Muskoka Lakes is joining communities across Ontario on September 28, and asking everyone to take a minute to ensure that there are working smoke alarms installed in their homes!
“Being prepared to act in the event of a fire can start with simply pressing the test button and having the confidence that the smoke alarms in your home are working,” said Fire Chief, Ryan Murrell “Lives will be saved by monthly smoke alarm tests, annual battery replacements, and always replacing smoke alarms at the 10-year mark.”
“In Ontario, we’ve seen a significant rise in fatal fires and the number of people we have lost in these fires is very concerning,” said Ontario Fire Marshal Jon Pegg. “Entire families have been lost to fire and the most troubling part is that the majority of these fires did not have a working smoke alarm in the home. Had there been working smoke alarms, and a well thought out and practiced home fire escape plan, these deaths may have been prevented.”
The Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM), with the support of fire services and fire safety partners across Ontario, is asking Ontarians to regularly test their smoke alarms with a challenge to test all smoke alarms in their residence on September 28.
For more information, visit: http://www.savedbythebeep.ca