Fire Prevention Week

Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th. During this week, the Government of Ontario and municipalities across the province share important fire prevention tips with a particular theme.

Fire Prevention Week 2020

This year’s theme, “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen” highlights the simple but important actions which residents can take to keep themselves, and those around them, safe in the kitchen.

Simple steps to serve up fire safety in the kitchen include:

• Always stay in the kitchen when cooking and turn off the stove if you must leave the kitchen.
• Keep a proper fitting lid near the stove. If a pot of oil catches fire, slide the lid over the pot and turn off the stove. Do not move the pot. Never throw water on a burning pot.
• Keep anything that burns - plastic utensils, dishcloths, paper towels - a safe distance from the stove.
• Cook responsibly. To prevent cooking fires, you must be alert. You will not be alert if you have consumed alcohol or drugs.
• Wear tight-fitting or rolled up sleeves when using the stove. Loose, dangling clothing can easily catch fire.
• Keep young kids one metre away from the stove. Turn pot handles away from the stove’s edge so they can’t be easily knocked off.

To recognize Fire Prevention Week, the Town of Essex will be posting a number of educational videos and activities to social media and online starting on Sunday, October 4. Residents will also have an opportunity to win a number of Fire Safety Prize Packs by participating in the activities posted.

Fire Prevention Week 2020 Activities

Identify the Kitchen Fire Hazards in this online activity for a chance to win a Fire Prevention Week Prize Pack.

Take our online Smoke and CO Alarm Survey for a chance to win a Fire Prevention Week Prize Pack.

Take our online Home Escape Plan Survey for a chance to win a Fire Prevention Prize Pack.

Watch our Cooking with Oil educational video and like, comment, and share for a chance to win a Fire Prevention Prize Pack.