Hi everyone,
We just recently started working on the issue of Barn Fires. According to the National Farm Building Code, only farm buildings with high human occupancy (greater than one person per 40 square meters) are required to be fitted with sprinklers and smoke alarms.
A Winnipeg Free Press article on January 02, 2009 reported that last year seven barn fires in Manitoba killed more than 30 000 pigs - about eight times more than the previous year. In 2007 more than 3 500 pigs died in six fires.
Large scale intensive farm practices mean that more animals are housed in small spaces, therefore fire prevention and animal evacuation are paramount to ensuring the health and well-being of animals.
Currently, Manitoba is considering making changes to provincial regulations on farm buildings. Please, for the sake of the animals, take a moment to read the documents below and mail in a sign-on letter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh3QoEYHFmo
Letter to the Standing Committee on Fire Protection.pdf
Loss of Lives by Fire.pdf
Appendix II - Data from Ontario.pdf
Sign-on Letter.pdf
http://www.firecomm.gov.mb.ca/docs/fbc_discussion_paper_final_may2009.pdf
Contact Info for the Manitoba Fire Commissioner:
Office of the Fire Commissioner
508-401 York Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 0P8
Telephone: (204) 945-3322
Fax: (204) 948-2089
Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069
Email: firecomm@gov.mb.ca
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