The Cambridge Fire Department (CFD) has once again partnered with Enbridge Gas Inc. and the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council for the Safe Community Project Zero campaign.
It's a public education campaign that will provide over 10,000 alarms to residents in 50 municipalities across Ontario.
In Cambridge, firefighters will be working to improve home safety and bring fire and carbon monoxide-related deaths down to zero through the distribution of 390 smoke/CO alarms to homeowners in need.
The CFD last participated in the Safe Community Project Zero campaign in the winter of 2021, when they distributed alarms to Cambridge seniors in need.
The department will be providing alarms to vulnerable residents in Cambridge during their annual Residential Fire & Life Safety Program from now through December.
“The Cambridge Fire Department is proud to have been once again selected for Safe Community Project Zero. This is an important campaign and it’s vital that we ensure vulnerable residents have access to smoke and carbon monoxide alarms,” says acting fire chief Damond Jamieson.
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“Smoke alarms save lives. The Safe Community Project Zero campaign ensures all residents of Cambridge can access new, working alarms for their residences.”
“Properly maintaining fuel burning equipment is the best way to reduce potential exposure to carbon monoxide, and an alarm is a critical second line of defense for protection. When we implement these strategies together, we protect our loved ones from carbon monoxide poisoning, also known as the silent killer,” says Blair Hiseler, southeast region manager of operations for Enbridge Gas.
“Across Ontario there is a renewed focus on the importance of having working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in your home. The objective of Safe Community Project Zero is to deliver these alarms to areas where they are needed most,” says Jon Pegg, Ontario Fire Marshal and chair of the FMPFSC.
“It’s a program that fire departments can adopt to help educate their communities about the requirement for all Ontario homes to have a carbon monoxide alarm if they have a fuel-burning appliance or an attached garage.”
This year, Enbridge Gas invested $315,000 in Safe Community Project Zero, and over the past 15 years, the program has provided more than 86,000 alarms to Ontario fire departments.
If residents have any questions about Safe Community Project Zero in Cambridge, they can reach out to the Cambridge Fire Department at [email protected].
