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Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Safety

Sunday, 12 February 2017 07:50

Members of the Woodstock Fire Department want to make sure seniors are checking their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

WOODSTOCK - Members of the Woodstock Fire Department have put out their monthly fire safety message for February.

They want to make sure seniors are checking their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to make sure they are working properly. Public Information Coordinator Lisa Woods says smoke and fire alarms have expiry dates.

"Smoke alarms typically are 10 years and carbon monoxide alarms can be anywhere from 5 to 10 years. It is on the back of the alarms that they can check to see the date that it was manufactured and check their instructions to determine when the date is that they need to be replaced."

Smoke alarms must be located on each floor of your home and carbon monoxide alarms have to be located outside of each sleeping area.

Woods explains how the Woodstock Fire Department will be getting the message out there.

"We will be out in the community handing out pamphlets, answering questions; we will be on social media reminding people on a daily basis. We will be out at events throughout the community; definitely at the Home Show in March getting that message out for sure."

The Fire Department had a similar strategy for raising awareness about their January fire safety message. They stressed the importance of preparing and practising home fire escape plans.

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