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Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Office of the Fire Marshal |
Ministère de la
Sécurité communautaire et des Services correctionnels |
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Place Nouveau Building 7th Floor 5775 Yonge Street North York ON M2M 4J1 Telephone 416-325-3100 Facsimile: 416-325-3162 |
Édifice Place Nouveau |
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For Immediate Release
ATTENTION: NEWS AND ASSIGNMENT EDITORS
MEDIA ADVISORY
| What: | Nuisance alarm is the term
used to describe the activation of a smoke alarm due to activities such
as cooking, making toast or using the shower. People often remove or
disconnect the batteries to solve the problem, leaving themselves
vulnerable in a real fire emergency. New Fire Marshal of Ontario, Pat
Burke, will launch a unique provincial campaign to combat nuisance
alarms and to increase the number of working smoke alarms in Ontario
homes. Only working smoke alarms save lives. A new website and public service announcements will be introduced and live demonstrations of common scenarios will be conducted by fire safety professionals. |
| Who: | Pat Burke, Ontario Fire Marshal Councillor John Parker, Ward 26, Don Valley West Bill Stewart, Fire Chief, Toronto Fire Services |
| When: | Thursday, January 25, 2007 at 10 a.m. |
| Where: | Toronto Fire Services Fire Station #321 231 McRae Drive, Toronto, Ontario (From the Don Valley Parkway, go west on Eglinton Ave. E to Laird Dr., then south to McRae Drive) |
| Media Note: | Three homes near the fire station will be available for individual media demonstrations. Further details about the locations and times of the demonstrations will be available at the news conference, or call ahead for information. |
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For more
information contact:
Carol Gravelle, Office of the Fire Marshal, (416) 325-3138
Janice Johnstone, Office of the Fire Marshal, (416) 325-3151
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