OCTOBER IS NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY AND PREVENTION MONTH. OTTAWA FIREFIGHTERS WERE IN THE SCHOOLS LAST WEEK TO TEACH THE STUDENTS VARIOUS ASPECTS FO FIRE SAFETY AND HOW TO HANDLE EMERGENCIES. ONE OF THOSE SESSIONS INVOLVES HOW TO CALL 9-1-1. OTTAWA FIRE CHIEF TIM MATHIAS SAYS THIS YEAR, THEY HAD SOME SPECIAL GUESTS TO HELP:
MATHIAS ADDS THAT HIS DEPARTMENT HAS SMOKE DETECTORS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FOR ANYONE WHO LIVES IN OTTAWA. JUST CALL AND ASK OR STOP BY THE STATION. THEY WILL ALSO COME TO YOUR HOME AND INSTALL THEM FOR YOU IF YOU LIKE.
