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B.C. fire departments set to serve up fire safety tips when cooking in the kitchen

The BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund has a very timely message for Fire Prevention Week, launching this Sunday.
Ben Bengtson
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The BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund has a very timely message for Fire Prevention Week, launching this Sunday.

With more and more people having sought refuge in the kitchen during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, calls to fire departments throughout the province have increased, largely due to unattended cooking, according to the Burn Fund.

“Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries in Canada,” a press release from the Burn Fund states. “This year’s National Fire Prevention Week theme is Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen and firefighters across B.C. are urging families to learn what precautions they can take to keep their loved ones safe.”

Last year, 851 fires in B.C. started from cooking, close to one-third of structure fires, according to the Office of the Fire Commissioner.

The Burn Fund is challenging firefighters and fire departments to share kitchen fire prevention tips on social media during Fire Prevention Week, which takes place from Oct. 4 to 10.

All three North Shore fire departments are primed to share fire prevention tips when cooking in the kitchen for the one-week campaign.

The Burn Fund was established in 1978 in an effort to increase the public’s knowledge about fire and burn prevention.