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The BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit (BCIRPU) has partnered with the BC Office of the Fire Commissioner on a campaign to promote smoke alarm uptake and testing within the province, in response to the increasing number of fire-related injuries and deaths in British Columbia.
The BCIRPU, along with its social marketing partner, Preventable, will target selected communities with an educational campaign to promote fire safety and proper smoke alarm use. Launched in October 2023 to coincide with Fire Safety Week, the campaign also ran for four weeks in February 2024. Complementing the campaign, in communities throughout BC, firefighters will visit households to provide fire safety information and check smoke alarms. If a smoke alarm is non-functional, firefighters will install a new one at no cost to the resident. The ultimate aim is to have a working smoke alarm in every home in BC.
To learn more:
The BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit is a leader in the production and transfer of injury prevention knowledge and the integration of evidence-based injury prevention practices in the daily lives of those at risk, those who care for them, and those with a mandate for public health and safety in British Columbia.
F508 – 4480 Oak St.
Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4
Email: bcinjury@bcchr.ca
