British Columbia’s fire commissioner says fire-related deaths in the province have increased by almost 120 per cent over the past two years.
He says the fire commissioner’s office will partner with Statistics Canada this summer to create an interactive tool that provides statistical and geographic information to identify community areas at greatest risk of residential fires. The Office of the Fire Commissioner’s annual report says fire-related deaths have increased in B.C. by 119 per cent since 2020 and victims older than 65 were overly represented.
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