ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL FOR 1975 BRITISH COLUMBIA Hon. Garde B. Gardom, Q.C. Attorney-General of British Columbia Henry K. Jenns Fire Marshal of British Columbia MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL To Colonel the Honourable Walter S. Owen, Q.C, LL.D., Lieutenant-Governor oj the Province oj British Columbia May it please Your Honour: The undersigned has the honour to present the Fifty-third Annual Report of the Fire Marshal for the year ended December 31, 1975. GARDE B. GARDOM, Q.C. A ttorney-General Victoria, B.C. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL This annual report for 1975, as you will notice, is reduced in volume from the previous year. We feel that an annual report should contain only the most important information—information that is easy to understand and is useful to the majority of readers. That way, the important information does not get buried in a large volume of figures. Any additional information of a detailed and specific nature may always be obtained from this office at any time. This annual report is based on the system now advocated by the National Fire Protection Association. It is anticipated that these statistics will provide each municipality with a meaningful basis for fire prevention, fire suppression, and the general upgrading of public safety. HENRY K. JENNS Fire Marshal ' TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Fire Losses in Municipalities and Fire Districts 7 Fire Loss Statistics of All Fires 9 Summary of Fire Losses by Property Classifications 14 Fire Losses of $250,000 and Over. 15 Major Causes of Fire Resulting in Death 15 Fire Casualties by Month 16 Fire Casualties by Day of Week 16 Fire Casualties by Age 16 Circumstances Contributing to Fire Casualties 17 Fire Crime Statistics 18 Inspections and Orders by Local Assistant Fire Marshals 19 10-year Property Fire Loss Comparison 21 Charts— Number of Fires 22 Fires per Capita 22 Annual Dollar Loss 23 Dollar Loss per Fire 23 Per Capita Loss 24 Fire Fatalities 24 Fire Losses in Municipalities and Fire Districts, 1975 City Municipalities Armstrong Burnaby Chilliwack Courtenay Cranbrook Dawson Creek Duncan Enderby Fernie Grand Forks _ Kamloops Kelowna Kimberley Langley Nanaimo Nelson 4 409 35 26 35 25 20 4 4 135 34 11 19 67 27 Loss Injured Dead $ 17,000 1,885,391 27 2 133,121 2 1 55,498 _.... 355,786 . 2 90,133 47,693 1,012,358 591,689 1,241,800 510,861 40,737 66,252 201,910 551,151 North Vancouver City New Westminster . Port Alberni Port Coquitlam Penticton Prince George Port Moody Prince Rupert Revelstoke Rossland _ Trail Vancouver Vernon Victoria - White Rock .... Incidents 104 154 84 11 81 306 27 17 18 11 49 2,016 81 229 14 Loss Injured Dead $ 586,022 798,222 273,834 23,050 1,346,909 2,647,245 273,528 245,384 156,058 215,550 87,904 7,467,199 340,151 1,091,095 176,493 20 1 7 7 3 51 1 29 1 20 Incidents District Municipalities Loss Injured Dead Incidents Loss Injured Dead Abbotsford-Sumas _ Campbell River Central Saanich Chilliwhack Coldstream Coquitlam Delta Esquimalt Hudson's Hope Houston Kent — Kitimat Langley Mackenzie Mission Maple Ridge Matsqui North Cowichan North Saanich 47 45 13 81 7 113 151 32 3 41 123 13 27 103 74 41 267,870 260,580 72,232 739,822 55,512 388,818 861,734 149,179 375,000 148,103 345,561 1,498,064 136,979 639,142 593,868 286,343 248,065 102,100 1 1 . 7 1 1 12 2 1 1 1 14 North Vancouver Oak Bay Peachland Port Hardy Pitt Meadows Powell River Richmond Saanich Sparwood Summerland Salmon Arm Spallumcheen Squamish Stewart Surrey Terrace Whistler West Vancouver 244 29 2 7 11 29 180 112 6 9 32 6 19 7 387 42 2 89 3,923,391 26,225 90,150 645,859 65,263 337,112 1,358,170 259,721 85,700 88,000 817,430 21,016 762,760 75,500 2,211,081 1,171,700 11,000 326,735 17 1 1 1 2 11 2 1 14 1 Incidents Fire Districts Loss Injured Dead Incidents Loss Injured Dead Cariboo County Colwood loco Kootenay County — Langford Nanaimo County Ocean Falls Prince Rupert County 361 19 1 158 10 168 7 122 4,384,894 15,002 6,655 1,815,569 23,440 3,458,390 9,388 2,276,891 Sooke University Area . Vancouver County . Victoria County View Royal Westminster County Yale County 3 25 47 34 3 46 44,000 61,390 851,273 470,601 4,200 775,111 252 4,942,188 19 Castlegar Comox Creston _. Golden _ Hope Fort St. John Kinnaird Incidents 6 9 1 6 34 Loss $ 186,905 22,478 26,610 1,000 18,955 428,725 48,650 Town Municipalities Injured Dead Incidents Ladysmith . 6 Merritt 9 Quesnel 32 Sidney Smithers 13 Williams Lake 22 Loss Injured Dead $ 31,369 526,819 205,017 68,691 1,525,262 __ AA 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA Fire Losses in Municipalities and Fire Districts, 1975—Continued Village Municipalities Inc Alert Bay idents 1 10 3 1 1 5 1 2 1 14 1 1 6 1 3 7 2 1 2 2 13 8 1 Loss Injured Dead $ 31,239 367,100 49,303 361 2,500 600 600 3,300 1,500 112,712 75 434 42,621 1,843 2,230 34,410 15,150 500 4,600 2,510 150,093 2,932 1 9,750 Incidents 6 Loss li $ 1,390 17,253 51,160 ljured 1 Dead McBride Midway Montrose Nakusp Oliver Osoyoos Parksville Pouce Coupe Port Edward Pemberton . . . Port McNeill 2 7 2 3 12 3 2 _. 3 4 Burns Lake — Chetwynd . ■ _ 18,191 541,000 — Elkford 61,285 1 Fort Nelson Fruitvale Granisle Village Gibsons Landing Gold River Hazelton Harrison Hot Springs 100 Mile House Invermere Kaslo 20,100 12,500 9,800 14,450 68,806 11,000 305 1,127 53,900 137,400 25,000 77,609 Princeton Qualicum Beach Salmo Sechelt Fort St. James Tahsis . Tnfinn 5 2 4 1 24 3 1 Lions Bay Lake Cowichan Taylor Ucluelet Valemount - Vanderhoof ~ Warfield Zeballos 1 1 7 4 — Logan Lake . Lumby Lytton 291,500 10,000 4 Provincial Totals Incidents Provincial totals 7,782 Loss Injured Dead $ 66,461,246 275 129 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1975 Fire Loss Statistics for All Fires,11975 AA 9 Incidents Per Cent Inciden 1,106 14.2 953 12.2 960 12.3 1,050 13.4 977 12.5 1,178 15.1 1,197 15.3 361 4.6 Loss Per Cent of Loss Day of week— Sunday Monday—— Tuesday. Wednesday- Thursday.— Friday Saturday Unknown Totals- General construction— Combustible, fire-resistance rating- Less than % hour % hour or greater- Heavy timber construction.. Noncombustible, fire-resistance rating— Less than 1 hour 1 hour or greater- General construction—unclassified- Unknown or not applicable Totals Building height- 1-storey 2-storey 3-storey. 4 to 6-storey.. 7 to 10-storey— 11 to 20-storey... 21 and more storeys- Unknown or not applicable- Totals Year of construction- Before 1900 1900 to 1920... 1921 to 1940- 1941 to 1960. 1961 to 1980- Unknown or not applicable- Totals Interior fire protection— Extinguishers, standpipe system, and manual alarm- Extinguishers and standpipe system... Extinguishers and manual alarm system.. Extinguishers.. Standpipe system and manual alarm system.. Standpipe system- Manual fire alarm system- Manual fire protection facilities—unclassified- Unknown or not applicable Totals Last inspected— Less than 30 days. 31 to 60 days—.— 61 to 90 days 91 to 180 days 6 to 12 months 13 to 24 months— 25 to 36 months Over 36 months- Not applicable. Unknown or not applicable- Totals 7,782 2,783 839 119 131 250 390 3,270 7,782 2,059 964 414 170 319 202 71 3,583 18 283 818 1,121 1,838 3,704 281 56 266 521 113 18 151 296 6,080 13,009,590 6,867,941 5,585,229 8,717,032 11,381,482 9,774,843 9,716,620 1,408,509 100.0 66,-461,246 35.7 10.7 1.5 1.6 3.2 5.0 42.0 100.0 26.4 12.3 5.3 2.1 4.0 2.5 0.9 46.0 32,959,917 10,460,254 3,548,506 1,097,588 2,984,078 5,154,130 10,256,773 66,461,246 I. 24,334,831 16,005,783 3,742,960 1,483,868 5,386,956 3,120,338 1,099,577 11,286,933 7,782 | 100.0 0.2 3.6 10.5 14.4 23.6 47.5 7,782 | 100.0 3.6 0.7 3.4 6.6 1.4 0.2 1.9 3.8 78.1 3,050,157 3,025,252 4,282,762 18,489,959 528,044 325,484 1,265,907 3,486,693 32,006,988 7,782 100.0 66,461,246 221 274 198 453 212 70 23 81 3,672 2,578 7,782 2.8 3.5 2.5 5.8 2.7 0.8 0.2 1.0 47.1 33.1 100.0 4,430,371 8,848,716 6,346,442 4,628,798 5,810,429 1,445,642 186,768 1,659,474 16,320,978 16,783,628 66,461,246 19.5 10.3 8.4 13.1 17.1 14.7 14.6 2.1 100.0 49.5 15.7 5.3 1.6 4.4 7.7 15.4 100.0 36.6 24.0 5.6 2.2 8.1 4.6 1.6 16.9 66,461,246 100.0 535,924 0.8 3,537,937 5.3 7,370,510 11.0 14,747,795 22.1 24,560,704 36.9 15,708,376 23.6 66,461,246 | 100.0 4.5 4.5 6.4 27.8 0.7 0.4 1.9 5.2 48.1 100.0 6.6 13.3 9.5 6.9 8.7 2.1 0.2 2.4 24.5 25.2 100.0 l Similar information is available for groups of specific property classifications as listed on page 1-4— Summary of Fire Losses by Property Classifications. AA 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA Fire Loss Statistics for All Fires,11975—Continued Incidents Per Cent of Incidents Loss Per Cent of Loss Sprinkler protection— Complete— Supervised or standard watchman service 44 15 88 14 52 132 17 1,897 76 5,447 0.5 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.6 1.6 0.2 24.3 0.9 69.9 $ 459,915 82,332 316,546 255,613 8,522 621,598 80,408 38,547,546 1,180,199 24,908,567 0.6 0 1 04 Partial— Supervised or standard watchman service... 0.3 0 9 0 1 58 0 1 7 37 4 Totals 7,782 100.0 66,461,246 Automatic fire-detection system— Complete—■ Heat- Alarm to fire department or central station 25 47 5 11 23 259 48 104 230 7,030 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.2 3.3 0.6 1.3 2.9 90.3 180,004 570,855 1,050 144,559 71,658 4,096,173 22,510 1,167,940 2,758,079 57,448,418 0.2 0.8 Combustion or smoke— Alarm to fire department or central station .... 0.2 Partial- Heat— Alarm to fire department or central station.. . 0.1 6.1 Combustion or smoke— Alarm to fire department or central station— 1.7 Unclassified 4.1 86.4 Totals 7,782 100.0 66,461,246 100.0 Outside fire protection— 4,096 10 372 87 25 25 290 166 2,711 52.6 0.1 4.7 1.1 0.3 0.3 3.7 2.1 34.8 38,682,890 178,486 6,013,628 965,734 1,805,491 1,020,078 6,435,554 2,350,926 9,008,459 58.2 0.2 9.0 1.4 Private hydrant and no fire department - - 2.7 1.5 9.6 3.5 13.5 Totals _ 7,782 100.0 66,461,246 100.0 Water supply flow— 377 105 140 369 475 871 362 1,471 41 3,571 4.8 1.3 1.7 4.7 6.1 11.1 4.6 18.9 0.5 45.8 7,974,204 1,680,610 4,215,919 3,199,024 8,728,234 7,640,904 3,969,380 11,567,122 877,480 16,608,369 11.9 Less than 200 gpm .. . ?nn to 399 gpm 2.5 6.3 ■100 to 599 gpm 4.8 600 t" 799 gpm 13.1 son to 1 199 gpm 11.4 1,200 to 1,599 gpm . . . 5.9 17.4 1.3 Unknown or not applicable 24.9 Totals 7,782 100.0 66,461,246 100.0 i Similar information is available for groups of specific property classifications as listed on page 14- Summary of Fire Losses by Property Classifications. REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1975 Fire Loss Statistics for All Fires,11975—Continued AA ll Incidents Per Cent of Incidents Loss Per Cent of Loss Size of water-main (inches)— 0 287 284 15 1,873 1,078 236 171 57 48 3,733 3.6 3.6 0.1 24.0 13.8 3.0 2.1 0.7 0.6 47.9 $ 5,179,351 2,406,425 744,600 15,746,332 14,279,813 5,829,443 1,068,857 848,829 451,116 19,906,480 7.7 4 3.6 5 1.1 6 23.6 8 21.4 10 8.7 12 ... . 1.6 1.2 0.6 Unknown or not applicable 29.9 Totals 7,782 100.0 66,461,246 100.0 Fire service— 3,021 1,097 1,425 5 48 17 7 302 50 1,810 38.8 14.0 18.3 0.6 0.2 3.8 0.6 23.2 17,924,016 20,532,751 15,001,128 13,150 163,837 216,600 52,300 6,354,923 1,592,676 4,609,865 26.9 30.8 22.5 Police acting as full-time fire-fighters _ ~ 0.2 0.3 9.5 2.3 Unknown or not applicable 6.9 Totals 7,782 100.0 66,461,246 100.0 Extinguishment— 952 109 758 3,860 24 33 14 601 1,041 390 12.2 1.4 9.7 49.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 7.7 13.3 5.0 1,784,592 1,111,551 1,053,127 46,264,301 278,767 209,686 64,325 8,209,073 5,978,918 1,506,906 2.6 1.6 1.5 Fire department— Wr\ter 69.6 0.4 0.3 12.3 8.9 2.2 Totals _ 7,782 100.0 66,461,246 100.0 Level of origin— 532 74 2,691 505 148 87 19 142 131 3,453 6.8 0.9 34.5 6.4 1.9 1.1 0.2 1.8 1.6 44.3 5,256,989 841,960 38,581,520 4,891,079 1,837,428 362,162 337,095 1,052,082 2,569,488 10,731,443 7.9 1.2 58.0 7.3 2.7 4th to 12th storey, inclusive (30-119 feet above grade) - 0.5 0.5 Roof level (includes concealed roof space, attic) 1.5 3.8 16.1 Totals 7,782 100.0 66,461,246 100.0 Extent of damage— Confined to— 1,061 919 467 405 56 1,473 247 131 3,023 13.6 11.8 6.0 5.2 0.7 18.9 3.1 1.6 38.8 2,421,498 1,484,873 1,315,356 2,698,509 164,019 33,995,142 14,026,612 2,346,826 8,008,411 3.6 2.2 1.9 4.0 Roof 0.2 1 51.1 21.1 3.5 | 12.0 Totals 7,782 100.0 66,461,246 100.0 l Similar information is available for groups of specific property classifications as listed on page 14- Summary of Fire Losses by Property Classifications. A A 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA Fire Loss Statistics for All Fires,11975—Continued Incidents Per Cent of Incidents Loss Per Cent of Loss Area of origin— Means of egress- Assembly area- Lounge, living-room- Others Function area— Sleeping Kitchen- Laundry- Others. Storage area inside building- Service facilities— Chimney, flue Others. Service and equipment area- Structural area— Vehicle- Engine area Fuel area Passenger area- Others Outside area- Unknown Totals- Source of ignition— Heating equipment- Cooking equipment- Smokers' material- Electrical distribution equipment- Electrical appliances Other appliances Open flames Exposure Miscellaneous Unknown Totals- Fuel or energy— Coal, wood- Fuel oil Gasoline Natural gas- Propane. Smokers' material- Electricity Lightning.. Unclassified- Unknown or not applicable- Totals Form of heat— Spark— Ember- Electrical.. Static electrical . Direct Same Friction heat- Hot object, conduction or radiation Spontaneous ignition (not incompatible chemicals) _ Heat from smokers' material Unclassified Unknown or not applicable Totals. 194 475 67 652 633 90 525 731 94 63 341 486 946 272 517 649 615 432 7,782 525 508 929 829 263 768 1,196 253 2,146 365 7,782 240 1,215 38 1,646 61 1,090 85 875 250 2,282 7,782 2.4 6.1 0.8 8.3 8.1 1.1 6.7 9.3 1.2 0.8 4.3 6.2 12.1 3.4 6.6 8.3 7.9 5.5 $ 5,668,186 4,573,883 2,729,805 4,256,131 4,744,773 669,552 9,755,784 10,270,319 176,586 1,177,843 6,157,638 5,855,778 1,033,149 360,819 471,310 2,114,489 4,796,178 1,649,023 100.0 6.7 6.5 11.9 10.6 3.3 9.8 15.3 3.2 27.5 4.6 6,005,141 2,254,053 5,304,183 4,378,925 1,842,976 1,439,985 13,251,685 1,536,388 29,119,485 1,328,425 100.0 | 66,461,246 7,782 I 100.0 | 66,461,246 | 3.0 15.6 0.4 21.1 0.7 14.0 1.0 11.2 3.2 29.3 100.0 3,754,325 7,112,015 176,618 14,644,460 318,049 4,483,181 1,232,102 5,307,499 4,309,664 25,123,333 | 66,461,246 8.5 6.8 4.1 6.4 7.1 1.0 14.6 15.4 0.2 1.7 9.2 8.8 1.5 0.5 0.7 3.1 7.2 2.4 66,461,246 | 100.0 9.0 3.3 7.9 6.5 2.7 2.1 19.9 2.3 43.8 1.9 100.0 100.0 5.6 10.7 0.2 22.0 0.4 6.7 1.8 7.9 6.4 37.8 100.0 i Similar information is available for groups of specific property classifications as listed on page 14- Summary of Fire Losses by Property Classifications. REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1975 Fire Loss Statistics for All Fires,11975—Continued AA 13 Incidents Per Cent of Incidents Loss Per Cent of Loss Material first ignited— Structural components.. Furniture, furnishings- Clothing, textiles.. Wood, paper- Flammable liquids.- Flammable gases— Chemicals Agricultural, forestry products- Miscellaneous Totals- Act or omission- Incendiary.. Misuse of source of ignition- Misuse of material ignited Mechanical or electrical failure- Construction deficiency. Misuse of equipment Human failing- Vehicle accident- Miscellaneous Unknown Totals.. 1,186 1,110 255 979 1,588 179 86 174 2,225 7,782 1,729 1,106 423 1,966 181 80 644 130 1,170 353 7,782 15.2 14.2 3.2 12.5 20.4 2.3 1.1 2.2 28.5 13,580,576 5,674,302 1,549,184 11,695,789 7,270,580 2,627,964 854,463 1,000,686 22,207,702 100.0 | 66,461,246 22.2 14.2 5.4 25.2 2.3 1.0 8.2 1.6 15.0 4.5 100.0 15,869,428 7,170,250 4,397,351 10,913,076 1,210,610 463,409 3,851,844 518,384 20,706,149 1,360,745 66,461,246 20.4 8.5 2.3 17.5 10.9 3.9 1.2 1.5 33.4 100.0 23.8 10.7 6.6 16.4 1.8 0.6 5.7 0.7 31.1 2.0 100.0 i Similar information is available for groups of specific property classifications as listed on page 14— Summary of Fire Losses by Property Classifications. AA 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA 58 PM 0« ! i : i es 3 3 i ! 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Salmon Arm Squamish.. Powell River Delta. _. North Vancouver- North Vancouver- Terrace Ashcroft Victoria- Nelson Port Hardy Mission Oliver Yale County Cariboo County Vancouver Vancouver Prince George.... Yale County Merritt Prince Rupert County- Vancouver County Burnaby Prince George Houston Langley.— Yale County.. Surrey- Grand Forks Supermarket- Elementary school Sawmill, planing-mill.. Sawmill, planing-mill- Elementary school Restaurant Junior high, intermediate school- Miscellaneous mercantile! Marine passenger terminal Builders' supply sales Machinery- General warehouse— Sawmill, planing-mill.. General warehouse Arena, stadium Hotel, year-round use Junior high, intermediate school- Apartment, over 20 units, with or without business _. Sawmill, planing-mill Furniture store Fruit, vegetable packing LP gas tanks Apartment, one- or two-units with business Hotel, seasonal use (in season) _. Machinery Elementary school Variety store (large) Motor-vehicle manufacturing and assembly School, college, university dormitory- Freight terminal- Elementary school- Apartment, over 20 units- Elementary school- Restaurant Elementary school- Hardware store Miscellaneous act or omission !~ Criminal offence Miscellaneous act or omission!— Miscellaneous act or omissioni— Criminal offence Incendiarisms Fuel spilled accidentally- Arson or other fires* Miscellaneous act or omission! Disposal of smokers' materii Welding or cutting too close Miscellaneous act or omission!— Miscellaneous act or omission! Miscellaneous act or omission!— Mischief, vandalism; no charges laid Human failing! Incendiarisms Criminal offence- Welding or cutting too close- Child playing with fire- Miscellaneous act or omissioni- Part failure, leak, breaks Incendiarisms Incendiarisms Miscellaneous act or omissioni- Arson or other fires! Lack of maintenance Mechanical and electrical failure! Criminal offence Part failure, leak, break: Mischief, vandalism; no charges laid Inadequate control of "open" fire Criminal offence Miscellaneous act or omission!— Miscellaneous act or omission!— Criminal offence _ 1,200,000 465,203 700,000 1,000,000 1,050,000 263,500 1,000,000 645,000 706,604 260,592 250,000 1,331,125 1,700,000 572,174 320,000 250,000 275,000 365,359 450,000 500,000 800,000 250,000 264,000 340,000 483,610 500,000 450,000 732,000 297,000 535,500 500,000 350,000 600,000 250,000 450,000 570,000 1 Unclassified or unknown. s Or suspected incendiarism (no charges laid). Major Causes of Fires Resulting in Death, 1975 Cause Men Women Children Total Careless use nf smoking materials 31 4 1 5 5 2 1 1 3 1 17 15 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 6 3 7 4 2 1 "l 8 49 Automobile accidents 12 Flpctriral 6 Wood-fired stove and space heater. 6 Grain terminal explosion 5 flil stove 4 Overheated grease- Gas stove 4 4 Suicide .... 4 Propane leak Other 4 31 Totals 70 32 27 129 AA 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA Fire Casualties by Month, 1975 Month Injuries Deaths Male Female Total Male Female Total January 15 17 19 18 14 25 14 11 11 24 19 17 2 8 9 3 4 4 7 4 10 5 7 8 17 25 28 21 18 29 21 15 21 29 26 25 7 3 7 10 7 9 7 6 4 9 5 7 3 2 2 5 2 6 7 6 3 5 ~7 10 February 5 March 9 April 15 May 9 June 15 July. 14 August 12 Septemhp.r 7 Octoher 14 5 14 Totals 204 71 275 81 48 129 Day Sunday Monday _ Tuesday Wednesday Thursday _ Friday Saturday Fire Casualties by Day of Week, 1975 Dead Injured 22 32 7 30 22 36 14 40 14 32 20 51 30 54 275 Totals 129 Age Unknown Under 2 2-10 years — 11-18 years — 19-70 years _ Over 70 years Fire Casualties by Age, 1975 eaths Injuries l 17 5 2 13 8 12 22 84 216 14 10 Totals 129 275 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1975 AA 17 Circumstances Contributing to Fire Casualties, 1975 Condition of casualty— Asleep at time of fire Deaths Injuries Bedridden or other handicap Impairment by alcohol Impairment by drugs Under restraint or detention Too young to act . Left unattended (children) Unclassified Unknown or not applicable Totals 35 7 27 2 25 28 Action of casualty— Injured while attempting to escape. 13 Overexertion or heart attack 1 Volunteer entered— Remained for rescue purpose 2 Remained for fire-fighting _ Remained to save property Loss of judgment or panic Received delayed warning Unclassified Unknown or not applicable 51 45 2 16 6 1 4 4 77 120 129 275 50 1 16 69 5 13 8 56 57 Type of fabric or material ignited— Cotton Wool Other natural fibre Other synthetic fibre Mixed fibres . Plastic foam Unclassified Deaths Injuries Unknown or not applicable . Totals — 23 2 1 5 7 "22 69 16 6 8 9 2 10 224 129 275 Cause of failure to escape— Trapped— Vertical spread of fire/smoke Horizontal spread of fire/smoke_ High flame spread—combustible interior finish . Falling debris Explosion Exit blocked or obstructed by fire- Outdoor fire Unclassified Totals 129 275 Unknown or not applicable Totals 18 4 20 5 13 5 3 14 35 9 1 26 4 ~33 28 186 129 275 Ignition of clothing or other fabrics— Outer clothing Sleepwear Underclothing Bedding or bed linen - Mattress or pillow Upholstered furniture Unclassified Unknown or not applicable 23 20 3 10 4 4 13 52 41 9 1 10 8 6 7 193 Totals 129 275 AA 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA Fire Crime Statistics, 1975 Motive Unknown Insurance Fraud Revenge Cover Crime Mischief Mental Total Incendiary, suspected or known— 1,266 594 188 484 90 11 390 22 72 25 137 489 27 745 203 7 305 5 1 1,185 45 8 26 2 35 9 18 7 2 2 3 2 1 4 3 3 1 1 6 6 20 11 2 1 1 8 1 4 2 3 15 3 7 8 1 1 6 7 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 426 93 127 206 70 104 12 16 4 39 159 20 174 47 7 188 10 349 4 68 5 4 24 2 39 17 7 15 4 7 14 2 1 2 7 2 10 4 25 3 17 10 5 4 9 2 1,761 718 Time— 0001-0800 0801-1600 - - . - 326 1601-0000 . . 717 Property— Assembly.— 165 18 519 Office 34 91 30 180 Vehicles, outside areas 664 49 Incendiary method— 935 261 14 535 Other 15 1 Persons involved— 1,544 79 26 100 12 Persons charged— 60 18 42 2 62 6 13 | .... 30 » 122 Offences cleared— 62 11 1,193 10 3 60 4 6 1 6 2 4 13 3 4 8 6 4 9 1 3 30 42 354 6 ~28 22 6 4 2 11 24 4 1 9 1 3 3 4 1 122 Other 80 1,559 Disposition of charge— 25 3 109 4 Stay of proceedings 1 Authority for charge— Criminal Code— Sec. 387 15 43 2 4 3 11 46 Sec. 389 (1) 65 Sec. 389 (2) - 2 Sec. 390 Sec. 392(1)- 13 4 Other. 13 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1975 AA 19 Inspections and Orders by Local Assistant Fire Marshals, 1975 CITY MUNICIPALITIES (32) Inspections Orders 21 1,096 5 1,821 4 268 „ 148 2 86 ~43 2,782 575 610 143 1,262 198 . 556 2 Inspections Orders 5,884 3 2,983 19 1,699 7 230 1 433 624 149 1 238 ' 311 27,301 416 1,848 6,073 29 421 Armstrong— Chilliwack Courtenay.— Cranbrook— Dawson Creek- Duncan Enderby. Fernie Grand Forks- Greenwood Kamloops Kelowna Kimberley Langley. Nanaimo Fort St. John- Nelson New Westminster- North Vancouver... Penticton Port Alberni Port Coquitlam.. Port Moody. Prince George- Prince Rupert Revelstoke Rossland Trail _ Vancouver.... Vernon Victoria White RockL. Totals- 57,617 675 DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES (38) 37 1,070 95 480 414 1,040 304 17 435 ~12 43 2,846 18 1,898 3,541 310 27 40 43 293 5,499 677 916 3 Oak Bay Peachland. 14 Delta 742 1 1 1 Kent..... 2 31 288 332 398 353 1 Surrey. Terrace 3 North Cowichan 20,993 1,232 AA 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA Inspections and Orders by Local Assistant Fire Marshals, 1975—Continued VILLAGE MUNICIPALITIES (59) Inspections Orders Inspections Orders ~2 Montrose Nakusp 37 2 20 126 12 17 1 2 100 Mile House.. Parksville 3 Elkford Port Edward Port McNeilL Salmo 21 24 10 81 6 Sechelt Slocan South Fort George. Tahsis Taylor Telkwa Tofino Lumby. Lytton Warfield Zeballos Midway. 358 6 TOWN MUNICIPALITIES (10) 104 4 33 156 Sidney.. Smithers Williams Lake _ Golden.. 85 34 1 Ladysmith- 412 4 FIRE DISTRICTS (15) Cariboo, County of. Colwood loco Kootenay, County of. Langford Nanaimo, County of. Ocean Falls Prince Rupert, County of 14 25 128 Sooke.. University Area- Vancouver, County of„ Victoria, County of View Royal- Westminster, County of_ Yale, County of Totals- 1,079 141 38 222 1,>S47 Inspections Orders Grand totals, Grand totals, Grand totals, Grand totals, Grand totals, Grand totals, Grand totals, Grand totals, 1968 Grand totals, 1967 Grand totals, 1966 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 81,027 1,920 91,418 1,544 87,266 1,686 63,940 888 84,104 588 81,056 92 77,927 197 92,074 172 85,969 529 84,874 603 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1975 10-year Property Fire Loss Comparison, 1966-75 AA 21 19.56 1967 1968 1969 1970 (1) Number of fires.. (2) Loss- (3) Loss per fire (2) -i- (1) (4) Population (thousands) * (5) Per capita fires [(1) -r- (4)] X 1,000.. (6) Percapitaloss (2) -=- (4) (7) Adjustment Factor (A) 2.. (8) Adjusted per capita loss (a) (6) -f- (7).. (9) CPI Adjustment Factor (B) 2_ (10) Adjusted per capita loss (b) (6) -=- (9).. (11) Fire fatalities 6,903 $23,145,579 $3,353 1,873.7 3.68 $12.35 .699 $17.67 .843 $14.65 70 6,934 $21,490,053 $3,099 1,945.0 3.57 $11.05 .746 $14.81 .874 $12.64 106 7,010 $21,116,871 $3,012 2,003.0 3.50 $10.54 .799 $13.19 .906 $11.63 100 7,602 $27,514,446 $3,619 2,060.0 3.69 $13.36 .851 $15.70 .937 $14.26 87 7,546 $34,561,074 $4,580 2,128.0 3.55 $16.24 .912 $17.81 .969 $16.76 104 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 (1) Number of fires- (2) Loss- (3) Loss per fire (2) -j- (1) (4) Population (thousands)l (5) Per capita fires [(1) -=- (4)] X 1,000.. (6) Per capita loss (2) ■- (4) (7) Adjustment Factor (A) 2.. 7,454 8,120 $34,716,758 $37,389,116 (8) Adjusted per capita loss (A) (6) -=- (7).. (9) CPI Adjustment Factor (b)s (10) Adjusted per capita loss (b) (6) -~ (9).. (11) Fire fatalities $4,657 2,184.6 3.41 $15.89 1.000 $15.89 1.000 $15.89 153 $4,605 2,241.4 3.62 $16.68 1.101 $15.15 1.040 $16.04 100 7,613 $45,693,116 $6,002 2,302.4 3.31 $19.85 1.232 $16.11 1.110 $17.88 116 7,526 $62,842,182 $8,350 2,375.7 3.17 $26.45 1.347 $19.64 1.239 $21.35 129 7,782 $66,461,246 $8,540 2,433.2 3.20 $27.31 1.440 $18.97 1.377 $19.84 129 i Population statistics were provided by Statistics Canada. The figures for 1966 and 1971 are actual census figures. The others are estimates by Statistics Canada. 2 Adjustment Factor: In an effort to get a more realistic picture of losses over the years, some form of adjustment factors were necessary to take inflation into consideration. We chose (a) the B.C. Residential Building Construction Input Price Index, as provided by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corp., using 1971 as a base of 1.000; and (b) Consumer Price Index for Vancouver with 1971 — 1.000. AA 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA NUMBER OF FIRES. 1966-75 £ 8,000 66 70 71 Chart I FIRES PER CAPITA, I96M5 < REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1975 AA 23 ANNUAL FIRE DOLLAR LOSS. 1966-75 70 7J Chart 3 AA 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA AVERAGE DOLLAR LOSS PER FIRE. 1966-75 < O a o < 66 68 70 71 Chart 4 72 73 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1975 AA 25 ACTUAL AND ADJUSTED PER CAPITA FIRE LOSS (DOLLARS), 1966-75 OS < O □ Adjusted Per Capita Loss A 68 69 70 71 Chart5 72 73 74 75 AA 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA FIRE FATALITIES. 1966-75 70 71 Chart 6 Printed by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Pro\dnce of British Columbia. 1978 530-178-6818
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