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Exchange expired smoke alarms and CO alarms for free at Fire Hall 5 in Gregoire
Check your smoke alarm today – it could save your life.
Smoke alarms sense smoke well before you can, alerting you to danger and giving you more time to escape. But if you haven’t checked recently, your home may have smoke alarms that no longer work.
- During Home Fire Safety Program assessments this summer in areas of Thickwood, 87 per cent of homes inspected had expired, missing, or non-working alarms.
Smoke alarms: make them work for you!
Fire Prevention Week 2024, (Oct. 6-12) highlights the timely and important theme, “Smoke alarms: make them work for you! Fire Marshal Nick Brenner goes further, by saying,
“These alarms are proven life savers – but only if they’re working. Please use this opportunity to check the alarms in your homes today,” says Brenner.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) says three out of five fire deaths happen in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
The NFPA recommends placing smoke alarms:
- In every bedroom
- Outside of sleeping areas
- On each level of your home, including the basement
For more smoke alarm tips, visit our Fire Prevention Week webpage.
Free smoke and CO alarm exchange available at Fire Hall 5
Don’t miss this opportunity (while supplies last) to ensure your home is protected.
- Location: Fire Hall 5, 200 Saprae Creek Trail (Airport Road in Gregoire)
- Dates: Throughout October
- Times: 8:30 a.m.– 4 p.m., Monday to Friday (Office is closed from noon - 1p.m.)
- What to bring: Expired or non-working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
- Limit: Two smoke alarms and one carbon monoxide alarm per household
This program is offered with support from the Enbridge Pipelines Fueling Futures Grant.
Fire Prevention Week is coming to you!
- For an interesting and educational experience, explore the Fire Safety Trailer this Saturday, Oct. 5, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at MacDonald Island Park. We’ll even have some take-home bags for kids sponsored by Stephen House Agency/ Cooperators.
Fire Prevention members will also visit schools in Wood Buffalo to deliver fire safety talks to students in grades 1-3. These fun, interactive sessions will teach life-saving tips. The teams will also connect with other community groups to spread fire safety awareness.
For more information or to request a fire prevention presentation, visit rmwb.ca/fireprevention. Don’t miss this opportunity to keep your family safe!
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