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2016-2020 FINANCIAL PLAN
Presentation of the BC Smoke Alarm Movement:
Outcomes for Surrey – From 2006 to 2015 Surrey has
seen a 53.5% decrease in the casualty rate per 10,000
residents
HomeSafe program resources were
successfully redeployed to focus on
targeted Community Safety Initiatives
reaching 29,000 residents:
Installed 973 smoke alarms, and
conducted 839 HomeSafe
Inspections including the Smoke
Alarm initiative inspections;
Participated in 7 forums for
seniors;
Promoted a smoke alarm
awareness campaign directed to
10,239 homeowners who visited
City Hall during the annual
property tax season;
Conducted an outreach initiative
to 1,909 households of patrons
at Surrey Food Bank providing
opportunities to educate the at
risk members of the community
on the importance of a working
smoke alarm; and
Delivered educational safety
information to approximately
15,000 properties identified as
either high risk population or as
statistically likely to incur an
increase in rate of fire.
Community outreach at 81 separate
events – engaged and provided fire
safety information to 7,962
individuals, including 943 seniors;
Held a Fire Prevention Week in
Partnership with Home Depot at two
different locations with information on
preventing and responding to fires,
maintaining smoke alarms and
developing home escape plans;
Developed a plan to restructure the
fire inspection process to move from
prescriptive inspections to risk-based
inspections;
Delivered 44 Surrey Neighbourhood
Emergency Preparedness
presentations to 2,090 attendees. In
addition, staffed 7 emergency
preparedness booths at various fairs,
resulting in exposure to 6,500
additional individuals; and
Coordinated 14 Level 1 emergency
support services responses with 38
displaced residents; and 1 Level 2
emergency support services response
with 226 displaced residents.
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