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Fire Loss in Ontario
2002 – 2006
Causes, Trends and Issues
 

The Office of the Fire Marshal has an historical database which contains reports filed by fire departments on every fire call. Municipal fire departments report to the OFM on every call they attend (fires and non fires). This data is in a database that goes back to 1983.

This data can be viewed in many ways - by province, by municipality, over time, at specific types of occupancies, ignition sources, and even by injuries or fatalities.

This summary provides information on Ontario loss fires, fires with a reported injury, fatality or dollar loss, for the fire year period from 2002 to 2006.

Examining trends over time provides more information on the impact of fire education and prevention measures. The OFM has done several multi year studies on why, when and where of Ontario fires.

 

graph of overview of fires (with loss reported)

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pie chart of loss of fire by property class

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pie chart of loss fires property class: structures only

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pie graph of structure fires: ignition source

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chart of structure fires: ignition source average number of fires per year

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chart of structure fires ignition source: cooking equipment

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chart of structure fires ignition source: heating equipment

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chart of structure fires ignition source: electrical distribution equipment

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chart of structure fires ignition source: lit smokers materials excluding matches or lighters

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chart of structure fires ignition source: appliances

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graph showing structure fires ignition source: candles

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Graph showing structure fires ignition source: matches or lighters excluding arson

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