1. Introduction
This paper details the methodology and impact of a fire fighter
delivered, fire prevention public education campaign that successfully
reduced the frequency and severity of residential structure fires within
high-risk sections of the community in Surrey, British Columbia (BC).
Relative to matched high-risk, cluster controls, this initiative was
successful in two significant ways: first, through a reduction in the
annual late of residential house fires, and second, through an increase
in the activation of smoke alarms and a reduction in the spread and
associated damage of fires when they did occur. This paper concludes
by discussing the lessons learned from this process and the intentions
Surrey Fire Services have for expanding and developing these efforts
into the future