Nishnawbe Aski Nation – In response to the Office of the Chief Coroner report, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Chiefs of Ontario have identified the following priorities for major improvements to fire safety and prevention:
- Increase fire safety awareness and education through Amber’s Fire Safety
- Implement a standardized service delivery model across NAN
- Ensure community infrastructure and housing conditions are acceptable and built to code
- Fatal house fires are all too common in many First Nations due to overcrowding, poor housing conditions and a critical lack of fire safety and prevention services.
Related Updates:
Ontario First Nations sue the federal government over alleged deadly underfunding of fire protection on reserves (September 30, 2024)
CGI partners with Mustimuhw Information Solutions to advance fire safety for First Nation communities (September 12, 2023)
Coroner Findings on Fire Deaths in First Nations (July 1, 2021)
Amber’s Fire Safety Campaign Update report (March 1, 2021)
From The Ashes: Reimagining Fire Safety (June 1, 2018)
NAN submission to “Fire Safety and Emergency Management in Indigenous Communities” (December 5, 2017)
Fire Prevention of First Nations (May 2, 2017)
Amber’s Fire Safety Campaign (May 19, 2016)
Amber’s Fire Safety Campaign (March 19, 2016)