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REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972
Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia
British Columbia. Legislative Assembly
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL FOR 1972 BRITISH COLUMBIA Hon. Alex. Macdonald, Q.C. Henry K. Jenns Attorney-General of British Columbia Fire Marshal of British Columbia DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL To 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-first Annual Report of the Fire Marshal for the year ended December 31, 1972. ALEX. MACDONALD, Q.C. A ttorney-General Victoria, B.C., July 18, 1973. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Report of the Fire Marshal 7 City Municipalities 10 District Municipalities 10 Fire Districts 11 Town Municipalities 11 Village Municipalities 11 AC Action Taken 12 AD Automatic Fire Detection System 12 AL Transmission of Alarm to Fire Department 12 AO Act or Omission 12 BC Building Capacity 13 BH Building Height 13 DW Day of the Week. 14 EX Method of Fire Control and Extinguishment 14 FC Fire Casualties 15 FH Form of Heat 16 FS Fire Service 16 FU Fuel or Energy 16 GC General Construction 16 GF Ground Floor Area 16 IN Incident 16 LI Date of Last Inspection 17 LV Level of Origin 17 MF Manual Fire Protection Facilities 17 MI Material First Ignited 17 OA Area of Origin of Fire 18 OC Occupant of Area of Origin 19 OF Outside Fire Protection 20 PC Property Complex 20 PM Property Management 20 PR Property Classification List 20 PT Property Type 24 PV Property Value 24 SI Source of Ignition 24 SP Sprinkler Protection 26 TI Time 26 WM Size of Water Main 26 WS Water Supply—Flow. 26 XD Extent of Damage 26 XF Extent of Fire 26 YC Year of Construction 26 Fire Crime Statistics Appendix A Inspections Made and Orders Issued by Local Assistants to the Fire Marshal Appendix B Ten-year Comparative Statement of Fire Losses Appendix C Loss of Life, 1963-72 Appendix D Ten-year Fire Summary Appendix E REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL Office of the Fire Marshal, Vancouver, B.C., July 18, 1973. The Honourable Alex. Barrett Macdonald, Q.C, Attorney-General, Victoria, B.C. Sir: I beg to submit the 51st Annual Report of the Fire Marshal for the year ended December 31, 1972. This is the first report following the introduction in this Province on January 1, 1972, of the Uniform Fire Reporting System. The Fire and Casualty Reports made by the Local Assistants to the Fire Marshal are ultimately processed by the Provincial Data Processing Division. The use of this Reporting System will provide us with the information necessary to isolate specific fire problem areas, particularly with respect to the locations of fires and their probable cause. Comparisons between this Annual Report and following Annual Reports will be included in the text in each case to provide an instant reference to losses and incidents suffered in that category in the previous year. The introduction of new categories this year prevents us from doing this in this particular Report and for your convenience we have included in the text (in parentheses) the loss or applicable total. In the year 1972 there was a total of 8,120 (7,454) * fires reported with a loss of $37,389,116 ($34,716,758). This is the highest number of fires and the largest dollar loss suffered through the ravages of fire. I regret to have to report that 100 (153) persons lost their lives in fires during the year. These included 46 (81) men, 24 (39) women, and 30 (33) children. The greatest single cause of fires contributing to these deaths was carelessnesss with smokers' materials. Fire Advisory Service The increase in the activities of the regional districts continues to point out the need of establishing district offices so as to provide inspectional and administrative assistance to municipalities and unorganized areas. The Certification and Acceptance Programme for automobile fire-fighting apparatus continues to provide an important facility to municipalities which require this service in the purchase of such apparatus. The matter of fire department training requirements has received considerable attention, and in particular the need of a training or certification programme at the officer level. To this end we now serve on the Advisory Councils of local regional colleges and anticipate that this subject will be high on the list of priorities for the forthcoming year. Our staff Inspectors made 751 (525) inspections pursuant to the Fire Marshal Act and regulations, while 63,940 (84,104) were made by Local Assistants to the Fire Marshal. A total of 888 (588) Fire Marshal orders was issued and 13 (1) appeals were heard and determined. * Total for previous year. B 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA British Columbia Emergency Fire Defence Plan All facets of the Emergency Fire Defence Plan continue to be updated; while close liaison is maintained with the Canadian Forces, emphasis is being placed on peace-time emergencies. Municipalities continue to take advantage of the availability of fire pumpers (which have been assigned to zones by this office) for training and emergency purposes. We also maintain a reciprocal working arrangement with the provinces and states of the Pacific Northwest. The Fire Marshals of British Columbia and States of Washington, Alaska, Oregon, Montana, and the Fire Commissioners of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba have met and are in communication on matters of mutual concern in the field of fire prevention and fire protection. By virtue of a reciprocal Aid Agreement, hose thread-adapters are being maintained at all border- crossing points between British Columbia and Washington, Idaho, and Montana in the event that circumstances may require British Columbia Fire Service operations in any one of those states or vice versa. Fire Investigation Service During the year a total of 756 (684) fires was fully investigated. These included fires where there were loss of life, major damage, violations of regulations or by-laws enacted for the prevention of fires, or for the protection of life and property against fire, or the fires appeared to be of suspicious origin. Our staff Inspectors were involved in 276 (222) investigations. Arising out of these investigations, 126 (106) persons were charged with fire crimes under the Criminal Code of Canada. Altogether 138 (121) charges were laid and, of these, 48 resulted in convictions, 5 were dismissed, 69 are pending, and the remainder dealt with otherwise. By special arrangement, the Fire Marshal is the focal point within the Province for the collecting and reporting of selected fire-crime statistics to Statistics Canada, and these are included in Appendix A. Fire Service Training Our Travelling Instructional Units conducted Courses in fire-fighting at 72 (68) fire departments. Sixty-two four-day specialized courses in Marine Fighting were conducted in conjunction with the Marine Engineering Department of Vancouver City College, Vancouver Vocational Institute Division. This is the only Ministry of Transport approved course of its kind on the Pacific Coast. Since the Canadian Forces have vacated the Vancouver Wireless Station, the property has reverted to the Department of Transport, and we are now looking into the feasibility of obtaining quarters for a Fire Training Academy to enable us to continue with our Fire Training Programme. The training programme will include facilities for the continuation of the Marine Fire-fighter Course, together with an Industrial Fire Training Programme to be operated in co-operation with the Workmen's Compensation Board as well as Officer and Fire-fighter Training Courses for municipal fire departments. Public Information Services Our Film Library continues to provide a very valuable fire-safety information service. Films are made available at no charge to any municipal, volunteer, or industrial fire department and to any group of persons interested in fire safety. REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 B 9 We anticipate some expense in the replacement of films which are becoming unsuitable for current showing. Changes in such items as clothing styles often make a film unacceptable, notwithstanding that the message the film conveys is as current as it has always been. We also participate in displays, give lectures, and issue directives on fire safety as deemed necessary. The bulletin File for Reference has been well accepted. Eleven issues were made to our Local Assistants to the Fire Marshal and to other interested persons. Public Safety We continue to be extremely busy in the matter of public safety. This year, 1,184 (1,102) plans and specifications were processed by our Engineering Section. Such plans and specifications are scrutinized for compliance with applicable regulations or are processed at the request of our Local Assistant to the Fire Marshal in whose jurisdiction the building or installation is to be made. This year we were again very much involved with the installation of compressed-gas systems, particularly in the field of mobile homes and recreational vehicles. Their increasing popularity is reflected in that we issued 10,377 (6,587) Fire Marshal Approval Labels in servicing 278 dealer and manufacturer applicants, and 296 units were inspected and tested. Moving-picture projectionist examinations, held pursuant to the Fire Marshal Act and regulations, were attended by 11 (22) applicants, and as a result 6 (16) first-class, 2 (5) second-class, and 3 (1) third-class projectionist licences were issued. During 1972 we were pleased to have had as guests Fire Commissioner Bridges, Alberta, and Rex Jordan, Assistant to the Inspector of Insurance and State Fire Marshal for the State of Washington. Statistical information is given each year to the Dominion Fire Commissioner, Fire Marshals, and Fire Commissioners across Canada and the United States, insurance companies, adjusters, and libraries, to the Local Assistants to the Fire Marshal, and others. For tabulating purposes, detailed records of all large-loss and multiple-death fires are sent to the National Fire Protection Association for inclusion in fire-loss surveys. I would like to thank the members of the various fire and police departments, the British Columbia Research Council, the National Harbours Board, Civil Defence Organization, and my staff for excellent co-operation. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, HENRY K. JENNS Fire Marshal B 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA Fire Statistics, 1972 Incidents Loss Injured Dead City Municipalities 6 468 62 30 30 56 21 2 4 10 3 107 89 14 25 78 27 139 173 98 77 72 253 36 42 13 7 73 1,850 49 320 27 17 50 14 85 12 125 191 1 33 2 7 14 30 91 23 12 65 36 37 2 215 31 3 3 10 46 210 148 9 8 35 4 20 6 26 449 33 99 $ 5,770 599,131 34,671 85,022 40,651 765,092 54,686 3,000 20,940 20,551 19,624 629,767 369,391 3,437 124,305 66,496 132,115 497,546 978,470 170,184 113,006 146,209 448,558 132,668 55,588 22,399 16,871 95,946 5,991,641 17,232 287,031 28,683 34,381 322,259 37,928 179,754 30,453 306,261 551,495 1,500 59,953 50 106,375 77,873 211,947 384,698 159,564 68,636 271,606 247,556 265,785 2,700 656,337 50,248 15,425 3,083 35,395 897,342 461,260 243,120 13,321 13,415 80,623 19,290 49,563 21,189 140,674 1,159,300 171,267 174,180 6 2 3 5 2 5 3 2 6 8 4 6 1 52 8 7 1 1 2 6 1 4 1 1 1 17 1 7 1 2 1 15 2 2 2 1 1 Revelstoke . Trail . 21 2 White Rock _ District Municipalities 1 Delta.. _ Kent ' 2 2 2 Oak Bay - . _ 1 Port Hardy _ - Powell River. . 1 3 1 1 1 4 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 Fire Statistics, 1972—Continued B 11 Incidents Loss Injured i Dead Fire Districts Cariboo County.. Colwood loco Kootenay County.. Langford Nanaimo County— Ocean Falls.. Prince Rupert County.. Sooke. University Area Vancouver County. Victoria County. View Royal- Westminster County- Yale County Town Municipalities Castlegar.. Comox Creston Golden— Hope- Fort St. John. Kinnaird Ladysmith Merritt Quesnel Sidney Smithers Valleyview Williams Lake. Village Municipalities Abbotsford Alert Bay Ashcroft Burns Lake Cache Creek.. Chetwynd Chase Clinton Cumberland- Fraser Lake- Fort Nelson- Fruitvale Gibsons Landing.. Hazelton Harrison Hot Springs.. 100 Mile House Invermere _ Kaslo Keremeos Lions Bay Lake Cowichan.. Lillooet Logan Lake Lumby Lytton Massett McBride Midway Montrose Nakusp New Denver- Oliver Osoyoos Parksville Pouce Coupe- Port Edward- Port McNeill- Port Alice 340 11 3 134 21 181 4 90 4 36 42 24 11 57 266 5 6 9 6 9 23 4 12 12 30 2 10 19 22 41 7 1 13 2 12 5 3 1 1 5 1 6 3 2 6 3 2 2 5 7 2 1 10 8 1 3 2 1 3 3 4 7 3 4 2 12 2,912,531 52,334 11,116 2,280,231 103,569 1,939,895 10,775 1,569,366 21,458 132,865 482,338 712,350 35,297 317,421 2,422,533 7,723 2,051 60,564 19,375 16,954 78,981 41,835 71,655 560,677 107,102 370 49,386 723,450 118,711 23,207 44,824 50 105,858 10,988 2,034,107 29,898 2,586 350 3,000 5,834 1,400 1,608 20,500 700 60,566 8,552 610 1,923 7.000 12,075 23,600 22,000 1,174 41,910 42,638 600 8,475 100 553 17,000 16,603 23,683 15,050 8,700 5,100 1,144 19,441 1 2 10 3 7 8 2 3 5 1 11 B 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA Fire Statistics, 1972—Continued Incidents Loss Injured Dead Village Municipalities—Continued Princeton Qualicum Beach- Salmo- Sayward— Sechelt South Fort George- Fort St. James Slocan Tahsis Telkwa.— Torino— Ucluelet. Valemount Vanderhoof Warfield Zeballos AC000 AC001 AC002 AC003 AC004 AC005 AC006 AC007 AC008 AC009 ADOOO AD001 AD002 AD003 AD004 AD005 AD006 AD007 AD008 AD009 AC Action Taken Unknown or not applicable Extinguished by occupant Burned out—no extinguishment attempted- Extinguished by fire department Investigation only. Removal of hazard Shut off gas, oil, electricity _ Salvage. Ambulance service- Unclassified AD Automatic Fire Detection System Unknown or not applicable- Complete—Heat—Alarm to fire department or central station Local alarm only C or S products—Alarm to fire department or central station- Local alarm only - — Partial—Heat—Alarm to fire department or central station Local alarm only.. C or S products—alarm to fire department or central station- Local alarm only _ Unclassified _ - AL Transmission of Alarm to Fire Department ALOOO Unknown or not applicable AL001 Telephone. AL002 Fire-alarm system—Municipal. AL003 Automatic AL004 Manual AL005 Automatic sprinkler system AL006 Direct verbal report to fire hall~ AL007 No alarm - AL008 Siren AL009 Transmission of alarm to fire department, unclassified .. AO Act or Omission AO000 AO011 AO012 AO015 AO016 AO019 AO020 AO021 AO022 AO023 AO024 AO025 AO026 AO029 AO030 AO031 AO032 Unknown— — Criminal offence Incendiarism, suspected incendiarism, no charges laid. Mischief, vandalism, charges laid No charges laid... Arson or other fires—Unclassified or unknown. Misuse of source of ignition. Disposal of smokers' material— Thawing ._ _ — Inadequate control of "open" fire- Child playing with- Welding or cutting too close- Torch too close. Unclassified or unknown Misuse of material ignited Fuel spilled accidentally Improper fuelling technique... 2 6 1 5 1 7 11 2 1 2,480 1,348 599 3,339 44 43 59 12 3 233 7,620 32 30 5 1 16 224 52 48 92 2,597 4,374 100 18 35 1 103 715 114 63 1.221 159 348 8 265 58 2 674 30 103 262 51 44 173 2 110 27 $ 12,052 2,933 1,541 90,000 72,000 7,350 500 1,450 55,378 12,000 24,000 15,000 61,216 44,889 4,125,089 806,405 5,370,683 21,889,037 156,075 102,277 223,399 86,900 2,500 4,626,751 33,251,789 1,275,286 140,205 200 100 231,386 389,424 17,320 1,380,387 703,019 7,165,614 23,863,204 713,023 1,295,268 116,791 1,149 551,145 1,968,592 792,938 921,392 1,887,820 2,770,411 1,579,789 15,346 608,363 242,056 19,800 2,200,150 2,082,883 423,525 410,906 233,633 143,816 999,690 1,281 346,146 34,147 25 31 9 143 2 4 11 23 174 6 7 1 12 3 21 59 2 205 95 7 1 2 2 5 2 1 15 64 5 2 1 9 14 4 3 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 18 8 2 6 1 6 8 3 8 6 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 Fire Statistics, 1972—Continued B 13 Incidents Loss Injured Dead AO033 AO034 AO035 AO036 AO037 AO038 AO039 AO040 AO041 AO042 AO043 AO044 AO045 AO046 AO049 AO050 AO051 AO052 AO053 AO054 AO055 AO059 AO060 AO069 AO070 AO071 AO072 AO073 AO074 AO075 AO076 AO079 AO080 AO081 AO082 AO083 AO085 AO086 AO089 AO090 AO099 BCOOO BC001 BC002 BC003 BC004 BC005 BC006 BC007 BC008 BC009 BHOOO BH001 BH002 BH003 BH004 BH005 BH006 BH007 BH008 BH009 BH010 BH011 BH012 BH013 BH014 BH015 AO Act or Omission—Continued Flammable liquid to kindle fire Cleaning, washing parts Improper container, metal Plastic Combustible placed too close to heat- Improper storage- Unclassified or unknown- Mechanical and electrical failure- Part failure, leak, break Automatic control failure Manual control failure Electrical short circuit Lack of maintenance Part worn out Unknown or unclassified Construction, design, or installation deficiency- Design deficiency Construction deficiency Installed too close to combustible Other installation deficiency Overfusing Unclassified or unknown- Misuse of equipment Unclassified or unknown- Human failing Asleep- Temporary loss of judgment- Physical disability Accident (personal) Influence of alcohol Of drugs Unclassified or unknown . Vehicle accident Automobile _ Industrial truck Other road vehicle Watercraft Aircraft Unclassified or unknown- Miscellaneous _ Unclassified or unknown.. BC Building Capacity Unknown or not applicable 0- 10 _ _ 11- 60 100 300... 500... 61- 101- 301- 501-1,000 1,001-2,500 Over-2,500 Unclassified BH Building Height Not applicable.. 1-storey .... 2-storey 3-storey 4-storey 5-storey 6-storey 7-storey 8-storey. 9-storey— — 10-storey. ll-storey_ —.. 12-storey_ 13-storey 14-storey 15-storey 19 15 9 9 154 51 106 12 480 150 16 645 112 28 458 1 25 30 59 26 1 34 3 94 3 95 34 9 50 85 17 471 3 59 12 4 9 1 19 18 1,157 4,069 2,825 522 196 273 66 53 15 5 96 3,908 1,953 893 301 71 71 13 9 19 10 293 12 29 2 15 18 59,402 37,187 29,170 9,586 577,542 277,809 319,945 16,575 1,205,692 314,030 56,386 1,516,775 197,498 80,919 2,641,248 3,000 699,013 121,728 240,464 118,065 50 243,988 4,300 895,978 15,035 299,570 26,997 1,799 114,494 228,607 10,575 1,129,478 9,400 172,601 211,261 4.800 147,800 8,000 28,860 261,507 11,052,220 8,308,400 13,144,691 7,362,467 1,464,641 4,404,673 464,399 356,241 280,407 5,625 1,597,572 6,940,565 11,955,542 7,708,126 2,104,768 1,391,925 950,110 26,258 1,950 64,542 2.528 2,661,421 41,324 72,311 6,430 310,459 82,922 3 6 2 6 2 14 2 18 3 15 4 33 50 129 19 6 15 3 2 48 68 59 16 4 18 1 2 1 5 2 1 2 11 1 1 5 2 2 22 16 64 11 1 6 3 17 26 23 6 1 1 12 2 1 1 B 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA Fire Statistics, 1972—Continued Incidents Loss Injured Dead BH Building Height—Continued BH016 16-storey- BH017 17-storey— BH018 18-storey— BH019 19-storey... BH020 20-storey... BH021 21-storey— BH022 22-storey— BH023 23-storey.... BH024 24-storey— BH025 25-storey... BH026 26-storey— BH027 27-storey.... BH028 28-storey— BH029 29-storey— BH030 30-storey— BH033 33-storey- BH035 35-storey.... BH040 40-storey— BH061 Unknown. DW00O Unknown— DW001 Sunday. DW002 Monday DW003 Tuesday.—.. DW004 Wednesday.. DW005 Thursday DW006 Friday _ DW007 Saturday DW Day of the Week EX000 EXO10 EX011 EX012 EX013 EX014 EX015 EX016 EX017 EX018 EX019 EX020 EX021 EX022 EX023 EX024 EX025 EX026 EX029 EX030 EX031 EX032 EX033 EX034 EX035 EX036 EX037 EX038 EX039 EX040 EX041 EX042 EX043 EX044 EX045 EX047 EX048 EX049 EX050 EX052 EX Method of Fire Control and Extinguishment Method of extinguishment—Unknown Unknown Extinguisher.. Water-pump tank - Water pressurized Water soda—Acid. Foam Vapourizing liquid _ CO2 - - - Dry chemical- Multipurpose dry chemical- Unclassified Unknown hose Small hose—lV4-inch nominal size—Straight stream nozzle- Combination nozzle Large hose—2J/^-inch nominal size—Straight stream nozzle- Combination nozzle _. _— Continuous flow hose—less than V^-inch—Straight stream nozzle Combination nozzle Unclassified Makeshift—Unknown Garden hose Water bucket... Small water-container.. Sand bucket Dry chemical and scoop. Baking-soda Smothering by covering... Snow— Unclassified — Water—Unknown — Booster hose—1-inch or less „ 1 W-inch hose—One hoseline.. Two or more hoselines 2V4-inch hose—One hoseline.. Two or more hoselines Combinations of IY2-, 2V4-, 3-inch or larger hoselines.. Portable water deluge set Unclassified Vehicle—Unknown Crash-fire foam vehicle—Using handlines- 6 3 9 3 150 2 6 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 41 1 4 5 256 1,369 980 920 949 910 955 983 1,054 1,278 195 214 89 5 6 6 216 320 16 37 4 36 39 10 22 3 7 2 110 177 181 210 10 5 24 138 33 48 35 1,210 332 601 40 124 390 14 12 2 2 $ 18,953 850 36,379 31,274 579,040 289 25,384 1,450 37,315 42,753 30,000 90 12,585 33,350 237,827 200 13,400 3,453 1,963,343 2,055,913 3,993,723 3,897,763 5,051,928 3,940,477 4,504,963 6,259,909 7,684,440 2,017,099 271,464 192,889 69,525 2,970 18,083 26,080 333,962 620,761 24,930 71,933 108,859 220,283 143,425 122,250 169,385 22,500 2,600 255 56,208 255,400 208,588 48,266 17,598 4,450 9,866 58,594 146,034 27,031 355,157 1,759,737 880,780 5,116,446 113,497 3,780,743 8,734,370 134,775 349,501 218 9,800 22 37 27 22 38 45 36 24 17 40 2 3 40 3 16 20 12 11 9 14 18 1 4 3 3 8 11 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 6 2 4 2 1 2 8 5 1 3 2 5 2 11 1 5 18 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 B 15 Fire Statistics, 1972—Continued I Incidents Loss I Injured Dead EX Method of Fire Control and Extinguishment—Continued EX053 EX055 EX056 EX059 EX060 EX061 EX062 EX063 EX064 EX066 EX069 EX071 EX072 EX080 EX081 EX082 EX089 EX090 EX091 EX093 EX099 FCOOO FC001 FC005 FC007 FC008 FC010 FC011 FC012 FC013 FC014 FC016 FC017 FC018 FC019 FC020 FC021 FC022 FC023 FC024 FO025 FC026 FC027 FC029 FC030 FC031 FC032 FC033 FC035 FC036 FC037 FC039 FC040 FC041 FC042 FC043 FC044 FC045 FC046 FO047 FC049 FC050 FC052 FC053 FC056 FC059 FC060 FC061 FC062 Pumper, foam handlines only, via eductor Vehicle, dry chemical—Under 1,000 lb 1,000 lb. and over Unclassified Sprinkler—Unknown Wet pipe system—Central station supervised. Local alarm only.. Dry pipe system—Central station supervised.. Local alarm only.— — - — Pre-action system—Local alarm only Unclassified- — Carbon dioxide system — Dry chemical system Burned out—Unknown ._ Completely burned out before arrival of fire department. Incapable of control by fire department on arrival Unclassified — System—Unknown Portable high-expansion foam generator- Dry chemical system, handhose system—50 lb. or more- Unclassified ....— FC Fire Casualties Age of casualty—Unknown.. Under 70 years.... Over 70 years „ Sex of casualty—Male Female Condition of casualty—Unknown or not applicable- Asleep at time of fire - — Bedridden or other physical, mental handicap Impairment by alcohol Impairment by drugs ~ Too young to act — - Senile Left unattended (children) Unclassified . Action of casualty—Unknown or not applicable Injured while attempting to escape - Over-exertion or heart attack.. Voluntarily entered or remained—For rescue purpose For fire-fighting— To save personal property Loss of judgment or panic — Received delayed warning Unclassified- Ignition of fabric—Unknown or not applicable- Outer clothing Sleepwear.. _ Underclothing - Bedding and bed linen..... — Mattress or pillow - — Upholstered furniture Unclassified Type of fabric—Unknown or not applicable- Cotton _ Wool - Other natural fibre — Rayon (viscose) Other synthetic fibre Mixture of fibres _ — Rubber Unclassified- Cause of failure to escape—Unknown or not applicable .. Trapped by rapid spread of fire/smoke through horizontal openings. High flame spread of combustible finish of walls, ceilings, or floor Explosion Unclassified — Status of casualty—Unknown Fire-fighter Civilian 7 14 1 8 1 3 19 1 3 1 2 2 1 93 201 62 244 257 3 5 989 4 302 23 228 101 97 69 8 32 2 19 2 3 97 82 69 2 11 38 12 20 15 80 194 69 15 2 21 8 7 13 227 52 8 4 1 11 18 1 7 2 2 1 1 1 3 27 299 18,759 7,933 350 3,215 499 8,285 23,687 11,000 10,230 5,500 325 270,100 118 345,510 1,102,724 4,329,246 1,867,959 165,338 12,650 22,450 2,676,926 5,875 13,639,131 124,216 7,589,196 6,180,026 5,267,012 744,610 62,318 216,544 805 153,420 700 6,000 7,317,813 4,717,125 5,986,267 208,900 108,967 408,767 59,550 200,560 155,366 1,923,720 12,865,423 431,363 174,650 42,000 89,508 26,635 80,212 59,431 13,111,058 462,634 34,245 6,650 1,000 10,252 106,340 20 37,023 27,000 150 20,000 60 38,000 1,749,640 11,981,582 27 204 18 166 60 64 42 5 16 2 8 1 1 87 35 59 2 11 36 11 9 8 55 143 49 8 1 14 3 2 6 162 31 5 3 1 11 9 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 27 197 10 95 5 62 41 33 27 3 16 11 1 2 10 47 10 2 1 11 7 25 51 20 7 1 7 5 5 7 65 21 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 102 B 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA Fire Statistics, 1972—Continued Incidents Loss Injured Dead FH Form of Heat FH000 Unknown or not applicable FH001 Spark—Ember.. Electrical FH002 FH003 FH004 FH005 FH006 FH007 FH008 FH009 Static electrical- Direct flame Friction Hot object, direct heat by conduction or radiation . Spontaneous ignition From smokers' material Unclassified _ FS Fire Service FS000 Unknown or not applicable FS001 Full-time fire department — FS002 FS003 FS004 FS005 FS006 FS007 FS008 FS009 Volunteer fire department- Combined full-time and volunteer fire department- Police acting as full-time fire-fighters.. Combined police and fire department Combined police and volunteer fire-fighters.. Contract to others No fire service- Unclassified _. FU Fuel or Energy FU000 Unknown or not applicable _ FU001 Coal, wood FU002 Fuel oil _ - FU003 Gasoline FU004 Natural gas — FU005 Propane— - - — FU006 Smokers' material — FU007 Electricity FU008 Lightning FU009 Unclassified GCOOO GC001 GC002 GC003 GC004 GC005 GC009 GF000 GF001 GF002 GF003 GF004 GF005 GF006 GF007 GF008 GF009 GC General Construction Unknown or not applicable _ — Combustible construction with fire-resistance rating—Less than 3A hour % hour or over Heavy timber construction Noncombustible construction with fire-resistance rating- than 1 hour 1 hour or over Unclassified - -Less GF Ground Floor Area Unknown or not applicable.— 0- 999 square feet... 1,000- 4,999 square feet- 5,000- 9,999 square feet... 10,000- 24,999 square feet... 25,000- 49,999 square feet... 50,000- 99,999 square feet-. 100,000-499,999 square feet... 500,000 square feet and over- Unclassified - IN Incident IN000 Unknown or not applicable .. IN001 Fire IN002 Overpressure rupture or explosive charge (no combustion).. IN003 Rescue IN004 Hazardous condition IN005 Gas leak IN006 Public service call- IN007 Alarm, no fire- TN008 False alarm, malicious or mischievous.- IN009 Unclassified — 2,542 330 1,139 29 1,560 79 1,030 94 1,037 280 2,742 2,706 995 1,214 5 22 21 7 346 62 2,402 1,000 273 1,062 128 171 1,109 1,228 9 738 3,867 2,504 870 123 63 286 407 3,995 1,432 1,813 334 328 103 42 16 5 52 1,783 6,059 25 3 36 24 5 46 3 136 15,010,650 1,323,773 3,711,657 431,488 7,758,999 212,087 3,770,361 437,605 2,229,299 2,503,197 4,951,213 9,727,913 9,657,137 6,284,067 19,130 58,092 743,030 51,401 5,096,137 800,996 11,266,299 6,488,558 3,827,801 1,863,350 762,546 3,282,654 2,240,488 4,184,096 47,701 3,425,623 5,753,017 18,319,404 4,524,812 3,940,844 1,507,377 1,402,724 1,940,938 6,876,324 6,111,761 10,188,945 4,961,455 6,378,747 1,336,397 787,052 152,666 5,870 589,899 3,251,380 33,698,621 96,346 250 77,454 83,574 200 7,213 60 174,018 37 4 25 2 64 30 3 55 7 20 113 29 56 1 2 5 1 37 11 9 34 10 22 47 34 23 34 134 36 2 2 5 14 47 71 78 14 10 5 12 203 4 29 5 5 22 6 1 29 6 13 31 20 14 2 1 3 18 1 24 11 9 11 5 30 6 15 61 11 5 1 4 6 17 45 28 5 4 2 4 95 4 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 Fire Statistics, 1972—Continued B 17 Incidents Loss Injured Dead LI Date of Last Inspection LI000 Unknown- _. LI001 Less than 30 days LI002 31-60 days. LI0O3 61-90 days LI004 91-180 days LI005 6-12 months — LI006 13-24 months LI007 25-36 months LI008 Over 36 months.. LI009 Not applicable— LV Level of Origin LV00O Unknown or not applicable — LV001 Basement, sub-basement _ LV002 Crawl space, under structure LV003 Ground floor, grade level LV004 2nd storey- LV005 3rd storey- LV006 4th to 12th storey, inclusive.. LV007 Over 12 stories.... LV008 Roof level LV009 Unclassified MFOOO MF001 MF002 MF003 MF004 MF005 MF006 MF007 MF009 MF Manual Fire Protection Facilities Unknown or not applicable- Extinguishers, and standpipe system, and manual fire-alarm system Extinguishers, and standpipe system. Extinguishers, and manual fire-alarm system.. Extinguishers... Standpipe system, and manual fire-alarm system.. Standpipe system- Manual fire-alarm system- Unclassified MI00O MI001 MI002 MI003 MI004 MI005 MI006 MI007 MI008 MI009 MI010 MI011 MI012 MI013 MI014 MI015 MI016 MI017 MI018 MI019 MI021 MI022 MI023 MI024 MI025 MI026 MI027 MI028 MI029 MI031 MI032 MI033 MI034 MI035 MI036 MI Material First Ignited Structural Components—Finish materials.. Roof covering—Wood — _ Other than wood Exterior—Wall covering, surface, finish- Trim and appurtenances- Floor covering—Wood Linoleum, tile, plastic Carpet, rug- Floor, ceiling, roof~ WalL Interior wall covering—Wood, fibreboard (high density).. Fibreboard (low density) — Plastic Ceiling covering—Wood, fibreboard (high density) Fibreboard (low density) _. Plastic Insulation- Plastic... Mineral- -Wood, wood product- Unclassified or unknown Furniture, furnishings (upholstered) - Wood (not upholstered) Plastic (not upholstered) _ Ironing-board Mattress Bedding Drapery- Broom, mop, brush- Unclassified or unknown — Clothing, textiles—cotton, on a person- Wool, on a person- Synthetic fibre, on a person „ Fabric—Cotton Wool Synthetic fibre.. 3,295 240 253 208 196 282 105 31 112 3,398 3,772 522 77 2,747 439 103 91 11 136 222 6,720 252 60 171 462 41 46 154 214 1,218 56 14 36 16 33 25 141 65 48 152 23 2 28 9 3 6 11 29 236 411 98 3 1 130 319 37 6 154 9 8 3 78 10 37 $ 9,194,151 4,167,414 2,750,815 2,987,311 1,536,022 2,762,067 1,151,441 529,681 2,554,409 9,755,805 6,673,065 4,406,072 758,465 19,952,775 2,928,595 354,433 337,895 48,915 605,156 1,323,745 20,006,069 3,402,834 679,853 2,557,015 8,516,043 68,671 181,189 635,329 1,342,113 1,901,420 113,662 21,060 92,172 50,011 65,706 89,960 132,577 668,387 247,845 1,287,447 101,280 5,097 173,347 95,626 357 13,625 11,818 149,166 2,640,625 669,302 60,931 4,165 650 130,115 734,077 166,997 6,199 407,309 388 353 3,132 83,943 3,436 106,546 46 9 13 13 7 11 3 2 7 116 41 16 112 35 5 4 4 10 176 7 2 6 26 2 4 4 5 22 1 34 2 10 2 3 2 50 19 6 62 9 79 6 11 B 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA Fire Statistics, 1972—Continued Incidents Loss Injured Dead MI037 MI Material First Ignited—Continued Fur . . 18 8 181 25 66 14 5 77 73 171 399 829 94 41 31 13 217 6 7 200 13 1 53 3 4 93 1 2 21 3 1 38 9 23 8 24 19 4 24 1 12 17 5 397 117 13 1 1,283 1,334 44 10 18 31 6 59 5 13 14 621 11 1 3 1 16 603 19 41 7 80 $ 25,249 1,702 555,729 116,508 2,853,146 10,581 1,596 510.599 353,056 444,402 3,824,556 1,094,152 749,138 109,168 150,518 30,456 707,477 23,930 4,805 597,384 4,743 25 764,154 6,548 1,835 1,058,334 25 2,300 47,529 183 500 208,399 9,008 61,698 199,692 133.823 6,282 11,300 21,574 900 12,640 127,510 13,480 425,838 297,364 25,465 8,200 11,536,884 2,010,894 105,161 22,535 61,000 240,641 10,621 380,002 5,904 81,695 521,369 1,619,385 117,414 300 548 50 260,697 1,622,201 51,926 146,180 512,716 323,453 7 1 1 2 5 12 28 3 3 9 1 13 4 2 13 16 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 26 1 4 2 1 29 41 1 4 2 MI038 MI039 7 MI041 Wood MI042 MI044 Shavings.... 2 MI045 MI046 1 MI047 MI048 Stock. 1 MI049 8 MI051 8 MI052 3 MI053 MI054 Flashpoint, 100°F and over - - Flashpoint, Ifss than mn°F MI055 MI056 MI057 MI058 MI059 1 MI061 MI062 MI063 MI065 MI066 Propane Acetylene 2 MI069 2 MI071 MI072 Chemicals—Starch, flour - MI073 MI074 MI075 MI077 MI079 Rubber, natural or synthetic — MI081 MI082 MI083 Hay MI084 MI085 MI086 MI087 MI088 MI089 MI091 MI095 MI096 MI097 MI098 MI099 23 OA000 OA Area of Origin of Fire 1 OAOOl OA002 OA003 OA005 Means of egress—Hallway, corridor Stairway—Exterior Interior.. — 2 1 OA006 OA009 1 OAOll OA012 OA013 OA014 OA015 Lounge, living-room 16 OA016 OA017 OA018 OA019 OA021 19 OA022 2 OA023 1 OA024 1 OA025 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 Fire Statistics, 1972—Continued B 19 Incidents Loss Injured Dead OA026 OA Area of Origin of Fire—Continued Office. 29 6 4 2 4 678 76 14 1 1 21 447 51 49 61 2 12 25 176 25 285 9 1 7 2 4 5 3 69 47 68 186 6 8 50 2 65 55 8 32 48 64 59 60 22 112 773 263 43 311 70 306 42 5 11 9 22 367 3,148 2,989 1,505 49 28 39 96 93 173 $ 364,263 117,581 75,372 402,453 353.213 1,877,139 271,014 72,058 103,250 150 153,028 2,819,671 1,177,249 242,406 1,176,145 200 247,620 44,652 787,403 134,630 3,583,475 218,300 60,000 9,628 100 58,910 12,067 1,800 248,249 198,141 1,415,192 2,168,524 18,113 27,706 649,044 1,080 3,099,781 212.319 2,641 1,144,652 270,370 301,281 83,120 152,599 18.137 957,253 595,038 200,132 72,389 189,773 200,116 749,131 96,933 9,150 12,641 136,686 9,396 1,691,060 7,038,510 16,863,323 8,304,405 2,689,564 132,313 223,518 758,569 335,081 1,043,833 5 1 33 2 1 16 2 1 1 6 2 1 3 5 8 7 1 6 2 2 6 5 1 8 6 3 1 7 26 107 79 7 2 6 1 OA027 OA028 OA029 OA030 OA031 Electronic equipment communication room 11 OA032 OA035 OA036 OA037 OA038 Backstage, dressing-room ... OA039 OA041 Unclassified or unknown 20 OA042 OA043 OA044 OA045 OA046 OA047 OA048 OA049 OA051 OA052 Unclassified or unknown Service facilities—Dumbwaiter, conveyor shaft — 2 OA053 Chute OA054 OA055 OA056 Duct—Heating, air-conditioning OA057 OA058 1 OA059 OA061 OA062 OA063 OA064 OA065 1 OA066 OA069 2 OA071 OA072 Exterior balcony. OA073 OA074 OA075 OA076 OA077 OA078 OA079 Unclassified nr unknown 7 OA082 OA083 1 OA084 OA085 OA086 4 OA089 4 OA091 OA092 Outside area—Open area. OA093 OA094 OA095 OA099 5 OC000 OC Occupant of Area of Origin 13 OC001 34 OC002 41 OC003 5 OC004 OC005 1 OC006 OC007 OC009 9 B 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA Fire Statistics, 1972—Continued Incidents Loss Injured Dead OF000 OF Outside Fire Protection 3,015 4,111 13 348 104 34 25 321 149 5,493 9 13 63 3 62 498 130 11 68 46 30 123 50 15 115 49 10 19 11 9 5 110 21 3 1 1,153 1,545 146 78 19 60 40 2,946 1,513 1,477 296 1,258 1 1 3 1 4 2 1 2 4 9 4 3 1 32 11 15 2 1 $ 5,190,527 19,275,242 65,415 2,602,143 2,945,997 1,215,692 525,626 4,195,878 1,372,596 14,152,211 80,640 114,239 725,314 3,050 13,699 1,078,845 1,363,754 17,425 247,278 258,570 130,840 1,902,568 1,938,691 244,877 4,415,234 1,002,837 164,022 552,650 44,485 75,995 112,447 1,630,894 53,990 330 4,000 7,060,231 2,346,868 1,240,168 611,290 16,970 851,525 84,614 18,423,316 9,563,557 1,575,313 2,675,495 1,887,650 250 150 35,580 854 103,866 20,000 500 22,995 8,450 73,320 429 11,400 500 607,127 257,643 17,003 5,700 200 1 24 178 2 10 4 2 4 3 127 2 19 6 4 5 2 9 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 39 5 6 1 1 2 97 79 21 15 1 14 OFOOl OF002 Municipal—Hydrant protection—Fire department 51 OF003 7 OF005 4 OF006 No fire department 3 OF007 1 OF008 None . . . 18 OF009 5 PC000 PC Property Complex 46 PC011 PC012 PC013 PC021 PC022 2 PC032 9 PC033 Hotel .. 4 PC036 PC037 Educational institution (residential) 1 PC038 PC041 Indian reserve Office 17 PC049 2 PC057 Shopping centre PC058 PC069 2 PC079 PC081 Park .. PC084 PC085 PC086 PC091 PC092 6 PC094 Utility . PC097 PC098 PC099 Nucleonic 14 PM000 PM Property Management 5 PM001 PM002 3 PM003 PM004 Privately owned and leased to Government 2 PM005 1 PM006 42 PM007 34 PM008 PM009 Vehicle owned or leased - 6 10 PROOO PR Property Classification List 1 PR111 PR112 PR114 PR115 PR121 PR122 PR123 PR124 PR125 PR126 PR128 PR129 PR131 PR132 PR133 PR134 PR135 PR136 1 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 Fire Statistics, 1972—Continued B 21 Incidents Loss Injured Dead PR138 PR Property Classification List—Continued 5 3 6 3 2 5 3 2 42 3 3 15 1 15 4 3 1 2 6 2 51 1 14 1,809 27 10 7 78 8 4 14 57 209 207 24 2 1 109 1 2 8 23 8 9 2 1 1 10 87 18 17 4 1 1 3 590 16 6 1 6 2 6 7 3 14 1 13 10 6 1 $ 1,625 3,530 960 20,900 15,000 28,048 2,262 400 588,143 586,500 4,750 81,168 25 46,641 3,064 27,000 100 439 2,952 75 11,678 2 1 1 1 78 7 3 1 16 6 5 6 1 1 1 2 1 1 19 1 2 2 PR139 PR141 PR143 Church hall _ PR145 PR151 PR152 PR161 PR171 PR172 PR173 PR174 2 PR183 PR211 PR216 PR217 PR221 PR222 1 PR231 PR241 Children's home, orphanage 2 PR244 PR299 PR311 Unclassified or unknown 104,846 7,036,485 126,847 32,368 15,959 357,916 15,034 1,771 77,948 86,064 490,207 370,340 74,236 1,955 656 1,276,586 20,880 33,843 26,195 56,835 18,375 18,925 200 500 150 30,577 406,819 47,649 16,290 15,500 12,396 10,000 9,500 2,088,292 349,608 25,275 15 1,179 200 12,702 11,914 42 PR312 PR313 Seasonal use—In season (one family) 1 PR314 1 PR316 PR319 1 PR320 PR321 1 PR323 PR324 8 PR325 3 PR331 Rooming, boarding, lodging-house—Four to eight roomers or 3 PR332 PR339 PR341 2 PR342 PR344 PR351 Transient dormitory type PR352 Three-20 units PR353 PR361 PR362 PR363 PR365 PR366 PR371 PR372 Mobile home, trailer—Mobile home (one- or two-family unit) 1 PR373 PR374 PR375 PR376 PR379 PR399 13 PR411 1 PR412 PR413 Bank PR414 PR417 Medical, health, research, or scientific. Postal . PR421 PR422 Barber or hairdressing- ... PR431 PR499 PR500 Unclassified or unknown 51,454 200 1,612,064 48,527 4,675 600 PR511 PR512 PR513 PR516 Delicatessen _ B 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA Fire Statistics, 1972—Continued Incidents Loss Injured Dead PR521 PR522 PR Property Classification List—Continued Textile, wearing apparel sale—Clothing store 3 3 2 1 2 1 5 5 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 6 1 1 20 1 31 7 6 4 5 4 1 38 3 4 1 66 5 5 7 2 2 5 2 13 11 4 2 5 1 2 2 6 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 13 1 10 1 1 1 7 1 $ 2,227 13,567 21,918 71,700 125 200 2,500 2,550 18,151 566 3,680 3,131 250 2,152 18,000 127,736 29,300 47,200 4,595 2,000 500 176,308 35,000 979,244 133,425 60,303 18,500 4,665 234,287 300 497,404 101,633 55,150 125,000 4,323,221 323,012 201,147 30,400 14,700 402,453 30,096 6,000 182,225 15,496 36,689 9,060 34,767 2,000 1,050 47,000 69,777 800 15,000 13,000 2,000 190 32 28,366 903,000 480 1,782 578 347,638 7,000 25,458 100 500 161 5,250 1 1 1 1 6 4 „ PR523 PR524 PR526 PR529 PR531 PR532 PR534 PR536 PR541 PR543 PR544 PR547 PR552 PR555 Sporting goods sales, bicycle sales, and repairs PR556 PR561 Repair shop, laundry, dry cleaner—Furniture repair or upholstery PR563 PR567 PR569 PR571 PR572 PR573 PR574 PR575 PR581 PR582 PR583 PR592 PR599 2 PR613 PR615 PR618 Paints, varnishes, lacquers, inks, waxes, adhesives... PR621 2 PR623 PR624 PR625 PR627 PR628 PR631 PR632 PR633 PR634 PR635 PR636 PR641 PR643 PR644 Food processing—Slaughtering, preparation, preserving of meat Canning, preserving—Fruits and vegetables — PR645 PR646 PR648 PR649 PR651 PR661 Cocoa, chocolate, and sugar confectionery manufacturing Unclassified or unknown Miscellaneous manufacturing—Distilling, rectifying, blending spirits PR662 Wool .... PR663 PR667 PR672 PR673 PR675 PR677 PR682 PR683 PR684 Boat-building and repairing, vessels 65 feet and under Railway equipment manufacturing, assembly, and repair PR691 PR693 PR694 PR696 PR698 Toy, sporting goods . REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 Fire Statistics, 1972—Continued B 23 Incidents Loss Injured Dead PR699 PR700 PR711 PR712 PR713 PR715 PR716 PR725 PR727 PR741 PR751 PR752 PR753 PR755 PR756 PR757 PR765 PR767 PR772 PR773 PR774 PR775 PR777 PR781 PR782 PR784 PR785 PR787 PR789 PR791 PR792 PR794 PR795 PR798 PR799 PR811 PR812 PR813 PR814 PR815 PR818 PR819 PR821 PR828 PR831 PR833 PR835 PR836 PR838 PR841 PR842 PR843 PR845 PR847 PR848 PR849 PR851 PR852 PR853 PR860 PR861 PR862 PR863 PR864 PR865 PR866 PR867 PR868 PR869 PR Property Classification List—Continued Unclassified or unknown — 59 2 8 1 2 56 10 1 1 1 7 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 1 2 3 132 6 2 12 57 49 11 5 9 4 2 4 5 1 5 1 11 2 1 20 2 1 1 4 36 7 3 1 7 1 1,169 2 1 9 152 32 2 18 1 $ 1,287,250 34,330 206,701 5,000 927 482,311 43,245 500 2,000 30 64,787 100 4,000 18 1,800 11,885 1,000 365 18,340 15 800 26,025 151,927 19,475 1,200 128,201 7,000 5,250 360,930 100,000 12,960 175 400 860,143 1,102 25 315 1,152 285 12,000 2,258 53,125 75 7,523 300 13,853 2,384 4,000 141,550 20,000 270,000 9,500 45,275 451,300 20,855 11,000 500 61,400 50 714,659 3,000 38 49,490 417,377 14,540 9,250 137,931 25 4 2 1 1 2 11 3 1 16 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 Bagged cement, lime, gypsum, or other mineral materials, clay Unclassified or unknown Outdoor property—Brush, grass, and light ground cover ^ Trees Fences, poles Trash and rubbish Bridge, trestle, overpass, elevated road, and railway Pier and wharf Construction, other than buildings _ Watercraft—Motor craft (65 feet and under)... Vessel (under 1,000 gross tons) Truck—Compressed or liquefied petroleum gas tank. Motor-cycle.. B 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA Fire Statistics, 1972—Continued Incidents Loss Injured Dead PR871 PR881 PR882 PR883 PR884 PR886 PR889 PR899 PR912 PR913 PR916 PR917 PR921 PR922 PR923 PR925 PR930 PR931 PR932 PR934 PR935 PR937 PR941 PR942 PR944 PR945 PR946 PR947 PR952 PR953 PR958 PR962 PR964 PR969 PR972 PR999 PR Property Classification List—Continued Special vehicle—Personal business and utility aircraft under 12,500 pounds gross weight Construction equipment „ Farm tractor and equipment Crane, mobile and fixed Industrial truck, fork-lift and material handling _ Ski-lift, aerial tramway, cable car, monorail Unclassified or unknown Miscellaneous special, unclassified or unknown Laboratory—Physical, material-testing, hydraulics Personnel, psychological Agricultural- General research Poultry, egg production Cow and cattle production- Storage barn - ~ Crops, orchards .. Miscellaneous outbuildings . Shed Privy Awning, canopy Shelter, storm and weather- Conveyor. Electric fight and power—Generating plant. Distribution system Gas-distribution system, pipe-line Heating plant... Water-supply system- Sanitary service Glass manufacturing Glass container manufacturing Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing- Mining, quarrying—Iron ore.. Petroleum, natural gas well with accompanying reservoir- Unclassified or unknown Radio, radar site _ Miscellaneous, unclassified or unknown . PT Property Type PTOOO Unknown PT001 Building—Single occupancy„ PT002 Multiple occupancy... PT003 Vehicle _ PT004 Open structure PT005 Tent, air-supported structure _ PT006 Outdoor area PT007 Underground structure, mine... PT008 Pier, wharf. PT009 Unclassified PV Property Value PV00O Unknown or not applicable — PV001 $0- $999 PV002 $1,000- $9,999 PV003 $10,000- $24,999 PV004 $25,000- $99,999. PV005 $100,000- $249,999 PV006 $250,000- $999,999— PV007 $l,000,000-$4,999,999. _ PV008 $5,000,000 and over PV009 Unclassified SI Source of Ignition SIO0O Unknown 51010 Heating equipment 51011 Central heating unit. 51012 Service water-heater 51013 Space-heater—Stationary 51014 Portable 51015 Fireplace _ 1 18 18 3 34 1 3 403 1 1 1 1 12 1 1 5 1 38 2 2 3 2 4 4 1 3 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 211 1,455 2,714 1,321 1,866 46 5 93 1 12 607 3,139 613 985 1,235 1,275 262 318 169 92 32 1,229 1 111 51 112 31 86 8,000 157,802 28,655 5,925 67,930 1,000 8,630 487,460 80 15 100,000 10,000 42,256 200 23,270 3,800 100 218,758 145 65 2,900 1,750 13,612 21,040 1,600 15,400 3,150 8,100 300 5,000 7,500 1,718 15,903 100 57,000 401,596 2,199,109 5 11,923,834 103 11,410,468 67 2,181,378 28 2,088,395 775 1 261,823 1 250 309,011 7,014,073 22 4,387,772 30 400,198 8 2,733,090 42 5,502,697 55 7,501,603 54 4,206,619 11 7,104,821 12 4,897,313 14 612,573 42,430 1 1,867,524 6,500 733,363 5 321,683 7 515,589 6 126,085 3 139,434 2 5 57 26 9 12 6 26 31 15 2 2 9 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 Fire Statistics, 1972—Continued B 25 Incidents Loss Injured Dead SI016 SI Source of Ignition—Continued 48 11 5 161 310 13 24 44 43 5 9 141 760 2 3 389 1 306 5 2 20 35 75 1 58 200 51 20 32 3 14 51 6 199 32 3 4 560 1 13 13 44 337 12 9 61 23 43 62 50 496 1 31 1 53 1 16 76 18 3 1 4 15 21 19 11 1,418 $ 207,156 46,860 7,060 1,887,406 538,486 12,979 9,250 411,472 69,266 18,394 3,103 204,145 1,016,589 1,118 540 1,382,983 200 877,398 30,100 589 23,223 147,997 242,552 854 83,013 648,500 126,965 74,833 66,716 480 77,998 208,349 53,939 1,513,217 37,246 309,100 281 941,179 20 26,318 110,067 960,954 778,647 24,018 43,400 119,803 75,630 257,750 2,191,094 105,768 2,923,821 7,500 120,850 300 286,242 12,000 21,872 794,534 66,676 47,700 300 34,590 16,308 43,028 397,378 69,371 12,861,463 9 17 2 1 4 36 20 3 1 4 1 5 3 2 2 4 10 3 7 1 4 9 2 4 2 12 1 35 1 SI017 SI018 SI019 5 SI021 3 SI022 SI023 SI024 Food-warming appliance, portable SI025 1 SI026 SI027 SI029 1 SI031 SI032 Smokers' material—Cigarette - Pipe - - 16 SI033 SI039 20 SI040 SI041 2 SI042 SI043 S1044 SI045 SI046 1 SI047 SI048 SI049 SI051 2 S1052 SI053 SI054 SI056 1 SI057 1 SI058 SI059 2 SI061 SI062 SI063 SI064 SI065 Internal-combustion engine , Tar pot, kettle SI066 SI068 Incinerator 1 SI069 SI071 4 SI072 S1073 1 SI074 1 SI075 SI076 2 SI077 3 SI078 1 SI079 4 SI081 SI082 SI084 SI085 SI086 "Open" fire 1 SI087 SI089 2 SI091 SI092 SI093 SI094 SI095 Explosive SI096 SI097 Bearing, belting, conveyor, brake SI098 SI099 Unclassified or unknown. 23 B 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA Fire Statistics, 1972—Continued Incidents Loss Injured Dead SP000 SP Sprinkler Protection 5,632 29 13 33 13 55 170 26 2,068 81 290 637 681 4,451 307 430 14 1,396 836 181 335 93 77 4,329 392 149 191 341 366 1,040 366 887 59 3,006 1,576 940 461 391 1,359 193 53 141 3,017 1,782 1,076 453 279 1,127 175 54 157 4,054 12 244 735 1,295 1,780 $ 12,938,235 2,382,975 10,169 1,169,752 70,611 20,280 286,907 601,463 19,522,037 386,687 701,255 1,329,921 1,235,006 10,385,822 4,356,956 2,054,389 22,528 5,299,735 8,135,389 2,386,725 2,642,818 925,984 1,178,770 8,807,046 4,720,016 1,629,443 1,986,461 1,877,244 2,280,986 6,800,421 1,020,347 7,209,229 1,057,923 4,941,359 783,318 873,437 924,608 1,802,872 22,030,871 4,873,267 61,612 1,097,772 4,979,648 1,076,276 1,285,088 1,321,532 2,283,108 20,328,391 4,280,731 92,054 1,742,288 7,807,911 13,480 2,233,635 4,273,125 10,358,739 112,702,226 108 2 4 2 108 3 5 8 12 70 4 20 1 58 36 15 17 3 3 68 8 8 10 14 16 49 9 40 5 37 24 22 24 14 96 8 2 38 30 20 32 14 81 8 2 2 55 28 45 54 1 « 48 SP001 SP002 Complete—Supervised or standard watchman — 2 SP003 SP004 SP005 2 SP006 3 SP0O7 1 SP008 47 SP009 TI Time TI001 0001-0800 . 1 TT002 nsm-1600 _.. .... 1 TI003 1601-0000 — 5 WMOOO WM001 WM Size of Water Main Unknown or not applicable 40 7 WM002 4 WM003 WM004 16 WM005 24 WM006 1 WM007 8 WM008 WM009 Unclassified 3 WSOOO WS Water Supply—Flow 27 WS001 16 WS002 4 WS003 WS004 8 WS005 5 WS006 18 WS007 1,200-1,599 gallons per minute 2 WS008 18 WS009 5 XDOOO XD Extent of Damage 14 XD001 5 XD002 5 XD003 4 XD004 11 XD005 53 XD006 7 XD007 XD009 4 XFOOO XF Extent of Fire 16 XF001 6 XF002 7 XF003 4 XF004 8 XF005 48 XF006 7 XF007 XF009 7 YCOOO YC Year of Construction 33 YC001 Prior to 1900 . 1 YC002 1900 to 1920 . - 9 YC003 1921 to 1940 20 YC004 1941 to 1960 - 12 YC005 1961 to 1980 - 1 28 8,120 37,389,116 | 227 1 | 103 I REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 APPENDIX A FIRES INVESTIGATED Total number of fires investigated throughout the Province Fires investigated by the Office of the Fire Marshal— Accident or negligence Incendiary Unknown B 27 Charges laid throughout the Province . Number of persons charged Number of charges laid Arson Setting fire to other substance ... Other offences Disposition of charges— Convicted Dismissed Withdrawn Stay of proceedings Committed to institution Pending Totals . 756 77 154 45 276 138 126 138 59 38 41 48 5 2 9 5 69 FIRE CRIME STATISTICS—CANADA The following record is compiled by the Fire Marshal Office for the Bureau of Statistics and represents all fire crime investigations throughout the Province: Suspected or Known Incendiary Unfounded Actual Number Offences Cleared Persons Charged Offence By Charge Otherwise Adult Juvenile M F M F Arson and attempted arson 694 116 578 125 37 77 23 23 3 B 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA FIRE CRIME STATISTICS, 1972 Motive Unknown Insurance Fraud General Fraud Not Applicable Revenge Cover Crime Mischief Mental Pyro- maniac Total Provincial Total 5 3 2 3 18 1 4 36 February. 16 2 1 6 1 31 3 1 61 11 1 1 7 4 27 2 2 55 April 12 2 12 3 28 16 73 May 15 1 8 7 32 4 3 70 16 5 1 7 2 23 2 55 July 13 2 3 3 28 3 1 53 August 10 3 4 2 26 4 2 51 7 3 3 7 8 23 4 55 October 16 4 2 6 33 2 63 November 11 2 11 5 39 3 71 6 2 9 5 24 4 — 50 138 7 27 2 78 49 332 25 35 694 Incendiary Actual: January 5 2 2 3 18 1 4 35 February 14 2 1 6 1 30 3 1 58 March 11 1 1 7 4 26 2 2 54 April _- . 12 2 12 3 28 16 73 May 14 1 8 7 25 4 3 62 June 13 5 1 7 2 19 2 49 July 8 1 2 2 21 3 1 38 August 4 1 4 1 18 4 2 34 September 2 3 3 6 5 13 4 36 5 1 1 5 28 2 42 November 9 1 10 2 35 3 60 December. 3 2 8 4 16 4 37 100 6 20 2 73 39 277 25 36 578 Unfounded: January.. 1 1 February. — 2 1 3 March - 1 1 April 1 7 8 June 3 4 7 July 5 1 1 1 7 15 6 2 1 8 17 5 1 3 10 19 October 11 3 1 1 5 21 November 2 1 1 3 4 11 December 3 1 1 8 13 38 | 1 7 — 5 10 55 116 Suspected or known: January.. 5 2 2 3 18 1 4 35 February 14 2 1 6 1 30 3 1 58 11 12 14 1 2 1 1 7 12 8 4 3 7 26 28 25 2 4 2 16 3 54 73 May 62 June _ 13 5 1 7 2 19 2 .... 49 July 8 1 2 2 21 3 1 38 August 4 1 4 1 18 4 2 34 September 2 3 3 6 5 13 4 36 October 5 1 1 5 28 2 42 November 9 1 10 2 35 3 60 December 3 2 8 4 16 4 37 100 6 20 2 73 39 277 25 36 578 Time 0001-0800: 2 1 1 2 4 10 February.. 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 13 March 2 3 3 7 2 17 April 5 6 3 10 3 27 May 6 1 3 3 9 3 3 28 10 9 2 5 2 2 3 14 14 1 1 32 July 31 August 3 2 2 1 13 1 1 23 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 FIRE CRIME STATISTICS, 1972—Continued B 29 Motive Unknown Insurance Fraud General Fraud Not Applicable Revenge Cover Crime Mischief Mental Pyro- maniac Total Time—Continued September. .. 3 6 3 2 — 2 4 1 — 4 6 4 3 3 3 1 16 8 7 6 1 - 28 October _ 21 19 December „ 15 Year to date 55 1 14 — 36 27 109 9 13 264 0801-1600: 1 3 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 6 2 1 — 2 1 2 - 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 9 9 9 9 4 7 2 3 3 12 6 1 1 1 1 1 Is 1 6 13 12 April .. 16 May 15 6 July... 10 6 Septemher 5 10 November _ . _. December.. 15 14 Year to date 24 | _. 5 .... 11 3 76 8 1 128 1601-0000: 2 9 8 5 5 5 3 6 3 4 6 3 1 3 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 3 3 3 2 1 3 2 4 3 2 1 4 1 4 3 2 2 13 19 11 9 14 5 7 11 4 22 20 12 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 13 4 3 20 35 25 April 30 May 27 June July 18 12 August September 22 22 October. 32 37 December 21 Year to date 59 | 6 8 2 31 19 147 8 22 302 Property Assembly: 1 1 - -- - 3 1 1 1 5 5 6 3 7 4 4 6 1 3 9 2 1 - 5 February March 5 7 4 May 7 4 July August „ — .. 5 6 2 Or.tnher 4 12 3 Year to date.. . . 2 .... .... I-I 3 3 55 1 — 64 Institutional: - .... - .... 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 - 1 February 2 April May 1 1 July 2 August — - September ... , ... 2 2 3 Year to date .... 5 .... | 5 4 — 14 Residential: 5 8 4 - 1 1 1 1 2 5 3 1 2 6 8 2 1 1 12 February- 22 18 B 30 BRITISH COLUMBIA FIRE CRIME STATISTICS, 1972—Continued Motive Unknown Insurance Fraud General Fraud Not Applicable Revenge Cover Crime Mischief Mental Pyro- maniac Total Property—Cont. April „ 5 5 11 5 4 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 .... 6 5 4 1 2 5 1 4 5 1 1 1 2 1 1 8 11 5 9 8 5 9 10 13 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 22 28 22 July. j August September.. October 15 18 14 21 November 21 23 54 2 11 1 43 8 94 11 12 236 Office: 2 1 1 2 .... 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 February. 3 3 3 May 2 July „ 1 1 September 1 1 November. December 2 6 | .... .._ 2 8 1 17 Mercantile: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .... 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 5 2 2 2 1 2 4 2 April May June.... July 2 3 4 5 6 September 5 3 November December 2 Year to date 6 | 1 2 | .... | 1 2 19 2 3 36 Manufacturing: January . February..... 1 1 2 "l 1 .- 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 - z - 1 I" 2 1 3 May 1 June —_ July 5 6 3 3 1 November. December .-. Year to date ._ 3 5 | .... | 3 2 12 | .... 1 26 Storage: 3 1 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 6 2 :::: .... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 5 4 13 2 1 1 - 2 8 1 2 February 8 6 April _ 15 6 June July 9 7 5 9 5 19 December.. 1 4 Year to date 26 | .... | 2 | 1 5 1 47 1 2 11 95 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 FIRE CRIME STATISTICS, 1972—Continued B 31 Motive Unknown Insurance Fraud General Fraud Not Applicable Revenge Cover Crime Mischief Mental Pyro- maniac Total Property—Cont. Vehicles, outside areas: January 1 9 3 13 February. 1 1 1 1 5 1 10 March _ 2 3 3 4 1 13 April.. 2 2 3 1 8 1 17 May 5 1 6 5 1 18 June 2 2 1 2 7 July 4 1 3 8 August 4 1 1 4 10 September... 2 3 6 6 17 October 8 1 9 18 November 2 1 4 6 13 December 2 1 1 4 5 1 14 34 4 6 10 30 66 3 5 158 Miscellaneous: January February _ 1 6 7 3 4 2 6 May 1 1 4 3 July. — 1 1 2 1 5 1 2 1 6 2 October 2 .. 8 1 1 1 December .... 1 5 1 5 1 25 2 | 3 | 43 Incendiary Method Unknown: January 3 2 3 4 12 February 4 1 1 1 3 10 March 5 3 8 April 2 1 1 1 1 6 May ; 5 1 1 7 1 7. 1 1 2 7 July 1 2 1 2 5 August _ 2 1 2 5 10 1 1 1 3 October ... 6 2 1 3 12 November.. 1 1 3 1 6 December. 1 1 3 — — 5 32 1 6 .... | 7 15 26 4 91 Flammable liquids: January. _ 1 1 8 10 February 3 2 5 10 1 1 2 2 2 2 10 April 5 5 2 6 18 May 2 1 1 4 5 13 June 1 2 1 3 1 8 July 4 1 5 1 11 August ... .'_ 2 1 1 4 1 9 2 2 6 5 15 October 2 1 1 13 17 November.. 4 1 5 1 12 23 December _. 2 2 5 2 2 1 14 29 1 10 23 19 70 6 158 Incendiary devices: January 2 1 3 March.. 1 1 1 2 5 2 2 May. 1 1 June „ 1 1 July 1 1 September __ 1 — 1 B 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA FIRE CRIME STATISTICS, 1972—Continued Motive Unknown Insurance Fraud General Fraud Not Applicable Revenge Cover Crime Mischief Mental Pyrc- maniac Total Incendiary Method —Continued 1 - - - November 1 4 _.. -.| 1 | 1 1 8 Matches and combustibles: 1 7 4 5 8 14 7 6 5 8 5 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 6 6 5 3 2 3 2 5 3 1 2 2 1 4 1 2 7 22 20 19 25 18 20 16 17 16 20 19 1 3 4 1 2 3 2 3 1 2 16 3 1 4 3 14 February.... 38 30 47 48 July 39 36 August - September October — 28 35 33 35 December - 30 73 5 10 1 43 13 219 19 30 413 Other: .... 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 .._ 2 2 April 1 1 July 1 3 September October November 1 1 6 1 _.. 1 4 1 9 — 2 17 Persons Involved Unknown: 5 16 11 12 15 16 13 9 7 16 11 6 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 4 ~1 2 4 6 6 7 4 2 2 2 1 4 7 3 4 2 7 2 2 2 7 4 5 4 10 24 15 26 24 21 22 19 18 22 26 24 2 2 4 1 2 12 3 1 2 3 26 47 39 60 May 57 45 July 44 37 36 October . November.. 47 51 44 137 3 20 1 47 42 251 4 28 533 Adult male: 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 4 1 3 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 8 5 1 1 3 1 1 1 - 4 4 5 April 5 7 June. July 9 5 August September October November 5 11 11 9 5 Year to date.. 1 4 6 1 22 6 32 8 ._. 80 Adult female: - — - - — - ._. REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 B 33 FIRE CRIME STATISTICS, 1972- —Continued Motive Unknown Insurance Fraud General Fraud Not Applicable Revenge Cover Crime Mischief Mental Pyro- maniac Total Persons Involved —Continued - - 1 - 2 1 1 3 — 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 ~4 1 April 6 2 2 July August 1 1 6 October 5 3 1 | .... 7 .... 6 5 8 27 Juvenile male: 1 .... — 1 1 — 5 7 9 2 3 3 2 8 i l 3 1 - 5 February March April _ May.— 8 10 2 4 June _ July _ 3 August _ September _ 6 8 December 1 - | .... | .... | _. | 2 ... 39 6 — 47 Juvenile female: January ... . February._ March April May June July August — — ~ — - .... _.. 2 2 1 1 — 1 1 2 2 October '" November .... | .... | .... .... | 4 2 — 6 Offences Cleared Charge: January February _ .... 3 1 4 1 1 1 ..„ 1 5 1 3 1 2 5 1 7 2 1 1 2 1 8 3 6 7 1 3 7 2 12 14 i 2 1 3 1 i 4 ~4 9 1 5 April May 15 10 8 July. August September __ 7 12 16 16 21 December 5 3 8 1 28 5 63 9 8 125 Other: January _ — 1 z 7 8 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 i ~ 1 9 March.. 10 2 May 3 2 July „ 3 1 1 1 November— December.— 3 1 -- .... | 1 — 25 ii .._ 37 B 34 BRITISH COLUMBIA FIRE CRIME STATISTICS, 1972—Continued Motive Unknown Insurance Fraud General Fraud Not Applicable Revenge Cover Crime Mischief Mental Pyro- maniac Total Offences Cleared —Continued Not cleared: January.— _. February 5 16 11 12 15 16 13 10 7 16 11 6 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 5 6 7 7 4 2 2 2 1 4 7 3 1 4 3 7 2 2 2 7 4 5 4 10 24 16 20 24 22 22 19 20 21 22 24 1 2 2 4 1 2 12 3 1 2 3 26 51 40 April. May June July August . September October November.. December. 56 57 46 43 38 38 46 47 44 138 4 19 1 49 44 244 5 28 532 Persons Charged Adult male: — 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 3 1 1 4 4 2 3 3 6 3 1 3 3 1 9 5 1 2 _.. 4 - 1 1 2 1 March 5 10 May June July.. August September. .. October 6 7 6 4 10 11 9 December. 1 4 Year to date - | 3 7 1 21 5 37 3 77 Adult female: - - 1 " 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 4 4 z February April- 5 May 2 1 July 1 August September October 1 5 5 3 .... - 1 -- 1 1 1 -- 6 5 3 8 23 Juvenile male: — - - 1 — 5 2 2 9 3 1 5 May 2 July 6 9 December _ 1 Year to date .... | .... | .... | 1 18 4 - | 23 Juvenile female: January. February..'. .... - — Z 2 1 Z May. July ? 1 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 B 35 FIRE CRIME STATISTICS, 1972- —Continued Motive Unknown Insurance Fraud General Fraud Not Applicable Revenge Cover Crime Mischief Mental Pyro- maniac Total Persons Charged —Continued November ~~3 December .... | .... .... | - | .... .... | 3 | .... — No charges laid: January 5 2 2 3 10 1 4 27 February 16 2 1 5 1 31 3 1 60 March 11 1 7 4 24 1 2 50 April 12 2 7 3 22 12 58 May 15 1 7 7 25 2 3 60 June. 16 1 1 4 2 22 2 48 July... 13 1 2 25 2 1 46 August 10 3 2 2 19 2 38 September 7 2 2 7 21 39 October . 16 4 1 4 21 1 47 November... 11 2 4 5 25 3 50 December.. 6 .... 1 .... 7 4 24 3 _~ 45 138 4 19 1 50 44 | 269 15 28 568 Total charges laid: 1 January.. _. 1 8 9 February 1 1 March 1 3 1 5 5 6 4 15 May. 1 7 2 10 4 3 1 8 July. 1 1 1 3 1 7 August . 2 7 4 13 September 3 1 5 1 2 4 16 October 1 2 12 1 16 November 7 14 21 December ._. 1 .... 2 1 — 1 — 5 ... | 3 8 1 28 5 63 10 8 126 Disposition of Charge Convictions: January February March 3 3 1 6 7 May 6 6 June 1 1 2 July August - 2 2 September „ 2 2 1 1 6 1 - 1 6 2 November December .... | .... | .... | .... | 3 1 | 24 1 2 31 Dismissals: January _ February ., .._ April May 1 1 1 1 — .... 1 July August October November 3 3 December .... | .... | .... .._ .... | .... 1 .... | 4 .... | .... | .... | .... 5 Pending: January .... February March 1 1 2 April 6 6 May 1 2 3 B 36 BRITISH COLUMBIA FIRE CRIME STATISTICS, 1912—Continued Motive Unknown Insurance Fraud General Fraud Not Applicable Revenge Cover Crime Mischief Mental PjTO- maniac Total Disposition of Charge ■—Continued — 3 4 1 2 2 2 5 1 7 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 12 4 1 ._. 6 July 5 August.. . September ... October 5 11 15 11 5 .... | 3 7 1 25 4 25 4 69 Withdrawn: -- .._ - — — _.. -— 2 June July 2 October... . December. Year to date .... | _ — — - | .... 2 | 2 Stay of proceedings: — — 1 - 1 1 1 4 1 z February March 1 July „ 1 1 1 1 4 .... 1 3 4 1 — | 9 Committed: .._ - - - — 2 1 2 - July . 1 4 September October November — — Year to date — _ __ 2 3 — 5 Authority for Charge Criminal Code: Sec. 387: - - 1 - 3 — 6 4 2 1 2 2 7 i 1 .... 6 March 1 May- June July 5 2 1 2 October 3 10 December — — 1 — 3 — 24 2 — 30 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 B 37 FIRE CRIME STATISTICS, 1972—Continued Motive Unknown Insurance Fraud General Fraud Not Applicable Revenge Cover Crime Mischief Mental Pyrc- maniac Total Authority for Charge —Continued Sec. 389 (1): - — 1 2 1 1 1 - 3 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 4 10 4 1 1 1 1 March 3 2 5 July 6 August 6 4 11 November- December 7 4 Year to date ___. _ _. | 6 15 2 23 2 1 49 Sec. 389 (2) January - 3 .._ 1 6 - .._ March—, 6 1 July August September October 1 3 December — 3 — — 1 — 6 — — 10 Sec. 390: January February March _ April .... - - 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 7 3 1 July 5 September _ October November December 6 4 7 1 .... i .... i .... 1 15 2 9 4 7 38 Other: January_ February - March - — 3 1 — i l 1 3 1 — 3 1 June July 3 1 August September October November - December..- 1 2 4 2 1 3 1 _.. 11 B 38 BRITISH COLUMBIA APPENDIX B INSPECTIONS MADE AND ORDERS ISSUED BY LOCAL ASSISTANTS TO THE FIRE MARSHAL City Municipalities (31) Inspections Orders Inspections Orders Armstrong Chilliwack Courtenay Cranbrook Dawson Creek.. Duncan Enderby Fernie.... ., Grand Forks Greenwood Kamloops.. Kelowna Kimberley Langley.- Nanaimo Nelson 910 1,241 1,217 197 149 945 1,821 740 371 1,005 909 59 New Westminster North Vancouver. Penticton.. Port Alberni _. Port Coquitlam... Port Moody— Prince George Prince Rupert Revelstoke Rossland Trail Vancouver Vernon - Victoria White Rock. Totals 4,139 2,354 1,398 359 1,394 260 1,559 543 243 257 12,032 1,191 10,040 299 45,673 1 31 15 5 132 District Municipalities (39) 24 4,172 436 44 378 29 153 698 350 4 ~ 2 734 1,252 2,605 Oak Bay ' 12 Port Hardy 268 364 868 104 Delta- . Esquimalt .__ „ Saanich Spallumcheen _ ., 4 22 71 46 51 Vent Squamish 447 87 214 395 Langley .. Sumas S u mmerland 4,727 669 441 North Cowichan__ 18,919 752 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 B 39 INSPECTIONS MADE AND ORDERS ISSUED BY LOCAL ASSISTANTS TO THE FIRE MARSHAL— Continued Village Municipalities (58) Inspections Orders Inspections Orders 73 — Midway _ Montrose 40 17 Osoyoos—- Chetwynd. 32 Elkford 2 Port Edward _ . Port McNeill 47 1 Salmo S ay ward Sechelt Gold River 42 1 Taylor 10 6 Tofino _ Uciuelet.. Valemount Vanderhoof ... Warfield Lions Bay 18 11 Totals 302 Town Municipalities (14) — Quesnel 52 3 120 106 Fort St. John 356 1 Williams Lake.. Totals 49 809 4 Fire Districts (15) 1,108 109 14 35 93 12 737 Nanaimo, County of Yale, County of .. Totals 2,409 Inspections < i, 1972 — —- 63,940 Orders 888 588 92 197 172 529 603 178 151 100 i, 1971 — 84,104 Grand total s, 1970 81,056 5, 1969 - 77,927 i 1968 - 92,074 i, 1967 85,969 Grand total ,, 1966 - - - 84,874 i, 1965 . .. - 83,678 ,, 1964 82,758 Grand total , 1963 92,088 B 40 BRITISH COLUMBIA APPENDIX C TEN-YEAR COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF FIRES AND FIRE LOSSES Year City Municipalities District Municipalities Town Municipalities Incidents Losses Incidents Losses Incidents Losses 1972 4,261 3,465 3,352 3,463 3,081 3,264 3,350 3,351 ' 3,366 3,233 $ 11,976,681 12,777,142 9,529,652 8,466,521 6,899,093 7,327,896 10,340,128 4,756,985 4,204,463 4,343,193 2,202 2,308 2,362 2,524 2,301 2,129 2,026 2,030 2,166 2,113 $ 7,525,806 7,890,285 8,721,629 6,924,503 4,296,276 5,307,350 3,173,114 2,855,954 3,325,408 3,214,837 169 176 168 141 173 154 144 109 71 61 $ 1,858,834 1971 714,423 1970 988,678 1969. 694,863 1968... 763,822 1967- 558,875 1966 554,895 1965— 342,522 1964.. . . .... _ 242,674 1963— 339,654 Totals 34,186 80,621,754 22,161 53,235,162 1,366 7,059,240 Year Village Municipalities Fire Districts Totals Incidents Losses Incidents Losses Incidents Losses 1972 1971 1970 1969 264 166 180 170 178 161 187 184 245 246 $ 3,023,716 2,099,707 1,029,951 703,746 1,455,474 1,619,445 912,541 878,033 830,912 634,304 1,224 1,339 1,484 1,304 1,277 1,226 1,196 1,253 1,270 1,262 $ 13,004,079 11,235,201 14,291,164 10,724,813 7,702,306 6,676,487 8,164,901 5,304,290 6,382,406 5,260,743 8,120 7,454 7,546 7,602 7,010 6,934 6,903 6,977 7,118 6,915 $ 37,389,116 34,716,758 34,561,074 27,514,446 1968 . .. 21,116,971 1967 21,490,053 1966 1965. 23,145,579 14,137,784 1964 14,985,863 1963 13,792,731 Totals 1,981 13,187,829 12,835 88,746,390 72,579 242,850,375 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, 1972 APPENDIX D LOSS OF LIFE, 1963-73 B 41 Occupancy Number of Fires Causes of Fires Loss of Life Men Women Children Total Apartments.. Dwellings.. Hospital- House trailers- Launches Motor-vehicles- Office building- Outdoors Sawmill- Totals, 1972 Totals, 1971..._ Totals, 1970. Totals, 1969. Totals, 1968 Totals, 1967 Totals, 1966 Totals, 1965 Totals, 1964. Totals, 1963 Ten-year totals 58 1 84 95 71 74 81 78 58 71 51 54 717" Short circuit (1) _ Smokers' carelessness (7)- Inbed (3) While intoxicated (2) In the home (2) Unknown (3).. Candle carelessness (1) Chimney (defective) (1) Clothes over light bulb (1)._ Electrical appliances (2)— Overheated heating-pad (1) Hot-plate carelessness (1) Gasoline (3)— Carelessness (1) Vapour explosion (1) Improper use of (1) Incendiary (arson) (1) Kerosene carelessness (1) Matches (children playing with) (10)~ Oil-burning equipment (8)— Misuse of (3) Faulty (1) — Carelessness (2) Unknown (2) Propane (3)— Fridge explosion (1) Heater explosion (1) Heater installation (1) Short circuit (4) Smokers' carelessness (24)— In the home (10) In bed (4).. While intoxicated (10) Stoves (4)— Combustibles too near (3)_ Unknown (1) Unknown (4)~ Smoker's carelessness (1) Child playing with matches (1).. Smokers' carelessness (1) Explosion (1) . Gas-lamp explosion (1).. Car Are (2)— Collision (1) Vehicle upset (1)_ Carelessness using blowtorch (1).. Incendiary (4)—- Murder (1) Suicide (3) . Outside burning carelessness (2) Using blowtorch (1) 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 4 1 3 6 3 1 2 i 3 1 1 1 1 1 46 81 32 54 49 46 39 46 28 35 456 24 39 28 17 27 25 13 17 9 15 1 10 30 33 44 16 24 35 18 28 24 23 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 12 4 10 3 1 5 3 100 153 104 87 100 106 70 91 61 73 214 275 945 B 42 BRITISH COLUMBIA cn cn cs cs -^ *-i >o o "-> o >n o >n -r -* cn cn ol CM ■H Printed by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1973 1,030-773-6295
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