Fire Investigations
As we look to increase fire prevention and safety awareness, we also need to look at the source for these emergencies after they occur. By identifying the cause of a fire, we can determine whether it was natural causes, malicious intent or the result of a situation that could have been prevented with proper fire safety training. These investigations ensure that our communities are continuously getting safer from fire risks.
Fire Cause Analysis
Once a fire emergency has been resolved and all impacted individuals are cared for, we conduct a fire cause analysis to determine the origins of the fire and how it was able to spread. Being able to identify these components enables investigators to pinpoint the set of circumstances that enabled the fire to start and travel through an area. This information is essential in the continued education of fire prevention.
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Fire Investigations and Training
The process for investigating fires can be time-intensive and difficult. Often, we are working in remote areas with limited access to essential equipment. Because of this, we will partner with neighbouring organizations to support our efforts in identifying the cause of a fire in our communities. In addition to building stronger relationships, this allows us to share resources and capacity towards a common goal of improving fire safety and awareness.
Learning from Experience
If we can learn more about how a fire was started, then we can educate the community on how it could have been avoided or, at the very least, how to respond when one occurs near them. If a fire is started naturally or through negligence, then we can adapt our programming to account for this. Building our training around real-world experiences and learned lessons ensures that our programming is relatable, realistic and applicable. Having the ability to show families and individuals the impact that a fire can have and the devastation it can create in people’s lives is important in solidifying just how dangerous fire can be. Without understanding the origin of fire emergencies, we would not be able to improve our training.
An integral aspect of fire investigation lies in data collection. When we determine the origins of a fire and how it impacted an area, we’re able to identify trends and retrospective reviews for fire behaviour in our province. This was a driving factor as we supported the rollout of the National Incident Reporting System for the NIFSC. If we can provide data around patterns in fire origins and suppression, we have a greater chance to receive support for our emergency management efforts from a provincial or national level.