Public Fire Safety Guidelines | Subject Coding PFSG 04-40B-12 |
| Section Fire Prevention and Public Fire Safety Education | Date March 2001 |
| Subject Smoke Alarm Program | Page |
Purpose: | To assist municipalities in developing smoke alarm programs required to meet the minimum requirements of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act. |
Introduction: | The loss of life and property in Ontario due to fire has continued to decrease since the introduction and widespread use of smoke alarms listed by an accredited agency such as ULC. |
Development: | All municipalities are required to implement a smoke alarm program that meets local needs and circumstances. Local needs may be identified through a simplified risk assessment, a review of emergency response data, residential surveys and fire service experience. Municipalities may also take advantage of various smoke alarm initiatives that take place throughout the province sponsored by the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council. |
Related Functions: | The objective of a smoke alarm program is the provision, locating, installation and maintenance of working smoke alarms and home escape planning activities for all residential occupancies in the municipality. The activities associated with the program may include any combination of the following:
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Codes, Standards, and Best Practices: | Codes, Standards and Best Practices resources available to assist in establishing local policy on this assessment are listed below. All are available at http://www.ofm.gov.on.ca. Please feel free to copy and distribute this document. We ask that the document not be altered in any way, that the Office of the Fire Marshal be credited and that the documents be used for non-commercial purposes only.
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