Community Fire Protection Plan
Last Updated: December, 2017
Objective
Governance - guidance
for community decision-
making and the
establishment of
sufficient legal authority.
Initiative Description Outcome Lead/ Timeline
Support
To help elected officials understand the
A visual production approximately 20 minutes
fundamental requirements of a community MACA/
Video Presentation for in length, broken into 10 segments that will
fire protection service, key success factors, CFP Advisory Complete
Elected Officials aid in a facilitated discussion involving key
their roles as municipal leaders, and critical Committee
municipal staff and elected officials.
path towards an effective service.
To help communities decide a suitable path
An updated evaluation tool to assess current MACA/
Fire Department to achieve a desired level of service or to
resources, equipment, governance, and CFP Advisory Complete
Assessment Tool assess whether the desired level has been
administration for community fire services. Committee
achieved and is sustainable.
To establish sufficient legal authority to
Web-based reference materials to guide
Community Fire Protection perform services, enforce requirements, NWTAC/
municipal officials through the process of Winter 2018
Bylaw Template and Guide assign responsibility, and to help evaluate MACA
developing a suitable fire protection by-law.
performance and assign resources.
To provide communities with a process to
Property Standards Web-based reference materials to guide
establish property standards, ensure
Bylaw & Derelict municipal officials through the process of NWTAC/
structures and properties are safe from the Winter 2018
Building Management developing a property standards bylaw & MACA
risk of fire, enforce requirements, and
Plan derelict building management plan.
assign responsibility.
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 Objective Initiative Description Outcome Lead/ Timeline
Support
To clarify roles and responsibilities, and to
Templates and guidance to help communities MACA/
Standard Operating provide fire service personnel with a safe
establish standard operating procedures CFP Advisory Winter 2018
Procedures and consistent approach to emergency
relevant to services provided. Committee
response activities.

Operations - tools to Workers Safety and Written guidelines issued by the Workers To ensure MACA’s Fire Department support
help create an effective, Compensation Commission Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) is contributing to and consistent with WSCC/ Complete
safe community for (WSCC) Firefighter Code of for workers to help them comply with safety WSCC’s forthcoming firefighter Code of MACA
residents, and operating Practice requirements. Practice.
environment for
emergency responders.
To help choose and maintain appropriate
An inventory of equipment and maintenance MACA/
Standardized Equipment apparatus and equipment consistent with
requirements and options consistent with CFP Advisory Spring 2018
and Maintenance Guide the knowledge, skills and ability of
establish service levels Committee
emergency response personnel.

MACA (SCG)/
Fire Protection Training A formal plan to guide fire personnel training Quality certified and non-certified training
CFP Advisory TBD
Strategy activities in the NWT. for all communities.
Committee

Territorial-Wide MACA/
Media campaign (e.g. newspaper, web, social To increase volunteer participation in the
Capacity Building - tools o l u n t e e r
V CFP Advisory TBD
media, etc.) NWT fire protection service.
and resources to Recruitment Campaign Committee
establish and develop the
necessary skills and Residential MACA/
A program to distribute and/or install Maximize the use of Smoke/CO detectors in
awareness. Smoke/CO Alarm CFP Advisory Fall 2018
Smoke/CO detectors. older homes in the NT.
Program Committee

To enhance community access and

Web-based catalogue of information, MACA/
Community Fire Prevention knowledge of fire prevention initiatives,
literature and tools available to communities CFP Advisory Summer 2018
Resource Centre materials and information relevant to the
to support local fire prevention efforts. Committee
NWT.

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