Oak Bay Fire Department
1703 Monterey Avenue, Oak Bay B.C. V8R 5V6 (250) 592-9121
Email:  obfire@oakbay.ca       Fax:  (250) 598-2749

News Release
Date: April 20, 2015                                                        OBFD file # 2015-15

For Immediate Release:
Weekly Media Release for Monday, April 13, 2015 to Sunday, April 19, 2015.  Over the past week, Oak Bay Fire Department members responded to 24 calls for assistance.
These calls for assistance include:

16 – Medical First Responder Requests 
 3 – Commercial / Residential Alarm Activations 
 1 – Burning Complaint 
 4 – Public Assistance

The Oak Bay Fire Department has just completed it’s very popular public education program “Fire Safety House”

The Fire Safety House program was established over 30 years ago and has been a success story ever since.

The department targets grade 3 and 4 students throughout the District’s Schools.  This is a great opportunity to teach kids the importance of all fire safety techniques and then give the kids a chance to practice in the Fire Safety House under the direction of the fire fighters.  In the Fire Safety House the children get to experience fake smoke to create ideal conditions to practice escaping safely.

The Children learned some of the following fire safety lessons: Smoke Alarms, Carbon Monoxide Alarms, Fire Escape Planning, “Stay low and Go” under smoke, and much more.

If you have any questions pertaining to our Fire Safety House program please give the Oak Bay Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Division a call (250) 592-9121.