Dryden Fire Service Emergency and Education Officer speaks on Smoke Alarms

Posted by John Borst

on Sep 26, 2010

At our September 22^nd luncheon Reagan Breeze, Emergency and Education Officer with the Dryden Fire Service provided an informative and humourous talk on fire safety.

Oct 3 - 9 is Fire Prevention Week and everyone is invited to the firehall for various demonstrations on fire safety.

The 2010 year=s theme for Fire Prevention Week is

ASmoke Alarms: A sound you can live with!@ Reagan then went on to display a wide range of smoke alarms....including an alarm that you can program with your own voice to warn children of the need to evacuate the home.

Reagan Breeze also brought along a 10 minute video title “No Time to Spare” To watch the video click on more:

Breeze recommended we install at least one smoke alarm outside each sleeping area. For improved safety, he even suggested we install a smoke alarm in every bedroom.

The Emergency and Education officer also reminded us to test our smoke alarm monthly, clean it every 6 months and change the batteries at least yearly.

Breeze also said to, “Develop an escape plan as time needed to escape a home is as little as three minutes.”

Reagan Breeze also brought along a 10 minute video title “No Time to Spare” Click on the arrow below to view it.