Fire Safety begins at home. Every family should know the basics of how to prevent fires at home and what to do in case there is a fire. So, invest a few minutes and learn how to BE SAFE!

It must be remembered that smoke alarms cannot prevent fires or the resulting injuries and deaths. They are simply early warning devices, which should be part of an overall home fire safety strategy that also includes preventing unwanted fires, and developing and practicing a home fire escape plan. In a fire, the time available to escape may be very limited. Also, most fatal fires happen at night, when people are sleeping. Therefore, a working smoke alarm can provide an early warning that can make the difference between life and death. However, occupants in a home must know how to respond when the smoke alarm sounds. This is why preplanning and rehearsing a fire escape plan is vital.

Pamphlets, brochures, posters, cards and activity/colouring books are available to municipal fire departments and the public from the Alberta Fire Commissioner’s Office. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free download) as the documents listed below are available online in .pdf format.

• A Sound You Can Live With: Test Your Smoke Alarm
  Installation, testing and maintenance of smoke alarms.

• Fire & Smoke Detection in Residential Buildings
  Fire growth, different types and proper location of smoke alarms.

• Cooking Oil & Grease Fires .... “Put a Lid on It!”
  Tips for fire safe deep-fat frying, pan frying and oven cooking; how to put out cooking oil fires; and kitchen fire safety.

• Make Your Place Fire Safe: Hunt for Home Hazards
  Major fire hazards in the kitchen, dining room, bedroom, basement, garage, attic and outdoors, and how to correct them.

• Fire ... It’s No Game for Children to Play
  Guidance for parents, teachers and caregivers on how to educate and train older children in fire safe behaviours, and take fire precautions with younger children.

• Babysitter’s Guide to Fire Safety (card)
  Proper responses to fire and burn injuries and preventing fires while babysitting.

• Know Your Fire Extinguisher (poster)
  Common types of fires (A, B and C) and the types of fire extinguishers that can extinguish them.

• What to Do in Case of Fire (card)
  Proper responses during a fire emergency.

• Test Your Smoke Alarms (card)
  Information on testing and maintaining your smoke alarm. It also enables you to mark off each month after you test your smoke alarm.

• Fire Won’t Wait: Plan Your Escape
  The four dangers of fire; and how to plan and practice a home fire drill.

• Activity/Colouring Book - Let’s Stop Fire Before it Starts
  Designed for children from K through Grade 6, this book contains many of the behaviours presented in the Learn Not to Burn Curriculum.

To obtain any of the above mentioned items, please contact:

firecomm@gov.ab.ca
Alberta Municipal Affairs
Fire Commissioner's Office
16th Floor, Commerce Place
10155-102 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5J 4L4
Phone: 780-427-8392
Fax: 780-427-5898