Smoke Detectors

• Kelowna apartment building damaged from stovetop fire

  The fire started around 10:30 a.m. on the stovetop of a unit on the first floor of the four-storey building. The sprinkler system kicked in and knocked it down.

  Fire

  Aug 22, 2022
  
• Smoke detectors in bedrooms strongly recommended after close call at Kelowna apartment building

  The tenant managed to wake up and flee for safety but not before sustaining injuries to his face and hands.

  Canada

  May 31, 2022
  
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• N.S. fire department handing out smoke detectors after family killed in ‘heartbreaking event’

  The New Germany Volunteer Fire Department initiative has spread. Eight fire departments have joined the mission.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2022
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• Check your smoke detectors, Ontario fire marshal says with 27 fatal fires in 2022

  Ontario's Office of the Fire Marshal says there have been 27 fatal fires so far this year in the province, resulting in 40 deaths.

  Canada

  Mar 11, 2022
• Probe concludes trailer where Nova Scotia family of six died lacked smoke detector

  The acting chief fire marshal says 'there were no smoke alarms discovered' in the camper during the investigation.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2021
• Regina Fire Department focusing on smoke detector sounds for Fire Prevention Safety Week

  Regina Fire Chief Layne Jackson says this year's Fire Prevention Safety Week theme is about knowing the sounds of fire safety.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2021
• East Hamilton residence that caught fire had no smoke alarms: OFM

  Ontario's fire marshal's office said the fire Thursday morning on Lloyd Street started on the second floor and that the residence had no smoke detectors.

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2021
• Girl, 12, dies after residential fire in LaSalle Tuesday

  A 12-year-old girl is dead after a fire in a home on Marroni Street, near St-Patrick Street, Tuesday morning in Montreal's LaSalle borough.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2020
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• 3K smoke alarms donated to Calgary Fire Department

  Kidde Canada, a manufacturer of fire safety products, donated 3,000 smoke alarms to the Calgary Fire Department on Monday.

  Fire

  Dec 16, 2019
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• Change your clock and smoke detector batteries as Daylight Saving Time ends: Halifax fire

  Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency is encouraging the public to change their clocks as well the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. 

  Consumer

  Nov 3, 2019