Fire Safety

Smoke Alarms

Replace your fire alarms every 10 years ... all models, all types!

When properly installed and maintained, smoke alarms can be the difference between life and death. It's the law to have working smoke alarms installed on every story of your home and outside all sleeping areas. Follow these tips to keep your family safe:

• Test alarms at least once a month
• If using battery-powered alarms, remember to replace batteries as needed, at least twice a year
• Replace alarms every ten years
• Install alarms according to manufacturer's instructions

Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarms

You can’t see, taste or smell it. The only way to detect the presence of Carbon Monoxide is to install a carbon monoxide alarm.

Carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odourless and tasteless poisonous gas. Sources of carbon monoxide are any fuel burning devices, such as your stove, furnace or water heater. Carbon monoxide alarms are the only way to detect this poisonous gas to help provide an early warning. Follow these tips to keep your family safe:

• Install alarms near sleeping areas
• Test alarms at least once a month
• Replace alarms every seven to ten years, depending on the brand
• Have a licensed technician inspect your fuel burning appliances annually (e.g. furnace, fireplace, water heater) to ensure they are in proper working order and vented correctly.

If your fire or CO alarm sounds, get everyone out of the house and call 911.