Catch Fire Prevention Week In Windsor

As Fire Prevention Week 2024 begins, Windsor Fire & Rescue Services is issuing an urgent call to action: ensure every home has working smoke alarms. With fire-related fatalities remaining at a high level since 2020, this year’s theme, “Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You!™,” serves as a critical reminder that lives depend on it.

Residents should take the following actions to ensure their family is safe:

• Install smoke alarms outside each sleeping area, and on every storey of the home, including the basement.
• Test smoke alarms monthly by pressing the test button.
• Replace smoke alarm batteries at least once a year.
• Replace any alarm that is over 10 years old or does not respond during testing.
• Practise a home fire escape plan regularly to ensure everyone knows how to evacuate safely in an emergency.

Windsor Fire & Rescue Services is organizing a variety of events during Fire Prevention Week:

Tuesday, October 8th, 2024:

Crews will be bagging groceries and handing out free grocery tote bags at the following locations:

• 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. FreshCo at 300 Tecumseh Road East
• 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Food Basics at 2750 Tecumseh Road East
• 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Remark Fresh Markets at 2727 Howard Avenue

Wednesday, October 9th, 2024:

• 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Coffee with the residents at Chartwell Royal Marquis Retirement Residence at 590 Grand Marais Road East
• 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Open house at all fire station locations:
  • Station #1 – 815 Goyeau Street plus Meet the Chief
  • Station #2 – 3121 Milloy Street
  • Station #3 – 2750 Ouellette Avenue
  • Station #4 – 2600 College Avenue
  • Station #5 – 2650 Northwood Street
  • Station #6 – 1587 Provincial Road
  • Station #7 – 1380 Matthew Brady Boulevard

Thursday, October 10th, 2024:

• At the malls, there will be fire safety booths inside, fire safety materials, giveaways, meet Sparky, and truck tours outside:
  • 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.: Tecumseh Mall, 7654 Tecumseh Road East
  • 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.: Devonshire Mall, 3100 Howard Avenue

Friday, October 11th, 2024:

• 10:00 am to 8:00 p.m.: Tecumseh Mall, 7654 Tecumseh Road East
• 10:00 am to 8:00 p.m.: Devonshire Mall, 3100 Howard Avenue

Saturday, October 12th, 2024:

• 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.: Tecumseh Mall, 7654 Tecumseh Road East
• 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.: Devonshire Mall, 3100 Howard Avenue