Kim Ayotte, National President is pleased to announce that the Canadian Association of Fire Investigators (CAFI) supports Bill 72 and efforts to amend the Ontario Building Code to require mandatory residential fire sprinklers in all new residential homes.

At its Annual General Meeting on October 1, 2009 in Niagara Falls, CAFI members voted unanimously on a resolution to support Bill 72. The Associations has 800 members which includes representatives from Fire and Police Services, Federal, Provincial and Territorial Fire Commissioner's and Fire Marshal’s Offices, Insurance adjusters, Engineers, Lawyers, and individuals actively engaged in the field of Fire Investigation.

"As Fire Investigators, we see the devastating effects of fire on a daily basis. People need to realize that 8 out of 10 fire deaths occur in the home " says Ayotte

In Canada, a fire occurs every 2 seconds, every 21 seconds someone is burned, and each week 8 Canadians are killed and 68 injured by fire.

In Ontario, 21% of fire deaths are children. Over 400 lives could be saved per year in Canada if every house had a sprinkler system.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has indicated the rate of fire-related deaths in manufactured homes is 2 1/2 times the rates of fire-related deaths in on-site constructed homes. The Loss of lives in homes where NFPA 13D residential fire sprinkler system has been installed is zero.