Fire Prevention and Safety
Safety preparations that can help protect your home and family.
When talking about residential fires, there are three important areas of safety preparation that can help protect your home and family:
Learn how to stop fires from happening with information about:
- Cooking with caution
- Electrical hazards
- Fire extinguishers
- Indoor heating
- Marinas and boats
- Outdoor fires and BBQs
- Student housing
- Fireworks
- Seasonal reminders
Visit the Prevent Fires page for full details.
Learn how to be ready to identify the presence of fires with information about:
- Carbon Monoxide alarms
- Smoke alarms
- Fire inspections
- Other tools and accessories
Visit the Detect Fires and Carbon Monoxide page for full details.
Learn how to escape in the event of a fire with information about:
- Planning your fire escape plan
- Apartment buildings
Visit the Escape Fires page for full details.
- Garbage & Recycling
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- Environment
- Adapting to Climate Change
- Community Climate Action
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- Environmental Projects & Studies
- Bank Swallow Overall Benefit Project at South Shell Park, Shorewood Promenade and Riverview Park
- East Morrison Creek Erosion Mitigation Study
- Fourteen Mile and McCraney Creek Flood Mitigation Opportunities Study
- Joshuas Creek Flood Mitigation Study
- Lower Morrison and Lower Wedgewood Creek Flood Mitigation Study
- Munn's Creek Rehabilitation - Phase 2
- Saville Area Stormwater System Improvement Study
- Sheldon Creek Erosion Mitigation
- Sixteen Mile Creek Bank Repairs - Hogs Back Park
- Health Protection & Air Quality
- Light Pollution Guidelines
Contact
For more information about fire prevention, to book an inspection or a public education event, contact:
905-845-6601