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<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nFire Prevention Week<\/strong> was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. \u00a0This great catastrophe killed over 250 people and left a 100,000 homeless. \u00a0IN 1925 President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the first Fire Prevention Week. \u00a0In Canada Fire Prevention Week was declared by the Governor General in 1919.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fire Prevention personnel in Fire Departments follow the three E’s. \u00a0They are Education, \u00a0Engineering and Enforcement. \u00a0Education is the primary role of Fire Prevention Week with National Programs targeting a specific area of Education and also including visits to schools and manning educational booths in high traffic areas. \u00a0Many Fire Departments have Smoke Trailers or similar devices which allow school children to participate directly in a learning environment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stop, Drop and Roll<\/strong> is a primary example of the type of teaching Fire Prevention officers teach to young and old alike. \u00a0Fire extinguisher training is also carried out in supervised instructional settings. \u00a0New video technology allows mass training in classroom environments.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n One of the most important messages your local fire department promotes frequently is to make sure you have a smoke detector installed and you test it monthly to ensure it works. \u00a0Did you know that many people don\u2019t test their smoke alarms as often as they should? When there is a fire, smoke spreads fast. You need working smoke alarms to give you time to get out. Test yours every month! \u00a0 In the US approximately one third of all deaths related to fire in the home occurred where there was no working smoke detector.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are two types of smoke detectors commonly used, \u00a0Ionization and Photoelectric. Ionization type smoke detectors<\/strong> have a small particle of radioactive material between\u00a0two electrically charged plates, which ionizes the air and causes current to flow between the plates. When smoke enters the chamber, it disrupts the flow of ions, thus reducing the flow of current and activating the alarm.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Photoelectric-type smoke detectors<\/strong>\u00a0aim a light source into a sensing chamber at an angle away from the sensor. Smoke enters the chamber, reflecting light onto the light sensor; triggering the alarm.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Alongside this year\u2019s Fire Prevention theme of \u201cWorking Smoke Alarms Save Lives<\/strong>: Test Yours Every Month!<\/strong><\/span>\u201d, ;your local fire department\u00a0will be holding open houses for the public during Fire Prevention Week to\u00a0allow them to meet the staff and tour their facilities.<\/p>\n Many professional Fire Departments will tour neighbourhoods in the evening visiting homes and offering to test their smoke detectors and idenfiy any visible hazards.<\/p>\n <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ background_color=”#0400f0″ width=”100%” max_width=”2560px” min_height=”422px” custom_margin=”0px|auto|-10px|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_module=”12574″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.6″ custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|false” border_style=”solid”] Home<\/a> Roger Frost<\/strong><\/span> Phone: 705.795.8255 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.6″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”3px||||false|false” border_style=”solid”] Alliston<\/a> [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.9.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_padding=”|10px||10px|false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″] Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. \u00a0This great catastrophe killed over 250 people and left a 100,000 homeless. \u00a0IN 1925 President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the first Fire […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n \t\t\t\tFire Prevention Week<\/strong> was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. This great catastrophe killed over 250 people and left a 100,000 homeless. IN 1925 President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the first Fire Prevention Week. In Canada Fire Prevention Week was declared by the Governor General in 1919.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fire Prevention personnel in Fire Departments follow the three E's. They are Education, Engineering and Enforcement. Education is the primary role of Fire Prevention Week with National Programs targeting a specific area of Education and also including visits to schools and manning educational booths in high traffic areas. Many Fire Departments have Smoke Trailers or similar devices which allow school children to participate directly in a learning environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stop, Drop and Roll<\/strong> is a primary example of the type of teaching Fire Prevention officers teach to young and old alike. Fire extinguisher training is also carried out in supervised instructional settings. New video technology allows mass training in classroom environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the most important messages your local fire department promotes frequently is to make sure you have a smoke detector installed and you test it monthly to ensure it works. Did you know that many people don\u2019t test their smoke alarms as often as they should? When there is a fire, smoke spreads fast. You need working smoke alarms to give you time to get out. Test yours every month! In the US approximately one third of all deaths related to fire in the home occurred where there was no working smoke detector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are two types of smoke detectors commonly used, Ionization and Photoelectric. Ionization type smoke detectors<\/strong> have a small particle of radioactive material between two electrically charged plates, which ionizes the air and causes current to flow between the plates. 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