Partnership boosts fire safety in Port Colborne
Enbridge Gas Distribution is partnering with Port Colborne Fire and Emergency Services and the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council to reduce fire and carbon monoxide deaths.
Through Project Zero, Fire and Emergency Services received 186 combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. The program is a public education campaign to ensure residents in 15 Ontario municipalities will receive a total of 3,330 alarms.
Monday evening at council, members from the fire department, Enbridge Gas and the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council will speak to council about the initiative. The announcement will happen at 6:30 p.m.
“Receiving the alarms from Project Zero is a huge boost to our Smoke Alarm Program and what we can provide to the residents we protect,” Scott Lawson, fire prevention officer for Port Colborne, said Friday afternoon.
Carbon monoxide is a toxic odourless gas. In a media release Steve Miller, Enbridge Gas Distribution, said prevention is important because it saves lives. He said the company is committed to educating people on the importance of installing the combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.
Project Zero was initiated in 2009 and has been implemented in 85 Ontario Communities.
“Project Zero is an invaluable program that helps fire departments educate residents in their community about carbon monoxide alarms,” Ross Nichols, Ontario Fire Marshal and chief of Emergency Management and chair of the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council, said in a media release.
The Port Colborne fire departmnet is responsible for the safety of more than 19,000 people.