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 6, 2016                                                          OBFD file # 2016-22
For Immediate Release:

Weekly Media Release for the period of Monday, August 29, 2016 to Sunday, September 4, 2016.  Over the past week, Oak Bay Fire Department members responded to 29 calls for assistance.

These calls for assistance included:

  13 – Medical Aid. 
    4 – Residential / Commercial Alarm Bells.
    4 – Public Assistance.
    1 – Motor Vehicle Incident
    1 – Light Smoke in a Structure
    1 – Smoldering Beach Fire
    3 – Burning Complaint
    1 – Compressed Gas Leak
   1 – Electrical Wires Down

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK – OCTOBER 9 TO 15, 2016

This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Don’t Wait – Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years,” represents the final year of our three-year effort to educate the public about basic but essential elements of smoke alarm safety. 

Why focus on smoke alarms three years in a row? Because NFPA’s survey data shows that the public has many misconceptions about smoke alarms, which may put them at increased risk in the event of a home fire. For example, only a small percentage of people know how old their smoke alarms are, or how often they need to be replaced.

As a result of those and related findings, we’re addressing smoke alarm replacement this year with a focus on these key messages:

• Smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years.
• Make sure you know how old all the smoke alarms are in your home.
• To find out how old a smoke alarm is, look at the date of manufacture on the back of the alarm; the alarm should be replaced 10 years from that date.

 For more information contact the Oak Bay Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Division.

250-592-9121.