Fire Prevention Week is October 6 to 12, 2024!
This year Fire Prevention Week focuses on “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!”
Having working smoke alarms in the home reduces the risk of dying in a home fire by more than half. However, roughly three out of five fire deaths occur in homes with either no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. More than one-third of home fire deaths result from fires in which no smoke alarms are present.
Visit our Fire Services webpage or contact our Fire Services staff with your questions.
- Smoke Alarm Safety Tips and Resources
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Key smoke alarm safety tips and guidelines
- Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area (like a hallway), and on each level (including the basement) of the home.
- Test smoke alarms at least once a month by pushing the test button
- Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old or stop responding when tested
- A low battery chirp from a smoke alarm is a signal that it’s time to replace batteries
Did you know?
Most cooking fires in the home involve the kitchen stove. If you have any doubt about fighting a small fire, just get out! When you leave, close the door behind you to help contain the fire. Call 9-1-1 from outside the home.
Resources & Activities
Click here for activities and important fire safety tips for your home:
- "Chalk One Up for Fire Safety!" School Class Contest
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Chalk One Up for Fire Safety!
Chalks ready, set, draw! We’re challenging school classes in Middlesex Centre to share fire safety messages, with a chance to win big!
- Step 1: Enter your class by emailing firehq@middlesexcentre.ca. Register by October 1. Multiple classes may enter per school.
- Step 2: Chalk it Up kits containing sidewalk chalk and fire safety materials will be delivered the week of October 15.
- Step 3: Get your class familiar with fire safety by reviewing the materials in the kit and by visiting our website.
- Step 4: Have your students share their fire safety knowledge by using sidewalk chalk to draw fire safety messages on your sidewalks, tarmac, etc.
- Step 5: Post pictures of your Chalk it Up fire safety messages to your school’s social media accounts. Don’t forget to add the hashtags #MiddlesexCentre #Chalkoneupforfiresafety
- Step 6: Enter your class into the draw by emailing pictures of your fire safety messages to Middlesex Centre Fire Services. Entries received by November 15 will be included in the random draw on November 26. The winning class will receive a $100 gift card for classroom supplies.
You can find a poster about this program at the bottom of the page.
If you have any questions, please contact Fire Services Headquarters.
- Virtual Tours
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Virtual Tours
Fire Truck Tour - Delaware Fire StationJoin District Fire Chief Mark Rennison of the Delaware Station for a tour of one of our fire engines!
Green Lights
In Middlesex Centre, a car with green lights flashing mean a fire fighter is responding to an emergency.
- Have questions about Fire Safety?
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Visit our Fire Services webpage or contact our Fire Services staff with your questions.