HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON – Join us from October 6th-12th in celebrating Fire Prevention Week! Haldimand County Fire Department is spreading awareness regarding Fire Prevention and the importance of having working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms in your residences. Our fire fighters will be our boots on the ground handing out information to local residents throughout the week. Don’t be shy and say hi! This will be prime time to ask questions, get advice, and meet your friendly neighbourhood fire fighters!
Smoke and CO alarms are the first line of defense in protecting your home and your loved ones. Ensuring they are properly installed on every floor of your home and outside of all sleeping areas, testing them regularly, and replacing them every ten years could be the difference in being able to get out of your residence safely.
The theme of this year’s Fire Prevention Week is ‘Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work For You”. By having working smoke/CO alarms properly located throughout the home, they work for you to alert you of potential life-threatening issues. You can further make them work for you if you have other needs, as smoke alarms come in various forms to alert those with disabilities. From bed shakers to strobe lights, smoke/CO alarms are there to give you the greatest amount of time possible to escape a fire.
If you miss our fire fighters when they go door-to-door with fire safety information, feel free to drop by the following locations:
- Saturday October 12 from 9am-12pm @ Caledonia Arena
- Saturday October 12 from 9am-2pm @ Dunnville Farmer’s Market
- Saturday October 12 from 10am-2pm @ Hagersville Foodland
