The division consists of Division Chief George Hitchcock and Fire and Life Safety Education Officers Bob Manson and Debbie Campbell. This division was first started in 1988 and was called the Community Relations division. It was obvious, even then, that our division of Fire Prevention was becoming overwhelmed with the responsibility of public education issues, and that a more specialized division was required to meet the needs of this very important segment of our department's mandate to provide public education. The fact that this issue was given the highest priority in recent provincial legislation shows, once again, that the Brampton Fire and Emergency Services are leaders in the area of public service, and visionary in our anticipation of the needs of the citizens of Brampton.
All children have a fascination with fire.
They like to watch campfires, fireplaces, woodstoves, candles, etc. Sometimes it can become a repeated Fire Setting behavior . For the remainder, however, fire play can be a symptom of other serious problems. It is estimated that there are roughly ten times the number of un-reported fires as reported ones. They will be able to offer you assistance.