NEXT WEEK IS NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY WEEK, THE OLDEST PUBLIC SAFETY WEEK IN THE NATION, CELEBRATING ITS 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE SMOKE DETECTORS IN YOUR HOME. TOO EXPENSIVE, YOU SAY? OTTAWA FIRE CHIEF TIM MATHIAS SAY THAT’S NOT AN EXCUSE ANYMORE. THEY OFFER FIRE DETECTORS TO THE PUBLIC…FREE!
HE ADDS THAT OTTAWA IS NOT IMMUNE TO FATAL FIRES AND THAT HAVEING SMOKE DETECTORS IS ONLY THE FIRST STEP IN FIRE SAFETY. DEVELOPING AND PRACTICING A FAMILY EMERGENCY AND ESCAPE PLAN IS ALSO CRITICAL DURING A FIRE.
