This year's theme, "It's Fire Prevention Week -Practise Your Escape Plan" is a timely and important reminder to not only develop an escape plan but to practise it with everyone in the household. People can have less than a minute to escape a home fire safely. It is vital that everyone in the home knows exactly what to do if a fire starts and the smoke detector alarm sounds.
For more information on Fire Prevention Week -contact Maureen Crowley, Public Educator at 745-3284 or by email: mcrowley@peterborough.ca
Download the 2 following resources to help your family practice your escape plan..
Prevention staff spend many hours each week in schools, nursing
homes, fairs, and community events so that young people, adults, and
the elderly can understand the impact of fires and how to prevent
needless mistakes. We use the nationally-renowned "Risk
Watch" Program to encourage safe living for children.
If you would like to have a fire
safety presentation at your community event or school, then contact our
Public Educator – Maureen Crowley to discuss scheduling possibilities @
745-3284
Fire Safety House...
Peterborough Fire and Rescue is proud to be the host of a new Fire
Safety House. In 1999-2000, local Real Estate agents successfully
raised $45,000 to purchase "Fire Safety House" for use in
Peterborough City and County. This terrific education vehicle ensures
that people have an opportunity to learn practical life-saving skills.
If you know a young person who is setting fires, its time
to get them into “The Arson Prevention Program for Children” (TAPPC).
TAPPC is a diversion program run in cooperation with the Kinark
Child and Family Services. If a child, age 3-17, is found playing with
matches or lighters, or setting materials on fire, they can receive
counseling from specially trained firefighters and Kinark staff. The
objective is to educate the child and family about fire hazards around
the home, the danger and impact of fires and physical burns, and what
to do if their clothing catches fire.
More importantly they are taught how to prevent fires. To promote safe
behavior around home, a firefighter conducts a home inspection,
followed by a visit by the child and family to the fire department for
3 presentations, and followed by counseling with the child and family.
And if they successfully graduate from TAPPC a certificate is awarded.
Prevention staff also conducts numerous inspections on apartments
and businesses to ensure all are up to the Ontario Fire Code standards.
They also enforce the Ontario legal requirement to have working smoke alarms
in all residential units, and conduct fire investigations.
