Fire Prevention Week 2022

Whereas the Town of Arnprior is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all those living and visiting our Town as fire is a serious public safety concern both locally and nationally, and homes are where people are at the greatest risk to fire; and

Whereas Arnprior residents are dedicated to public education measures and are able to take personal responsibility to increase their safety from fire, especially in their homes; and 

Whereas this year is the 100th Anniversary of Fire Prevention Week and the 2022 Fire Prevention theme for this period is “Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape” and works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe from home fires; and 

Whereas today’s homes burn faster than ever. You may have as little as two minutes (or even less time) to safely escape a home fire from the time the smoke alarm sounds. Your ability to get out of a home during a fire depends on early warning from smoke alarms and advance planning; and

Whereas roughly two-thirds of home fire deaths resulted from fires in which no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms were present; and

Whereas working smoke alarms cut the chance of dying in a reported fire in half; and 

Whereas the Ontario Fire Code requires at least one smoke alarm on every level of the home (including the basement) and outside all sleeping areas; and 

Whereas informing the public about the importance of smoke alarm installation and maintenance serves an essential step toward increasing the public’s safety from home fires. 

Therefore, I Walter Stack, Mayor, do hereby proclaim October 9th to 15th, 2022 as Fire Prevention Week in the Town of Arnprior; and 

Further encourage all residents to protect their homes and families by heeding the potentially life-saving messages of Fire Prevention Week 2022 and to support the many public safety activities and efforts of the Arnprior Fire Department; and 

Further challenge all residents to take responsibility for their fire safety and check their homes and ensure that they have a working smoke alarm on every floor of their house and outside their sleeping areas, as well as at least one working carbon monoxide alarm and have planned and practiced their home escape plan.