Overview
Fire reporting is carried out mainly by the Alberta fire rescue services who respond to fire emergencies and by the insurance industry, which handles claims on fire losses. Reporting of fire incidents can be either electronic or on paper. The electronic reporting is enabled through the milenet website that houses the Fire Electronic Reporting System (FERS). Fire reporting agencies can obtain secure access to FERS by signing a milenet agreement.
Fire manual and forms
Contact Numbers for Fire Reporting-related Questions:
Phone: 1-866-421-6929
Fire Statistics Reporting Manual
Fire Statistics Reporting Manual (PDF, 2.1 MB)
(The following three items are reproduced from the manual.)
- Guidelines (PDF, 112 KB)
- Common errors (PDF, 68 KB)
- FAQ (PDF, 110 KB)
Reports
- Fire Report OFC 1244 Please note: The Fire Report is for fire departments' use ONLY
- Insurance Report OFC 1243
- Occupant Report OFC 1295
- Casualty Report OFC 1242
- Smoke Detector / Alarm Report OFC 1245
Alberta Municipal Affairs MileNet
NOTE: The above reports work best when opened with Windows Explorer or when saved and opened with Adobe Reader
Fire statistics reports
Fire Commissioner's Statistical Reports
- Annual Statistical Report 2013-2014 (PDF, 277 KB)
- Annual Statistical Report 2011-2012 (PDF, 5.6 MB)
Fire Statistics Research Reports
- Children and Youth Playing with Fire 2000–2009 (PDF, 128 KB)
- Fire Losses in Buildings under Construction (PDF, 649 KB)
- Fire Losses in Vacant Residential Properties 2000-2009 (PDF, 267 KB)
- Fireworks 2001–2010 (PDF, 17 KB)
- Apartment Fires in Calgary and Edmonton 2000–2012 (PDF, 406 KB)
- Fire Losses in Parking Garages 2000-2009 (PDF, 234 KB)
- Fire Losses in Multi-family Dwellings 2000-2009 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Fire Losses in First Nations' and Indian Reserves 2000–2009 (PDF, 109 KB) Cooking Oil: A Home Fire Hazard in Alberta, Canada (PDF, 1.5 MB) (1997) (in Fire Technology)
- Fire Risk Assessment Document 1: Demographic Trends, Migration, Tourism, Ethnicity, Industry, Education, Poverty in Alberta, Alcohol, Illicit Drugs, Medications, and Tobacco Use (PDF, 254 KB)
- Fire Risk Assessment Document 2: Vulnerable groups, Fire Losses: by Community, by Major Occupancies, in Homes. Smoke alarm operation in Alberta homes (PDF, 545 KB)
- Fire Risk Assessment Document 3: Seniors (PDF, 73 KB)
- Canada Safety Council-Duracell Fire Safety Study (PDF, 121 KB) (2009)
- Making Sense of Smoke Alarm Data (PDF, 318 KB) (2004)
Other Fire Services
Interactive Fire Data Analysis (IFDA)
The IFDA yields a limited range of fire-loss statistics based on the most current 10-year fire incident data.