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: September 2, 2014
      OBFD file # 2014-35
For Immediate Release:

Weekly Media Release for Monday, Aug 25, 2014 to Sunday, August 31, 2014.
Over the past week, Oak Bay Fire Department members responded to 23 calls for assistance.
These calls for assistance include:

14 – Medical First Responder Requests
3 – Commercial / Residential Alarm Activations
1 – Public Assistance
1 – Motor Vehicle Incident
2 – Electrical Wires Down
2 – Burning Complaint

The Oak Bay Fire Department reminds residents: Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives!  That’s the message behind this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month!”

Along with firefighters and safety advocates nationwide, The Oak Bay Fire Department is joining forces with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) during Fire Prevention Week, October 5-11, to remind local residents about the importance of having working smoke alarms in the home and testing them monthly.

According to the latest NFPA research, working smoke alarms cut the chance of dying in a fire in half.  Meanwhile, almost two-thirds of home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign includes the following smoke alarm messages:
• Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement.
• Interconnect all smoke alarms throughout the home. This way, when one sounds, they all do.
• Test alarms at least monthly by pushing the test button.
• Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old or sooner if they don’t respond properly.
• Make sure everyone in the home knows the sound of the smoke alarm and understands what to do when they hear it.