Oct 6-12 is Fire Prevention Week.
When a residential or business fire occurs it is not only firemen that get involved, but insurance people and damage inspectors.
My daughter is a journeyman carpenter and at a renovation company she once worked for she would inspect damage and make reports on what needed to be done and the company would run the cost to make renovations or repairs.
When he retired from the RCMP after 10 years of service, my father-in-law Al Nolin became an insurance adjuster, investigating fire and fire-related losses.
The Canadian Fire Underwriters' Association would hold meetings with representatives of the insurance companies to discuss insurance legislation and prevention measures.
Some of the proceedings of a Fire Insurance Company will give a list of claims..
Many people and companies have suffered losses due to forest and bush fires.
When I lived in Quebec our town had a "Centre de Dépannage" (or help center) where people could donate clothes and household items for victims of fire, flood etc. People and companies near and far feel compelled to help or donate when fire disasters strike.
These days after a disastrous fire a go-fund-me page might be set up. Regardless of how it's done, a cry for help would go out for donations large and small to a fire relief fund.
Check your local library for fire department and relief fund reports, and local insurance company reports of claims. There may also be directories of insurance companies.
Join in Fire Prevention Week activities in your community.
Relevant Links
Insurance Society and Firemen’s Review
Proceedings of the Canadian Fire Underwriters' Association in Montreal and Toronto
Proceedings of the Fire Marshals' Association of North America
Proceedings at the second annual meeting of the Beaver and Toronto Mutual Fire Insurance Company, held March 21-23, 1871 - claims
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Excellent post and a valuable reminder to look beyond the usual places when researching our ancestors.
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