Fire Safety

Best Practices

Everyone has the responsibility to keep their families and homes safe from fire. The best ways to do this are to:

• prevent fires from starting;
• maintain working smoke alarms on every storey of your home and outside all sleeping areas to have as much time to safely escape as possible. Not only do smoke alarms save lives, they are required by law;
• plan and practice a home fire escape plan so everyone in the home knows exactly what to do should the smoke alarms sound in an emergency; and
• consider installing residential sprinklers when building a new home or doing extensive renovations.

Fire Safety Links

Smoke Alarms	Carbon Monoxide
For Kids	NFPA - Fire Prevention
Fire Prevention on the Farm	Fire Safety Bulletins from the Ontario Fire Marshal
Fire Marshal's Public Fire Safety Council	Home Fire Escape Plan
Hotel Fire Safety Requirements