The death in a house fire in the remote community of Fort Severn First Nation has prompted calls for a better approach to fire safety and prevention in First Nations.Nishnawbe-Aski First Nation wants governments, and emergency service providers to begin putting more emphasis on prevention.
Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says a chronic lack of firefighting services and substandard housing, many without smoke detectors or fire extinguishers, is becoming a deadly combination that claiming too many live.
Monday's fire at Fort Severn fire comes just weeks after four perished in a house fire in Mishkeegogamang near Pickle Lake.
