Fire Outcomes by General Construction Type

This report examines British Columbia (BC) building fires as a function of the general construction type. The fires that are examined were reported to the BC Office of the Fire Commissioner (OFC) between October 20 2008 and October 19 2013. The data included in this analysis was provided by 339 reporting agencies across the province, sampled from first nations band areas, non-municipal areas (with and without fire protection), and municipal areas.