British Columbia is a couple of days into a week of observation and information related to Burn Awareness Week with a focus on prevention and safety messaging.
The week began on Sunday and through the days leading up to February 12th the BC office of the Fire Commissioner is providing for a wide array of information sharing and statistical review.
Much of their overview notes of the dangers found in the kitchen which saw 680 of the 3,287 fires in 2021 caused by incidents with Cooking equipment.
Also of note from the data review the rise of fire caused deaths in the province in recent years.
More notes on the topic are available here.
Some Safety tips related to cooking and BBQ activity can be reviewed here.
Also sharing in the week's events is the BC Professional Fire Fighter's Burn Fund, with more items of interest from them available here.
Keep up with more on the theme as the week moves along from the BC office of the Fire Commissioner's Facebook page.
To follow the latest work of Emergency Responders see our archive page here.
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