WINNIPEG – Here are some facts about fires and fire protection on Manitoba reserves:
14 per cent: First Nations that don’t have sufficient amount of fire hose.
50 per cent: First Nations that don’t know how much their fire department’s budget is.
$18.50: Per-capita fire protection budget of five Manitoba reserves with about 13,000 people.
$51.70: Per-capita fire protection budget of five municipalities with about 13,000 people.
39 per cent: First Nations that don’t have a fire hall.
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28 per cent: First Nations that don’t have a fire truck.
11 per cent: First Nations that have a fire education program.
93 per cent: First Nations that have no written fire protection plan.
$28 million: What the federal government estimates is needed to reduce fatal fires on Manitoba reserves.
$2.5 million: What Manitoba reserves get directly each year for fire protection services.
Three per cent: Fires in Manitoba that occurred on reserves in 2010.
55 per cent: Fire fatalities in Manitoba that occurred on reserves in 2010.
67 per cent: First Nations that have a mutual firefighting aid agreement with a neighbouring community.
24 per cent: First Nations that have those agreements in writing.
READ MORE: Fatalities illustrate Manitoba reserves’ poor firefighting capability
(Sources: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and the Manitoba Office of the Fire Commissioner)
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