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BCIRPU partners with the BC Office of the Fire Commissioner to promote smoke alarm uptake and testing

BCIRPU partners with the BC Office of the Fire Commissioner to promote smoke alarm uptake and testing

Jul 26, 2023 | Fire/Burn Safety, Homepage Top, News

  The BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit (BCIRPU) has partnered with the Office of the Fire Commissioner on a campaign to promote smoke alarm uptake and testing, in response to the increasing number of fire-related injuries and deaths in British Columbia. In...
BCIRPU projects related to fire safety

BCIRPU projects related to fire safety

May 24, 2022 | Current Research, Fire/Burn Safety, News

Since 2016, BCIRPU has collaborated with the City of Surrey, City of Surrey Fire Service, and the University of the Fraser Valley, on a number of projects related to home and fire safety, and the health and wellness of firefighters.   Reports and manuscripts...

Dr. Ian Pike receives Fire Researcher of the Year Award

Sep 20, 2019 | Fire/Burn Safety, News

BCIRPU Director Dr. Ian Pike has received the 2019 Fire Researcher of the Year Award from the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs. Dr. Pike was recognized at the Fire Rescue Canada Awards Gala Dinner on September 16 in Calgary, Alberta. “On behalf of my collaborators,...

Kids in neighbourhoods with larger households less likely to be killed in residential fires

Sep 4, 2019 | Fire/Burn Safety, News

New BCIRPU research finds that a child’s risk of death or injury in a residential fire was greatly reduced in neighbourhoods with larger than average households. The study is the first to broadly investigate the socioeconomic factors that affect fire incidence and...

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  • 59 communities receive funding for Vision Zero projects

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.

 

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