The First Nations Fire Template was used to collect data for this review. After the completion of this review, there will be opportunities to revise the template in order to improve the data collected and available for future analysis.

Template - Decedent information

Questions

1 - Last Name

2 - First Name

3 - Middle Name(s)

4 - Also Known As

5 - Address (Residence)

6 - Date of Birth

7 - Date of Death (Date death pronounced)

8 - Age

9 – Sex (Biological)

10 - Gender

11 - Positively Identified

  • a If Yes
  • b If Other

12 - Employment status

13 - Marital status

14 - Household characteristics (living situation)

15 - Self identified as Indigenous (First Nations/Metis/Inuit)

Template - community information

Questions

1 - First Nation Community Name

2 - Community On-Reserve Population Size

Geographic

3 - Geographic Size (square kilometres)

4 - Accessibility (Road Year Round/Road Only in the Winter (Ice Road)/Air Year Round)

Demographic

5 - Average age of the population

6 -Median age of the population

7 - Age characteristics - Total

  • 0-4
  • 5-9
  • 10-14
  • 15-19
  • 20-34
  • 35-49
  • 50-64
  • 65-74
  • 75-84
  • 85+

8 - Marital status (total Population 15 years and over)

  • Married including Common-Law
  • Separated
  • Divorced
  • Widowed
  • Never Married

9 - Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren) (childrens living situation)

  • Living With 2 Parents (2 biological or adoptive;1 biological or adoptive and one step-parent)
  • Living With Lone-Parent Families
  • Living With Grandparents (without parents present)
  • Living With Other Relatives
  • Foster Children
  • Living with non-relatives only or alone

10 - Total - Highest level of educational attainment of population aged 25 to 64 in private households

  • No Certificate/Diploma/Degree
  • Secondary
  • Post Secondary
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma
  • College
  • University certificate or diploma below bachelor level
  • University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above

11 - Elementary School Located in Community

12 - High School Located in Community

  • If Yes, what is the highest level available

13 - Language(s) Spoken Most Often at Home

  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th

14 - Community Indicators of Substance Use/Alcohol Consumption and Smoking

15 - Addiction Services Readily Available in Community

  • If yes, type of service (individual counselling, treatment centres, rehabilitation treatment programs, circles, land-based activities i.e. hunting trips or fishing, other...)

16 - Mental Health Services Readily Available in Community

17 - Community health issues at time of fire (ex. high rates of chronic or infectious disease)

18 - Primary Health Services Readily Available in Community

Economic (Income of individuals - population aged 15 years and over in private households for year prior to census)

19 - Average Income

20 - Median Income

21 - Unemployment Rate

22 - Number of individuals employed on reserve

23 - Number of individuals employed off reserve

Housing

24 - Number of Dwellings (defined as any place where people live including shack)

25 - Private Households Size (Total - Private households by household size)

  • 1 Person
  • 2 Persons
  • 3 Persons
  • 4 Persons
  • 5-9 Persons
  • f10-14 Persons
  • 15+ Persons

26 - Total - Private households by housing suitability

  • Suitable
  • Not Suitable

27 - Total - Private households by number of persons per room

  • One person or fewer per room
  • More than 1 person per room

28 - Total Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

  • Major repairs needed

29 - Total Occupied council owned dwellings by dwelling condition

  • Major repairs needed

30 - Total Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

  • Total constructed Prior to 2001

31 - Total number of dwellings with electricity

32 - Average number of doors/exits per dwelling

Fire Prevention and Response Capacity (FPRC)

33 - Fire Department Annual Budget

34 - Budget for Public Fire Safety Education

35 - Budget for Fire Safety Standards and Enforcement

36 - Budget for Emergency Response - Suppression

37 - Does the community have an established level of fire protection services

  • If yes, describe

38 - Has the community conducted and maintain a current simplified risk assessment or other type of risk assessment

39 - Are formal community based fire suppression services provided

40 - If suppression services are provided are they interior/exterior or exterior only

41 - Does the community have an agreement in-place with another community for fire protection services

  • If yes, Distance to community providing fire protection services
  • If yes, Is the time to be on scene greater than 10 minutes

42 - Does the community have fire apparatus but no fire department

43 - Number of non-fatal fires in the community during the period of study

FPRC - Public fire safety education

44 - Are public fire safety education materials distributed in the community

45 - Is public fire safety education provided in school

46 - Are fire drills conducted by schools and documented

47 - Does the fire department/community have a public education program in place

48 - Has the fire department/community established smoke and carbon monoxide alarm programs

49 - what percentage of residential occupancies have smoke and carbon monoxide alarms

  • How many are operational

FPRC - Fire safety standards and enforcement

50 - Does the community conduct inspections upon request or complaint

51 - Does the community conduct fire safety inspections as part of a regular inspection program

52 - If the community does inspect occupancies on a regular basis what occupancies are inspected

53 - Does the community conduct home visits to ensure smoke alarms are in-place

54 - Has the community adopted or utilize the National or Ontario building code

55 - Has the community adopted or utilize the National or Ontario fire code

56 - Does the community follow/enforce building codes

57 - Does the community follow/enforce fire codes

58 - Are fire safety inspections conducted in the community by any other agencies (federal government)

59 - What type of occupancies are inspected by other agencies

FPRC - Emergency response - suppression

60 - Does the community have a Fire Hall

  • What is the condition of the Fire Hall

61 - Is fire apparatus in community maintained and operational

62 - Is the firefighting equipment maintained and operational

63 - Is personal protective equipment (eg. SCBA, bunker gear) maintained and operational at accepted standards

64 - What is the minimum level of training/certification of suppression Firefighters

  • How many firefighters are trained/certified at this level

65 - Do firefighters have the necessary equipment including bunker gear, SCBA, and communications to conduct interior operations

66 - Water available to community for fire suppression

67 - Were hydrants available

  • If not, are other water supply sources available i.e.water tanker shuttle

68 - Are first responders available in community

69 - Health services available in community to treat injuries

70 - Medical first response team readily available in community

Weather

71 - Nearest weather station

72 - Distance from nearest weather station to community

73 - Temperature conditions

  • Day after commencement of fire
  • Day of commencement of fire

74 - Precipitation conditions at time of fire

  • Day after commencement of fire
  • Day of commencement of fire

75 - Other Information Regarding Weather Conditions

Template - Fire Marshal information

Questions

1 - Fire Investigation Case Number

2 - Location of fire (address)

3 - Date of fire

4 - Time of fire alarm

5 - Jurisdictional Fire Department

6 - Jurisdictional Police Service

7 - Number of fire fatalities

8 - Date Fire Department on scene

9 - Time of Fire Department on scene

10 - How was the fire discovered

11 - Were there any identified Fire Safety Issues

12 - What was the fire cause

13 - What were the possible fire causes considered if a cause could not be determined

14 - What was the motive

15 - What was the property type

16 - What is the area of origin

17 - What was the ignition source

18 - What was the object first ignited

19 - What was the fuel of ignition source

20 - Was there an incendiary device

21 - What kind of complex was the structure

22 - What is the occupancy classification

23 - What is the status of the building

24 - What was the construction date

25 - Were there previous fire events in the building

26 - Number of storeys

27 - Does the dwelling unit have a crawlspace (heated areas containing gas furnace, etc.)

28 - Floor

29 - Roof

30 - Interior

31 - Ceiling

32 - Level of origin

33 - Flashover

34 - Fire spread if a multi unit dwelling

35 - Fire spread reasons if a multi unit dwelling

36 - Smoke spread if a multi unit dwelling

37 - Smoke spread reasons if a multi unit dwelling

38 - Fire spread and reason if not a multi unit

39 - Smoke spread and reason if not a multi unit

40 - Is the occupancy a complete loss

41 - Fatality status

42 - Structure familiarity

43 - Fatality location

44 - Egress prevented

45 - Reason for failure to escape

46 - Number of occupants who did escape

47 - Is the wood stove normally removed when not in use (eg. summer months)

48 - Is the wood stove normally situated in the centre area of the dwelling

49 - What was the source of heat in the house

  • Other

50 - What was the construction material

  • Other

51 - Were there any fire-resistant barriers / shields

52 - How many routes of exit were available

53 - How many routes of exit were accessible (eg not blocked off)

54 - Presence and Operation of Fire Detection Device (FDD) closest to area of origin

55 - Number of devices

For each device

56 - Device type

57 - Device location

58 - Alarm type

59 - Alarm power

60 - Alarm placement

61 - Device operation

62 - Reason for Inoperation

Emergency response

63 - Did road conditions negatively impact/affect response or ability of responding fire department to attend scene

64 - Did police attempt to suppress fire

65 - Did the police effect rescue prior to fire department arrival

66 - Did the fire department performed the search and rescue of occupants?

67 - Were hydrants available

68 - Was limited or inaccessible water supply a factor in the fire

69 - Were all responding apparatus fully serviceable

70 - How many fire apparatus responded

71 - Total number of firefighters on scene

72 - Number of firefighters on initial responding apparatus

73 - Did the fire department apply agent to the fire

  • If yes, date and time the fire department applied agent

74 - Did the fire department perform an offensive or defensive initial attack

75 - Performance of fire department affected by weather conditions

76 - Building performance affected by weather conditions

77 - Time required to supress fire

78 - Mutual aid activated in this fire

79 - Was automatic aid initiated

Template - Coroner information

Questions

1 - Coroner's Investigation Case Number

Individual Factors (The Decedent):

2 - Was there any history of addiction and/or mental health issues

  • If yes, describe

3 - Stressors (check all that apply)

  • Estranged from family
  • Others in household with history of addiction and/or mental health issues
  • History of physical or sexual abuse (decedent or within household)
  • Recent loss (children/siblings/parents/etc…)
  • CAS involvement (with decedent or family)
  • Domestic issues

4 - Was decedent intoxicated or using alcohol/ drugs at time of fire

  • If yes, describe

5 - Were there others in the household intoxicated or using alcohol/ drugs at time of fire

  • If yes, describe

6 - Was decedent a smoker

7 - Were there smokers within the household (not including decedent) present at time of fire

8 - Was decedent's mobility impaired

  • If yes, describe

9 - Manner of Death

Scene factors:

10 - How many people lived in residence usually

11 - Describe their relationships

12 - How many people were present at time of fire

13 - What were they doing

14 - Did they have another residence (e.g. were they overnight guests / visitors)

Template – Forensic pathology & forensic anthropology information

Questions

1 - Pathology Case Number

2 - Date of Autopsy

3 - Location of Autopsy

4 - Cause of Death

5 - Soot present in airways

6 - Lividity

7 - Toxicology Completed

  • Substances Found

8 - Comorbidities

9 - Burn Severity (by depth - 1st to 4th degree)

10 - Extent of Burns (Percent Body Surface Area)

11 - Antemortem Trauma

12 - Post-Mortem Fire Artefacts (check all that apply)

  • Charring
  • Skin splitting
  • Skin blistering
  • Thermal amputation
  • Breach of thoracic/abdominal cavities/upper airways
  • Heat epidural hematoma
  • Singeing of the hair
  • Pugilistic attitude
  • Heat fractures
  • Heat contractures
  • Calcination
  • Fragmentation

13 - Co-mingling

14 - Decedent Alive Before Fire

  • If yes, describe