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Home Owners FireSmart Manual (3.8MB)

FireSmart: Protecting Your Community from Wildfire

Fire Safety Legislation

Fire Services Act

2006 BC Fire Code

Interpretation Bulletins

IB 011R - Standpipe Hose Testing
IB 018 - Mesh Filters Prohibited in Commercial Kitchen Ventilation Installations
IB 017 - Signs at Fuel Dispensing Stations
IB 016 - Pumps for Transferring Flammable or Combustible Liquids
IB 012 - Maintenance of Voluntarily Installed Protection Equipment
IB 009 - Glow in the Dark Exit Signs

 

Public Education

Position Papers

PP #1 - Should the fire alarm system be used to signal an earthquake drill in schools, or should a different signal be used?
PP #2 - Should Locator (Rescue) Decals be used?
PP #3 - Should school fire drills be announced or surprise?
PP #4 - Should adults be taught to extinguish fires?
PP #5 - Should the term Smoke Alarm or the term Smoke Detector be used in public education messages?
PP #6 - What public education message should be delivered regarding the testing, maintenance and replacement of smoke alarms?
PP #7 - What should children be taught to do when they find matches and/or lighters?

Public Safety Bulletins

Student Fire Safety Can Prevent Needless Deaths - August 2007

Fire & Life Safety Brochures

Terasen Gas - Natural Gas Safety (3.125MB)
Terasen Gas - Carbon Monoxide Safety 

Juvenile Firesetter Manual

Juvenile Firesetter Form (463 KB)

Getting to Know Fire

Training & Certification

Local Assistant to the Fire Commissioner (LAFC) Introductory Online Course - Release Announcement

Fire Reporting

Fire Reporting Manual

INTRODUCTION

INSTRUCTIONS
Structure Fire Report Instructions
Vehicle Fire Report Instructions
Outdoor Fire Report Instructions
Person Fire Report Instructions
Fire Report (Additional Names) Instructions  
Fire Report (Casualty) Instructions
Fire Report (Product/Equipment) Instructions

CODE STRUCTURE
Property Complex - PC
Property Classification - PR - (Alpha & Numeric)
General Construction - GC
Building Height - BH
Ground Floor Area - GF
Year of Construction - YC
Manual Fire Protection - MF
Outside Fire Protection - OF
Sprinkler Protection - SP
Automatic Fire Alarm System - AD
Smoke Alarm Operation - SD
Initial Detection - ID
Transmission of Alarm - AL
Fire Service - FS
Incident - IN
Action Taken - AC
Method of Fire Control - EX
Fire Origin, Level - LV
Fire Origin, Area - OA
Extent of Fire - XF
Extent of Damage - XD
Igniting Object - IG - (Alpha & Numeric)
Fuel or Energy - FU
Form of Heat - FH
Material First Ignited - MI
Act or Omission - AO

LOCATION CODE DIRECTORY - Instructions
Location Code Directory
Location Code Directory (First Nations)

FORMS
Structure Fire Report Form
Vehicle Fire Report Form
Outdoor Fire Report Form
Person Fire Report Form
Fire Report (Additional Names) Form
Fire Report (Casualty) Form
Fire Report (Product/Equipment) Form

Order Form

GLOSSARY

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Insurance Fire Reporting

Insurance Fire Reporting Manual
Insurance Fire Report (Printable Form)
Insurance Fire Report (Fillable/Email Form)

Annual Statistical Reports

2001-2003 Annual Statistical Report (1.61MB)
Printer friendly 2001-2003 Annual Statistical Report (1.56MB)

Remuneration 2007

Services and Information

Associations

Awards & Medals

Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal (Federal)

Additional Names Form

British Columbia Long Service Medal

British Columbia Long Service Medal Nomination Form
Additional Names Form

British Columbia Fire Fighters Medal of Bravery
Local Assistant Retirement Plaque
Fire Commissioner's Commendation

Calendar of Events

FAQ's

BC Fire Department Listing

Information Bulletins

IN 021 - Owner's Information Regarding Orders and Appeals
IN 020 - Flexible Underground Piping for Flammable and Combustible Liquids
IN 019 - Houses used for Boarders, Lodgers and Roomers
IN 017 - Gas Fired Heaters Used Indoors
IN 016 - Illegal Grow Operation Safety for Fire Personnel and First Responders
IN 015 - MOC Operations
IN 014 - Vent Master Reactocell UV Pre Filter
IN 012 - Fusible Links and components of Fire Rated Hardware
IN 011 - LAFC's Legal Authority to Enter Under Section 10 of the Fire Services Act
IN 010R - The BC Fire Code and the Installation Code for Oil Burning Equipment to CAN/CSA-B139-00
IN 009 - T3 Temporal Pattern
IN 008 - Building and Fire Code User Review
IN 007R - Requests for OFC Fire Investigation or Technical Assistance
IN 006 - Chimney Cleaners
IN 005 - American Fire Retardant Corporation
IN 002 - Retail Propane Refuelling Stations - Gas Safety Branch Directive #23

Directive #23 checklist

IN 001 - Fire Commissioner's Commendation

Guidelines

No. 99-01 Decorative Materials in School Corridors
No. 00-01 Fire Safety at BC Summer and Winter Games
No. 00-02 Hardware Requirements for Access and Egress
No. 00-03 Fire Drills for Schools
No. 03-02 Use of Electromagnetic Locking Devices to Enhance Security (47 KB)
No. 04-01 Occupant Load (58 KB)

Sign (Maximum Permissible Occupant Load) (683 KB)
Sign (Design Occupant Load) (448 KB)