Fire deaths in BC drops almost by half
Posted May 27, 2013 8:21 pm.
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SURREY (NEWS1130) – A new province wide smoke alarm program is saving lives.
The number of fire related deaths in BC has dropped by almost half.
The first year of the BC Smoke Alarm Movement has seen a 44 per cent drop in the number of fire-fatalities and Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis says the program has been extremely successful.
“So what we’re looking at is the difference between 27 residential deaths pre the campaigns launch, and post-March 2012-2013, 15 deaths.
Garis adds more can always be done.
The program isn’t costing taxpayers. Most of the fire alarms have been donated by private businesses.
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