A steady rise in the number of fatal fires in the province in recent years has prompted officials to launch a new public education campaign urging residents to test and maintain their smoke detectors.
Ontario will host the first ever “Test Your Smoke Alarm Day” on September 28 in an effort to reduce the number of fatal fires in the province.
“This statistic is alarming given that smoke alarms have been legislatively mandated since 1997, over two decades ago.” “A working smoke alarm provides early detection and the precious time needed to escape a fire. A working smoke alarm is only part of keeping safe in the event of a fire,” she said.As part of Test Your Smoke Alarm Day, in addition to testing smoke detectors, Ontarians are encouraged to develop and test out their home fire escape plan.
Acting Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop, who also attended Monday’s news conference, told reporters that 59 per cent of single-family homes investigated by Toronto Fire Services in the last five years were found to be without working smoke detectors.
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