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Make sure you and your family are protected in the event a fire starts in your home.
Fire Prevention Week 2022
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Fire Prevention Week
Fire won't wait. Plan your escape.
"Today's homes burn faster than ever. You may have as little as two minutes (or even less time) to safely escape a home fire from the time the smoke alarm sounds. Your ability to get out of a home during a fire depends on early warning from smoke alarms and advance planning." says NFPA
Do you know the important steps to take when cooking?
Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, boiling, grilling, or broiling food.
If you are simmering, baking, or roasting food, check it regularly and stay in the home.
Keep anything that can catch fire away from your stovetop.
Turn pot handles inward so that they cannot be easily knocked over.
Prevent burns by use oven mitts when checking or removing food from the oven or stove.
Loose clothing can hang down onto stove burners and catch fire. Wear short, close-fitting, or tightly rolled sleeves when cooking.
Have a "kid-free zone" of at least 3 feet (1 metre) around the stove and areas where hot food and drink is prepared or carried.
Always keep a lid nearby when cooking. If a small grease fire starts, slide the lid over the pan and turn off the burner. Leave the pan covered until it is cool. Never put water on a grease fire!
When in doubt, just get out! If you have any doubts about stopping a small kitchen, just get out. Close the doors behind you as you and other in the home leave to help contain the fire.
Never ever put water on a grease fire. Watch this video to see why.
Do you know the most important fire safety device in your home?
Smoke Alarms!
Smoke Alarms can mean the difference between life and death in the event of a fire.
Working smoke alarms need to be located on every level of your home, including the basement, and outside of all sleeping areas.
For added protection, smoke alarms can be located in each bedroom.
Only working smoke alarms save lives. Ensure you test your smoke alarm once a month using the test button.
Change the batteries in the spring and fall and as needed. Or, invest in an alarm with a 10 year battery so you will not have to change the battery for the life of the smoke alarm. Remember to still test the alarm each month.
Smoke alarms have a life of no more than 10 years, and need to be replaced as per manufacturer specifications.
Make sure everyone in the home understands the sound of the smoke alarm and knows how to respond when they hear it.
**Please be advised that the "no time to spare" link takes you to a video recreating the events of a fatal fire, illustrating the importance of working smoke alarms being in the right locations in your home.
A map of each level of your home, showing all doors and windows.
Indicate 2 ways out of every room.
Make sure someone knows to help children and anyone in the home who needs assistance to wake up and get out.
Teaching children how to escape on their own in case you cannot help them.
Identifying a meeting place outside, a safe distance from the home.
Teach everyone to not leave the meeting place until at least 2 people are there, so someone can advise the fire department who is out of the house already and who is not accounted for yet.
Practice your home escape plan at least twice a year.
When practicing, use different ways to get out to become familiar with your options.
Make sure all windows and doors can easily be opened, if needed.
Practice closing doors and windows behind you as you go.
Once you are out, stay out! Never go back in for people, pets or things.
Go to your meeting place.
Call 9-1-1 from a cell phone or neighbour's phone, once at least 2 people are at the meeting place.
If you have any non-emergency questions about:
fire safety in your home
your smoke or carbon monoxide alarms
home escape planning
anything relating to fire safety
Please contact the fire department administration office 705-295-6880 or by email.