Executive summary
- The 2022 Fire Master Plan (FMP) is provided at the request of Council “develop a Fire Master Plan to support the growth and change within the city.” (Vision to Focus, 2019)
- The primary objective of the FMP is to present a comprehensive analysis of the City of Burlington Fire Protection Service community needs and circumstances.
- The FMP is a complementary document to the recently approved Community Risk Assessment (CRA) (BFD-02-22) that outlines community fire risk priorities.
- These documents provide valuable data and information to allow staff and council to make informed decisions about the existing and long-term service delivery needs of the Burlington Fire Department (BFD).
- Understanding that some of the recommendations require financial investment, the implementation schedule will be phased in subject to annual operating and capital budget constraints and prioritization with other corporate priorities allowing for future planning.
Climate implications
- Burlington fire response times have a direct link and impact to the environment.
- Through effective and efficient response, and on scene tactical efforts, Burlington firefighters work quickly to extinguish a fire, mitigating potential environment impact due to an incident, such as toxins, chemicals, and carcinogens (e.g., asbestos) that are found or occur during/after a fire.
- In addition, there are established agreements to support a timely response by third-party provided services to mitigate environmental impacts, where possible, such as a hazardous material calls that would require specialized response and cleanup efforts.
- Furthermore, Burlington fire is continually researching, retrofitting and/or procuring available options to support climate actions to mitigate greenhouse gases (GHGs) and reduce energy consumption.