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Proportion of residential fire incidents, deaths and injuries, by selected source of ignition, 2015 to 2021

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There were seven jurisdictions in Canada that provided fire incident data to the National Fire Information Database: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon and the Canadian Armed Forces.
Source(s):
National Fire Information Database (5248).

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Proportion of residential fire incidents, deaths and injuries, by selected source of ignition, 2015 to 2021, %
  Total injuries Total deaths Total incidents
Smoker's material and open flame 31 64 25
Electrical distribution equipment 9 9 10
Appliances and household equipment 5 2 7
Heating equipment 6 7 14
Cooking equipment 43 14 32
Note(s):
There were seven jurisdictions in Canada that provided fire incident data to the National Fire Information Database: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon and the Canadian Armed Forces.
Source(s):
National Fire Information Database (5248).
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