Quinte West fire officials are advising residents to test their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms as part of Fire Prevention Week.
The awareness week runs Oct. 3-9 and this year’s campaign theme is focusing on fire safety in the home.
By law, every home in Ontario must have a working smoke alarm on every storey and outside all sleeping areas.
However, too often fatal fires in Ontario occur in homes where there were no working smoke alarms.
Do you know what your smoke alarm is telling you with those beeps?
“Knowing the different sounds your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms make can save you, your loved ones, and your home. Get loud by testing your alarms every month to learn the sound they make and to ensure the batteries work,” said Quinte West fire prevention officer Sarah Scott.
Homeowners should push the test button on smoke and carbon monoxide alarms every month to learn the sound alarms make.
Testing alarms produces a beep, the sound of alarms in an emergency.
Replace the batteries if the alarms do not sound when the test button is pushed. If the alarms still don’t sound, replace them.
Testing your alarms is the only way to ensure they are working and that you and your family can be alerted in the event of a fire.
Scott also reminded residents to know what to do when the alarm sounds.
“Take immediate action if your smoke or carbon monoxide alarms sound. If the alarms beep in an emergency get everyone out of the home. If your alarms chirp, replace the batteries or alarms immediately.”
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