RECOMMENDATION:
That we ask the Chief to outline more clearly the problems of service

of equipment and further to report on our similarity, or lack of it, of
our equipment and any solutions to the above.

Report: Mobile Homes

“One in every five dwellings sold in British Columbia is a mobile home

and they are occupied for the most part by young families or elderly persons."

“The situation is made more complex by the fact that mobile homes can
be brought into British Columbia without inspection and sometimes are set up
jin parks which have no fire protection."

"Other suggestions which should be considered for inclusion in new safety
regulations by the Fire Marshal and the Fire Commission should include con-
sideration of such matters as

- Installation of a fire detection system, and the availability of

a suitable portable fire extinguisher should be made mandatory.
Two means of egress are now prescribed but the lecation of the
doors is not specified and sometimes both are in the center of
the vehicle. This should be made illegal and other safety features
should be dictated to the manufacturers by the Fire Marshal.
Each bedroom should have an escape hatch or window.
The rule about separation in trailer camps which is now frequently
violated should be strictly applied. The Fire Marshal should be
given the power to enforce the more important of these safety
measures - as may be appropriate - on a retroactive basis."
Report:

The report deals at length with the need for.a greatly strengthened
Fire Marshals Office and the need to establish a Fire Fighter Training
College within the Province. Many pages too numerous to reproduce.
RECOMMENDATION :

That we write the Attorney-General commending his commissioning of

the report and inquiring as to the timing of any action in particular in

relation to the above.

Report:
The report makes mention of police equipment in relation to fire.

“police forces, the Provincial Emergency Programme, the Government
Ambulance Service and the fire departments should understand their
respective functions and capabilities and should work together in

harmonious cooperation. In order to make this possible the role of

each service in emergency circumstances should be clearly defined at