General Holiday safety tips

• Keep any entry/exits in your home cleared from snow.
• Test your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms before gatherings.
• Keep candles up and away from children and pets and never left unattended
• Have heating equipment, chimneys and furnace/boiler vents cleaned and inspected every year by a qualified professional.

Cooking

• Unattended cooking is the number one cause of home fires in Ontario
• Be attentive. If you are drowsy or have consumed alcohol don’t use the stove, oven, barbeque or any other cooking appliance.
• Ensure you are checking your cooking food regularly. Use a timer to remind yourself to check.
• Keep any flammable objects such as wooden utensils, food packaging, or towels off of and away from your stovetop.

Christmas Trees & Holiday Lightings

• Keep live trees watered and check the stand reservoir daily to ensure the tree does not dry out too quickly. Pick an area away from any fireplaces or baseboard/water radiators
• Always use CSA and/or UL approved lights, extension cords and power bars/surge protectors
• Ensure you do not overload any extension cords, power bars or outlet adapters.  Refer to the manufacturer’s instructions
• Make sure to turn off all lights before leaving the house, when you go to bed or when you will not be in the room for an extended period of time.
• Plug outdoor lights and decorations into ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) or outlets protected by a GFCI.

Check out the link below to see an article on our Fire Department and Enbridge Gas pairing up this holiday season!

Fire department receives support from Enbridge - My North Bay Now

#ENBfuelingfutures @enbridgegas 

The North Bay Fire Department received 250 combination smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to improve home safety and save lives. Safe Community Project Zero is a public education campaign, supported by the Fire Marshal’s Fire Safety Council, that is providing more than 14,500 alarms to residents in 75 communities across Ontario. The department will be working with community partners to find homeowners that fit the needs of the Safe Community Project Zero Campaign.