Municipal Fire Protection Information

Effective December 31, 2008 all municipalities and territories without municipal organization had completed a Municipal Fire Protection Information Survey and had been deemed compliant with the minimum requirements of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act.

The Municipal Fire Protection Information Explanatory Guide serves as useful data and information gathering tool to assist fire and municipal officials in meeting their obligations under relevant legislation.

There is a regular turnover in senior fire department administrators, municipal staff and elected officials. A substantial number of present day fire chiefs, municipal chief administrative officers, municipal clerks and elected municipal officials were not in office when the original survey was conducted for their respective municipalities. The survey explanatory guide now entitled Municipal Fire Protection Information Explanatory Guide, has been retained as a resource for newly appointed officials to assist them to understand the intent of the original survey.

Municipalities are responsible for ensuring continued compliance with the minimum requirements of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act.