What Stratas Need to Know About BC's New Fire Safety Act 2025 | BC Strata Corporations

https://visoa.bc.ca/ This video is for council members, owners, and managers of strata buildings with life safety systems (such as condo buildings). In this webinar, Kathleen Nicholas of Artemis Fire Consulting Inc. discusses BC's Fire Safety Act which came into force on August 1, 2024, replacing the Fire Services Act of 1979. The Fire Safety Act will be fully implemented by August 2025.

0:00 Introduction
0:56 Strata corporations and owners are legally responsible for compliance
1:31 The new Fire Safety Act, a single standard of fire safety for the whole province
7:11 New requirement for Fire Safety Self Assessment
8:25 How often does the fire department do inspections?
9:09 Are all service providers required to send inspection and maintenance reports to the fire department?
10:58 Keeping records
12:11 Administrative penalties
13:32 What is the relationship between the Fire Safety Act and other Regulations, Codes, and Standards?
18:33 Does the new Fire Safety Act apply to buildings based on when they were built?
18:49 Frequency of inspections and assessments based on risk level
21:25 Does equipment installed under a previous Building or Fire Code have to be upgraded?
23:12 Do council members have to sign a declaration every year that their building is in compliance with the Fire Safety Act?
23:56 Offences for non-compliance with the Fire Safety Act
25:08 How do you know if your reports are accurate? Is your service provider using the ULC designed and mandated forms?
28:07 Effect upon stratas. Check with your local municipality or regional district to see how they are implementing the changes.

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