Home Fire Safety Tips

The Best Protection for Your Home is Prevention

Develop a Fire Escape Plan for Your Home

Draw a floor plan of all the floors of your house.
Mark 2 exits out of every room.
Choose a meeting place that everyone will remember.
Do a head count at your meeting place to ensure everyone is out.
Practice your home fire escape plan so that all members of the household are familiar with it (once every three months).
Call 911 from a neighbours home.

Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives

As of March 1, 2006, the new provincial regulation states that you must have one working smoke alarm on every level of your home - including the basement and outside of sleeping areas.
Test your smoke alarms once a month to ensure operation.
If you sleep with your bedroom door closed, a smoke alarm in the bedroom would be a positive addition to your home fire safety.
Replace your smoke alarms every 10 years.
REMEMBER: Change your clocks—Change your batteries.

Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Replace your CO detector every 5 years.
Check all electrical cords for deterioration; plugs get frayed and loose. Don't overload extension cords, instead, use a power bar with surge protector.
Schedule regular inspections and cleaning of your furnaces, fireplaces, chimneys, clothes dryers, etc.
Unplug appliances when not in use (toaster, coffee makers, etc.).
Never leave candles burning unattended. When you go out—blow out!

Stand By Your Pan

Never leave cooking unattended
Ensure all smoking materials are completely extinguished.
If there is a fire, get out and stay out. Never go back into a burning building.
Keep all lighters and matches out of the reach of children.