Questions and responses 42nd Parliament, 1st session December 3, 2015, to September 11, 2019

With regard to fire safety education in First Nations communities: (a) what materials are distributed or provided by Indigenous and North Affairs Canada to First Nations communities; (b) how much has Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada spent annually since 2005 to educate and train First Nations communities on fire safety and firefighting; (c) what amount does Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada budget annually for education of fire safety in First Nations communities; and (d) how much has Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada spent annually, since 2005, on travel and expenses for Ministry staff to inspect and report back to the Ministry on the fire protection preparedness in Canada’s First Nations communities?

With regard to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and each First Nation reserve community: (a) how many First Nations communities have conducted an Asset Management Plan review focusing on fire protection services since 2005, broken down by year; (b) which communities have completed and filed an Asset Management Plan Report as mentioned in (a) with Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; (c) for each community that has filed an Asset Management Plan in (a), which communities have acted on the Asset Management Plan; and (d) which communities that have acted on an Asset Management Plan have staff from Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada visited to confirm work done to improve fire protection and fire education for the community?

With regard to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and fires which have occurred on Indian Reserves since 2010: (a) how many fires have occured per year; (b) how many deaths have occured; (c) how many individuals have been injured; (d) how much has been spent on fire fighting on reserves; and (e) how much has been spent on fire prevention on reserves?

With regard to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and each First Nation reserve community: (a) how many fires have there been in all First Nations reserve communities since 2006, broken down by year; (b) which communities have their own fire departments; (c) for each community mentioned in (b), which ones have functional firefighting equipment; and (d) which communities have agreements with nearby municipalities to provide firefighting services?