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Kingsville Fire and Rescue Encourages Residents to be ‘Saved by the Beep’

Test Your Smoke Alarm Day Takes Place September 28 Across Ontario

Kingsville’s Fire & Rescue is calling on all residents to test their smoke alarms on September 28 as part of Test Your Smoke Alarm Day. Be prepared to be Saved by the Beep with a working smoke alarm – it is your best chance to keep you and your family safe in a fire.

Kingsville is joining communities across Ontario on September 28 by asking everyone to take a minute and ensure that working smoke alarms are installed in their home. We will have firefighters in the community knocking on doors and spreading awareness around the importance of working smoke alarms.

Last year, there were 121 fire-related deaths across Ontario. Many of these fires had no working smoke alarm and stand as a reminder that only working smoke alarms will alert you to a fire and give you and your loved ones enough time to escape safely. Test your smoke alarms, check the date, and replace the battery; it’s that simple.

“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 most 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 www.savedbythebeep.ca

TAKE THE PLEDGE

Did you know smoke alarms should actually be tested monthly? Pledge to keep you and your loved ones safe by testing your smoke alarms every month. You’ll be entered into a draw to win a pizza lunch. Sign up now to be automatically entered. We’ll draw a winner on October 1.

Quick Facts:

  • Smoke alarms have been legally required on every storey of a residence in Ontario since 2006.
  • Residences include primary residences, vacation homes, cabins, trailers, RVs, and cottages.
  • Landlords must test alarms annually, after the battery is replaced, and after every change in tenancy. Renters must notify their landlord when they know a smoke alarm is not operating.

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