Test your smoke alarms, be “Saved by the Beep”

CALEDON, ON (September 25, 2024) – Caledon Fire and Emergency Services is joining communities across Ontario and calling on residents to test their smoke alarms on September 28 – Test Your Smoke Alarm Day.

In recognition of this occasion, Caledon’s Volunteer Fire Educators will be visiting homes in Caledon on September 28. If you are visited, you can opt to have your smoke alarm tested and display a Saved by the Beep sign on your lawn. Participants will receive a coupon to a local Caledon business.

“A working smoke alarm is integral to give you and your family the time you need to escape a fire,” said Chief Pelayo. “Testing your smoke alarms at least once a month, replacing the batteries once a year, and replacing smoke alarms older than 10 years are all important maintenance activities to keep smoke alarms functioning properly. A few simple chores today might just save your life tomorrow.”

In 2023, there were 111 fatal fires in Ontario that resulted in the death of 123 people. Almost 50% of the homes affected did not have working smoke alarms on every storey.

Test Your Smoke Alarm Day was launched to encourage all Ontarians to learn more about smoke alarms, fire safety and home fire escape planning, which can save the lives of you and your loved ones. It is an initiative led by the Ontario’s Office of the Fire Marshal, in partnership with community stakeholders, agencies, and sponsors. For more information visit www.savedbythebeep.ca.

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905.584.2272 | communications@caledon.ca
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About Caledon 

Caledon is home to close to 80,000 residents and 4,000 businesses and is well-known for its natural attractions, rural charm and vital role in the economic engine of the Greater Toronto Area. It will soon be one of Ontario’s fastest growing communities as it prepares to become a city of 300,000 residents and 125,000 jobs by 2051. Under its current strategic plan, Caledon’s priorities remain environmental leadership, community vitality and livability, enhanced transportation and mobility, and service excellence and accountability. For more information, visit Caledon.ca or follow us on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.