16
101,140
3
1
8
295,525
17
54,900
1
12
11,555
3
15
53,196
18
68,347
1
2
8
53,200
1
8
43,360
3
7
6,711
2
7
92,225
3
10
19,395
2
1
11
348,706
2
—
137
1,148,260
18
7
169
1,954,221
21
6
D 54
BRITISH COLUMBIA
LV006 4th to 12th Storey, Inclusive
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
Incidents
6
3
10
7
4
8
7
3
November
December
1974
1973
81
97
Loss
$
1,771
600
81,478
155,095
1,430
1,520
18,730
2,360
4,275
14,125
412,028
18,135
711,547
1,348,768
Injured Dead
1
1
5 1
1
1
1
2 1
3
14
23
LV007 Over 12 Storeys
May
June
July
August
September
October _.
December
1974 __
1973 -..
2
17,300
1
100
1
225
1
100
2
33,200
2
350,500
1
25
0
401,450
9
8,040
LV008 Roof Level
January
February ...
March
April
May
June
July ....
August
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
January .
February ...
March _
April
May
June
July ._.
August
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
Incidents
12
4
11
2
11
17
18
8
10
9
7
117 742,921
152 1,645,071
LV009 Unclassified
7
7
16
14
11
12
16
11
8
13
11
134
179
40,276
36,326
13,155
169,470
140,545
113,020
840,800
50,100
21,020
96,465
690,550
61,475
2,273,202
1,992,079
Loss Injured Dead
$
40,127
7,046
36,575
33,500
13,564
53,575
37,918
175,908
183,228
55,242
26,800
79,438
MF Manual Fire Protection Facilities
MF000 Unknown or Not Applicable
January
518
2,758,894
20
15
January
5
2,575
February
368
2,568,118
19
13
February
1
8,941
March
... 412
2,367,653
9
March
5
10,710
April
483
1,729,381
15
3
April
4
105,503
May
562
2,948,819
17
8
May
3
56,015
June
582
2,185,146
14
5
June
4
130,600
July
510
2,577,855
12
4
July
1
60,000
August
543
2,633,731
12
12
August
5
60,290
1
September
557
2,711,981
9
7
September
2
6,000
October
546
2,357,885
11
9
October
4
41,360
November
460
2,188,411
14
8
November
2
2,700
December
... 441
3,246,323
14
166
10
94
December
1974
3
39
10,600
1974
. 5,982
30,274,197
495,294
1
1973
. 6,050
20,326,875
187
96
1973
62
2,938,532
4
MF001 Extinguishers, Standpipe System,
and Manual Fire-alarm System
January 28 630,892
February _. 18 322,225
March 33 78,078
April 25 277,551
May 22 1,044,430
June _. 18 53,072
July 33 911,965
August _. 21 143,897
September 23 39,405
October 14 861,630
November 17 100,830
December 38 487,382
1974 _ 290 4,951,357
1973 252 3,637,687
2
1
2
1
1
3
21
27
MF002 Extinguishers and Standpipe System
MF003 Extinguishers and Manual
Fire-alarm System
January 32 294,713
February 30 4,484,260
March _ 21 135,594
April 32 355,736
May 20 902,663
June _. 35 822,052
July 17 146,077
August _. 21 177,080
September 22 909,072
October 22 285,410
November 22 36,410
December 17 1,049,091
1974 291 9,598,158
1973 274 4,371,044
1
3
1
3
3
1
10
3
33
9
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 55
MF004 Extinguishers
Incidents Loss
$
January 42 644,858
February _. 32 947,337
March 43 780,423
April 30 736,390
May 47 1,782,292
June 52 1,996,134
July _. 32 929,070
August 40 1,188,929
September 36 919,494
October 43 1,598,789
November 40 1,371,217
December 45 668,555
1974 _. 482 13,563,488
1973 458 11,282,194
Injured Dead
3
5
18
24
MF005
January ~
February
March .
April
May
June
July
Standpipe System and Manual
Fire-alarm System
August
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
4
6
4
7
10
2
5
2
4
61
99
6,682
15,075
10,470
475
1,978
9,940
200
2,375
100
90,600
176,625
2,120
316,640
213,562
MF006 Standpipe System
January
May
July
August -
75
35,629
35,780
1,200
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973 .......
Incidents
2
3
1
5
17
20
Loss
$
19,000
5,525
3,000
2,382
102,591
157,615
Injured Dead
MF007 Manual Fire-alarm System
January 17 37,916 3
February 7 12,463 2
March 19 69,025 4
April 11 36,161 1
May 11 39,255 1
June _. 18 108,315 1
July 13 46,796
August 10 79,769
September 19 11,332 1
October
November
December
20
17
12
174
156
29,210
35,853
43,050
1
1
2
17
27
1
1
1
1974
1973
549,145
825,432
7
7
MF009
Unclassified
January
February
March _
April
May _
20
10
14
10
15
21
378,704
24,925
127,077
29,709
81,144
357,585
275,900
183,587
404,339
232,000
648,204
248,138
2
4
1
~i
l
9
11
~i
July
August
September
October
November
December
17
13
17
19
18
16
190
246
l
i
1974
1973 .
2,991,312
1,957,225
3
4
MI Material First Ignited
January —
Stru
M10
-Jural <
00 Fin
79
49
40
53
53
50
35
37
45
37
33
28
539
867
Roof t
7
2
3
5
Components
ish Materials
259,122
1,085,378
114,132
113,087
241,604
228,054
72,442
262,391
554,276
149,239
63,014 3
89,619
March —
May
June
July
August .—
September
i
November
December
M1001
2
1
1974
1973
January .
March
3,232,358 3
1,695,255 4
Covering—Wood
2,587
1,100
1,300
4,290
4
May
June
July
August _.
September
October
December
12
3
5
8
5
1
51
63
28,350
4,550
149,350
24,050
27,450
100
1974 .
1973 .
243,127
118,017
M1002 Roof Covering-
-Other Than Wood
January
March
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
11
15
25
900
May _
June
July
August
October
500
5,200
1,650
100
1,200
1974
1973 .
9,575
91,132
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
M1003 Exterior Wall Covering, Surface, Finish
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January
April
May
June
July
August .
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
1
3
4
6
5
4
2
2
4
5
36
50
$
41,913
3,400
50,000
84,400
16,005
51,025
225
100
44,750
13,375
1
305,193
466,409
MI004 Exterior Trim and Appurtenance
July
August .
September
October _
November
December
1974
1973
1
150
2
410
1
80
3
335
1
100
1
200
9
1,275
9
23,015
MI005 Floor Covering—Wood
January
February .
March
April
May
June
September
December
1974
1973
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
10
21
400
2,800
800
1,600
12,000
3,000
700
250
21,550
175,010
MI006 Floor Covering—Linoleum, Tile, Plastic
January —
February .
April .
May
June
October _
November
December
1974
1973
3,085
10,000
150
9,466
120
3,782
36,650
11,500
74,753
354,774
4
2
~2
8
1
MI007 Floor Covering—Carpet, Rug
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October _
November
December
1974
1973
63
83
6,307
10,204
3,973
71,074
4,401
1,875
525
4,312
227
3,220
269,749
465,692
841,559
112,352
M1008 Structural Component—Floor, Ceiling, Roof
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November _
December
Incidents
10
4
5
2
6
4
2
3
1
8
5
7
1974
1973
57
52
Loss
$
21,400
56,941
21,625
12,200
1,038,450
10,000
6,050
205,000
10,000
22,200
2,465
37,270
1,443,601 3
440,644 1
Injured Dead
3
MI009 Structural Component—Wall
January ..
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
11
2
5
3
6
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
40
57
71,889
13,025
26,300
20,218
30,800
500
400
300
1,000
19,000
3,224
106,602
293,258
173,164
1
MI010 Interior Wall Covering—Wood,
Fibreboard (High Density)
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July _
August
September
October _.
November
December
16
124,992
10
67,650
10
41,410
6
13,731
9
42,129
1
500
9
35,475
3
10,500
5
77,948
13
259,085
11
50,765
15
119,765
1974
1973
108
117
843,950
594,314
MI011
January _
February
March
May
June
July
Interior Wall Covering—Fibreboard
(Low Density)
August
September
October _
November
1974
1973
4
1
3
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
19
29
8,920
3,500
5,250
500
4,500
45,434
900
500
25,000
30,500
125.004
183,057
February
October
1974 _
1973 _
MI012 Interior Wall Covering—Plastic
1 6,000
6,000
530
r
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
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MI013 Ceiling Covering—Wood, Fibreboard
(High Density)
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January _
February
March
May
June
July
September
October
November .
December _
1974
1973
$
4
12,728
2
50,000
1
9,000
3
16,000
1
2,000
1
100
1
10
2
19,075
1
400
3
18,540
19
127,853
21
129,324
MI014 Ceiling Covering—Fibreboard (Low Density)
January
February
April
September
October
December
1974
1973
17,050
13,547
400
175
25
26,000
57.197
31,080
MI015 Ceiling Covering—Plastic
February 1 2,000 __
1974
1973
2,000
26,240
M1016 Insulation—Wood, Wood Product
April
June
September
October
December
1974
1973 .
1,500
3,000
800
5,350
16,688
27,338
43,905
MI017 Insulation—Plastic
June
August .
September
December .
1974
1973
1
1
1,575
500
4
2
7,074
509
8
6
9,658
56,135
MI019 Unclassified or Unknown
MI018 Insulation—Mineral
January _ _„.
February _ _.
March
April
May
June
July
September
October
November _
December
1974
1973
4
1
3
2
4
3
1
1
2
1
1
23
14
5,276
2,848
5,100
80
3,700
200
18,000
250
8,587
636
3,000
47,677
88,712
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
Incidents
19
14
22
15
16
13
21
17
19
25
14
22
217
211
Loss Injured Dead
$
217,710 _
238.992 4 1
177,920 3
208,119
524,805
759,243
149,225
155,400
222,935
235,464 1
62,827
440,199
3,410,839 7
1,905,061 6
Furniture
MI021 Upholstered
January _
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
30
25
24
39
37
41
27
40
31
31
39
28
392
416
73,065
65,357
94,565
142,040
92,425
151,743
44,925
181,394
28,259
78,467
125,179
100,915
1,178,334
1,095,995
21
37
MI022 Wood (Not Upholstered)
January
February ..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
3
4,544
7
9
3
1,500
22,098
161
1
150
3
2
2,590
99
5
5
10,763
404
2
5
2
18,000
7,718
1,700
52
70
69,727
70,181
MI023 Plastic (Not Upholstered)
March
September
November .
2
1
1
4
3
31,088
2,000
1,800
1974
1973
34,888
11.900
MI024 Ironing-board
January
May
October
1974
1973
1
300
1
200
1
125
3
625
3
31,040
16
20
D 58
MI025 Mattress
Incidents Loss
$
January 14 89,227
February 13 24,138
March 9 1,250
April 10 58,721
May 13 21,485
June 15 19,688
July 10 1,679
August 10 26,755
September 6 9,750
October 14 80,158
November 20 58,041
December 15 27,450
1974 149 418,342
1973 156 256,275
MI026 Bedding
January 40 169,693
February 22 44,118
March 32 124,103
April 34 88,685
May 34 64,021
June 47 223,403
July . 28 45,233
August 28 46,968
September 28 35,313
October 25 35,731
November 26 61,773
December 22 120,048
BRITISH C
Injured Dead
2 1
3 1
1
1 1
1
1 4
3
1 2
14 9
7 3
2 1
2 3
3 1
5 2
2 1
3 1
4
3
3
3 1
1
31 10
51 8
3 2
h
■>wn
1
9 3
9 4
9 6
:OLUMBIA
Clothing
MI030 Textiles
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
November 1 600
1974 1 600
1973
MI031 Cotton, on a Person
March 1 15
April 1 70
May 1 18,000 1
August .... 1 30
October 3 5 2
November 1 2,133 _
December 1 300 .. . 1
1974 . 9 20,553 1 3
1973 . 7 24,448 ... 1
MI032 Wool, on a Person
April 2 531
1974 2 531
1973 2 8 2
MI033 Synthetic Fibre, on a Person
February 2 78
June 1 9,000
October 1 2,500 1
1974 366 1,059,089
1973 . 372 1,147,660
MI027 Drapery
January ... 4 2,980
February 4 12,318
March . 6 1,407
April 2 7,992
May 5 560
June 2 509
July 5 18,860
August 4 3,800
September 3 92,436
October 1 1,000
November 4 14,950
December 4 29,401
1974 4 11,578 1
1973 4 1,551 1
Fabrics
MI034 Cotton
January 5 850
February . 2 800
March 5 1,670
April 1 200
May 6 2,340
June 12 3,990 1
July 2 380
August 4 7,027
September 8 3,425
October ._ 7 2,980 1
November 4 5,250 3
December 7 18,244
1974 . 44 186,213
1973 . 35 105,561
MI028 Broom, Mop, Brus
April .. 2 200
1974 . 63 42,156 ... 3
1973 55 79,696
M1035 Wool
January 3 15,539 .... 1
March 1 14,000
April 1 1,000
July ... 1 150
June 1 15
August 1 100
1974 4 315
1973 11 8,449
MI029 Unclassified or Unkn
January 8 61,418
February 3 240
March 5 29,553
April 8 47,840
May 7 50,759
1974 . 6 30,689 .... 1
1973 12 168,876 2
M1036 Synthetic Fibre
January 2 2,575
February 5 42,251
March 10 5,775
April 4 710
May. ... 2 2,640
June 2 1,700
July 4 46,700
August . 1 58
September 2 800
October 3 28,025
November 3 4,460
December 5 10,906
June 6 110,376
July . . 8 26,810
August 5 4,775
September 13 150,475
October 8 8,493
November 7 88,400
December 16 112,566
1974 . 94 691,705
1973 128 650,198
1974 43 146,600
1973 39 70,019 1
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D 59
M1037 Fur
January
February ...
March
April
May
July
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
Incidents
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
15
14
Loss
$
500
20,000
8,000
3,000
75
3,800
Injured Dead
4,500
250
40,125
5,781
M1038 Tarpaulin
January „
February
March
May .
September .
1974
250
10,000
8,050
400
1973 .
18,700
30,335
M1039 Unclassified or Unknown
January 12 55,427
February 11 20,897
March 12 48,959
April 14 54,492
May 8 30,509
June 9 27,252
July 10 40,350
August 15 22,891
September 11 63,967
October 6 13,776 _
November 5 8,375
December 6 12,435 _
1974 119 399,330
1973 144 445,241 1
MI041 Wood
January 3 1,055
February 1 15,625
March 1 2,000
May 1 9,300
June 1 50
July 3 2,975
August 3 3,700
September 1 1,000
October 6 42,305
December 1 5,500
1974
1973
21
25
83,510
69,907
M1042 Wood Shavings
January 6 69,600
February _. 1 5,530
March . 5 63,335
April 5 266,652
May 4 80,878
June _. 5 512,100
July 7 134,154
August 6 59,200
September 5 40,602
October 1 50
November 2 12,200
December 3 28,500
1974 _. 50 1,272,801
1973 _. 72 789,812
Paper
M1044 Packing Material
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
January 1 3,300
February 300
April _ 1 17,691
May 1 5,885
June 2 78,109
July 1 480,000
August 3 100,200
September 1 368
October 1 46,255
December 4 20,000
1974 _. 16 752,108
1973 „. 9 126,530 1
M1045 Paper Decoration
March 1 500
July 1 2,800
December 1 9,500
1974 _. 3 12,800
1973 _. 5 18,665
M1046 Wastepaper
January 7 28,272
February _. 5 17,300
March _: 3 21,275
April 7 11,250
May _. 4 2,875
June _ 8 17,560
July 11 330,530
August _. 4 4,100
September 3 1,050
October 10 42,581 3
November 4 210
December 6 63,220
1974 _. 72 540,223 3
1973 83 2,082,275 1
M1047 Cardboard
January 3 29,033
February _. 5 12,669
March 11 56,090 1
April ...... 10 182,500 5
May 7 828,300
June _. 4 3,050
July 1 1,500
August _. 8 40,670
September 10 27,360
October 6 5,950
November 4 5,420
December 3 22,000
1974 ...
1973 ...
72
60
1,214,542
267,028
M1048 Paper Stock
January 21 22,027
February _. 14 9,274
March 16 21,589
April 22 120,853
May 22 236,186
June 33 21,246
July 15 22,325
August 16 267,168
September 17 338,637
October 34 124,992
November 34 192,160
December 28 21,491
1974 272 1,397,948
1973 313 1,222,377
6
5
11
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
M1049 Unclassified or Unknown
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
January 27 186,916
February 20 129,613
March 20 140,977
April 27 263,470
May 29 510,941
June _ 29 621,188
July 26 698,035
August 30 387,010
September 35 726,206
October 40 227,511
November 33 521,665
December 30 942,400
1974 346 5,355,932
1973 - 379 4,594,796
Flammable Liquids
M1051 Gasoline
January 53
February 40
March 57
April 59
May 65
June 92
July 107
August 86
September 98
October 78
November 70
December 74
1974
1973
879
723
290,957
52,669
110,963
47,799
37,521
309,031
430,402
91,285
277,212
160,784
233,820
126,818
2,169,261
1,002,410
M1052 Fuel Oil
January .—
February ...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
7
4
4
3
11
4
3
4
2
7
9
5
63
81
461,663
822,257
17
30
118,478
25,600
2,450
1,200
41,766
28,380
7,000
4,936
7,500
87,628
41,725
95,000
MI053 Flashpoint 100°F and Over
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October _
November .
December
1974
1973 _
3
4
2
4
5
4
2
9
4
4
1
6
48
33
1,370
3,080
265
52,580
18,405
13,500
3,850
59,325
9,675
9,300
100
2,885
174,335
167,564
1
2
1
2 2
3
4
2
2
MI054 Flashpoint Less Than 100°F
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December __
1974
1973
Incidents
3
4
2
3
4
5
2
8
1
5
6
1
44
30
Loss Injured Dead
$
10,134 —
4,434,050 1 —
6,300
5,950
23,815
41,330
1,220
22,513 1
1,500
1,960 1
32,025
78,000
4,658,797
447,232
MI055 Paint, Varnish
January _
February
March
April
May
July
August _
October _
1974
1973
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
11
13
25
400
150
2,900
2,250
900
7,000
7,000
13,825
193,797
M1056 Cooking Oil, Fat
January
February
March
April
May
June -
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973 —
14
15
12
18
25
16
14
20
19
14
21
17
205
203
14,086
15,119
22,500
94,630
109,465
98,945
50,289
67,346
26,520
54,267
48,751
43,907
645,825
389,639
January
March _
April
July
August .
MI057 Tar, Asphalt
650
6,500
10,500
900
200
1974 5 18,750
1973 12 14,885
2
4
1
1
4
2
1
3
2
2
22
14
1
MI058
Polish,
Wax
June
1
200
November
1
300
December
1
150
1974 ....
. .... 3
650
1973 .. ..
4
965
1
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D 61
M1059 Unclassified or Unknown
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October ._
November
December
1974
1973
17
10
18
19
26
27
37
25
16
18
17
19
294
234
$
474,082
130,205
22,786
216,490
83,566
58,963
150,181
197,417
102,250
209,127
65,720
218,856
1,929,643
1,352,639
12
10
Flammable Gases
MI061 Natural Gas
January
March .-
June
July
August
October
November
December
1974
1973
2
3
5
1
1
2
1
2
17
13
900
2,150
4,375
200
400
12,000
1,100
21,125
94,073
MI062 Propane Air Mixture
January
1
500
2
September
1
2
100
1
1974
600
3
1973
1
15
1
MI063
Propane
January
9
15,225
2
February
8
2,750
1
March
7
65,500
April
4
55,902
1
May
7
19,716
1
June
3
4,050
1
July
2
300
1
August
8
185,400
September
7
4,800
October
6
3,900
1
November
3
40,697
December
2
66
308
1974
398,548
8
1973
48
172,802
4
MI064 Anesthetic Gas
1974
1973
April
June
25
MI065 Acetylene
15,695
100
November
1
20,000
December
1
700
1974
4
36,495
1973
8
4,750
1
MI069 Unclassified or Unknown
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October ._
November
December
1974
1973
10
4
9
9
14
13
12
19
8
6
4
$
57,624
241,653
18,800
10,010
97,269
67,025
520,575
34,905
99,456
508,850
107,750
2,730
April
1973
August
114
. .. 71
1,766,647
2.170.095
6
1
9
Chemicals
MI071
Starch, Flour
l
65
85,000
ber 1
1
85,065
177
MI072 Cellulose Nitrate
1
1.500
1974 . .. ..
1973
1
1
1,500
1,500
MI073
Plastics
February
March
April
1
6
1
4
4
5
6
2
1
5
1
8,581
7,815
200
900
1,925
2,620
8,000
330
20
1,357
2,200
June
July .... .
August ..
September
October
November
December
1
1974
1973
36
32
33,948
55,712
1
1
MI074 Oxidizing Material
1974
i
1973
500
MI076 Titanium, Zirconium, and Alloys
September 1 4,146
1974
1
4,146
1973
. .—
M1077
Rubber,
Natural or Synthetic
January . . .
2
850
February
3
880
March
3
5,300
April
5
1,725
May
3
3,050
June
4
3,900
July
4
6,410
August
2
350
September
2
2,800
October
1
360
November
3
10,600
December
1
50
1974
33
36,275
1973 ...
37
103,759
i
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
MI079 Unclassified or Unknown
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
January 1 200 — —
February 1 200 —
June 4 90
August 1 200
September 1 250
October 1 200 —
December 2 14,050
1974
1973
12
14
23,190
43,943
Agricultural, Forest Products
MI081 Fibres
January „
February
March
April
May
June
July
September
October ...
November
December
1974
1973
2
1
4
1
2
3
1
2
3
3
2
24
23
550
150
23,902
55,651
3,671
792
4,000
1,500
400
450
10,400
101,466
76,120
MI0S2 Grain
January —
March
July
November
December
1974
1973 .
3
1
1
1
1
7
10
24,000
2,249
1,000
307,573
50
334,872
1,037,750
MI083 Hay
January 1
March 1
April 3
May 1
June 3
July _ __ _. 3
August 4
September 2
October 2
December 1
1974 21
1973 20
600
2,500
62,500
1,500
15,400
2,550
9,400
2,736
95,500
3,000
195,686
33,800
MI084 Tree, Shrub
April
May
July _
August
September
October _
December
1974
1973 _
11
70
100
40
625
1,500
210
1,200
50
3,725
701,614
July
September
October _
MI085 Felted Timber
1 __
1
2
30,000
1974 4 30,000
1973 5 630,000
MI086 Grass, Brush, Leaves
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
March
April
May .
June
July
August
September
October _
November
December
1
4
4
3
4
6
10
4
1
1
38
81
MI087 Fertil
1
1
250
6,665
200
350
1,150
621
200
400
3,000
1974
1973
1974
1973
12,836
20,981
zer, Manure
70.
100
MI088 Christmas Tree
January 4 21,368
February 1 50
March 1 100
April 4 2,149
May _.. 6 2,690
June 4 1,050
July 1 4,500
August 2 2,100
September 5 1,475
October _ 6 2,520
November 1 500
December 2 1,500
1974 37 40,002
1973 33 9,407
MI089 Unclassified or Unknown
February _ 2 20,150
April 2 213
May 2 5,500
June 8 541,800 ._
July 2 6,050
August 1 4,000 _
September 3 5,000
October 4 6,650 __
December 4 71,050
1974
1973
28
35
660,413
237,297 1
MI090 Miscellaneous Material
March 1 2,000 —
1
1974
1973
2,000
January
June
September
December
1974
1973
MI091 Coal, Coke
1
2
2
1
2,200
5,500
1,000
8,700
273
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
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MI095 Insulation—Electric
Incidents
January 43
February 29
March _ ._ 28
April 33
May 47
June 37
July 31
August _. 43
September 42
October 50
November 42
December 34
1974
1973
459
352
Loss
$
282,701
319,589
64,168
42,358
144,634
35,905
95,982
158,545
30,259
147,090
79,351
30,450
1,431,032
706,282
Injured Dead
M1096 Garbage, Trash, Rubbish
January _ 12 23,823
February 5 3,517 _
March 12 52,764
April _ 13 118,626 _
May 18 68,430
June _. 15 24,505 _
July 9 42,815
August _. 15 27,420
September 24 24,220
October 13 1,115 _
November 6 612,550
December 8 3,415 _
1974 _. 155 1,003,200
1973 117 1,046,104
M1097 Oily Rags
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
January 1 500 .
April _ 3 7,575
June 2 2,750 _...
August _. 2 2,188
December 1 _
1974 9 13,013
1973 _ 10 38,400
M1098 Artificial Tree
February 1 150
April _ 1 1,588
1974 _. 2 1,738
1973
M1099 Unclassified or Unknown
January 112 1,806,711 3
February 91 1,129,658 4
March 105 2,055,809 3
April _ 106 742,918
May 148 2,291,863 1
June 157 1,470,342 4
July _.. 129 1,399,813 14
August - 135 1,582,111 1
September 134 1,874,961 1
October 133 2,646,722
November 107 1,267,667 5
December 101 2,150,837 8
1974 _. 1,458 20,419,412 44
1973 - 1,214 14,050,565 49
1
1
1
2
1
7
3
4
4
28
25
OA Area of Origin of Fire
OA000
Unknown
January
81
260,236
February
48
1,081,693
March
39
65,032
April
58
181,307
May
57
260,529
June
55
274,944
1
July
42
99,618
August
48
235,831
September ...
53
559,456
October
46
220,559
1
November ...
40
64,599
3
2
December
31
.. . 598
102,044
4
—
1974
3,405,848
3
1973
929
1,923,593
6
3
Means of Egress
OA001 Hallway, Corridor
January
February —
March
April
May
June
July
August
September —
October
November
December —
1974 __
1973
3
6
2
6
4
5
2
3
2
2
5
5
45
44
3,642
14,575
50
252,860
2,645
11,790
8,050
4,120
96,000
2,532
7,549
1,400
405,213
907,923
OA002 Stairway, Exterior
May 3 2,525
June -. 1 200
July 1
September 3 681
October 4 19,250
November 2 5,025
December — 1
1974 15 27,681
1973 17 47,520
OA003 Stairway, Interior
January 3 15,700
February _. 2 367
March 2 50
May 1 16,000
July - 3 730
August 1 612
October 1 125,000
November 2 250,100
December 2 550
1974 _. 17 409,109
1973 - 16 58,505
OA004 Escalator
2
1974
1973
1,500
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OA005 Lobby, Entrance Way
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
January 2 89,600
February _. 3 950
March 2 100
April 1 5,000
May 3 14,025 .
June 8 11,640 1
July 2 650
August 3 891 —..
September 6 77,550 —
October 5 54,650 1
November 1 — — —
December 4 50,225 1
1974 _. 40 305,281 3
1973 _ 28 167,555 2
OA006 Elevator
January
February ...
March
June
September .
November
1974
1973
1,500
1,800
450
200
200
307,573
311,723
55,085
OA009 Unclassified or Unknown
January —
February ...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October
November .
December
1974
1973
7
3
3
2
1
4
6
4
3
6
3
6
48
64
30,400
9,350
1,311
106
20
3,494
27,200
19,050
20,170
45,650
31,650
100,000
288,401
301,081
Function Area
OA011 Large Assembly Area—Fixed Seats
January _.
April
June
December
1974
1973
12,600
15
36,000
48,615
81,185
OA012 Large Assembly Area—Nonfixed Seats
January
April
May
July
November
1974
1973
58,000
1,000
60,000
100
10,800
129,900
64,620
OA013 Small Assembly Area
February ..
March
April
May
37,130
31,300
55,070
57,135
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
June _. 2 145,000
July 2 89,621
August 1 200,000
September 5 44,000
October 5 1,154,725
November 3 153,300
December 3 14,200
1974
1973 ...
37 1,981,481 2
20 1,347,642
Lounge, Living-room
OA014
January
February .
53
30
61
47
40
35
30
35
30
41
47
55
242,277
91,953
288,794
282,945
263,695
209,632
197,855
310,151
198,305
444,199
369,331
539,949
4
3
3
7
4
2
1
2
2
~5
14
2
March
April
May ..
June _
i
4
2
July
1
August
September
October
November
December
4
2
1
3
5
1974
504
509
3,439,086
2,334,519
47
42
25
1973
32
(
3A015
Sales,
Show Room Area
January ...
February
April
June .
2
1
2
9
2
1
1,560
150
3,200
600,209
4,400
40,000
July
December
1974
1973
17 649,519
10 540,058
16 Library, Museum
OA0
January
May
July
1
1
1
250
500,000
150
—
1974
1973
3
7
500,400
12,541
OA017 Sports Facility
January
February
August
2
1
1
1,051
35,000
50
1974
1973 -
4
5
36,101
6,600
—
OA018 Covered Court, Atrium, Mall, Concourse
July 1 1,500 __
1974
1973 .
1,500
50
OA019
February
March
June
July
September
October
November
December
Assembly, Sales Area
1974 .
1973
13
8
180,000
17,000
14,000
39,000
1,000
18,225
150
3,250
272,625
92,890
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
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65
OA021
Sleeping (Under 5 Occupants)
OA026
Office
Incidents
Loss Injured Dead
Incidents
Loss I
$
650
ijured Dead
January
62
293,863
5
3
January
■>.
2
February
57
260,423
7
7
February _
3
94,530
167,151
183,549
5
2
4
7,200
April
55
7
3
April
1
12
. .
May
57
133,130
2
1
May
3
258,488
June
64
243,917
3
1
June .
.. . 4
7,363
July
47
104,933
1
August
2
14,200
1
—.
August
47
99,108
3
2
September
. ._ 3
19,716
—
—
September ...
43
236,790
3
October .._
4
9,145
—
October
46
182,778
6
6
November
3
10,500
November
December
54
112,032
620,629
5
6
2
4
December
2
25,035
—
1974
31
446,839
712,390
3
1974
643
2,638,303
53
31
1973 -
35
1973
665
2.702.384
80
28
OA022
Sleeping (5
or More Occupants)
OA027 Laboratory
February
3
13,760
_
May
1
300
March
1
1,000
July
1
200
May
1
5,000
August .
1
100,000
June
3
60,906
October ....
2
160
July
August
1
1
450
100
1974
5
100,660
1
1973
7
33,500
1
October
2
145
December
1
8,000
OA028 Display Windows
1974
14
89,361
1973 .._
22
64,190
14
_....
June
2
1,500
November
_ 1
850
OA023 Dining Area
December
1
200,000
January
6
19,859
March
1
88
1974 .
4
202,350
April
June
3
2
480
26,500
1973 -- .
4
36,350
—
July
1
1,500
August
September
1
1
19,538
5,000
—
OA029
Printing and Photographic Reproduction
October
4
26,050
November
7
775,674
June —
1
85,000
—
December —.
3
9,300
July
August
1
1
268,370
20,000
—
1974
1973
29
33
883,989
585,549
5
" 2
1974 ....
. .. 3
373,370
OA024 Bar,
Beverage Area
1973
4
86,678
—
January
1
8,500
February
1
2,000
—
OA030
Electronic Equipment Communication
March
_. 1
9,000
Room
May -
1
1,000,000
July .
1
546,405
April
1
500
August ..
1
100,000
September
1
10,000
November
December
1
3
12,373
1974
2
10,500
1974
10
1,678,278
1973 ..
4
1,020
1973
10
201,407
OA025 Washroom, Locker Room
OA031 Kitchen
, Cooking Area
January
13
47,813
1
January ...
46
216,277
7
l
February
5
91,055
February .
39
203,649
5
March
4
6,415
March
45
126,084
3
April
5
39,737
1
1
April
53
292,792
2
1
May
9
16,248
May
50
272,290
6
June
5
5,663
June
59
180,648
4
3
July
9
17,594
July
46
259,331
8
2
August
6
11,910
August —
50
509,061
5
September —
5
900
September
38
452,856
4
1
October
4
6,200
October —
43
197,382
2
1
November
7
4,042
November
50
280,794
1
December
1974
11
83
30,800
1
2
December
1974
50
569
349,419
3
50
2
278,377
3,340,583
11
1973
67
669,292
1
5
1973
599
1,814,519
37
7
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
OA032 Laundry Area
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January ...
February ..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October .
November
December
1974
1973
6
6
10
7
8
6
4
4
4
6
7
76
76
$
112,825
2,575
4,475
5,633
44,040
1,250
24,350
5,577
1,500
1,681
52,050
15,207
271,163
169,405
OA033 First Aid, Treatment Area
June
August
1
1
1
500
50
3,000
1974
1973
3
1
3,550
50
OA034 Operating-room
1974 —
1973
2
56
OA035 Electronic Equipment Room
January 3 1,925
February 2 2,450
April . 1 150
May 2 130
June 1 25
August — 1 47,400
September 1 100
October 1 25,500
November 1 1,000
December 2 32,000
1974
1973
15
10
110,680
270,900
OA036 Performance Area
January __ 1 1,688
1974 1 1,688
1973 3 61,200
OA037 Backstage, Dressing-room
January 1 75
April 2 23,000
May — 1 25
1974 4 23,100
1973 — 2 350
OA038 Process, Manufacturing Area
January 2 1,267
February 2 4,460,000
March 2 5,700
April .— _ 1 500
May 3 26,015
June _ 2 200
July 4 370,780
August 1 1,158
September 2 12,000
October 5 549,450
December 3 10,450
1974
1973
27
34
5,437,520
763,331 1
OA039 Unclassified or Unknown
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January .
42
687,773
7
February .
18
335,830
3
March
25
202,994
April
30
720,787
1
1
May
31
248,556
5
3
June
26
297,271
1
2
July
24
229,509
August
30
279,837
2
1
September
30
338,478
2
October
33
419,257
4
November
20
187,965
1
December
25
1,320,096
4
1
1974
334
5,268,353
17
21
1973
._ 403
4,104,783
22
12
OA040 Storage Area
June
1
650,000
1974 .
1
650,000
1973
OA041
Product
March
2
57,000
April
1
72,000
May
1
3,500
July —
3
585,000
October ...
4
57,892
December
2
6,500
1974
13
781,892
1973
10
OA042
122,957
Closet
January ....
5
35,577
February .
4
14,645
March
2
12,328
2
April
1
1,000
May
5
23,054
June
4
40,347
July
2
19,650
August
1
150
September
1
86,140
October ...
5
1,690
November
2
660
December
3
12,798
-----
1974
35
248,039
2
1973
43
OA043 Suppl
262,377
ies, Equipment
January ....
11
465,461
5
February .
2
274,450
March
11
287,063
April
6
226,252
3
May
10
686,901
June
5
3,887
July
4
20,925
August
8
125,860
September
3
14,868
October ...
7
48,350
November
3
38,500
December .
2
400
—
—
1974
72
2,192,917
8
1973
88
OA044
1,617,154
Records
2
2
August
1
18,000
------
1974
1
18,000
1973
5
23,525
—
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 67
OA045 Shipping,
January ~
February
March
April
May
July
October .
1974 ....
1973 ....
Incidents
2
3
1
2
1
1
3
Receiving
Loss Injured Dead
$
510 _
8,722
15,000
74,103
5,000
8,100
5,660
13
22
117,095
363,637
Trash, Rubbish
3
5,650
2
2,040
1
200
2
125
1
200
1
75
1
1,500
1
25
12
9,815
17
56,675
OA046
January
March
April
June
July
August _
September
October
1974
1973
OA047 Vehicle (Garage)
January __ 9 113,092
February .. 15 50,267
March __ 9 12,340
April 23 49,378
May .. - 22 477,836
June 14 219,188
July 15 80,226
August _ 18 67,014
September 18 46,414
October _ 13 41,915
November 26 104,819
December 13 19,984
1974 195 1,282,473
1973 190 201,765
OA048
January
February
March
May
June
July
August
September
October
December
1974
1973
Agricultural Products
1
1
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
15
23
3,000
5,000
10,500
5,500
525,100
1,500
500
1,000
4,000
37
556,137
1,558,239
OA049 Unclassified or Unknown
January
February _
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October —
November
December
1974
1973
23
18
14
22
20
25
22
23
31
41
19
23
281
273
457,242
168,796
1,092,892
128,816
967,730
411,305
141,997
458,380
332,809
650,123
115,613
300,800
5,226,503
3,330,155
Service Facilities
OA051 Dumbwaiter, Conveyer Shaft
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
January 1 400
May 1 1,000
August 1 350 .—
September 1 1,000 —
1974 4 2,750
1973 2 3,000
OA052 Service Shaft
August —. 1 1,200
October 1 2,650 —
1974 2 3,850
1973 3 17,650
OA053 Chute
February
March
July
November
1974
1973
1
2
2
1
6
18
250
100
425
1,000
1,775
10,569
OA054 Pipe, Piping
January ._
December
1974
1973
1,000
150
1,150
2,500
OA055 Duct—Heating, Air-conditioning
January
March ...
650
200
1974
1973
4 850
5 34,997
OA056 Duct—Cooking
January
September
1974
1973
250
1,000
1,250
700
OA057 Duct—Laboratory Fume Exhaust
February „
May —
September
October
1974
1973
20,000
1,800
4,146
460
26,406
1,400
OA058 Chimney, Flue Pipe, Gas Vent
January ..
February
March
April
May __
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974 —
1973 _...
15
2
8
12
6
5
2
5
8
8
4
6
81
75
61,095
23,062
9,975
33,776
25,575
19,750
25,040
955
4,650
21,975
1,550
15,300
242,703
143,532
10
10
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
OA059 Unclassified or Unknown
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January _
February
March —
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
December
1974
1973
$
4
27,300
1
200
2
18,356
2
26,000
2
16,146
3
45,700
5
501,950
3
70,075
8
75,704
2
8,181
1
1,000
34
790,612
48
419,731
OA060 Service and JEquipment Area
1974
1973
1,050
OA061 Machinery Room
January
February
March
April _
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
8
2
5
7
6
3
9
8
4
7
5
3
67
49
58,843
600
18,725
2,825
202,201
1,060
358,400
417,946
5,240
70,900
1,550
8,200
1,146,490
960,228
OA062 Heating Equipment Room
January
February _
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
19
7
11
8
5
5
6
9
13
20
119
140
164,208
94,565
36,300
49,367
105,120
52,872
100,559
19,900
53,900
150,558
134,177
1,015,130
1,976,656
2,514,019
2
13
OA063 Transformer Vault
January
March
July
September
1974
1973
176,144
110
6,000
5 182,254
5 432,200
OA064 Incinerator Room
April
May _
July
September
October
1974 _
1973 ...
2,025
200
76
200
100
2,601
567
OA065 Maintenance Shop
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
January 3 290,634
February 6 33,198
March 4 18,546
April 1 1,500
May 4 12,470
June 4 11,750
July 4 11,825
August _ 6 173,488
September 2 225
October 3 4,800
November 4 298,817
December 6 226,352
1974 47 1,083,605
1973 54 503,940
OA066 Paint Shop
January
February ..
May
September
November
1974
1973
5,000
300,500
17,176
250
100
323,026
1,405,004
OA068 Projector Room
August _. 1 50,000
1974 1 50,000
1973 1 190,000 _
OA069 Unclassified or Unknown
January 9 82,970
February 6 25,421
March 4 14,304 __
April 8 5,785
May 1 50 _
June 6 195,450
July 7 301,000 _
August 1 200
September . 7 698,700
October 4 119,575
November 5 63,224
December 2 28,000
1974
1973
60
50
1,534,679
731,339
Structural Area
OA071 Crawl Space
January -
February
March
April
May
June
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973 ._—-
5
2
4
3
3
3
3
1
4
2
1
31
49
183,971
35,000
105,700
5,390
268,475
46,050
1,550
50
23,300
82,174
10,000
761,660
302,375
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 69
OA072 Exterior Balcony
January
March
May ,—
June
July
September .
Incidents
2
1
1
1
1
1
1974
1973
Loss
$
2,150
49
48,000
1,000
225
10,750
62,174
12,430
Injured Dead
OA073 Ceiling and Floor Assembly
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
1 600
2 15,760 3
2 6,600 3
1 19,400
1 3,000
1 1,800
3 27,000
3 103,050 _
3 3,650
2 8,150
1 65
2 8,300
22 197,375 6
34 95,673 1 1
OA074 Ceiling and Roof Assembly
January
February
March
May
June
July
September
October
November .—
Dceember
7,400
8,941
20,525
22,699
26,050
16,054
27,300
31,992
12,200
61,788
1974
1973 .
January _
February
March
May
June
July
35 234,949
36 668,050
OA075 Wall Assembly
August
October
November
December
1974
1973 .
11
77,036
1
13,000
3
11,250
2
6,500
4
3,128
1
18,000
1
10,530
2
1,030
3
15,500
4
12,600
32
15,500
38
116,182
OA076 Exterior Wall
January 2 125
February 3 300
March 4 650
April 10 3,539
May . _ 6 3,825
June 11 13,025
July 7 16,405
August 8 52,385
September 4 72,600
October 8 20,300
November 4 10,685
December 3 600
1974 70 194,439
1973 97 538,997
OA077 Exterior Roof
Incidents
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October _
November
December
1974
1973
1
2
2
5
11
5
6
3
2
1
1
47
60
Loss Injured Dead
$
812
46
1,150
400 :
1,990
27,875
4,754
147,600
375
1,200
5,000
300
191,502
134,671
OA078 Awning, Canopy
January
March
June
August
September ...
October
1974
1973
2
3
4
2
1
2
14
17
200
395
575
1,275
25
350
2,820
8,600
OA079 Unclassified or Unknown
January . 10
February 13
March 15
April 13
May 10
June 17
August 18
September 13
October 14
November 18
December 18
1974 169
1973 148
78,267
195,986
160,228
132,450
365,142
639,766
309,580
595,544
81,650 1
391,850 1
133,500
3,213,563
2,000,973
OA080 Vehicle Area
June
1974
1973
100
100
75
OA082 Engine Area
January
February _
March
April
May
June — _.
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
54
31,965
50
49,404
57
40,508
66
41,022
1
—
74
38,123
92
93,874
1
91
81,804
1
88
91,449
104
70,502
1
71
43,054
72
26,346
68
67,313
2
—
887
675,364
2
812
820,378
6
D 70
BRITISH COLUMBIA
OA083 Fuel Area
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January
February
March
April _
May
June
July
August _
September
October __
November
December _
1974
1973
9
12
15
10
24
19
25
25
28
28
17
16
228
200
$
4,865
11,600 1
9,093 1
10,053
15,175 1
12,940
46,530
20,750 2
111,420 1
49,055
7,540
9,750
308,591
304,908
OA084 Control Area
January 6 37,636
February 4 2,490
March 3 17,550
April 2 14,000
May 1 200
June 3 8,700
July 1 6,500
August 4 9,836
September 6 15,900
October 3 3,700
November 4 4,673
December 8 51,750
1974 45 172,935
1973 48 137,155
OA085 Passenger Area
January 39 35,116
February 32 49,250
March 27 26,021
April 30 11,035
May 58 56,387
June 54 31,244
July 53 40,380
August 56 66,013
September 55 45,706
October 38 52,397
November 35 32,358
December 33 21,787
1974 510 467,694
1973 357 259,441
OA086 Cargo Area
January
February ...
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
4
4
5
7
10
5
11
11
5
6
6
74
61
5,150
1,775
5,987
5,863
63,440
5,160
8,960
1,425
9,900
12,770
23,150 1
143,580 1
130,179
OA089 Unclassified or Unknown
January
16
30,254
February
20
45,766
March
42
194,158
April
44
92,705
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
Incidents
63
61
63
62
57
52
41
35
557
329
Loss
$
195,621
220,623
98,243
148,815
185,985
264,852
85,242
140,802
1,703,066
910,189
Injured Dead
Outside Area
OA091 Open Area
January ..
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November _
December ...
1974
1973
2
1
2
4
4
9
7
5
9
8
2
1
54
103
50
73
8,600
625
26,841
5,413
5,700
4,300
1,550
945
41,000
125
95,222
297,511
OA092 Court, Patio, Terrace
December 1 500
1974 .._..
1973
500
OA093 Parking Area
February 2 225
May 3 585
July 1 100
August 5 10,200
September 4 4,268
October 2 600
November 6 4,460
December 2 165
1974 25 20,603
1973 23 35,707
OA094 Storage Area
April
May
June
August
October .—
600
415
50
2,500
2,200
1974 _ 10 5,765
1973 9 428,275
OA095 Trash, Rubbish Area
January _... 5 1,595
February 2 10
March _ 3 625
April _... 1 45
May 6 76,651
June 16 3,575
July 2 50
August _ 2 350 .
September 4 165
October 14 46,870
November 10 275
December 4 175
1974
1973
69
60
129,386
924,690
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 71
OA099 Unclassified or Unknown
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
Incidents
26
13
23
26
34
39
26
Loss
$
212,540
14,802
436,065
199,400
25,678
105,215
37,859
Injured Dead
Incidents
August 28
September 43
October 39
November 20
December 18
1974 ._ 335
1973 331
Loss Injured Dead
$
98,978 3
465,060 1
169,472 1 1
443,118 3
59,458
2,267,645
2,454,576
5
10
OC Occupant of Area of Origin
OC000 Unknown or Not Applicable
January 229 766,315
February 169 1,360,901 1
March ._ 192 401,619 2
April 228 374,120 1
May 302 581,990 1
June 316 662,463 3
July 297 864,654 3
August 308 757,045 2
September 342 1,733,420 2
October 276 944,445 2
November 215 556,570 4
December 213 534,464 1
1974 ...
1973 ...
3,087
2,862
9,538,006
6,510,640
22
23
OC001 Owner or Employee
January 228 2,129,467
February 153 5,916,682
March 186 2,335,660
April 204 1,432,507
May : 194 4,586,866
June 221 2,970,629
July 162 2,438,867
August 198 2,607,502
September 178 1,692,839
October 172 1,914,958
November 199 2,300,805
December 205 2,973,700
1974 2,300 33,300,482
1973 2,670 25,239,776
109
117
OC002 Lessee, Renter, Guest
January 174 1,731,302
February 115 843,736
March _ 131 603,269
April 121 867,411
May _ 146 766,878
June 167 936,668
July 118 916,474
August 111 590,926
September 114 901,073
October 161 2,276,861
November 140 673,800
December 136 1,973,362
1974 _ 1,634 13,081,760
1973 1,587 8,333,971
125
144
18
3
14
7
16
7
3
12
4
11
4
10
4
12
1
7
2
7
2
6
51
51
15
3
12
7
12
2
17
3
8
4
3
6
8
3
10
2
4
2
7
6
7
4
22
6
48
55
OC003
January „
February
March
April
May
Maintenance Staff for Repair,
Renovation
15,350
20,000
1,000
58,000
9,500
July _ 3
August 5
September 4
October 6
November 2
1974 _ 33
1973 18
11,111
8,991
1,665
15,375
2,600
143,592
47,099
OC005 Trespasser
January 6 4,254
February _ 5 16,700
March 3 2,500
April 3 109,038
May _ 5 182,561
June 5 12,812
July __ 9 98,296
August 5 229,375
September 8 338,040
October 12 48,340
November 4 14,625
December 3 13,500
1974 ._ 68 1,070,041
1973 93 2,319,143
OC006 Unoccupied
OC004 Contractor on Premises
January __ 4 8,450
February 2 60,000
March 3 16,352
April - 1 10,500
May _ 4 355,146
June _ 2 225,000
July 4 3,275
August 2 6,200
October 3 28,600
November 2 3,000
December 1 10,000
1974 _ 28 726,523
1973 33 163,285
January _.
11
60,200
February
10
67,500
—
March
4
15,550
14
195,700
May
11
20,100
June
10
764,411
_.
July
11
27,756
_.
August ...
10
22,150
_.
September
10
261,600
_.
October
12
90,150
__
November _
8
67,500
_
December
6
117
6,725
-
1974
1,599,342
1973
99
668,280 1
_
D 72
BRITISH COLUMBIA
OC007 Vacant
Incidents
January 6
February _ 4
March 15
April 9
May 12
June _ 8
July 6
August 9
September 8
October 17
November 6
December 8
1974 108
1973 _ 120
Loss
$
32,450
2,400
79,165
14,165
35,175
26,028
39,111
38,769
34,672
53,985
85,500
130,350
Injured Dead
571,770
369,205
OC009 Unclassified
Incidents
January 6
February 8
March _ — 17
April 17
May 14
June 11
July 16
August 11
September 16
October 16
November 9
December 10
1974
1973
151
135
Loss
$
7,521
95,425
123,915
209,465
354,009
64,833
584.099
209,900
57,414
129,695
858,850
115,540
2,810,666
2,058,767
Injured Dead
13
OF Outside Fire Protection
OF000 Unknown or Not Applicable
January .. .
221
728,151
1
4
February
171
1,295,056
3
March
166
332,757
2
April
199
337,523
May
241
847,053
4
4
June —
267
644,554
2
1
July
225
492,833
1
2
249
540,353
4
2
September
267
1,043,037
2
3
October
225
860,990
4
November
211
377,532
4
5
December
175
463,729
1
1974
2,617
7,963,568
24
75
1973
2,787
5,496,374
27
9
OF001
January „
February
March
April
May
June
July
Municipal Hydrant Protection and
Fire Department
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
349
235
315
333
383
394
337
339
342
361
310
321
4,019
3,955
2,460,109
6,183,188
2,549,915
2,089,168
5,518,745
3,589,500
3,508,438
3,178,268
3,218,633
3,106,462
2,655,252
2,340,252
40,397,930
26,478,414
25
24
12
30
15
13
20
16
10
11
15
20
211
235
7
9
2
4
1
7
2
9
5
8
6
8
68
82
OF002
February
July
Municipal Hydrant Protection and
No Fire Department
August
October
December
1974
1973 .
23,642
1,000
9
10
31,800
821,000
877,442
57,069
OF003 Municipal Fire Department Only
January 41 403,172
February 18 109,528 1 1
March 21 157,334
April 25 248,882 1 1
May 23 193,656 1
June 23 90,336 I
July 23 82,997
August 22 92,724 1
September 28 200,275 __
October 33 430,719 2 2
November 24 212,941 1
December 35 1,246,135 3 1
1974 316 3,468,699 11 5
1973 334 3,036,400 13 3
OF005 Private Hydrant Protection and
Fire Department
January 7
February 6
March 6
April 8
May 7
June 5
July 3
August 1
September 5
October 8
November 6
December 12
1974 74
1973 74
73,700
28,241
158,600
90,400 __ 1
54,000
286,350
500,500 -
1,500 _
14,400
580,360 _
30,600
77,391 1
1,896,042
1,790,015
OF006
January _
February
Private Hydrant Protection and
No Fire Department
March
April
May
June
July
August
December
1974
1973
3
2
2
3
4
6
1
3
1
25
19
109,000
16,300
11,550
290,152
42,494
565,956
60,000
34,000
15,000
1,144,452
2,084,571 1
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 73
OF007 Private Fire Department Only
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
OF008
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
Incidents
Loss
$
njure
2
9,000
1
20,000
2
6,500
100
18,000
2,500
8,500
4,200
30,000
18,000
9,000
2
60,000
19
185,800
33
975,278
Vo Outside Fire Pro
tectic
30
560,810
3
25
423,289
3
21
168,346
3
18
88,040
19
141,852
2
28
331,811
21
240,575
August
September
October
November ..
December
Incidents
28
23
27
19
24
283
269
Loss
$
400,452
345,680
305,394
273,350
388,181
Injured Dead
1
2
1974
1973
3,667,780
4,393,920
11 10
11 12
OF009 Unclassified
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
14
411,367
1
10
284,100
20
194,028
2
12
126,641
9
76,425
3
16
151,837
1
14
88,800
3
1
14
219,361
1
14
168,698
18
168,684
1
14
1,004,575
9
345,953
4
11
1
164
3,240,469
7
136
1,398,115
5
3
PC Property Complex
PC000 No Complex
April
7
108,993
1
May
8
14,685
1
January
___ 468
2,115,532
17
12
June
7
110,540
February
326
1,969,294
18
5
July
6
4,775
March
377
1,348,156
11
August
6
251,200
April
424
1,395,044
13
4
September . ...
7
343,325
May
501
2,977,998
15
7
October
9
31,115
June
502
1,814,792
14
6
November
8
159,995
July
432
1,837,871
8
5
December
6
570
August
September
2,059,048
2,112,864
17
10
480
9
4
1974 . .
81
1,283,291
2
October —
462
1,986,011
10
7
1973
73
2,433,385
1
November
. 402
1,047,535
11
8
December .
372
5,230
1,716,467
7
150
6
74
PC021
Prison
, Penitentii
1974
22,380,612
try
1973 .—
.__. 5,371
20,549,425
168
55
January
2
11,250
PC011
Theatre
Studio, Auditorium
February
March
3,000
500
January .
April
May
June —
l
3
l
i
1,688
13,150
2,500
4,750
June
October
November
December
2
4,500
1,500
75
110,000
" i Z!
August
October
1
2
9
50,000
4,500
—
—
1974
1973
9
7
130,825
194,125
i
1974
76,588
1973
16
117,926
PC022
Hospital, Medical C
''entre
PC012
Amusement Park, Exhibition and
Fair Ground, Stadium
January
5
225
February
2
100
January
1
200
March _
7
125
April
June
1
2
1,175
10,500
April
May
4
4
1,005
1,030
— —
June .. ...
4
215
1974
1973
4
10
11,875
125,150
July .
August
5
3
125
1,055
—
September
9
423
PC013 Educational Institution
October .
4
65
(Nonresidential)
November
December
3
6
710
1,515
—
January
4
150,175
February ~
8
74,618
1974
56
6,593
March
5
33,300
1973
70
162,253
D 74
BRITISH COLUMBIA
PC032 Apartment
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
January —. 34 452,759
February 30 90,469
March 43 123,328
April 42 167,881
May 35 438,812
June 41 432,260
July 31 83,134
August - 33 102,682
September 33 75,249
October 31 311,745
November 31 199,429
December 39 139,382
1974 423 2,617,130
1973 432 1,389,023
PC033 Hotel
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August.
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
12
9
20
15
12
21
14
12
10
12
21
13
171
177
255,653
294,820
80,966
89,050
1,829,280
22,370
613,405
133,284
767,725
74,990
25,060
1,095,350
5,281,953
2,245,357
39
45
11
PC036 Educational Institution
(Residential)
February 1 2,000
March 2 100
April _ 2 52,120
May 1 47,000
June _. 3 677,000
July 3 8,596
August 1 400
September 3 1,030
October 1 100
November 1 75
December 4 1,225
1974 22 789,646
1973 16 137,298
PC037 Camp-site, Trailer Park
January
7
53,250
February
3
10,030
3
25,300
April
6
45,530
May
4
7,950
i
June
5
23,450
July
2
3,150
August
4
51,683
September
3
8,000
October
2
25,282
November
8
29,765
December
13
151,100
—
1974 _
60
434,490
l
1973
61
194,080
5
1
2
2
14
16
2
1
3
2
8
2
29
9
14
12
PC038 Indian Reserve
Incidents Loss
$
January 2 15,000
February 8 51,400
March 2 10,700
April _ 2 10,040
May 6 9,250
June 2 14,000
July 2 5,100
August 1 5,000
September 3 270
October 4 50,200
November 4 82,600
December 2 14,500
1974 38 268,060
1973 43 241,250
PC041 Office
Loss Injured Dead
'. 4
1
5
15
February _
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October _
November .
December
1974
1973
3
7
2
2
3
4
2
3
3
1
3
33
28
60,750
33,029
152,800
33,518
350
503,000
250,200
58,500
348,445
4,500
1,085
1,446,177
157,395
PC049 Multiple Occupancy
January
11
40,410
1
1
February
6
69,705
3
March
6
19,792
April
5
88,500
2
1
May
9
7,000
1
June
7
67,950
July
9
12,163
August
10
10,675
September
10
250,090
October
11
101,240
November
9
370,815
1
December
11
104
425,933
1
8
1974
1,464,273
3
1973
162
2,105,212
26
1
PC057 Shopping Centre
January
9
43,200
February
1
30,000
March
5
71,560
April
2
20,500
May
5
28,850
June
11
589,853
July
1
26,000
August
2
51,165
September
9
10,366
October
9
207,500
November
5
31,750
December
7
66
13,837
1974
1,124,581
1973
33
604,654
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 75
February
March
April
August
September
October .
November
December
1974
1973
PC058 Department Store
Loss Injured Dead
$
208,000
1,000
200
30,200
300
100
383,200 3
200,000 -
11 823,000 3
16 529,525 1
Incidents
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
PC069 Manufacturing Complex
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
10
13
7
6
13
8
12
11
12
11
4
15
1974 122
1973 — 105
348,567
4,831,200 2
13,400
329,452
473,110 1
785,501
577,304
416,529 2
572,661
627,412
251,065
179,700
9,405,901 5
4,285,202 4
PC079 Storage Complex
January
February _
March
April
May
June
July
August —
September
October _
November
December
1974
1973
7
1
9
3
4
8
8
6
6
7
3
7
69
74
493,700
5,000
1,405,720
172,900
15,500
196,050
324,280
42,678
45,900
104,012
23,800
812,700
3,642,240
3,464,348 2
PC081 Park
June _...
July .
October
1974 ..
1973 ...
3
2
1
6
16
29,233
8,530
200
37,963
5,205
PC084 Waterfront Property, Marine
Terminal
February 1
May 2
June 6
July 3
August 3
September 1
October 1
November 1
1974 18
1973 18
19,500
365
20,000
508,000
106,300
1,800
116,629
2,700
775,294
149,425 2
PC085 Railway Terminal, Yard
February .
June
August
September
December
Incidents
3
1
1
2
3
1974
1973
10
6
Loss
$
2,600
100
200
4,500
35,000
42,400
7,825
Injured Dead
March
April
June
July
August
September
October _.
PC086 Car Park, Bus Terminal
200
50
1,000
1,600
5,650
241
600
1,100
November
1974
1973
10
10,441
8,375
PC087 Air Terminal, Airport
February
April
1974
1973
200,000
2,000
202,000
36,500
March ...
July
August .
October
1974
1973 ......
PC091 Laboratory
1 200
._ l 200
1 100,000
2 160
5 100,560
3 30,900
PC092 Farm
January 12
February 7
March 9
April 8
May 9
June 14
July 10
August 4
September 8
October 14
November 7
December 13
1974 115
1973 127
PC094
February 1
March 1
April 2
May 2
June 1
August 2
September ._ 2
October _ 4
November 3
December _ 2
1974
1973
1974
1973
20
28
41,621
30,535
25,645
142,034
67,250
114,400
73,262
38,450
93,786
239,000
90,500
276,250
1,232,733
971,636
Utility
3,102
10,000
22,100
2,562
500
8,875
13,700
2,133
56,003
4,800
123,775
206,591
PC097 Military Base
~ T ~ 50
D 76
BRITISH COLUMBIA
PC098 Nucleonic Complex
Incidents Loss I
tijure
August
December
1
1
142,000
200
—
1974
2
142,200
26,000
1973
2
—
PC099
Unclassified
January
February _
March
82
43
46
732,079
427,221
376,009
__
3
Incidents
April
62
May
72
June
88
July
80
August
65
September
77
October
82
November ..
71
December
62
1974
830
1973
712
Loss
$
456,382
935,565
743,530
393,148
613,584
659,993
1,269,470
1,802,573
578,027
8,987,581
5,332,051
Injured Dead
1 —
2 —
1
2
1
4
21
22
14
14
PM Property Management
PM000 Unknown or Not Applicable
January
February —
March
April
May
June
July
August
September _
October
November
December
1974
1973
PM001
January —
February -
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October
November .
December .
90
54
50
70
63
70
54
58
75
65
62
39
750
1,102
280,515
1,075,432
108,764
269,617
267,663
246,649
399,212
246,750
602,933
186,702
138,744
116,444
10
2
Government-owned and Leased
to Others
1974
1973
16
590,465
10
24,928
1
14
33,235
1
15
168,723
1
15
394,555
12
80,441
24
614,831
15
473,448
13
321,913
17
23,088
9
153,295
17
142,040
1
77
3,020,962
4
76
2,258,267
3
PM002
January _
February .
March
April
May
June
July
Government-owned and Leased
to Others
August
September _
October
November -
December —
1974
1973
14
8
9
3
8
9
2
5
6
10
6
7
87
78
3,928
6,425
2,925
1,000
16,975
40,700
25
3,050
141,050
113,770
3,783
8,445
342,176
223,848
PM003
March .
April _
May
June
July
Privately Owned and Leased to
Government
August
October
November .
1974
1973
1
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
15
12
75
900
365
100
500
20,000
4,100
170
26,210 1
79,251
PM004 On Consignment
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
55
56
1,075
15,500
38,900
33,800
3,350
15,150
6,800
10,790
130
130,225
390,050
6,200
651,970
608,085
PM005 Under Construction
January
February _.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
7
2
1
1
2
1
3
1
3
3
2
1
27
28
34,620
69,500
5,000
2,500
950
200,000
9,025
200
21,130
7,200
25
10,000
360,150
245,843
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 77
PM006 Privately Owned and Occupied
January ..
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Incidents
237
159
183
216
206
236
178
208
211
205
195
206
1974 2,440
1973 2,726
Loss
$
1,654,056
1,429,577
2,215,862
1,651,285
3,124,601
1,782,905
1,553,759
2,682,185
2,328,816
2,231,659
2,393,183
3,167,032
26,214,920
23,492,614
Injured Dead
13
13
5
13
14
11
5
6
7
7
7
13
114
133
3
4
3
7
5
7
2
7
54
57
PM007
January
February _.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October
Privately Owned and Leased
to Others
November .
December .
1974
1973
167
1,724,701
15
3
120
5,400,616
14
7
137
702,437
11
2
126
895,344
17
4
145
1,322,594
6
2
182
1,804,857
4
7
125
2,092,694
16
2
124
598,423
12
2
108
736,186
4
1
161
2,127,569
5
6
144
1,312,170
6
3
142
1,036,247
14
124
4
1,681
19,753,838
43
1,541
10,044,070
125
51
PM008 Vehicle Owned or Leased
January -
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November
December
1974
1973
Incidents
108
93
118
134
204
191
206
214
223
168
137
137
1,933
. 1,483
Loss
$
307,831
136,745
224,706
135,767
213,811
293,591
269,187
295,538
383,514
391,554
144,310
232,209
3,028,763
2,002,101
Injured Dead
4
1
2
PM009 Unclassified
January 26 158,118
February _. 22 224,621
March 34 247,126
April 27 111,870
May 40 1,547,361
June 34 1,198,451
July 25
August — 29
September 39
October 36
November 19
December 30
13
14
10
5
1974
1973
361
415
37,610
140,474
485,051
286,542
27,520
1,039,024
1
1
1
1
5,503,768
4,597,508
1
10
3
PR Property Classification List
Theatre, Studio, Auditorium
PR000 Unknown
January _
February
March —
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October
November
December
1974
1973
January
PR100 Assembly
1 100
1974
1973
1974
1973
100
5,000
78
259,067
46
1,069,406
36
63,732
51
157,332
1
52
244,854
47
224,054
35
72,442
37
225,166
1
45
556,976
41
155,114
2
30
62,064
28
88,244
526
3,178,451
4
918
1,724,882
3
PR111 Legitimate Theatre
April
May -
2 300
PR112 Motion-Picture Theatre
1 12,000
1974
1973
1
2,500
14,500
1,300
PR113 Drive-in Motion-picture Theatre
April _ 1 150
1974
1973
1974
1973
150
PR114 Auditorium
4
115,476
PR115 Radio, TV Studio
1974
1973
June
1
25,918
PR119 Unclassified or Unknown
1 4,750
1974
1973
4,750
Amusement, Recreation Place
PR121 Bowling Alley
August 1 3,000
1974
3,000
170
1973 2
PR122 Billiard Centre
May 1 5,000
August 1 3,600
December 2 78,000
1974
1973
86,600
D 78
BRITISH COLUMBIA
October
1974
1973
PR123 Ice Rink
Incidents
1
Loss
$
50,000
Injured Dead
50,000
January __.
February ..
March
April _. _
May
June
October ...
November .
PR124 Amusement Centre
1,688
37,930
10,000
1,000
17,494
10,000
4,500
800
1974
1973
May
July
August
September
9 83,412
12 44,760
PR125 Swimming-bath
1 25
1 6,000
1 4,500
1 200
4 10,725
4 3,450
PR126 Ballroom, Gymnasium
1 58,000
1 13,000
1 200
1 150
1 60,000
2 200
3 20,150
2 50,300
1 500
1 565
14 203,065
6 297,575
PR127 Exhibition Hall, Exposition Hall
April 1 200
October 1 200
1974 2 400
1973 4 25,420
1974
1973
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
December
1974
1973 .
PR128 Arena, Stadium
March
April
June
September
1974
1973
500
1,175
500
138,600
140,775
800
PR129 Unclassified or Unknown
September 1 500
1974
1973
500
2,840
School, College, University
PR132 Elementary School
January ..
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
4
150,125
4
11,390
4
31,050
3
159,988
9
63,985
5
650,340
8
86,931
5
200,600
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
September 4 342,030
October 4 11,375
November 5 212,235
December 6 520
1974 _. 61 1,920,569 1 1
1973 _ _.... 45 1,861,459
PR133 Junior High, Intermediate School
January 1 100 — —
February 2 24,148 —
March 1 300
April __ 5 685
May 1 500,000 —
June 1 200
July 1 25
August _. 1 500
September 2 700
October _. 2 115
November _ 1 60 — —
December 1 50 — —
1974 19 526,883
1973 22 237,225 1
PR134 Senior High School
February 4 50,130 -
March 1
April 1 370 1
June 2 47,000
July 2 3,500 — —
August 3 50,650 —
September 4 1,575 _
October 2 2,200 __
November 2 200
1974 21 155,625 1
1973 12 33,634
PR135 Industrial Trade School, Technical School
October _. 1 100 — —
1974 1 100
1973 — 4 741,510 _
PR138 College, University
March 1 2,000
May 2 7,000 — —
July 1 200 —
October 1 25
1974
1973
January
April
July
October
November _
1974
1973
5
1
9,225
50
~lassi)
ied or Unk
1
3
1
1
1
2,544
3,106
7,811
13,000
2,500
7
6
28,961
133,148
Miscellaneous Assembly
PR141 Church, Chapel
February
300
March
100
June
4,000
July
3,015
August
225,000
September
800
October
937,632
November
50,000
December
200
1974
14
1,221,047
1973
11
58,993
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 79
PR143 Church Hall
January
March
April
Incidents
2
1
_ 1
Loss
$
45,050
10,000
600
Injured Dead
1974
1973
_ 4
10
PR151
55,650
74,164
City Club
—
_..
March
April
June
October
November
1
2
1
1
1
250
61,000
15
1,500
400
—
—
1974
1973 . .
6
7
63,165
150,360
i
—
PR152 Country Club
May
August
1
1
2,000
50
—
1974 .. ..
1973
2
2
PR161
2,050
4,364
Library
—
—
May
1
150
—
—
1974
1973
1
1
PR162
150
200
Museum
—
July
1
150
—
—
1974
1973
1
150
—
—
PR163 Art Gallery
March 1 150
1974 1 150
1973
November
1974
1973
PR164 Historic Building
1 50,000
50,000
300
PR171 Restaurant
January
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December .
1974
1973
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
6
7
6
4
45
41
27,442
42,050
35,500
245
89,000
11,000
34,808
132,700
98,631
188,700
18,800
678,876
383,999
PR172 Night Club
January
April
June
September
November .
1974 .
1973
38,500
202,662
8,000
86,140
72,974
8 408,276
3 36,281
PR173
Tavern
March
Incidents
1
Loss
$
9,000
Injured Dead
1974
1973 ..
1
.. . .. 4
9,000
30,500
—
PR174 Lunchroom, Drive-in
. .... 2
27,000
22,000
6,000
1,700
413
33,953
4,500
1
June
July
1
1
2
—
September
October
December
1
2
1
. . 10
z
1974 ....
95,566
434,163
1973
33
PR183 Bus Terminal
April
1
1
50
—
—
1974 .
50
500
1973 .
1
—
PR184 Railway Station
1974
—
1973 .
1
2,000
—
PR190 Miscellaneous
September
1
1
30,000
—
1974 ......
30,000
1071
PR199 Unclassified or Unknown
2
8,500
1,900
200
250
7,445
8,000
—
February
April
July
September
December
1
1
1
3
1
9
15
—
1974
1973 —
26,295
10,810
—
PR200 Institutional
1974
1973
_. 2 300,300
PR211 Prison, Penitentiary for Men
January
February ...
June
September .
December .
225
26,000
4,500
1,700
60,000
1974
1973
92,425
17,800
February
March —
November
1974
1973
PR212 Prison, Penitentiary for Women
3,000
500
75
3,575
January
July
December
1974 ......
1973
PR213 Gaol
1 11,000
1
50,000
61,000
8,700
D 80
BRITISH COLUMBIA
PR214 Reformatory, Juvenile Detention Home
Incidents
Loss
$
250
Injured Dead
January 1
July 1
75
—
_....
1974 . 2
325
1971
PR217 Police Station
January 1
60
—
—
1974 1
60
1973 4
1,600
—
—
PR221 Home for the Aged With Nursing Staff
February 1
50
—
—
March . 1
10,000
—
—
April 1
30,000
2
—
June 1
100
—
September 1
368
—
November 1
1,050
1
1974 . 6
41,568
2
1
1973 . 6
2,355
—
PR222 Home for the
Aged Without Nursing
July -. 1
3,500
—
August 1
1,200
November 1
25
—
1974 3
4,725
1973 7
4,292
—
PR231 Children'.
Home, Orphanage
1974
1973 2
11,833
—
PR232 Chile
-care Hospital
June 1
200
—
1974 1
200
1973 . 1
400
—
PR240 Hospital,
Sanitorium,
Clinic
July 1
54
—
—
1974 1
54
1973
PR241
Hospital
January 5
225
February 3
1,650
1
.—
March 9
575
April 4
1,005
May .. 4
1,030
June 2
15
July 5
475
August 2
55
.
September 9
205
October 4
65
November 3
710
.
December 5
1,015
—
—
1974 55 7,025 1
1973 66 2,520 1
PR242 Sanatorium, Sanitarium, Nursing or
Convalescent Home
1974
PR245
Incidents
2
Clinic
Loss Injured Dead
$
1973 .. -
650
PR299 Unclassified or Unknown
July
August
September
October ...
1974 ...
1973 _
1
1
1
2
1,000
1,000
100
25,000
5
6
27,100
14,265
Residential Property
PR310 One- and Two-family Residence, Duplex
March _ _ 1 200
1
1974
1973
200
PR311 Dwelling, Year-round Use (One Family)
January 187 1,097,552 14
February __ 123 758,477 13
March 142 640,493 8
April 155 709,869 11
May 138 674,304 14
June 163 781,969 7
July _ _ 122 754,668 3
August 136 1,290,524 5
September 124 1,005,555 7
October 163 1,073,156 4
November 149 873,379 7
December 159 1,625,800 6
1974 1,761 11,285,746 99
1973 _ 1,568 6,222,078 102
PR312 Dwelling, Seasonal Use—In Season
(One Family)
February .
.. . 1 50
1974 ... 11
1973 .... 6
PR314 Dwelling, Year-rt
January . 1
March 1
December . 2
1974 ... 4
1973 ,; 3
75,600
93,899
lund Use (T\
25
100
5,500
vo Fam
1
ly)
February
.. . 1 50
1974
1973
1 50
December _
PR244 Mental Hospital
2 650
1974 ...
? 650
5,625
9,200
1973
2 6,568
'
January
April
May
June
September .
October
November
December
1
1
1
4
2
3
1
1
2,500
100
1,000
44,585
9,300
28,000
15,000
12,000
". 1
1
1974
1973
14
26
112,485
145,457
2
4 2
PR313 Dwelling, Seasonal Use—Off Season
(One Family)
March
April
July
September
November .
December
2
3
1
1
3
1
6,000
23,000
35,000
2,000
8,600
1,000
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 81
PR316 Dwelling, Seasonal Use-
(Two Family)
-Off Season
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January
February
March
April .
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
14
5
4
2
8
2
7
9
6
8
6
5
76
93
$
123,386
3,360
19,825
1,097
29,012
5,250
52,084
83,000
1,530
19,737
49,125
6,035
393,441
579,743
5
13
1
10
PR319 One- and Two-family Residence, Duplex-
Unclassified or Unknown
February 1 12,380
June 1 1,000 1
August 1 200
September 2 3,250 __.
November 1 100
December 3 26,550
1974 .._
1973 __
43,480 1
5,044
PR320 Apartment, Tenement, Flat
January
November
1974
1973
75
300
375
PR321 One or Two Units With Business
February
March
April
May
June
August
September
October
1974
1973 .
2
2
1
2
3
1
3
1
15
13
169
190
10
400
31,075
2,950
336
100
35,230
95,867
PR323 Three to 20 Units With Business
January
March _
April
May —
June
July —
August
September .
October
November
December
1974
1973
4
1
7
4
4
7
5
6
6
56
24
331,800
44,573
60,775
700
3,325
1,143
500
21,000
5,850
100,027
60,957
630,650 11
92,305 1
3
2
4 1
PR324
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August —
September
Three to 20 Units Without Business
6
21
20
27
21
21
22
14
24
11
65,319
37,284
56,517
94,116
61,681
321,897
5,756
63,065
46,697
October
November
December
1974
1973
Incidents
22
19
27
249
202
Loss
$
45,005
18,010
87,531
902,878
838,038
Injured Dead
1
23
18
PR325 Over 20 Units With or Without Business
January 22 58,572
February 21 55,368 5
March 13 38,802
April 22 34,510 1
May 20 389,187 1
June 21 153,143 1
July 14 81,730
August 11 179,795 3
September 12 3,375 1
October 13 267,650 1
November 11 34,669 3
December 15 364,756 4 _
1974
1973
195
244
1,661,557
813,524
20
44
PR329 Apartments, Tenement, Flat-
Unclassified or Unknown
1974
1973 1
50
PR331 Four to Eight Roomers or Boarders
January
February .
March
April
May .
June
July
August
September
October _.
November
December
1974
1973
1
2
5
1
6
2
3
2
4
1
4
2
33
52
200
750
10,288
200
9,125
1,800
455
3,000
777
5,000
15,473
6,200
53,268
172,397
PR332 Nine to 15 Roomers or Boarders
July
September
1974
2
1973
10
1974
PR340 H
1973 ..
3
4,879
100
4,979
43,380
75
PR341 Year-round Use
January .
February
March
April .
May
June
July
August _
September
October
November -
December -
1974
1973 _
12
11
16
14
12
23
12
14
6
9
21
14
164
183
251,742
294,970
82,791
51,098
1,829,505
23,910
630,705
126,857
501,335
72,490
5,120
1,045,705
4,916,228
2,859,221
11
29
26
10
14
D 82
BRITISH COLUMBIA
PR342 Seasonal Use—In Season
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
March
November
1974
1973
Loss
$
20,000
20,000
258,148
PR343
December
1974
1973
Seasonal Use—Off Season
1 50,000
50,000
PR344 Transient Dormitory Type
1974 .
1973 .
PR351
1
229
January
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
1974
1973
Fewer Than Three Units
6,900
6,500
500
4
1
1
2
1
1
4
1
15
12
3
12,800
500
1,000
8,469 2
250
36,919 5
16,640
PR352 Three to 20 Units
January _
February ...
March
April
May
July
August
September
October
November
1974 .
1973 .
January
April
May
June
7
2
1
3
4
2
3
4
2
1
29
20
34,239
2,030
300
6,400
12,450
4,100
13,177
264,476
4,500
600
342,272
123,791
PR353 Over 20 Units
3 6,600
2 192
August
September
December
1974
1973 .
2
1
1
3
1
13
13
4,000
700
3,000
2,050
5,000
21,542
158,455
1
August
PR359 Motor Hotel, Motel-
Unclassified or Unknown
1 300
1974 __ 1 300 _
1973 _..
PR361 School, College, University Dormitory
March 1 50
April 1 120
July 2 870
November 1 75
December 2 1,025
1974
1973 .
2,140
150
PR362 Fraternity, Sorority, Social Club
1974
1973
1,000
March .
PR364 Military Barrack
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
1 1,500
1974
1973
1,500
14,000
PR365 Convent, Monastery, or Other Religious
Dormitory
1974 _
1973 _ 1 250
PR366 Bunkhouse and Workers' Barrack
January _
February
April
May
October
December
4,000
43,500
61,000
5,500
100
5,000
3
1974 11 119,100 3 —
1973 9 75,000
PR371 Mobile Home One- or Two-family Unit
January 11 75,800 _
February — 6 44,530 —
March 8 83,574
April _ 7 39,771 1
May - 7 18,700
June 3 37,000
July 4 35,550
August 7 91,359
September 5 41,000
October 5 41,575 _.
November 10 96,765 _.
December 10 106,200 4
1974 _. 83 711,824 5
1973 93 593,997 3
PR372 Travel Trailer
January .— 5 21,426 — —
February 3 12,300
March 2 13,800
April _ _ 1 4,500 —
May 1 1,800 _
June - 2 1,800
August - 1 4,500 _.
October 1 2,100 1 _.
November 2 3,000 — _.
1974
1973
18
20
65,276
97,577
PR373 Camping Trailer
January 1 164
February 3 907
March 3 9,000
April _ 2 115
May 1 75
July .— 2 5,125
August 1 200
September 1 2,200
November 2 4,597
December 2 9,500
1974 - 18 31,883
1973 18 28,829
PR374 Motor Home
January 1 7,000
May 2 12,250
June 1 100
August 3 28,550
1974
1973
7 47,900
7 36,078
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 83
PR375 Mobile Camp
January
March ...
1974
1973
May .
November
1974
1973
Incidents
Loss
Injured Dead
$
Incidents Loss
Injured Dead
1
350
$
1
200
—
—
March
1
250
70,000
—
2
550
1974
3
70,250
1973
6
3,050
PR376 Houseboat
1
8,000
PR417
Post Office
1
3,000
—
—
June
July
1
1
100
—
—
2
11,000
1
400
1974
2
600
1973
3
3,600
—
—
PR379 Mobile Home, Trailer-
Unknown
■Unclassified or
November .
December .
1974
1973
1,000
200
1,200
35
PR399 Residential Property, Unclassified
January
February ...
March
April
May _
June
July
August
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
13
7
4
2
3
5
8
5
12
11
7
3
80
385
120,900
19,643
11,707
1,588
3,000
17,900
21,250
21,316
98,050
47,729
67,465
3,050
433,598
1,886,326
2
15
PR410 Office
1973 1 3,780
PR411 General Business Office
1974
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November .
December
1974
1973
2
5
1
1
2
5
3
3
2
3
2
1
30
30
550
65,550
25
152,500 5
33,518
99,250
500,500
258,700
11,600
348,695
254,500
1,000
1,726,388
201,046
PR412 Civic, Federal, or Provincial
Government Office
February _
August
December
1974 ...
1973 ...
1,642
20,000
235
21,877
1,275
March .
June
July __
1974
1973.
PR413 Bank
1 4,500
4 6,255
1 76
10,831
340
PR414 Medical, Health, Research, or
Scientific Office
PR421 Barber or Hairdressing Establishment
February _ 1 150 —
October
1
300
1974 2 450 _..
1973 _. 1 300 _..
PR422 Beauty Parlour
March 1 182,000
April _ 1 200
November 1 600 —
1974 _ 3 182,800 _..
1973 1 3,000 _..
PR499 Unclassified or Unknown
January 1 3,000
February _. 2 22,250
March 2 19,500
September 2 47,000
October 1 150 __
December _ 1 50 —
1974 9 91,950
1973 _. 17 170,096
1974
1973
April
June .
PR500 Mercantile
Z i
October
1974
1973
3,000
PR511 Supermarket
2 3,200
1 35,000
1 8,000
1 8,000
49,200
3,102
PR512 Market, Grocery Store
January
April —
May
June
September .
November .
1,900
500
50
1,178
1,000
1,100
1974 _ 12 5,728
1973 15 177,720
PR513 Specialty Food Store
January 1 250
February _. 1 28,000
May 1 16,000
June 1 49,000
July 3 1,450
September 1 14,618
October 3 1,200
November 2 15,000
1974
1973
13
2
125,518
1,040
D 84
BRITISH COLUMBIA
PR514 Liquor, Beverage Store
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
1974 _.
1973 2 55,200
PR516 Delicatessen
January 1 100
May 1 25,500
1974 2 25,600
1973 _. 4 101,688
PR521 Clothing Store
January 1 100
March 1 52,000
April 1 _
May 2 77,336
September 1 300
October 1 400
November 1 850
1974 8 130,986
1973 _. 11 268,985
PR522 Clothing Accessories, Shoe Store
April 1 3,500
June _ 1 35,000
October 2 2,250 — —
1974 4 40,750
1973
PR524 Tailor, Dressmaking Shop
1974 _
1973 _. 1 400
PR526 Dry Goods Store
January 2 4,033 — —
September 2 1,050 —
November 1 7,500 —
1974 _. 5 12,583 __
1973 5 24,719 __
PR529 Textile, Wearing Apparel Sale—
Unclassified or Unknown
1974 _
1973 1 50
PR531 Furniture Store
August — 1 10 _—
September 1 500
October ...... 2 12,600
December 3 840,100
1974 _. 7 853,210
1973 _. 7 37,016
PR532 Appliance Store
February _. 1 16,000 _....
March 1 200
October 1 11,000
December 1
1974 _. 4 27,200
1973 6 3,818 1
PR533 Hardware Store
May 1 175,000
1974 _. 1 175,000
1973 _. 1 7,660
PR534 Music Store
May 2 81,500
October _ _ 1 25
1974 3 81,525
1973
PR535 Wallpaper, Paint Store
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
June 1 50,000
1974 1 50,000
1973
PR536 Rug, Floor-covering Store
June 1 76,609
September 1 120,000
1974 2 196,609
1973
PR539 Furniture, Appliance, Hardware Sales—
Unclassified or Unknown
October 1 46,255
1974 1 46,255
1973
PR541 Book, Stationery Store
January 1 104
March 1 25
April 1 65,862
October 2 3,225
1974 5 69,216
1973
PR542 Newsstand, Tobacco Shop
September 1 8,116
1974 1 8,116
1973 1 25
PR543 Drug Store
February 1 6,813
March 1 1,000
May 2 23,400
1974 4 31,213
1973 1 24,500
PR544 Jewellery Store
1974
1973 2 200
PR545 Gift Shop
1974 _— __
1973 1 12,932
PR547 Florist Shop
February 1 600 .
March _ 1 500 .
April 1 4,000
September 1 200
December 2 3,170
1974 6 8,470
1973 5 14,000
PR551 Hobby, Toy Shop
1974
1973 1 10
PR552 Sporting Goods Sales, Bicycle Sales
and Repairs
May 1 70
October 2 100,000
November 2 396,200 3
December 1 12,000
1974 6 508,270 3
1973 1 950 .
REPORT OF '
PR553 Photographic Supply Sales and Stud
Incidents Loss Injured
$
January 1 4,402
THE FI
ios
Dead
~ i
l
RE MARSI
January _
May
June
July
August —
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
PR!
March
April
May
October
November
1974
1973
PR
January
March
August
November
1974
1973
December
1974
1973
July
1974
1973
March
June
July
August
1974
1973
PR579 A
August .
1974
1973
February
September
October _
1974
1973
January _.
1974
1973
June
December
1974
1973
IAL, 1974
PR573 Mote
Incident
6
4
8
3
1
2
1
3
2
r-vehicle Repairs
3 Loss In
$
31,778
452,675
93,900
68,025
405
47,000
D 85
jured Dead
~ i
Sales
ales
1
1
~~1 __
Service—
1
1974
1973
PR5
1 4,402
1 23,000
54 Garden Supply Store
1 500
1 75,000
January
August
15,075
29,900
738,758
1,265,015
icle and Trailer.
200
15,995
150
90,000
257,000
363,345
17,978
hide Accessory S
450
3,000
40,000
2,100
45,550
42,850
Boat Sales
200
1974 2 75,500
1973 1 160
PR555 Retail Lumber Sales
August .. 1 2,500
_ 30
25
74 Motor-vel
1
2
1
2
2
1974
1973
1 2,500
1
Pet Store, Animal Hospital
1 500
PR556
January
2
8
575 Motor-ve
1
2
1
1
1974
1973
PR561 J
1 500
1 500
"urnlture Repair or Upholstery
Without Sales
2 75,000 1
1 6,000
July
December
5
5
PR576
1
1974
3 81,000 1
2 3,182
63 Laundry, Self-service
1 8,700
2 1,450
3 3,050
1 100 Z
1 150
1 100
1973
PR5
January
March
June
1
1
PR577 Marti
1
200
150
le Service-station
500,000
500,000
100,000
r-wash Facility
1,200
800
500
200
July
August
September
October
1
1
PR578 Ca
1
1
1
1
4
totor-vehicles,
Unclassified
1
1974
1973
PR566
10 13,550
10 61,219 1
Home Maintenance Service
1 3,000
June
2,700
Boats, Sales ana
and Unknown
50
1974
1973
PR567
1 3,000
Maintenance Shop, General
2 1,270
March
1
PR581 De
1
1
2
4
5
PR582 Vari
2
50
uartment Store
180,000
1,500
41,675
223,175
302,525
•ty Store—Small
85
1974
1973
2 1,270
PR5"
January
February
March
April
May
June
1 Service-station, Public
2 1,750
2 8,198
2 19,026
1 46,400
3 53,300
4 200,785
2 22,000
1 75
2 51,200
3 125,550
2 250
1 79,302
25 607,836
16 240,263 1
July
August
September
October
November
December .
2
1
PR583 Vari
1
1
85
69,500
'ty Store—Large
85,000
200,000
285,000
134,650
1974
1973 ..
2
3
D 86
BRITISH COLUMBIA
PR589 Department, Variety Store—
Unclassified or Unknown
Incidents
1974
1973
Loss
$
Injured Dead
55,000
PR590 Miscellaneous Mercantile
1974
1973
70
PR592 Trade Supply Sales
May 1 50
June 1 175
October 1 30
December 1 700
1974 _. 4 955
1973 1 75
PR593 Builders' Supply Sales
1974
1973 2 221,000
PR594 Restaurant Supplies and Services
1974
1973
1
30,948
PR599 Miscellaneous Mercantile-
Unclassified or Unknown
January 4 31,100
February 1 250
March 4 1,265
April 1 20,000
May 3 1,650
June 5 348,330
July 2 48,800
August 6 81,738
October 3 60,250
November 3 2,250
December 1 200 _
1974
1973
33 595,833
26 324,500 1
PR600 Industrial Manufacturing Properties
November 1 47,900
1
1974
1973
47,900
PR611 Basic Industrial Chemicals
August
December
—
1
1
200
1,000
1
1974
1973
2
1
1,200
12,410
1
PR613
Plastic
February
July
1
1
4,432,000
270,000
1974 .
2
1
4,702,000
250,000
1973
1
PR614 Plastic Products
February
March
December
—
2
1
1
4
1
20,400
1,500
5,500
1974
1973
27,400
4,500
PR615 Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Inks,
Waxes, Adhesives
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
May 2 2,700
July 1 8,100
August 1 9,000 1
October 1 8,862 —
1974 — 5 28,662 1
1973 2 22,100
PR617 Petroleum Refineries
May... 1 2,000
July 1 500 — —
October 1 500,000
1974 _. 3 502,500
1973 2 6,377
May .
PR618 Asphalt, Coal Products
1 500
1974
1973
500
21,000
PR621 Sawmill, Planlng-mill
January 6 236,719
February 5 351,641
March 5 67,000
April 4 445,752
May 5 918,928
June - 7 570,456
July 7 262,974
August 8 461,441
September 7 58,452
October 3 37,200
November 2 1,000 .
December 4 155,000
1974
1973
63
68
3,566,563
2,664,930
PR622 Wood Cane Container, and Small Wares
Z 1 10
1974
1973
PR623 Wood Products, Furniture, Fixtures
March
June
September
October
1974
1973 —-
2,000 _..
5,100
1,000 __
8,950 _..
17,050
1,100
PR624 Upholstered Furniture, Bedding
February 1 - —
March 2 42,129
June 1 25 —
August 1 800
September 1 4,146 —
1974
1973
6 47,100
3 1,535
PR625
Paper, Pulp, Paperl
January
October
1 50,000
1 18,000
1
December
2 14,500
1974
1973
5 82,500
6 133,150
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 87
PR626 Paper, Pulp, Paperboard Products
May
December
1974
1973
Incidents
Loss
$
23,515
7,000
30,515
8,550
Injured Dead
PR627 Newspaper, Magazine, Printing and
Publishing
1974
1973 2 7,000
PR628 Printing, Publishing
April 1 1,000
May 2 70,000
July 1 268,370
1974 .
1973
339,370
80,000
PR629 Wood, Furniture, Paper, Printing—
Unclassified or Unknown
October 1 100
1974 1 100
1973
PR631 Basic Iron and Steel
April . .. 1 500
July 1 6,000
December — 1 400
1974 3 6,900
1973 7 56,299
PR632 Basic Nonferrous Metals
March 1 4,200
1974 1
1973 4
PR633 Basic
March 2
May 1
June 1
4,200
377,500
Metal Products
5,900
9,300
1,500
1974 4
1973 21
PR634
January . 1
February 2
16,700
238,832
Machinery
699
40,000
12,000
17,000
27,417 1
21,703
2,275
78,000
7,000
22,600
April .— 1
May . 4
June ... 2
July 2
August 2
September 1
October . — 2
1974 18 228,694 1
1973 . . 10 106,897 1
PR635 Electrical Equipment
August - - 1 1,158
1974 1
1973 1
1,158
200
PR636 Electrical and Electronic Appliances
January 1 1,650 —
May 1 200 —
July 1 1,600 ,—
1974
1973
3,450
6,500 —
Food Processing
PR641 Slaughtering, Preparation,
Preserving of Meat
March
August
October ...
November
1974.
1973 .
Incidents
1
1
2
1
Loss Injured Dead
2,000
1,500
300
500
4,300
10,050
PR643 Canning, Preserving of Fruits and
Vegetables
November 1 8,000
1974 .
1973 .
8,000
355
PR644 Canning, Preserving of Fish, Sea Foods
January 1 600
June
August
1974
1973 .
20
200
820
PR645 Grain Mill Products Manufacturing
January 1 1,000
1974
1973
1,000
250
PR646 Bakery Product Manufacturing
February _. 1 30,000
August _. 1 300
1974
1973
1974
1973
2 30,300
3 75,300
PR649 Unclassified or Unknown
1
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
PR651 Distilling, Rectifying, Blending Spirits
1974
1973
1974
1973
1 2,000
PR653 Breweries
1 270
PR662 Wool—Spinning and Weaving
1974
1973
1 3,500
PR669 Textiles—Unclassified or Unknown
January 1 500 —
1974 1 500
1973 —
March
PR671 Footwear
1 1,000
1974
1973
December
1,000
PR672 Wearing Apparel
1 150
1974
1973
150
D 88
BRITISH COLUMBIA
PR675 Fur Products
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
April 1 100
1974 _. 1 100
1973 3 12,025
PR677 Rubber, Rubber Products
February 1 28,000 _.„. —
June _. 1 2,500
1974 2 30,500
1973 4 218,045
PR681 Shipbuilding and Repairing of
Vessels Over 65 Feet
March _ 23 4,750
1974 2 4,750
1973 8 33,825 2
PR682 Boat-building and Repairing of
Vessels 65 Feet and Under
June _ 1 — —
July 2 304,500
August 3 8,288
September 1 800 — —
October 1 300 — —
November 2 2,903 _.... —
1974 ..— 10 316,791
1973 5 1,135,271
PR683 Railway Equipment and Assembly, Repair
1974
1973 2 1,050
PR684 Motor-vehicle and Assembly
January 1 108 — —
May 2 520
June 1 750 —
July 1 600
September _. 5 20,350 — —
December 3 12,700
PR699 Unclassified or Unknown
January
February
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
December
1974
1973
Incidents
7
3
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
6
29
32
Loss
$
58,580
15,000
70,900
30,000
600
31,550
2,750
15
58,000
1,800
269,195
153,661
Injured Dead
Agricultural Products
PR711 Seeds, Beans, Nuts, Grain Storage in Bulk
January
May
July
December _
1974
1973
23,000
6,000
1,000
50
30,050
1,251,000
1974 13 35,028
1973 5 118,795
PR686 Aircraft and Rocket and Assembly, Repair
1974 - -
1973 1 5,000
PR689 Vehicles and Related Equipment—
Unclassified or Unknown
1974
1973 3 150
PR696 Laundry and Dry Cleaning
January 2 1,100 —
February 1 3,102 _.
April 1 500
May 1 50,000
June 2 2,000 _.
July 1 100
December 1 100 _
1974 9 56,902
1973 8 130,610
PR698
April
August
October _
November
1974
1973
Toy, Sporting Goods
1 2,000
2 20,898
2 68,100
1 35,000
PR712 Boxed, Crated or Packaged Storage
June 1 500,000
125,998
126,950
1974
1
500,000
1973
PR713
Loose
or Bagged Storage
Tnn«
1
1
15,000
1
1
—
1974 ...
15,000
1973
1
53,000
PR715 Livestock Storage
January
8
16,521
February
3
10,500
March .
3
10,500
April
4
70,000
May
5
57,912
June
8
62,900
1
July
4
9,700
August .
3
3,100
September
4
24,000
Octnhe.r
2
94,500
November
2
461,580
1
December
6
52
31,187
1
—
1974
461,580
1973
76
665,542
2
—
PR716
Agricultural Supply Storage
March
1
6,500
April
1
500
Junfi
2
8,800
July ..
1
450
August . ..
2
7,900
September
2
43,805
October
3
8,800
November
1
15,000
December
4
162,500
—
—
1974
17
254,255
1973
11
56,945
—
PR719
Unclassified or Unknown
1974
1973 .
1
28,800
REPORT OF THE FI
Industrial Storage
PR724 Baled Jute, Hemp, Flax, Sisal, Other
Mixed or Blended Fibres
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
March 1 23,772
RE MARSHAL, 1974 D
PR752 Wood Products
Incidents Loss Injured
$
1574
ii ii ii ii iiiii ii mi i! i ii Him si in ii ii ii iii I
1973 1 100
PR753 Furniture
1974 ... 1 23,772 . .
1973 . 1
PR725 Cloth and Yarns
1974
1974 - 1 10,000
1973 1 16,500
PR755 Rolled Paper, Newsprint
1974
1973 1 600
PR726 Wearing Apparel, Garments, and
Finished Textiles
1974
1973 — 1 100
PR756 Paper and Paper Products
October 1 100
December . . 1 100
1973 .... 1 30
PR727 Leather and Leather Products
December 1 8,000
1974 2 200
1973 .
PR757 Felled Timber, Log Storage
January 2 60,000
February 1 100
May 2 60,000
July .. 2 36,780
1974 1 8,000
1973 1 52
PR731 Packaged Foodstuffs
1974
1973 1 25,000
PR732 Canned, Bottled Food or Soft Drinks
March 1 50,000
June 1 650 ....
September 1 200 —
1974 8 157,080
1973 3 140,350
PR759 Wood, Furniture, Paper and Product
Unclassified or Unknown
July 1 4,500
1974 2 50,650
1973 1 1,725.000
PR733 Loose or Bagged Processed Foods
January .. 1 892
February 1 5,000
September 1 400
November 1 307,573
1974 1 4,500
1973 . .
PR761 Basic Industrial Chemicals
1974
1973 1 750,000
PR762 Hazardous Chemicals
April 1 160,000
1974 4 313,865 .
1973 ..
PR735 Cold Storage
March 1 100 __
April 1 10,500
May 1 140,423
1974 3 151,023
1973 . 1
1974 . 1 160,000
1973
PR765 Paints and Varnishes
1974
1973 1 150
PR773 Hardware
March 1 1,000,000
July 1
PR737 Bulk Flour or Starch
1974
1973 1
PR741 Flammable Liquid Tanks
July 1 5,000
1974 2 1,000,000
1973 .. . 1 1,560
PR774 Machinery
1974 _
1974 1 5,000
1973 1 53,735
PR742 Packaged Petroleum Products
November . 1 800 _
1973 3 1,500
PR775 Electrical Appliances and Supplies
January 1 60,000
1974 .... 1 800
1973
PR751 Lumberyards, Building Materials
January 2 500
May 1 2,000
June 1 4,551 .
September 1 500,000 __
1974 . 1 60,000
1°73
PR776 Finished Metal Products
1974
1973 1 75
1974 . 5 507,051
1973 5 230,325
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PR777 Scrap and Junkyards
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
April 1 1,000 —
September 1 21,000 —. —
1974 2 22,000
1973 2 10,200 1
PR780 Vehicles
1974 — —
1973 1 435
PR781 Garage—Individual Residential Parking
January 8 60,862 .—
February 12 36,102 — —
March 10 12,590
April 16 19,855
May 18 26,765
June 12 12,355
July 13 21,856 1
August 14 23,446
September 13 20,434 —
October 14 37,725 — —
November 16 37,140 _ __
December 11 50,159 . —
1974 157 359,289 1
1973 144 153,052 1 1
PR782 Garage—General Auto Parking
March 3 400 _ _
June 1 1,000
November 1 500
December 1 30 — —
1974
1973
6
10
1,930
5,725
PR783 Bus, Truck, and Auto Fleets
October 1 600
1974
1973 .
600
22,590
PR784 Heavy Machine and Equipment
July . 1 15,000
September 1 25 —
October 1 4,490
November 1 8,300
1974
1973
27,815
6,580
PR785 Marinas, Boat and Ship Storage
January
February .
March
June
August
September
1974
1973
2
1
1
1
3
1
9
13
25,000
10,000
17,000
1,500
20,500
1,200
75,200
214,629
PR786 Aircraft Hangars
February 1 200,000
1974
1973
1974
1973
August
1974 .
1973 .
200,000
45,000
PR788 Fire Stations
2 353
PR789 Unclassified or Unknown
1 44,000
44,000
General Item Storage
PR791 General Warehouse
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
January 2 89,600
February 2 53,322
March 5 341,065
April 5 79,403
May 9 82,623
June 6 120,635
July 5 15,262
August 4 27,400
September 2 30,000
October 3 2,500
November 2 15,500
December 4 2,750
1974 _ 49 860,060
1973 60 2,068,467 2
PR793 Coal, Coke, Briquette, and Charcoal
September 1 3,000 — —
1974 1 3,000
1973
PR794 Freight Terminal
February 1 900 —
August 1 1,500 — —
December 2 10,060 — —
1974 _ 4 12,460
1973 4 81,550
PR795 Glass and Glass Products
September 1 1,000 —
1974 1 1,000
1973
PR799 Unclassified or Unknown
January _ 7 368,793
February 1 4,000 ___
March 1 1,660
April 5 9,166
May _ 2 1,700
June __ 5 157,100
July 6 49,710
August 6 15,090
September 7 22,650 _
October 5 13,092
November 2 3,100 —
1974 _ 47 646,061
1973 45 792,277
Outdoor Property
PR811 Brush, Grass, and Light Ground Cover
June 1 76 — _
July 2
August 2 650
September 6 30 —
October 5 1,220 —
November 1 — -
December 2 50 — _
1974 _ 19 2,026
1973 _ 36 826
PR812 Dumps
March 1 300
May 1 2,000
July 1 200
August 1 300
September 1 15
October 2 300
December 1 1,500
1974 8 4,615
1973 7 350
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 91
PR813 Trees
March
May
June
August
September
October ...
Incidents
1
5
3
1
4
2
Loss
$
100
340
187
100
1,350
200
Injured Dead
1974 16 2,277
1973 _ 15 1,765
PR814 Fences, Poles
January 1 40
April 2 10
June 3 375
July 1 40
September 1 40
October 3 200
November 2 45
December 1 10
1974 14 760
1973 13 1,317
PR815 Trash and Rubbish
January 4 95
February 1 10
March _ _ 3 650
April 1 45
May 7 2,360
June 17 3,850
July 3 50
August 3 450
September 6 600
October 12 455
November 10 325
December 4 175
1974
1973
71
54
9,065
37,995
January
July
10
October
December
1974
1973
PR816 Mailboxes
1
1
1
3
10
April ..
June ..
1974
1973
PR818 Forest, Standing Timber
70
PR819 Unclassified or Unknown
April
May _
July
August
September
1974
1973 .
1
2
2
1
6
12
6
320
195
85
450
1,050
1,900
PR821 Bridge, Trestle, Overpass, Elevated
Road, and Railway
June
September
October
November
1
1
2
1
5
5
5,000
2,000
25
250,000
1974
1973
257,025
254,220
PR828 Pier and Wharf
Injured Dead
June
July
August
1974
1973
Incidents
1
1
1
Loss
$
50
4,000
100,000
3 104,050
4 87,700
PR831 Buildings Under Construction
January
May
July
September
October
November
1974
1973
1,150
750
6,000
130
8,030
126,665
PR832 Buildings Under Demolition
May _ 3 600
1974
1973
600
PR833 Construction, Other Than Buildings
April
June . . .
1
1
2
2,000
5,000
1974
1973 . . ..
7,000
PR835 Vacant Property
April
May
June
July
August
October _..
December
1974 .
1973
2
2
1
2
2
4
1
14
17
800
300
23,000
2,500
2,000
800
2,000
31,400
43,695
PR836 Unoccupied Property
February
March
October _
1974
1973
5,000
500
200
5,700
8,100
July
1974
1973
PR837 Contractors' Sheds
1 250
1 250
PR838 Buildings Under Major Renovation
April
November
1974
1973
4,800
41,000
45,800
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Watercraft
PR841 Motor Craft (65 Foot and Under)
Incidents
Loss
$
25,000
24,500
17,000
4,200
24,750
5,000
525
2,500
18,000
Injured Dead
January
February —
May
July
August
September _.
October _—
November _.
December
1
2
3
3
4
__ 1
2
1
1
~~2 n
1974
1973 -
18
19
121,475
128,580
2
1
PR842
Vessel (Under 1,000 Gross Tons)
January
May . . _
June _
July
September ..
December
1
1
1
2
1
1
4,000
85,000
3,000
10,000
85,000
15,000
—
1974
1973
7
3
202,000
24,097
—
PR844 Ship,
Tanker
June
1
50,000
1974 1 50,000
1973 —
PR847 Non Self-propelled Vessel
January 1 150,000 —
February 1 5,000 —
June — _ 1 200
September 1 100 —
November 1 1,000
1974 5 156,300
1973 4 14,650
PR848 Commercial Fishing Vessel
January . 1 10,000
February 1 10,000 !
March 3 9,100 :
April 2 5,200
May 1 300 _.
June 3 10,300 —
July 6 121,100 :
August 3 45,500 :
September 2 25,200
October 3 140,629
November 3 3,800
December 1 10,000 —
1974 ... 29 391,129 i
1973 32 391,750 '.
PR849 Unclassified or Unknown
March
April
June
August
September
1974
1973
2,500
5,000
2,600
1,500
2,000
13,600
1,950
1
Railway Car
PR850 Rail Transport Vehicle and Equipment
1974 _
1973 _ 1 _
PR851 Passenger, Diner
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
February
October .
1974 _..
1973 ....
Loss
$
1,300
24,000
25,300
213,300
1974
1973
PR852 Passenger Sleeper
__ _ 75
February _
March
June
October
December
1974
1973
PR853 Freight
400
3,450
850
200
20,000
5
10
24,900
103,704
PR854 Locomotive, Engine, and Other
Power Unit
September
December
1974 __
1973 ._..
1974
1973
11,500
350
11,850
4,000
PR855 Self-powered Car
September .
1974
1973
_ 1 75
PR858 Railway Yard
1
1974
1973
PR860 Ground Transport Vehicles
2
225
PR861 Automobile
January
February _
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
106
96
110
137
184
183
195
193
209
158
152
130
1,853
1973 1,231
91,011
75,268
85,421
105,695
125,975
195,305
165,112
153,102
159,264
128,442
143,181
99,237
1,527,013
707,613
PR862 Bus, Trackless Trolley
February
March
April
July
August
December
1974
1973
350
200
100
300
1,000
150
2,100
15,190
PR863 Truck, Compressed or Liquefied Gas Tank
February 2 11,850
October 1 250
1974
1973
3 12,100
4 39,000 1
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 93
PR864 Truck, Flammable Liquid, Chemical Tank
Injured Dead
March
July
August
September
October
Incidents
1
2
1
1
Loss
$
5,000
16,000
800
50,000
100
1974
1973
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November .
December
1974 52
1973 38
6
71,900
10
109,050
1
>5 Truck, General
10
15,280
9
10,130
12
33,314
24
58,030
24
27,426
32
75,615
1
20
92,420
1
29
41,205
29
79,210
33
80,016
1
21
15,460
18
53,750
261
581,856
3
188
866
254,838
Motor-cycle
2
3
525
1
450
3
1,890
3
850
1
200
12
9,275
5
2,500
5
5,000
11
7,700
4
2,550
2
300
2
1,500
32,740
22,054
PR867 Wagon, Nonmotorized Hauling Vehicle
1974 __....
1973 2 15,000 _
PR868 Industrial or Commercial Trailer
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
November
December
1974
1973
PR869
June
July .
3
18,200
1
9,255
1
500
2
30,500
3
21,200
2
3,400
1
500
1
50
2
16,400
2
6,620
2
450
20
107,075
14
77,125
Unclassified
or Unk
1
9,500
1
400
2
9,900
5
2,229
1974
1973
Aircraft
PR871 Personal Business and Utility—Under
12,500 Pounds Gross Weight
1974
1973
60,500
PR872 Personal Business and Utility—12,500
Pounds Gross Weight and Over
Incidents
Loss Injured Dead
$
65,000 _
-ptember
1
1974
1
65,000
1973
PR875
Helicopters and Vertical Take-off
Aircraft, Nonmilitary
ay .
1
32,000 1
1974
1973
1
32,000 1
Special Vehicle
PR881 Construction Equipment
January
May
June
July
August
September
October
1974
1973
3,730
600
3,500
1,500
8,861
11,800
31,250
13
11
61,241
87,553
PR882 Farm Tractor and Equipment
February
March
May
June
July
August .
October
December
1974
1973
16
11
800
800
2,000
900
400
1,370 1
4,500
3,500
14,270 1
33,127
PR883 Crane, Mobile and Fixed
June
September
1974
1973
3,500
500
4,000
100
PR884 Industrial Truck—Fork Lift and
Material Handling
January
February ..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
6
76,176
6
20,664
1
8
75,365
6
10,820
5
52,500
4
70,100
5
28,100
11
23,280
,
8
71,065
1
5
265,550
3
7,900
9
123,750
76
825,270
2
35
158,508
PR886 Ski Lift, Aerial Tramway, Cable Car,
Monorail
April _
May
1974
1973
4,000
50
4,050
D 94
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PR889 Unclassified
or Unknown
Incidents
Loss
$
50,000
9,000
350
Injured Dead
March 1
May 1
December 1
— —
1974 3
1973 2
59,350
20,087
— —
PR899 Miscellaneous Special—Unclassified
or Unknown
January 4 4,850 —
February 6 71,425 _„..
March 4 20,115
April 4 602
May _ 9 5,950
June 3 7,341
July 2 19,000
August 5 425 _....
September 6 29,300
October 2 110
November 3 500 —
December 1 108 —
1974 49 159,726
1973 276 694,490 3 1
Laboratory
PR911 Chemical, Biological, and Medical
May ._ 1 300
July
October
1974 ..
1973 _
100,000
60
100,360
2,500
PR914 Radioactive Material
197'4
1973
March
1974
1973
1974
1973
1 25,000
PR915 Electrical, Electronic
1 200
PR916 Agricultural
August
1974
1973 .
1 30,000
PR917 General Research
1 100,000
100,000
Farm Facility
PR921 Poultry, Egg Production
January 1 150
March 2 745
September 2 10,450 _.
October 1 60,000 _
November 1 1,500 _.
1974 _ 7 72,845
1973 5 8,770
PR923 Storage Barn
July 1 1,500 _.
1974 _ 1 1,500
1973 1 200
PR924 Animal Barn, Cattle, Pigs, Horses
Incidents
1974
1973
Loss
$
37,200
172,760
Injured Dead
March
April
June
July
August
September
November
1974
1973
PR925 Crops, Orchards
300
50
225
300
2,500
650
1,100
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
11
11
5,125
23,912
October
1974
1973
PR927 Fruit, Vegetable Packing
1 19,000
19,000
28,000
PR929
January
May
Unclassified or Unknown
1 95,000
1 11,000 _
1974
1973
106,000
Miscellaneous Outbuildings
PR931 Shed
January „
February
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
4
2
6
4
4
3
6
3
10
4
11
2,250
6,800
6,219
10,600
5,427
3,260
12,825
2,050
15,475
4,542
28,890
57
66
98,338
172,948
June
2,535
PR934 Awning, Canopy
1 75
1974
1973
75
275
July
PR935 Shelter—Storm and Weather
1 30
1974
1973
30
950
March
1974
1973 .
PR936 Shelter—Bomb or Fallout
1 50
July
1 50
PR937 Conveyer
1 2,000
1974
1973
2,000
3,000
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 95
PR939 Unclassified or Unknown
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
1974
1973
Loss
$
1
300
PR941 Electrical Light and Power-
generating Plant
August
October
1974
1973
8,000
2,053
10,053
500
PR942 Electric Light and Power-distribution
System
April
May
December
1974
1973
1,600
300
1,900
111,500
PR944 Gas-distribution System, Pipe-line
October 1 200
1974
1973
200
6,000
PR945 Heating Plant
November 1 600
1974
1973
600
1,500
PR946 Water-supply System
January
March
December
1974
1973
13,300
11,550
2,000
26,850
2,500
PR947 Sanitary Service
December 1 2,200
1974
1973
2,200
200
PR952 Glass Manufacturing
February ..
September
November
2 25,000
1 15,000
1 65
1974 4 40,065
1973 1 90
PR953 Glass Container Manufacturing
1974
1973
3,500
1
PR954 Pottery, China, Earthenware
Manufacturing
1974 __
1973 _
200
PR956 Cement Batch-mixing Plant
January
March
Incidents
1
1
2
1
Loss
$
282,000
60,000
Injured Dead
1974
1973
342,000
30,000
— —
PR958 Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Manufacturing
March .
April ...
1974 .
1973 .
50
4,000
4,050
October
November
1974
1973
PR961 Coal Mine
l 360
1 600,000
2 600,360
1 25,000
PR963 Metal Ore Mine
1974
1973
1,000
PR964 Petroleum, Natural Gas Well With
Accompanying Reservoir
November
1974
1973
1,500
1,500
PR965 Stone, Slate, Clay, Gravel, Sand,
Quarry, or Pit
May
July
2 365
1 4,500
1974
1973 -
3 4,865
1 200
Communications
PR972 Radio, Radar Site
1974 ...
1973
7. 2 700
PR974 Telephone Exchang
August
1 5,000
1974
1973 ...
1 5,000
1 10
October
PR976 Weather Station
1 600
1974
1973
600
1974
1973
PR979 Unclassified or Unknown
ZZZ 1 600 Z
D 96
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PR999
January _
February
March —
April
Miscellaneous—Unclassified or
Unknown
May
June
Incidents
8
2
12
10
17
15
Loss
$
5,690
11,000
116,636
73,798
26,740
26,788
Injured Dead
Incidents
Loss
$
7,825
Injured Dead
July .
13
August ...
10
3,000
September
6
975
..
October _.
5
3,613
1 1
November
7
16,813
December
4
2,975
1975 .
_ 109
295,853
2 1
1973 . ...
- 185
715,721
6
PT Property Type
PT000
Unknown
June _ ..
July
243
235
426,696
353,357
2
1
1
January ..
84
264,040
August . _.
258
341,979
1
2
February
2
1,070,482
September .
278
457,505
2
2
March .
41
71,547
October
204
584,869
1
April
56
113,782
November .
180
186,738
1
May
57
317,097
270,629
100,266
December ...
170
283,277
1
—
July
48
1974
2,392
3,964,617
12
10
August
46
235,320
1973
1,866
2,652,484
17
4
September _
57
589,050
October
47
149,714
November ...
December ...
41
35
625
134,409
113,794
3
3
5
6
January
PT004 Op
4
sn Structure
59,150
1974
3,430,130
1973
1,015
2,009,132
3
February ...
1
1,162
March . . .
4
26,600
PT001
Building-
—Single Occupancy
April
May
6
5
252,576
278,250
January
February
March ..
April . .
May
June
July . .
260
173
203
215
207
218
175
2,287,024
6,012,331
2,284,345
1,410,949
2,794,079
1,689,268
1,676,550
2,011,852
1,216,461
1,635,252
20
17
11
14
10
8
4
12
7
6
8
10
4
4
3
1
9
4
7
June
July
August
September.
October
November .
December _
1974
1973 ....
9
10
5
8
5
2
4
63
55
340,400
140,090
11,065
7,577
46,065
258,300
53,700
1
1
2
1
August .
September ...
189
166
232
1,474,935
1,792,955
October
November —
212
2,872,096
12
3
December
204
2,074,075
9
8
PT005
1974
2,454
27,964,282
130
61
x ent, Air-supportea structure
1973
2,498
16,590,331
134
66
February _
1
10,000
PT002
Building—
-Multiple Occupancy
April
July
. ... l
1
200
2,625
August
1
5,000
January
121
83
1,433,508
847,602
9
11
4
4
1974 .. .
4
February
17,825
March
117
617,069
6
2
1973
4
1,320
1
1
April .
95
817,592
16
3
May .
116
2,575,337
10
4
June
134
2,389,342
5
6
July
96
1,694,453
14
1
PT006 Outdoor Area
August
103
1,082,188
5
1
September ...
106
2,256,054
3
2
October
108
1,916,940
6
6
January
9
6,285
November ...
96
914,174
4
2
February ~
2
85
December _
124
2,131,147
19
4
March
7
10
11,753
2,445
1974
1,299
18,675,406
108
39
May
15
4,995
1
1973
1,338
14,170,314
113
39
June
July
29
.. . 11
9,196
1,210
_.-
August __
13
10,245
___
PT003
Vehicle
September
19
9,075
October
28
68,840
1
January
139
334,355
4
November
. 15
18,495
.
February
March
125
148
212,035
281,645
1
2
December .
11
18,333
April . —
174
208,570
1974
169
160,957
1
2
May
. 238
293,591
1
1973
191
1,128,068
4
1
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 97
PT007 Underground Structure, Mine
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
July
Loss
$
1974
1973
June .
July ...
1
50
50
4,202
PT008 Pier, Wharf
August
November
1974 .
1973
1
2
2
1
6
12
50
504,000
106,000
203
610,253
293,875
PT009 Unclassified
January
February ..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October _
November
December .
1974 _
1973 _
Incidents
50
33
33
42
52
45
47
42
46
51
38
34
513
634
Loss Injured Dead
370,947
229,647
286,071
464,792
628,876
537,263
511,042
667,209
485,001
1,100,729
178,835
1,083,315
6,543,727
7,067,485
13
23
PV Property Value
PV000 Unknown or Not Applicable
January 228 649,922 5
February 167 1,243,489 1 1
March _ 170 589,594 2
April 228 764,012 1 1
May 274 539,067 1 1
June - 302 1,266,504 3
July _-. 264 1,223,501 2 1
August 281 689,859 3 3
September 321 1,029,695 2 3
October 266 1,056,308 1 1
November 232 244,252 5 5
December 198 319,017 1 1
1974 -- 2,931 9,615,220 22 22
1973 - 2,829 4,728,330 27 8
PV001 $0-$999
January
29
10,798
February
17
7,525
March
25
8,950
1
April
34
14,109
May
57
21,570
2
—
June
36
13,212
1
July
40
14,660
1
1
August
49
30,511
1
1
September
42
18,035
_—
October
38
21,605
2
November
23
10,800
December
27
_ 417
8,599
5
—~
1974
180.374
5
1973
545
260,608
4
6
PV002 $l,000-$9,999
January 75 274,605
February 65 238,320
March _ 73 202,938
April —. 74 210,178
May _ 74 178,968
June _ 73 219,638
July 68 192,323
August _ 77 229,067
September 71 180,381
October 79 268,390
November 64 172,447
December 55 165,466
1974 _ 848 2,532,721
1973 _ 916 2,725,666
7
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
5
2
2
3
1
4
3
27
12
27
31
PV003 $10,000-$24,999
January 94 635,819
February 54 329,714
March 68 383,986
April 57 291,673
May 63 325,232
June 65 448,147
July 40 264,875
August 38 303,512
September 40 361,451
October 52 431,215
November 50 397,850
December 49 576,578
1974 _ 670 4,750,052
1973 920 5,166,078
29
53
PV004 $25,000-$99,999
January 136 1,122,567 5
February 89 952,208 16
March 119 791,542 6
April 119 967,221 12
May 115 752,067 8
June 144 1,295,421 9
July 129 1,232,363 6
August 124 1,084,465 7
September 115 1,447,215 7
October 145 1,380,781 8
November 133 1,126,149 6
December 154 2,615,922 8
1974 ._ 1,522 14,767,921 98
1973 1,413 10,823,784 88
PV005 $100,000-$249,999
January 39 1,076,682 8
February 24 353,971 1
March 30 370,844 2
April 21 423,107 3
May 38 713,851
June 39 788,017 1
July 19 436,881
August 30 914,560
September 31 477,297 2
October 37 679,673 1
November 38 743,463 4
December 30 356,626 7
4
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
29
24
1974
1973
376
342
7,334,972
5,624,979
29
44
1
3
1
2
5
~_
2
4
25
30
5
i
~4
1
1
17
11
D 98
BRITISH COLUMBIA
PV006 $250,000-$999,999
Incidents
Loss
$
436,232
Injured Dead
January
31
February
29
703,392
10
1
March
34
134,839
2
1
April
39
297,271
3
May
38
3,699,697
1
June
57
1,502,172
1
July
37
1,012,657
11
August
38
701,261
3
September
30
937,430
1
2
October
31
228,562
November
28
1,050,790
1
2
December
40
432
660,268
6
39
2
1974
11,364,571
8
1973
294
8,913,111
20
4
PV007
$l,000,000-$4,999,999
January
19
392,059
1
February
14
82,663
1
March
19
1,080,249
April ._
14
6,692
1
1
May
18
44,785
2
1
June -
15
118,095
July
15
21,290
August
16
369,068
2
September
15
50,064
2
October
18
1,064,585
1
November
14
817,389
2
December
17
194
1,030,350
3
13
1974
5,077,289
4
1973
208
5,594,543
27
1
PV008 $5,000,000 and Over
Incidents
Loss
$
11
104,185
7
4,461,816
13
15,677
10
295,693
10
576,223
5
9,338
12
583,805
4
147,055
12
517,705
8
371,290
3
110
9
23,515
104
7,106,412
107
1,446,167
January
February „
March
April
May
June
July _
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
PV009 Unclassified
January 5 52,440
February 4 10,246
March —. 2 411
April 3 950
May 3 40,765
June . 4 2,300
July 2 1,288
August 2 1,500
September 3 1,450
October 1
December 3 1,300
1974 _ 32 112,650
1973 43 426,900
1
1
2
SI Source of Ignition
SI000 Unknown
January
80
274,122
1
February
47
1,069,606
March
39
64,862
April
53
136,332
May
51
240,054
June
48
228,954
July
35
72,442
August
39
226,866
September
48
575,326
October
36
146,239
November
33
63,814
3
2
December
28
537
87,806
3
1974 —
3,186,423
2
1973
872
1,786,660
7
2
Heating Equipment
SI011 Central Heating Unit
January 18 114,835
February 3 18,200
March 3 13,985
April 5 17,200
May 9 89,735
June 6 34,843
July 2 6,500
August 2
September 2
October 9
November 11
December 14
142,000
1
1,100
33,913
1
83,192 _
_
74,185
..
1974
1973
84
83
629,688
2,146,483
SI012 Service Water-heater
January 3 14,800 2
February 4 11,203
March 5 77,376
April 3 6,700 1
June 2 550 1
July 3 11,800
August 3 23,460
September 1 800
November 4 67,000
December 3 49,925
1974 31 263,614 4
1973 39 311,987 12
SI013 Space Heater—Stationary
January
February
March _
April
May
June
August
September
October
November
December ....
1974
1973
12
88,522
12
44,630
11
32,850
11
50,599
1
5
26,820
1
4
111,020
3
5,950
3
8,000
8
39,050
1
8
6,895
12
133,965
89
548,301
3
96
450,578
4
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 99
SI014 Space Heater—Portable
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January ..
February
March
April
May
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
January ..
February
March
April
May
1
5
3
1
2
1
3
2
5
23
18
500
76,350
9,300
4,750
16,000
400
500
125
19,102
127,027
145,824
SI015 Fireplace
June
August _. —..
September
October __.
September
December
1974 _
1973
January ...
February
March
April
May
June
July
14
4
5
6
4
4
1
5
4
6
7
60
77
34,092
26,363
3,927
644
1,603
11,025
150
9,977
3,225
51,510
24,213
166,729
149,837
SI016 Chimney, Gas Vent
August
September
October .
November
December .
1974
1973
3
3
2
4
1
4
2
2
3
1
1
2
28
34
1,300
23,255
6,500
1,950
300
9,500
675
143,500
1,800
500
189,280 3
154,961 1
SI017 Flue Pipe, Vent Connector
January
March
April
June
September .
October
November .
December ..
1974 ..
1973
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
13
11
37,200
1,350
1,200
650
200
11,500
100
200
52,400
22,828
SI018 Steam, Hot-water Pipe
July
December
1974
1873
2,500
500
3,000
11,150
SI019 Unclassified or Unknown
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
31
9
22
12
14
3
5
144,046
66,677
73,668
47,350
88,127
4,100
44,550
August
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973 —
Incidents
2
9
15
15
14
Loss Injured Dead
41,333
166,866
647,461
170,050
268,100
151
134
1,762,328
949,244
Cooking Equipment
SI021 Stove, Range
January
February ...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
20
24
20
24
29
37
23
26
20
26
29
26
304
286
60,099
117,589
32,300
126,481
108,114
113,229
82,374
105,995
50,985
84,139
74,606
128,945
1,084,856
581,049
7
3
1
2
4
4
4
5
3
2
1
3
39
21
June
July
September .
November
December .
SI022 Oven
2
1
1
1
1
350
200
130
7,303
18
1974
1973
8,001
4,326
SI023 Food-warming Appliance—Portable
February ....
August
October
December ~
1974 ....
1973 —
3
1
1
1
6
12
106
64
200
11,258
11,628
40,752
January
March —
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December .
1974
1973
SI024 Deep-fat Fryer
892
172
16,990
30,664
7,000
2,081
4,500
125
70
18,074
18,050
SI025
1
2
4
7
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
26
49
1
98,618 1
169,951 3
January
March -
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December .
Cooking Unit—Portable
50
3,433
14,000
1,500
30,000
450
23,572
8,000
200
87,000
1
1974
1973
18
20
168,205
49,139
D 100
BRITISH COLUMBIA
SI025 Open-fired Broiler—Fixed Type
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
April
October .
1974
1973
100
26,400
26,500
5,732
SI027 Open-fired Broiler—Portable Type
March
April
1
3
2
1
2
9
8
30
3,410
1,100
9,000
691
July
August
1974
1973 ....
14,231
1,637
1
SI029 Unclassified or Unknown
January
11
21,947
February
6
39,975
1
March
5
1,491
1
April
6
12,973
May
5
1,835
June —
11
64,624
1
July
11
28,657
1
August
8
50,176
1
September
10
47,035
October
4
21,131
1
November
7
69,972
December
1
85
3,500
.....
1974
363,316
6
1973
120
196,999
5
Smokers' Material
SI031 Cigarette
January
February ..
March
April
May _..
June
July
August
September
October
November
December .
63
57
50
- 40
50
79
46
56
56
55
51
35
136,214
104,590
94,248
76,708
113,651
201,130
147,152
133,939
64,917
211,141
713,872
58,591
1974
1973
638
814
2,056,153
4,354,202
41
63
SI032
Pipe
November
1
1
2
50
1974
1973
50
585
z:
SI033
Cigar
1974 ....
1973
60
SI039 Unclassified or Unknown
January ..
February
March
April
May
June
13
44,739
21
133,931
7
28
81,632
3
48
273,311
11
31
916,737
2
37
214,872
1
3
4
1
3
1
1
2
4
2
3
24
24
1
Incidents
Loss
$
669,303
333,680
169,254
122,394
113,700
302,218
Injured Dead
July
August ...
September —
October
November
December
38
53
49
_. 29
23
35
1
3
1
1 3
1 1
10 3
1974
1973
405
._ 361
3,375,771
1,728,281
40 20
36 14
SI040 Electrical Distribution Equipment
197'4
1973
1,200
SI041 Electric Wiring, Cable—Permanent
January 27 295,745 1
February 15 9,820
March _ 18 151,182
April 23 25,925
May 35 17,399
June 20 22,026
July 26 41,499
August _ 33 148,899
September 36 145,850
October 25 19,696
November 28 103,116 —
December 26 88,943
1974 _ 312 1,070,100 1
1973 _ 239 520,414 4
SI042 Transformer
January „
February
March _
July
September
1974
1973
18,900
1,000
800
1,000
21,700
126,275
SI044 Panelboard, Switchboard
January
March ~
April
May
June
August
September
December
1974
1973
1,275
700
400
3,182
700
47,400
15,072
900
15
11
69,629
9,511
SI045 Switch, Outlet
January
April
May . _
June
July
August
September
November
December
1974
1973
4
2
2
4
3
3
5
4
35
34
11,729
9,340
7,868
502
53,900
29,500
2,225
1,675
7,049
123,788
167,356
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 101
S1046 Electric Wiring, Cable—Temporary
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
January
February ..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December .
1974
1973
SI047
August
September
1974
1973
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
5 5,047
1
4 7,400
3 10,300
5 64,917
5 38,592
1
2 5,805
2 1,910
3 3,600
2 5,023
7 44,639
4 448
9 421,630
1
51 609,311
3
57 1,373,003
4
Signal, Telephone Equipment
1 3,000
1 1,200
4,200
SI048 Battery, Rectifier
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
5
2
4
4
3
4
2
2
6
5
5
5
47
36
30,556
1,650
1,265
1,550
300
33,550
50,600
3,000
2,227
3,755
2,800
950
132,203
21,580
SI049 Unclassified or Unknown
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
31
13
17
12
15
18
20
29
22
30
25
17
249
208
357,028
104,555
77,610
24,800
27,080
986,529
140,100
119,226
16,897
188,592
27,766
181,080
2,251,263
1,552,808
Appliances
SI051 Television, Radio
January „
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September ....
October
November ...
December ...
1974
1973
2
4
3
4
3
5
2
6
2
8
4
2
45
29
350
16,127
1,925
11,550
11,529
775
80
54,731
3,200
111,412
29,244
2,200
243,123
155,882
SI052 Motor—I Horsepower and Over
January
March
April
May
June
August
October
November
December
1974 _..
1973
Incidents
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
4
19
27
Loss
$
2,875
9,000
1,000
500
1,360
2,941
450
55,000
7,450
80,576
481,957
Injured Dead
SI053 Motor—Under 1 Horsepower
January
February _
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
November
December
1974
1973
1
2
3
3
5
5
1
2
2
2
1
27
25
110
301,700
500
21,260
86,785
1,765
59
400
100
2,035
50
414,764
59,839
SI054 Electronic Equipment—Communications
January
May
June
1974
1973
500
1,400
1,800
3,700
24
SI055 Electronic Equipment—Data Processing
April
September .
1974
1973
12
100
112
3,780
SI056 Electric Blanket
January 4 19,862
March 3 30,359
August 1 130
September 1 5,000
November 1 7,500
1974 10 62,851
1973 18 65,999
SI057 Incandescent Lamp
January 5 35,802
February 2 8,781
March 2 10,902
April 5 15,420
May 2 671
June 2 550
July 4 1,675
August 4 3,700
September 3 44,700
October 7 6,135
November 9 54,039
December 3 12,487
1974
1973
48
49
194,862
151,825
D 102
BRITISH COLUMBIA
January
April
May
November
December .
1974
1973
SI058 Fluorescent Lamp
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
60
150
3,000
50
200,000
5 203,260
9 4,890
SI059 Unclassified or Unknown
January
February
March _.
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November _
December .
1974
1973
21
14
18
10
11
14
12
16
17
10
10
13
166
148
166,515
4,518,729
82,460
13,632
97,480
21,015
91,645
248,531
470,400
80,964
30,462
51,385
5,873,218
790,315
Other Appliances
SI061 Dryer
January ...
February
March
April
June
July
August
October
November
Devember .
1974
1973
3
3
6
7
2
2
1
5
3
5
37
37
3,500
1,900
3,450
57,254
900
24,000
350
1,531
500
1,007
94,392
61,267 1
SI063 Pressing-iron
February
March .
May
November
1974
1973
341
299
200
100
940
34,273
SI064 Internal-combustion Engine
January 34
February 33
March 42
April 52
May 46
June 67
July 68
August 65
September 62
October' 46
November 46
December 58
1974 _ 619
1973 511
19,826
29,205 1
18,672
41,323 1
23,475
77,898 1
358,809 2
52,540 4
73,400 1
26,060
17,050
43,165
781,423 10
394,859 10
SI065 Tar Pot, Kettle
Incidents
April
June
September
1974
1973
Loss
$
10,500
40,000
200
50,700
2,375
Injured Dead
SI066 Incinerator
February ..
April
September
October
November
1974
1973
8,941
180,500
3,000
100
1,500
194,041
405,386
SI067 Air-conditioning Unit—Local
March 1 200
1974 1
1973 -
200
SI068 Refrigeration Unit—Local
January
May
July
August
September
December .
1974
1973
1
1
3
1
3
1
10
16
107
100
4,233
3,000
12,055
11,500
30,995
53,907
SI069
January
March
April
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974 _
1973
Unclassified or Unknown
1
3
2
2
5
5
2
1
1
2
24
35
1,500
2,000
2,035
20,250
12,750
37,121
25,025
2,028
300
10,200
113,209
127,594
SI070 "Open" Flames
1974
1973
January ~
February
March
April
May
June
July _
August
September .....
October
November
December
1974
1973
1
450
SI071
Match
31
125,215
17
67,522
2
i
30
55,290
41
262,844
3
52
761,509
2
60
173,891
41
532,535
27
257,311
1
61
166,949
44
104,940
2
2
34
21,013
1
35
134,030
473
2,663,049
10
4
424
1,854,880
10
8
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 103
SI072 Lighter
January .....
February ...
March
April
June
July
August
September .
November .
December .
1974
1973
May
June
October
1974
1973
January
February ...
March
April
May ._
June
July
August
September
October _
November .
December
1974
1973
January .
February ...
March
May
June
August
September .
October __.
November .
December .
1974
1973
January
March ...
April
May
June
July
August .
September .
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
Incidents
4
1
3
1
1
1
3
2
3
4
23
18
Loss Injured Dead
22,938
148
678
9,850
2,250
500
16,900
2,700
190
10,525
66,679
17.334
SI073 Lamp
365
517
3.782
5 4,664
7 43,402
SI074 Candle, Taper
40
55
43,274
2,300
985
3,055
34,700
2,200
4,167
1,350
86,703
2,500
3,100
4,100
188,434
86,064
SI075 Cutting-torch
5
1
3
3
1
3
2
2
1
2
23
18
62,100
2,200
4,310
2,800
200,000
4,700
2.200
375
20,000
450
299,135
178,099
5
3
4
7
9
5
3
1
3
1
2
43
60
6,316
8,500
275,947
21,400
25,360
21,525
53,000
21,000
2,060
2,700
80,002
517,810
730,707
1
3
14
SI076 Welding Equipment
i
SI077 Torch-
January
February
March
April _
May
-Other Than Cutting, Welding
13 79,816
2 6,050
6,300
28,112
1,750
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
June _. 5 200,659
July 5 25,940
August _. 1 1,000
September 2 750
October 3 9,447
November 2 1,636
December 2 10,150
1974 _. 50 371,610 4
1973 41 94,575 1
SI078 Hot Ashes, Embers
January 5 35,385
February 3 1,837
March 1 100
April _ 3 3,200
May 1 200
June _ 5 203,085
July 6 25,825
September 1 3,000
October 5 14,675
November 5 2,450
December 8 6,500
1974 43 296,257
1973 _. 39 380,961
SI079 Unclassified or Unknown
January 31 280,849
February _. 14 286,386 _...
March 23 142,500
April _ 35 286,030 6 1
May 48 297,005
June 40 131,584
July 29 585,666 1
August - 27 280,300 2
September 46 251,273 1
October 55 414,714 1
November 44 520,242 1
December 32 271,798 2
1974 — _. 424 3,748,347 10 5
1973 _. 466 1,996,518 9 12
Exposure
51081 Structure—Attached
January 3 233,500
February 2 8,455
March 1 600
April _ 1 400
May 1 5,000
June _. 2 3,100
July 1 300
October 2 11,300
November 1 7,500
1974 _. 14 270,155
1973 _. 2 13,000
51082 Structure—Detached
February 2 573
March — _. 1 900
April 7 4,770
May 5 2,750
June 2 14,100
July 3 3,800
August 3 1,500
September 2 300
October _. 2 1,200
November 3 39,750
December 5 15,900
1974 __ 35 85,543
1973 53 394,657
D 104
BRITISH COLUMBIA
SI083 Lumber Yard
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
June
1974
1973 .
250
SI084 Outside Storage Container, Tank
1974
1973
January _
February
March
April
May
June
July
10,925
SI085 "Open" Fire
August —
September
October —
November
December
1974
1973
3
1
2
3
5
4
1
1
2
3
3
1
29
47
1,140
11,100
11,500
2,861
3,650
3,500
300
450
1,600
8,825
125
45,051
634,962
July
SI086 Forest
1 4,500
1974
1973
March
April _
May
July .._
1
4,500
500
SI087 Grass, Brush
August
1974
1973
1
1
1
2
3
8
24
5,000
5,140
600
150
900
11,790
89,450
SI089 Unclassified or Unknown
January —
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August —
September
October ._
November
December
1974
1973
7
6
6
6
26
12
14
17
17
9
131
130
76,780
205,337
9,460
25,748
367,525
581,137
125,887
14,050
164,997
42,170
13,885
8,500
1,635,476
988,478
SI090 Miscellaneous Source
May
797
1974
1973
797
800
SI091 Heat-treatment Equipment
Incidents
Loss
$
9,000
3,500
500
36,000
16,000
34,500
200
Injured
January
March . ...
April
July
September
November
December
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
11
—
1974
99,700
419,640
1973 .
19
1
SI092 Industrial Oven
January
February _
March
July
2
1
2
1
2,000
4,000
10,604
1,000
—
1974
1973
6
5
17,604
11,840
—
SI093
1974
Printing Equipment, Photographic
Equipment
1973
March
April ..
May
69,860
SI094 Explosive
December
1974
1973
17,000
1,800
32,000
400
51,200
SI095 Fireworks
April
June
October
November ..
1974
1973
120
90
6,775
5,200
13
3
12,185
650
SI096 Bearing, Belting, Conveyer, Brake
January
February _
March
April
May ._ _
June
July
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
3
5
2
1
2
4
1
1
2
1
1
23
19
21,400
12,755
250
8,000
2,800
16,631
1,400
1,000
560
307,573
350
372,719
45,500
SI097
Machinery, Equipment—Commercial
and Industrial
March
May
June
July
August .
September
October
November .
December
1974
1973
15,700
72,554
3,000
35,780
44,715
4,146
96,100
50
17
13
272,045 1
45,929 1
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 105
February _
March
May
June
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
SI098 Chemical Reaction
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
1 30
1 1,500
1 40,000
2 2,600 _
4 8,688
2 450
3 17,062
1 750
1 14,000
16 85,080
7 132,952 1
SI099 Unclassified or Unknown
January ..
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Incidents
■119
119
132
125
175
189
186
184
150
189
126
128
1974.
1973 .
... 1,822
... 1,586
Loss
$
1,810,951
1,043,127
2,386,805
1,085,624
3,278,408
1,878,868
1,685,874
1,815,321
2,351,644
2,932,424
1,799,388
2,892,989
24,961,423
17,639,449
Injured Dead
6
7
5
2
3
14
1
52
43
3
2
6
5
1
4
4
34
25
SP Sprinkler Protection
SP000 Unknown or Not Applicable
January
448
2,241,258
14
8
February
322
2,256,861
16
1
March
371
1,102,752
9
April ...
._ 431
1,665,518
5
3
May
492
1,363,442
13
8
Tune
._ 520
1,772,459
10
4
July
468
2,724,389
11
4
August
478
1,649,250
11
7
September
... 513
2,508,805
4
4
October
487
2,686,682
10
6
November
419
2,161,495
9
8
December
378
... 5,327
1,802,864
14
126
7
1974
23,935,775
60
1973
... 5,228
15,904,969
119
50
SP001 Complete—Supervised or Standard
Watchman
January _.
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October _
December
1974
1973
3
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
21
35
360
2,200
58,297
20,000
2,500
8,650
268,370
1,391
3,500
3,250
26,500
395,018
836,435
SP002 Complete—Alarm to Fire
Department
January
February _
April
May
July
August
September .
December _
1974
1973
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
14
16
1,275
400
370
23,515
2,800
1,158
4,146
10,025
43,689
83,893
SP003
Complete-
-Unsupervised, Local
Alarms Only
January ....
. . 2
176,519
February .
2
8,991
March
5
63,200
April
3
143,900
May
4
32,275
June
1
5,000
July
1
1,550
August
5
32,888
1
September
3
6,075
October _
5
72,362
November
4
1,285
_
December
2
37
3,025
1974
547,070
1
1973
32
193,520
2
SP004 Partial—Supervised or Standard
Watchman
February .
March
April
May
June
August
October _
November
December
1974
1973
20,600
500
192
2,500
600
50
2,000
60
500
13
32
27,002
136,192
SP005 Partial—Alarm to Fire Department
January .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
10
9
5
3
3
7
3
65
61
4,325
900
1,125
30
215
955
705
55
180
151,610
835
160,935
181,530
D 106
BRITISH COLUMBIA
SP006 Partial—Unsupervised, Local
Alarms Only
Incidents
Loss
$
81,496
Injured
Dead
January ... . 12
February 3
1,550
1
March 10
31,257
2
April 14
39,450
1
1
May 8
615,676
June 10
85,360
July 10
62,855
August 8
95,968
1
September 8
38,350
October 7
26,640
November 7
32,340
December 7
21,546
2
1974 104
1,132,488
7
1
1973 112
2,344,777
19
2
SP007 Insufficient Information to Classify
January
February
March
April
May
July
August
September .
November
December
1974
1973 —
16
40
875
11,200
10,000
108,438
500,000
54
300
1,500
500
2,700
635,567
2,321,555
SP008 No Sprinkler Protection
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
January 179 2,227,796 15 8
February 133 6,080,050 13 13
March _ 147 2,275,864 7 2
April _ 137 1,289,444 24 3
May 167 3,500,496 7 1
June 196 3,106,410 7 6
July 131 1,757,273 13 1
August _ 157 2,684,798 8 5
September 133 2,238,301 8 5
October 160 2,698,554 4 8
November 143 2,170,535 9 3
December 174 3,876,821 12 6
1974 .....
1973
33,906,342
23,217,427
SP009 Unclassified
January 7 21,405
February 2 1,492
March _ 6 36,260
April 3 2,469
May 11 851,791
June 7 684,150
July 5 165,397
August 4 4,350
September - 11 219,991
October 7 12,741
November 5 45,425
December 4 12,825
1974 72 2,058,296
1973 77 489,868
127
142
61
61
TI Time
TI001 0001-0800
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October _
November
December
1974
1973 _
165
110
111
131
207
200
167
176
167
164
130
161
1,889
1,876
1,581,834
5,258,566
1,101,963
1,224,668
2,931,639
2,708,214
1,970,573
2,322,472
1,668,991
3,081,842
1,342,812
2,252,012
27,445,586
17,857,466
January
February
March
April
May
June
July _
TI002 0801-1600
... 229 2,215,898
163 964,379
_ 172 1,492,632
200 861,976
191 570,276
209 1,202,557
175 534,247
6
12
3
4
8
5
15
2
3
3
78
114
17
9
6
9
3
3
5
45
60
August _ 211 913,651
September 214 996,450
October 211 1,067,423
November 213 1,210,667
December 168 881,868
1974 __ 2,356 12,912,024
1973 _. 2,410 11,550,997
TI003 1601-0000
January 273
February 197
March 270
April 268
May _ 292
June 331
July 284
August 272
September 299
October 300
November 242
December 253
1974
1973
3,281
3,331
957,577
2,160,399
984,435
1,184,262
3,390,310
1,752,073
2,478,823
1,234,735
2,355,282
1,353,144
2,009,771
2,623,761
22,484,572
16,301,703
6
6
7
4
11
86
6
10
10
18
11
9
4
13
3
4
105
96
4
2
5
3
2
39
25
6
6
2
2
3
38
31
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 107
WM Size of Water Main
WM000 Unknown or Not Applicable
Incidents
Loss
$
1,541,063
Injured
Dead
January
376
10
13
February
268
1,619,409
8
1
March
286
795,478
5
1
April
288
809,684
1
3
May
348
1,011,971
6
1
June
347
1,062,330
6
July .... _
315
783,222
4
3
August
374
1,041,055
8
4
September
384
1,755,058
3
4
October
339
1,334,609
4
5
November
274
846,192
5
5
December
265
3.864
4,422
2,024,685
9
69
107
5
1974
14.674,756
11,441,920
45
1973
44
WM001 0 Inches
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October ...
November
December
1974
1973
21
19
20
19
18
26
20
25
28
29
22
18
265
256
231.050
415,172 3
88,195
138,656
270,699 1
461,185 1
154,462
288,121 1
296,267
393,213 1
336.174 1
232,713
3,305,907
4,068,007
WM002 4 Inches
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973 .
33
23
26
32
28
33
25
20
24
38
29
25
336
377
4,184,985
2,769,272
WM003 5 Inches
January
February
April
July _
September __.
October
November
1974
1973
17
558,316 1
403,484 3
257,350 3
363,448
95,206
799,079
408,925 1
148,831
168,295
147,671
588,302 2
246,078
10
20
1
1
4,000
199
3
1
1
2
1
6,600
70,000
300,000
22,150
41,000
10
9
443,850
20,061
1
2
2
1
1
7
12
WM004 6 Inches
January
February ...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October ....
November .
December
1974
ncidents
Loss
$
601,399
Injured Dead
119
7
1
97
5,335,685
13
7
92
336,648
2
1
99
335,735
16
2
95
2,373,742
4
4
129
1,285,964
4
4
105
897,034
_..
2
108
835,095
9
2
114
908,747
3
3
103
746,041
3
1
135
706,208
5
1
123
2,011,892
7
73
4
1,319
16,374,190
32
1,378
13,740,831
77
33
WM005 8 Inches
January 62 504,215
February 38 321,137
March 77 1,573,488
April 94 920,494
May _ 127 1,982,120
June 123 802,995
July 113 957,671
August 72 1,304,957
September 81 1,328,063
October _. 96 761,126
November 76 762,866
December 83 417,253
1974 1,042 11,636,385
1973 632 7,393,587
WM006 10 Inches
January - 17 503,835
February 8 54,830
March 19 304,380
April 15 102,466
May 20 784,074
June 33 204,900
July 11 110,353
August 18 154,335
September 28 197,942
October 34 136,847
November _. 17 472,509
December 36 295,126
1974 256 3,321,597
1973 169 1,168,481
WM007 12 Inches
January 20
February 6
March - 25
April . 29
May 30
June 33
July 19
August 31
September 13
October 20
November 19
December _ 15
1974 _
1973 ...
260
234
315,976
47,764
56,673
378,716
234,190
1,028,466
1,407,746
411,777
33,426
173,002
48,624
433,785
4,570,145
2,523,036
4
3
4
1
5
5 3
8
2 1
2 2
5 2
4 3
5 1
48
58
13
7
12
13
1
1
1 1
2 1
1
1
2
3 Z.
2 1
7
1
7
2
1
1 2
1 3
1
6 1
25
4
D 108
BRITISH COLUMBIA
WM008 14 or Over Inches
WM009
Unclassified
Incidents
Loss
$
61,715
Injured Dead
Incidents Loss
Injured Dead
January
5
January
13
433,740
1
February
3
48,200
1
February
7
137,563
1
5
Marrh
3
54,850
March . __
5
111,968
3
April ..
9
95,732
5
April
11
119,375
May
19
53,223
May
5
87,000
2
3
June
10
1,325
.
June
6
16,600
July
13
73,330
10
July
4
120,900
August
3
200,850
August
8
85,837
September
5
925
2
.
September
2
32,000
October
9
■1,647,800
October
5
139,950
November .
8
153,175
November . .
4
608,200
December
10
13,250
—
—
December _
7
82,859
1974 ..
97
2,404,375
17
1
1974
77
1,975,992
6
9
1973
72
1,765,166
7
1973
68
819,805
1
2
WS Water Supply—Flow
wsooo
Unknown
or Not Applicable
WS003
200-399 Gallons per
Minute
January
362
1,954,392
8
8
January
16
92,615
February
262
1,522,303
10
9
February
14
435,458
2
March
268
790,901
2
1
March
8
18,527
April
285
831,290
3
2
April
14
176,264
3
i
May
335
1,253,785
7
1
May
19
32,825
l
June
331
804,096
6
1
June
14
34,703
July
308
707,622
6
3
July
16
462,895
August _
349
875,948
7
3
August
5
118,200
September
. 373
1,361,813
6
4
September
16
396,708
October
320
1,141,743
3
4
October
9
75,119
l
November
263
1,363,879
5
5
November ...
13
55,000
December
247
. 3,703
789,408
3
66
3
44
December
1974
13
157
397,803
1
6
4
1974
13,397,180
2,296,117
1973
. 4,272
10,481,950
109
47
1973
152
1,669,055
5
4
WS001
None
WS004
400-599 Gallons per
Minute
30
322,930
3
4
January
35
287,025
1
23
495,808
February
13
27,443
—
1
March
22
26
138,767
105,391
1
March
April
24
30
192,371
86,365
T
May
24
27
215,419
180,200
1
1
May
June
23
49
1,193,181
1,283,651
~~2
1
July .. _ - ....
20
99,062
July
33
191,068
27
223,920
August
31
371,295
September
34
472,055
September
37
790,493
2
4
48
519,138
1
1
October
35
183,460
31
437,387
1
November
30
541,308
December
24
336
267,413
4
10
2
9
December
1974
37
. 377
1,149,658
5
8
1974
3,477,490
6,207,318
1973
341
3,812,702
16
10
1973
367
2,420,994
6
6
WS002 Less Than 200 Gallons
per Minute
WS005
600-799 Gallons per
Minute
January
12
232,725
January
37
128,788
1
February
9
125,374
3
February
33
453,924
5
1
March
5
61,700
March
24
63,341
April
3
90,769
April
27
357,320
2
2
May
7
47,700
2
3
May
33
251,896
3
3
June
12
477,511
June
45
1,228,088
1
2
July .
4
90,500
July
35
345,198
1
1
August
8
96,850
August
47
524,984
3
September
9
58,820
September
45
436,388
1
October . .
9
188,550
October
36
340,176
1
1
November
7
43,925
November
39
466,170
2
December
14
331,922
—
December
36
1,142,883
3
2
1974
99
1,846,346
5
5
1974
. 437
5,739,156
22
13
1973
130
1,943,569
6
2
1973
_. 375
4,673,983
27
11
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 109
WS006 800-1,199 Gallons per Minute
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
$
January ._. 78 558,936 9 1
February _. 68 604,742 8 3
March 75 704,271 8 1
April 72 805,700 8 1
May 53 1,780,210 2
June _. 77 301,793 3 1
July 58 1,360,721 1
August . _. 79 1,083,164 5 5
September 38 539,682 1 1
October 73 676,369 4
November 73 373,962 5
December 78 681,138 6 3
1974 _. 822 9,470,688 60 16
1973 _. 907 8,274,638 49 19
WS007 1,200-1,5999 Gallons per Minute
January 39 137,785
February 9 33,069
March 35 95,067
April 29 185,959
May 34 114,880
June 26 143,483
July 25 58,285 1
August 28 304,560 3 1
September 27 8,277
October 25 345,625 1 1
November 26 911,603 4 1
December 29 580,054 6 1
1974 _. 332 2,918,647 15 4
1973 _. 342 2,878,350 25 6
WS008 1,600 or Over Gallons per Minute
Incidents
January 52
February 34
March 86
April 108
May 153
June 154
July 122
August 78
September 97
October 115
November 102
December 98
1974 1,199
1973 _ 681
Loss Injured Dead
986,890
4,613,735
1,491,325
568,384
1,950,829
1,198,319
1,665,292
799,690
809,487
1,986,744
369,716
341,512
16,781,923
8,810,110
9
3
6
13
7
5
15
3
2
4
3
6
76
54
WS009 Unclassified
January 6 53,223
February 5 71,488
March 6 22,760 3
April 5 63,464 1
May _ 9 51,500
June _. 5 11,000
July 5 93,000
August 7 72,247
September 4 147,000
October 5 45,485
November 1 300
December 6 75,850
1974 _ 64 707,317
1973 -. 50 744,815 1
1
4
1
1
4
4
2
17
9
XD Extent of Damage
XD000 Unknown or Not Applicable
January .
February —
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October —
November .
December .
1974 2,957
1973
217
644,208
5
165
1,339,172
181
372,185
222
387,460
283
572,831
1
312
596,888
3
283
1,281,909
6
2
290
659,647
3
328
1,210,016
2
1
263
809,477
2
221
478,183
4
5
162
371,489
1
24
1
957
8,723,465
15
832
6,023,812
25
4
XD001 Confined to Object of Origin
January 92
February 70
March 120
April 104
May 113
June 123
July — 84
August _. 77
September 106
October 104
November 88
December 97
1974
1973
1,178
1,366
139,287
47,379
75,349
49,783
92,710
819,204
41,615
75,711
227,581
192,648
80,088
113,080
1,954,435
2,072,064
1
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
2
16
30
11
5
XD002 Confined to Part of Room/Area
of Origin
January 96 163,386 2
February 53 96,441 3
March 64 44,665 4 _
April 68 30,427 3
May 52 56,710 1 _
June 79 52,976 5
July 76 432,254 1
August 64 74,845 3 _
September 69 71,076 4 _
October 59 589,330 1
November 73 66,517 1
December 71 90,152
1974 _. 824 1,768,779 28
1973 853 768,374 20
XD003 Confined to Room of Origin
January 41 46,974 5
February 29 55,084 3
March 36 113,786 1
April 34 49,290 3
May 50 73,390 5
June 41 83,480
July 26 25,945
August _. 45 52,348 3
September 31 29,167 4 _
October 33 33,542 3
November 39 91,035 2
December 33 54,018 2
1974 _. 438 708,059 31
1973 _. 462 1,373,354 27
D 110
BRITISH COLUMBIA
XD004 Confined to Floor Area or Origin
Incidents
January 44
February _. 24
March 34
April _ 29
May 37
June — 32
July 18
August 22
September 16
October 41
November 29
December 28
1974 - 354
1973 370
Loss Injured Dead
182,183
138,162
202,231
223,979
226,842
283,350
78,397
149,886
144,955
208,682
152,656
133,960
2,125,283
1,622,420
2
3
3
32
45
2
2
2
11
12
XD005 Confined to Building of Origin
January 152 2,776,139 15 7
February _. 112 6,132,468 17 12
March .- 97 2,551,491 5 1
April _ 120 2,363,173 20 5
May 124 4,769,083 5 7
June - 104 2,283,798 6 5
July 104 2,753,632 14
August 112 3,044,479 4 7
September. 93 2,179,453 2 3
October 146 3,361,717 5 8
November 111 2,187,508 6 3
December 135 2,830,367 18 8
1974
1973
1,410
1,281
37,233,308
23,731,154
117
120
66
69
XD006
January ..
February
March .—
April
May
June
Extended Beyond Building of
Origin
11
10
10
10
16
34
757,105
554,023
107,426
112,090
1,050,094
1,527,413
Incidents
July 24
August 26
September 24
October 15
November 14
December _ 14
Loss Injured Dead
1974
1973
208
233
$
347,408
313,762
998,750
224,300
1,424,838
2,082,475
9,499,684
7,413,148
13
22
8
15
XD007 Confined to Roof
January
February _
March
May
June
July
August
September
October
November .
December .
1974
1973
9
1,777
2
13,046
3
1,325
10
33,065
8
12,302
4
7,483
5
29,800
3
1,325
1
1
500
2
800
48
101,423
55
68,196
XD009 Unclassified
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October ...
November
December
1974
1973
5
44,250
5
7,569
8
110,572
3
12
54,704
1
5
17,500
7
3,433
7
15,000
1
18
70,380
2
1
10
158,400
13
82,713
9
81,925
10
81,300
7
109
727,746
1
165
2,637,644
9
4
XF Extent of Fire
XF000 Unknown or Not Applicable
January 217 656,365
February _. 164 1,339,174 1
March 180 389,855 2
April 222 391,865 1
May 276 571,576 1
June _ _ 311 586,168 3
July 278 1,271,149 6
August 289 659,802 3
September 329 1,093,516 2
October _ 262 798,080 2
November 219 513,533 4
December 193 371,495 1
1974
1973
2,940
2,845
8,642,578
6,060,486
26
27
15
6
XF001 Confined to Object of Origin
January 124 135,473 3
February 88 61,646 2
March 129 66,701 1
April 126 125,677 2
May 125 93,490 6
June 137 160,787
July 105 116,280 2
August 100 91,852 3
September 122 276,597 3
October 110 217,112 2
November 103 80,141 2
December 113 127,771 3
1974
1973
1,382
1,605
1,553,527
2,249,393
29
40
12
7
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 111
XF002 Confined to Part of Room/Area
of Origin
Incidents
Loss
$
162,504
Injured E
lead
January
95
2
1
February
65
175,585
5
March
86
112,001
4
April _
74
47,717
3
May
93
214,678
5
June
97
185,485
4
1
July
82
390,875
1
August
80
135,709
5
September
74
95,978
6
October
94
693,105
5
1
November
95
203,437
1
December ..
81
. 1,016
160,599
41
2
1974
2,577,673
5
1973
. 1,034
1,386,307
40
6
XF003 Confined to Room of Origin
January 45 257,656 3
February 31 126,757 4
March 31 172,169 1
April 42 204,566 6
May 43 143.811 4
June 48 216,853 5
July 23 113,200
August 37 116.600 2
September 26 50,681
October __ 34 135,259 3
November 38 167.420 1
December 37 117,959 6
1974 _. 435 1,822,931 35
1973 417 2,365,599 30
2
3
1
14
6
XF004 Confined to Floor Area of Origin
January
February ..
March
April ._.
May
June
July
August
September
October
November .
December .
1974
1973 .
41
393,392
7
1
21
171,297
2
2
33
285,974
4
27
536,814
7
30
412,028
3
23
355,463
1
3
18
250,887
2
17
201,792
3
18
312,157
34
796,532
21
160,715
4
1
25
236,375
7
40
3
308
4,113,426
10
252
2,270,324
53
14
XF005 Confined to Building of Origin
January ..
February
March __.
April
119
2,331,952
11
7
84
5,948,047
15
12
72
2,350,583
4
1
92
1,789,005
11
3
May
June _
July
August
September _
October
November
December
1974
1973
ncidents
Loss
$
4,438,394
Injured Dead
92
1 4
77
2,068,340
4 3
83
2,404,921
11
83
2,743,445
2 7
80
2,062,869
1 3
114
2,601,980
1 8
88
2,047,264
5 1
111
2,666,779
9 5
1,095
33,453.579
75 54
1,029
23,182,350
82 60
XF006
January ..
February
March
April
May
June
July
Extended Beyond Building of
Origin
August
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
January „
February
March
May
June
July
August
September
October ...
November
December
1974
1973
January ..
February
March —
April
May
June
July
August
September
October —
November
December
1974
1973
10
754,561
3
1
9
531,023
2
9
89,600
7
43.700
15
965,200
31
1,421,113
1
23
381,848
1
1
28
315,262
1
2
17
939.700
2
13
165,900
1
13
1,341,265
3
11
1,978,475
3
1
186
8,927.647
14
8
209
5,889,472
19
15
Confined to Roof
9
1,777
2
2,246
4
1,575
8
7.490
9
16,302
6
18,483
7
148.100
4
21,325
3
12,750
1
500
3
17,088
56
247,636
65
09
86,200
Unclassified
"
7
61,629
6
27,569
9
110,572
3
9
131,562
1
8
45,558
2
3
7
652,333
8
36,000
1
18
58,296
2
1
10
167,900
11
81,691
7
48,975
._
8
81,100
r—
108
1,503,185
9
4
161
2,220,035
7
2
D 112
BRITISH COLUMBIA
YC Year of Construction
YC000 Unknown
January ..
February
March __
April
May
June
July
August .
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
Incidents
294
221
229
273
340
386
338
353
390
355
303
283
3,765
3,661
Loss
$
1,428,380
1,533,487
878,976
868,213
1,476,418
1,107,810
753,179
778,530
1,718,696
1,387,488
846,511
1,813,480
14,591,168
10,398,356
Injured Dead
March
April
May
June
October
November
December .
1974.
1973
14
30
10,000
15,000
75,300
3,000
7,000
250,025
1,025,000
1,385,325
513,354
YC002 1900 to 1920
January 29 606,844
February 17 331,331
March 27 82,344
April 20 243,263
May 24 171,941
June 28 122,785
July 18 437,850
August 21 202,359
September 17 60,278
October 20 971,565
November 23 127,285
December 14 606,823
1974 258 3,964,668
1973 354 4,287,693
YC003 1921 to 1940
January ..
February
March .
April
May
68
49
72
73
62
459,695
140,107
278,153
488,511
928,985
4
6
2
1
4
7
5
6
3
5
7
5
55
60
YC001 Prior to 1900
35
24
10
2
6
7
5
7
3
1
4
2
2
1
4
4
5
4
37
24
4
1
1
10
17
Incidents Loss Injured Dead
June
July
August
September
October
November
December .
1974
1973
January
February _
March
April
May
June
July
August .
September
October _
November
December
73
47
52
50
56
42
52
696
759
$
431,501
471,903
244,466
448,776
252,416
229,220
404.934
4,778,667
5,612,499
YC004 1941 to 1960
1974
1973 .
103
71
80
93
96
109
80
96
94
80
89
79
1,070
1,205
902,041
654,068
1,302,874
914,318
2,102,983
1,790,952
1,122,378
1,520,251
965,869
528,071
1,030,997
494,263
13,329,065
9,458,234
YC005 1961 to 1980
January —
February ..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October __
November
December
173
112
143
138
165
141
143
137
128
163
123
152
1974 1,718
1973 1,607
YC006
March 1
April 1
June 2
September 1
1974 5
1973 1
1,358,349
5,724,351
1,026,458
741,490
2,136,598
2,195,015
2,198,333
1,725,252
1,827,029
2,355,869
2,079,212
1,413,141
24,781,097
15,423,624
1981 to 2000
225
111
11,781
75
1
14
4
2
2
1
4
58
61
7
7
4
11
6
4
3
2
1
6
5
56
59
5
9
5
5
5
4
3
5
5
6
4
6
62
92
2
~1
1
1
2
11
24
6
2
1
2
4
2
2
5
1
1
2
5
33
22
1
8
2
1
2
1
5
4
3
2
1
30
26
12,192
16,406
Provincial Totals
January
February
March
April
May
667
470
553
599
690
740
626
4,755,309
8,383,344
3,579,030
3,270,906
6,892,225
5,662,844
4,983,643
4,470,858
29
31
19
31
22
17
24
21
16
14
2
7
9
10
5
12
September
October
November
December
1974
1973
680
675
585
582
_. 7,526
. 7,617
5,020,723
5,502,409
4,563,250
5,757,641
12
14
20
29
269
298
9
14
11
13
June
July
62,842,182
45,710,166
122
August
659
116
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974 D 113
APPENDIX A
FIRES INVESTIGATED
Total
Total number of fires investigated throughout the Province 1,400
Fires investigated by the Office of the Fire Marshal 289
Accident or negligence 96
Incendiary 156
Unknown 37
289
Charges laid throughout the Province 289
Number of persons charged 113
Charges laid 168
Arson 59
Setting fire to other substance 18
Other offences 68
Mischief 23
168
Disposition of charges—
Convicted 43
Dismissed 2
Withdrawn 1
Stay of proceedings 11
Committed to institution 1
Pending 108
FIRE CRIME STATISTICS—CANADA
Arson or Attempted Arson
Suspected or known incendiary 1,400
Unfounded
Actual number . 1,400
Offences cleared—
By charge 168
Otherwise 48
Person charged (adult)—
Male 53
Female 26
Persons charged (juvenile)—
Male 32
Female 2
D 114
BRITISH COLUMBIA
FIRE CRIME STATISTICS, 1974
Motive
Unknown
Fraud
Insurance
General
Not Applicable
Revenge
Cover
Crime
Mischief
Mental
39
1
15
1
34
4
45
5
57
6
46
4
39
4
26
1
50
3
60
1
28
3
14
1
Total
Provincial Total
January.—
February-
March
April.
May
June
July
August
September-
October
November-
December—
Year to date.
Incendiary
Actual:
January „.
February-
March
April
May.
June
July
August
September-
October
November-
December.-
Year to date.
Suspected or known:
January
February.
March
April
May„
June
July
August
September-
October
November-
December...
Year to date.
Time
0001-0800:
January
February.
March
April
May-
June
July
August
September-
October
November-
December.-.
Year to date.
0801-1600:
January
February.
March
April
May
June
July
August
51
42
53
54
73
70
55
64
78
94
79
71
784
51
42
53
54
73
70
55
64
78
94
79
71
784
51
42
53
54
73
70
55
64
78
94
79
71
784
31
18
23
23
39
40
32
34
35
41
39
24
4
5
13
10
9
379 |
12
12
12 |
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
3
13
3
10
5
17
5
12
4
13
12
3
1
2
30
| 1 | 30
30
I «
85
1
1
1
3
13
10
17
12
13
12
85
1
1
1
3
13
10
17
12
13
12
85
96
61
97
108
152
136
120
110
150
167
114
89
453
34 |1,400
39
15
34
45
57
46
39
26
50
60
28
14
453
39
15
34
45
57
46
39
26
50
60
28
14
34
96
61
97
108
152
136
120
110
150
167
114
89
1,400
96
61
97
108
152
136
120
110
150
167
114
89
453 | 34 11,400
4
6
8
17
10
6
10
5
3
42
23
32
34
67
56
49
52
53
55
45
29
36 | 94
12
537
16
1
10
i
16
12
3
15
1
5
7
~ i
24
6
20
30
26
28
16
17
REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1974
D 115
FIRE CRIME STATISTICS, 1974—Continued
Motive
Unknown
Fraud
Not Applicable
Revenge
Cover
Crime
Mischief
Mental
Insurance
General
Total
September
13
1
5
10
2
31
October
14
3
17
1
35
November
12
9
1
22
19
2
5
26
123
2
1
.... | 6
17
123
9
281
1601-0000:
January
12
1
1
15
1
30
20
1
10
1
32
25
1
1
18
45
April
18
2
21
3
44
May.
26
1
3
28
1
59
June
22
1
3
3
21
2
52
July —
13
2
9
28
3
55
August
21
2
2
5
11
41
30
2
1
2
31
66
October . ..
39
5
33
77
November ~
28
1
2
14
2
47
December
28
—
....
6
34
282
7
.... | 1
11
32
236
13
582
Property
Assembly:
January _.
4
4
8
February
1
1
2
4
3
1
4
g
April... ..
6
3
9
11
5
1
17
4
2
3
9
July ...
4
1
8
4
13
7
August
2
1
September
7
1
1
3
1
13
October
14
5
19
November
6
2
8
2
—
_..
....
2
4
64
1 1 4
2
45
3
119
Institutional:
January
2
2
4
March
1
1
2
4
April
1
....
1
June
1
1
July
1
1
1
3
August - „
1
1
September
1
1
1
3
October
1
1
November...
1
1
December
5
—
—
___.
1
6
12 | | _
.... | 2
....
3
8
25
Residential:
January
19
1
2
1
16
1
40
February
15
_
1
1
7
1
25
March
20
2
.
1
13
2
38
April
16
l
1
15
4
37
19
2
13
2
36
June
17
10
3
30
July
11
2
10
1
24
August
15
5
1
7
.
28
September
20
.
14
1
35
24
18
42
20
1
3
7
1
32
December
16
1
2
4
23
212
4
l
.... | 17
6
134
16
390
Office:
February
2
1
3
2
1
3
April
1
1
May
1
1
June
1
1
1
3
July
4
4
August
3
....
....
—
—
1
"
"
4
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General
Not Applicable
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Crime
Mischief
Mental
Total
September..
October
November-
Year to date.
Mercantile:
January
February.
March —
April _
May _
June _
July _
August
September-
October.—
November-
December...
Year to date-
Manufacturing:
January
February
March —
April ~_
May
June
July
August
September-
October
November-
Year to date-
Storage:
January
February-
March
April
May.
June
July
August
September-
October
November-
December—
Year to date-
Vehicles, outside areas:
January
February
March
April.
May.
July
August _
September-
October.
November...
December-
Year to date-
Miscellaneous:
January _..
March _
April
May
June _
July
August
17
39
19
8
9
7
8
11
5
7
9
5
8
6
6
89
15
12
14
17
22
33
20
26
38
36
39
34
306
2 I
4 I 22 |
2 | 55
1
1
12
7
15
10
11
10
67
3
6
14
27
14
10
11
25
26
7
3
154
3
2
4
3
6
7
23
5
3
6
4
9
11
4
5
4
6
8
2
67
I 24
11
10
13
16
16
14
11
11
8
14
13
10
147
24
15
21
33
63
58
48
49
77
72
47
37
544
3
3
5
3
8
12
3
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Fraud
Not Applicable
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Cover
Crime
Mischief
Mental
Insurance
General
Total
3
3
6
October.
3
4
7
1
1
6
1
7
23
—
—
1
34
....
58
Incendiary Method
Unknown:
January.
19
1
18
1
39
February.
23
9
32
March
27
2
1
1
13
44
April
25
.
3
19
1
48
May
38
10
26
74
June
28
7
19
1
55
July
27
1
7
15
1
51
August
32
7
10
49
September.
34
1
9
19
1
64
October. _
48
8
25
81
November
38
1
12
51
47
—
—
—
8
55
386
3
.... | 4
52
193
5
643
Flammable liquids:
8
1
9
February. _
10
1
11
March
13
—
i
3
17
April
6
4
4
14
May _
12
i
3
5
1
22
June . .
13
2
i
2
3
1
22
July
10
_
2
7
5
i
25
August
14
2
5
3
4
28
September
22
1
2
3
7
35
October
13
2
7
22
November.....
16
1
1
18
December
10
—
—
1
1
—
12
Year to date
147
6
13
20
41
8
235
Incendiary devices:
1
1
May
1
1
June
1
1
July
2
2
4
September
1
....
....
1
October...
3
3
November.
1
1
3
5
December.
Year to date
Matches and combustibles:
2
....
—
....
2
11 | .... | 1
.... | 1
5
....
18
24
1
2
1
19
47
February
9
2
1
5
17
March
12
1
18
4
35
22
21
43
May.
19
2
25
4
50
June
27
i
1
1
22
2
54
July
16
2
1
17
2
38
16
2
9
1
28
20
i
1
1
24
2
49
October. _
30
2
28
1
61
November
24
_.
1
12
3
40
December.
Year to date
Other:
12
—
.._
4
1
17
231 | 3
—
1
11
9
204
20
479
January
1
1
February. _
....
1
1
March
1
....
1
April
1
|
1
2
May _
3
1
4
June
1
....
1
....
2
....
4
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Not Applicable
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Mischief
Mental
Insurance
General
Total
July
2
1
—
—
--
2
2
3
i
—
2
5
1
3
9 | ....
—
—
1
4
10
24
Not applicable:
May
1
1
—
—
—
—
- 1 i
1
Persons Involved
Unknown:
47
36
52
52
67
65
54
60
74
90
69
63
1
2
2
—
—
2
i
i
l
2
2
2
~2
1
1
3
13
10
17
12
13
12
30
13
30
41
49
35
34
23
46
52
21
13
1
81
49
86
96
131
June _
July
111
107
97
137
154
92
December
76
729
5 | ....
—
13
82
387
1
1,217
Adult male:
3
4
1
4
4
1
1
2
6
2
1
3
2
1
i
~1
~2
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
~I
2
i
~2
2
2
2
3
2
i
l
l
6
7
3
4
8
12
July
5
8
2
3
9
December.
3
Year to date—
28
7 | 1
1
13
1
5
14
70
Adult female:
2
2
1
1
5
--
....
i
l
....
—
l
2
1
2
1
3
3
May -
July
August
October
2
2
2
1
2
December
5
Year to date
11
—
—
- 1 2
—
....
7
20
Juvenile male:
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
1
3
1
....
—
l
2
6
4
4
4
11
5
1
4
8
7
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
7
5
8
8
June
July
13
5
3
September
October
November
December.
11
9
11
4
16
—
_.. | 1
2
55
10
84
Juvenile female:
January
February.
May
July
December.
....
—
l
=
1
2
3
1
i
2
2
3
1
1
....
—
....
l
—
6
2
9
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Not Applicable
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Mischief
Mental
Insurance
General
Total
Offences Cleared
Charge:
4
1
5
10
9
February
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
9
6
1
6
1
June
2
2
1
Inly
1
1
3
8
August _
3
2
1
2
September.
2
1
3
October
3
2
5
9
I
1
2
17
Deremher
7
—
—
2
9
Year to date
43
6
1
—
9
3
16
7
85
Other:
2
4
June...
2
1
8
2
13
July
1
8
August ...
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
9
....
—
....
6
1
1
7
November
1
December
....
—
.._
—
1
1
1
3
3
.... | 5
28
12
48
Not cleared:
January
47
1
2
1
34
1
86
February...
36
15
1
52
March
53
2
1
1
1
32
3
93
April
54
3
45
4
106
May
67
2
13
54
3
139
June
66
i
1
10
38
1
117
July
54
3
17
34
1
109
August
61
3
12
23
99
September.
75
2
2
13
46
138
October
91
12
52
155
November.
70
2
23
1
96
December. ,
64
—
....
....
13
77
738
5
....
1 16
82
409
15
1,267
Persons Charged
Adult male:
1
2
6
5
1
" "
2
i
March.
1
April
1
1
2
3
1
1
5
June
1
2
1
4
July
1
1
2
August
1
2
1
2
6
September
1
1
October
2
2
November
5
1
1
1
8
December
2
....
—
—
—
2
20
6 | 1
7
l
5
4
Adult female:
February.
4
4
March.
1
1
2
May
1
1
July ...
1
1
1
October.
1
1
November
1
1
2
December
5
—.
—
—
....
—
5
12 | .._
—
—
2
.... | ....
3
17
Juvenile male:
January.
1
2
3
March
2
2
May
3
—
—
—
....
—
....
3
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Mental
Total
Insurance
General
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
6
2
December.
11
....
—
—
2
9
1
23
Juvenile female:
January -
1
1
.... | ....
—
1
.... | 1
No charges laid:
47
36
53
54
67
68
54
61
76
91
70
64
1
2
i
2
—
1
2
1
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
3
13
10
17
12
13
12
34
15
32
45
56
46
39
24
50
58
25
14
1
1
2
4
5
3
3
1
3
1
1
1
86
52
92
106
143
130
117
102
147
162
98
80
July
741 6
1
21
82
438
26
1,315
Total charges laid:
January
4
6
6
2
1
3
2
3
9
7
1
2
2
1
i
—
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
i
1
2
5
2
i
2
2
3
~2
1
1
1
1
2
10
9
5
2
9
6
3
8
3
5
16
9
July
October
43
6 | 1
.... | 9
3
15
8
85
Disposition of Charge
Convictions:
3
1
4
1
i
i
l
l
2
-
i
....
1
3
1
4
1
2
3
1
1
1
July
November
13 | 2 | ....
i
—
....
1
17
Dismissals:
l
....
1
1
1
—
1
—
—
l
—
2
Pending:
January ~
1
5
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
i
....
2
1
i
i
i
i
5
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
7
8
4
2
4
6
1
5
2
July
September.
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Motive
Unknown
Fraud
Not Applicable
Revenge
Cover
Crime
Mischief
Mental
Insurance
General
Total
October.
3
7
6
1
--
—
i
2
2
•3-
~1
5
13
g
28
6
1
....
7
3
15
5
65
Withdrawn:
1
1
1
—
—
—
__ | ....
—
1
Committed:
_
.._
_
1
1
Year to date
_ | _
_._ | ....
_
_..
1
1
Authority for Charge
Criminal Code:
Sec. 387
6
3
1
—
....
1
1
i
....
5
i
5
7
1
1
1
3
1
April
10
_ | 3
5
i
19
Sec. 389 (1)
January—
March
May
June
July... -
4
4
2
2
1
2
3
5
1
1
i
i
....
2
1
2
2
i
i
i
5
3
5
3
1
5
1
4
5
5
September
October. :
December...
23
2 | ....
....
2
1
3
37
Sec. 389 (2)
1
2
2
1
i
....
1
1
3
2
June
1
4
1
.... | 1
—
.... | ....
7
Sec. 390
February
May.
September
October
1
1
1
1
—
l
l
2
3
.-.
1
1
2
1
5
December.
3
4
—
3
2
3
1
13
Sec. 392 (1)
August .
November
1
1
—
—
....
1
1
2
.... | ....
.... | ....
—
_..
2
Other:
February _
June
July
1
1
1
2
....
1
1
i
1
2
2
1
September _
1
1
3
2
1
2
8
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APPENDIX B
INSPECTIONS MADE AND ORDERS ISSUED BY LOCAL ASSISTANTS
TO THE FIRE MARSHAL
City Municipalities (31)
Inspections
Orders
Inspections
Orders
547
T587
615
157
Tl51
3,868
607
471
1,245
724
2
"l
423
2
54
New Westminster
6,440
2,350
1,006
301
~~351
1,688
581
139
187
282
27,940
2,211
11,554
346
17
North Vancouver
27
Penticton
3
2
Port Coquitlam
2
Grand Forks
Revelstoke
Trail
184
3
Langley...
Nanaimo
6
White Rock
Totals
66,348
726
District Municipalities (38)
Abbotsford. .
110
1,675
54
382
19
320
1,295
320
284
260
501
1
5
774
"~i
4
1,386
3,116
~ 411
1,682
3,342
173
~ 26
17
56
202
4,907
647
386
1
Oak Bay
6
Pitt Meadows
Pnrt Hardy
1
Delta
2
Salmon Arm
Houston „ _
Spallumcheen
Sparwood
1
Kent
Kitimat . . . .
Stewart _ _
Summerland. ._
13
1
Terra cp.
1
Mission
161 1
412 1
West Vancouver
1
Totals
22,148
809
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TO THE FIRE MARSHAL—Continued
Village Municipalities (59)
Inspections
Orders
Inspections
Orders
Alert Ray
23
82
30
43
Montrose
32
New Denver.. _
2
100 Mile House
14
3
Elkford
~72
Port McNeill
Fraser Lake
Pouce Coupe
Gold River .
Salmo
37
19
Harrison Hot Springs
Sechelt
Invermere .
6
Slocan
Keremeos
Tahsis
Taylor ... .
Lillooet
Telkwa —
Torino _
Logan Lake
Lumby
13
207
16
50
4
Valemount ......
Vanderhoof
Warfleld
Zeballos-
Totals
Masset
Midway
601
6
Town Municipalities (13)
Castlegar
Comox .
~ To9
Ladysmith
Merritt .
Quesnel
Sidney
114
40
46
163
Fort St. John
205
55
Hope
Kinnaird
732
Fire Districts (15)
4
27
202
94
218
3
1
1
Sooke.
770
1
98
172
1
Nanaimo, County of .„„
Westminster, County of
Totals
Prince Rupert, County of.
1,589
3
Grand totals, 1974
Grand totals, 1973
Grand totals, 1972
Grand totals, 1971
Grand totals, 1970
Grand totals, 1969
Grand totals, 1968
Grand totals, 1967
Grand totals, 1966
Grand ttoals, 1965
Inspections
--. 91,418
..... 87,266
63,940
84,104
_ 81,056
77,927
__ 92,074
_ 85,969
._ 84,874
83,678
Orders
1,544
1,686
888
588
92
197
172
529
603
178
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APPENDIX C
TEN-YEAR COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF FIRES AND FIRE LOSSES
Year
City Municipalities
District Municipalities
Town Municipalities
Incidents
Losses
Incidents
Losses
Incidents
Losses
1974
3,870
4,129
4,261
3,465
3,352
3,463
3,081
3,264
3,350
3,351
$
25,927,848
18,383,376
11,976,681
12,777,142
9,529,652
8,466,521
6,899,093
7,327,896
10,340,128
4,756,985
1,985
1,988
2,202
2,308
2,362
2,524
2,301
2,129
2,026
2,030
$
13,101,693
10,725,484
7,525,806
7,890,285
8,721,629
6,924,503
4,296,276
5,307,350
3,173,114
2,855,954
154
157
169
176
168
141
173
154
144
109
$
2,229,183
1973
197?
1,898,429
1,858,834
1971
714,423
1970
1969
19SR
988,678
694,863
763,822
1967 ..
558,875
1966 - .
554,895
1965
342,522
Totals
35,586
116,385,322
21,855
70,522,364
1,545 | 10,604,524
1
Year
Village Municipalities
Fire Districts
Totals
Incidents
Losses
Incidents
Losses
Incidents
Losses
1974
228
239
264
166
180
170
178
161
187
184
$
4,601,838
3,020,548
3,023,716
2,099,707
1,029,951
703,746
1,455,474
1,619,445
912,541
878,033
1,289
1,087
1,224
1,339
1,484
1,304
1,277
1,226
1,196
1,253
$
17,015,608
11,396,257
13,004,079
11,235,201
14,291,164
10,724,813
7,702,306
6,676,487
8,164,901
5,304,290
7,526
7,613
8,120
7,454
7,546
7,602
7,010
6,934
6,903
6,977
$
62,842,182
1973
45,693,116
1972 -
37,389,116
1971
34,716,758
1970
34,561,074
1969
27,514,446
1968
21,116,871
1%7
21,490,053
1966
23,145,579
1065
14,137,784
Totals
1,957
19,344,999
12,679 | 105,551,106
1
73,685
332,606,979
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D 125
APPENDIX D
LOSS OF LIFE, 1965-74
Occupancy
Number
of
Fires
Causes of Fires
Loss of Life
Men
Women Children Total
ApartmentS-
Barge fires (oil)~
Dwellings
Gillnetter boat-
Helicopter -
Hospital
Hotel
Mobile home-
Motor-vehicle-
Outside.
Rest home
Summer cabin
Trailer (travel)
Totals, 1974—
Totals, 1973—
Totals, 1972
Totals, 1971
Totals, 1970—
Totals, 1969—
Totals, 1968—
Totals, 1967—
Totals, 1966—
Totals, 1965
Ten-year totals
19
50
102*
85
84
95
71
74
81
78
58
71
799
Combustibles too close to stove (1)
Apron ignited by electric stove (i)
Improper fueling of gas stove (1)
Colour TV fire (1)
Smokers' carelessness (15)—
In bed (7)
In the home (4) _..
While intoxicated (4)
Gas vapours exploded (1)
Gas exploded when a match was struck
(1)
Arson (conspiracy) (1)
Tear gas bomb (1)
Coal oil lamp overturned (1) .
Electrical (4)—
Wiring (2)
Electrical equipment (1)
Sandwich toaster (1)
Fire-fighter (heart attack) (1) __
Intoxicated (4)—
Set fire to home (1)
Diesel fuel beside heater ignited (1)
Threw kerosene onto wood pile (1)
Oil stove exploded .
Matches (children playing with) (4)
Propane (3)
Smokers' carelessness (21)—
In the home (9) .
In the bed (7)
While intoxicated (5)
Stove (6)—
Electric (3)
Wood (3) .
Suicide (2)—
Murder and suicide (1)__
Improper fueling of gas oven (1)
Crash (1)
Smoking (fell asleep) (1)-
Arson (1)
Smokers' carelessness (6)
Electrical (3)—
Heater (2)
Electric trypan left on (1)
Furnace (malfunction) (oil-burning) (1)
Smokers' carelessness (3)
Accident (4) —
Intoxicated while driving (hit a power
pole (1)
Oxyacetylene torch (1)
Smoking in truck (fell asleep) (1)
Suicides (3)
Treehouse (1)
Candle ignited clothes in closet (1)
Cigarette ignited chair fabric (1)
Electric heater (1) :—
71
57
46
81
32
54
49
46
39
46
521
1
1
5
1
1
3
1
—
32
29
24
39
28
17
27
25
13
17
251
26
30
30
33
44
16
24
35
18
28
284
1
1
1
1
7
4
5
3
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
6
12
7
7
3
5
2
2
1
1
1
2
9
2
1
4
4
7
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
129
116
100
153
104
87
100
106
70
91
1,056
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APPENDIX F
LOSSES OF $250,000 AND OVER, 1974
D 127
Date
Occupancy
Cause
Loss
Jan.13
New Westminster-
Miscellaneous act or omission—
unclassified or unknown
$
282,000
Jan. 4
Cariboo County—
General item storage—unclassi
fied or unknown -
350,000
Feb. 28.
Nanaimo County-
Mercantile
Act or omission unknown — .
922,929
Feb. 18
Port Coquitlam
Sawmill, planing-mill
Electrical short circuit
300,500
Feb. 5
Prince George
Hotel (year-round use)
Miscellaneous act or omission—
unclassified or unknown ■
253,450
Feb. 14
Burnaby
Plastic
4,432,000
Mar. 21
Kamloops
General warehouse
Incendiarism, suspected incendi-
335,350
Mar. 6
Vancouver
Hardware
Miscellaneous act or omission—
unclassified or unknown
1,000,000
Apr. 9 .
Cariboo County.
Sawmill, planing-mill
Welding or cutting too close
254,852
May 29
Dawson Creek
Motor-vehicle repairs _
Miscellaneous act or omission—
unclassified or unknown
450,000
May 25
Vanronver
Sawmill, planing-mill
Incendiarism, suspected incendi-
600,000
May 25
North Saanich
Junior high, intermediate school —
Incendiarism, suspected incendi-
500,000
May 13
Surrey
Apartment over 20 units, with or
Incendiarism, suspected incendi-
352,696
May 8
Chetwynd
Hotel (year-round use). —
unclassified or unknown
1,000,000
May 2
Fort Nelson
Hotel (year-round use)
Human failing—unclassified or
823,000
268,000
May 11
Vanderhoof
Sawmill, planing-mill...
Welding or cutting too close
June 30
Vanderhoof
Elementary school.
Mechanical and electrical fail
ure—unknown or unclassified
650,000
June 14.
unclassified or unknown
279,000
June 15
cultural products storage
unclassified or unknown
500,000
July 5
unclassified or unknown
270,000
July 30
Vancouver..
Printing, publishing
Miscellaneous act or omission—
unclassified or unknown
268,370
July 18
Campbell River
Hotel (year-round use)
Disposal of smokers' material ....
546,405
July 26. .
Richmond
General business office -
arism (no charges laid)
480,000
July 24
Flammable liquid to kindle fire..
Miscellaneous act or omission—
500,000
July 24
Nanaimo County-
Boat-building and repairing—(ves
sels 65 feet and under)
unclassified or unknown
300,000
Aug. 18. .
Vancouver
250,000
Aug. 15
Prince George
Sawmill, planing-mill. —
Incendiarism, suspected incendi-
400,000
Sept. 14
Vancouver
Lumberyards, building materials-
Incendiarism, suspected incendi-
500,000
300,000
Sept. 7
Sept. 12
Westminster
258,360
Sept. 3
Merritt
Hotel (year-round use)
Petroleum refineries
500,000
Oct. 26
Cariboo County
Construction design or installa
tion deficiency—unclassified or
500,000
Oct. 29
unclassified or unknown
800,000
Oct. 13... ...
Miscellaneous act or omission—
unclassified or unknown
344,000
Nov. 7 ... .
Loose or bagged processed foods
307,573
Nov. 30
Incendiarism, suspected incendi-
and repairs
Bridges, trestles, overpass, ele-
383,200
Nov. 23
Cariboo County.
250,000
Nov. 16 .
Cariboo County—
William Lake
600,000
Nov. 3
General business office
Incendiarism, suspected incendi-
250,000
Nov. 6
Smithers
Motor-vehicle and trailer sales
Miscellaneous act or omission—
250,000
Dec. 31
800,000
Dec. 29
Miscellaneous act or omission—
1,000,000
Dec. 15 .
Apartment over 20 units, with or
without business
Mechanical and electrical failure—unknown or unclassified
338,750
Printed by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
in right of the Province of British Columbia.
1976
1,400-1175-2607
BC Sessional Papers
ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL FOR 1974 British Columbia. Legislative Assembly 1976
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