Fire Prevention & Public Education

Fire Prevention Officer John N. Doucet

The Temiskaming Shores Fire Department is dedicated to prepare and deliver life safety and educational programs to the public that effectively reduce identified community risks. The educational services and programs our department provides vary to meet the needs of our citizens of all ages and are geared toward educating the public in fire safety and awareness. Our department is always ready to assist any public concerns and answer questions that may arise. The following are a few of our programs.  If you have any questions about any of the programs and services we offer, please contact our Fire Prevention Officer John Doucet (705) 672-3363 ext. 4127. 

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 ALARMED FOR LIFE PROGRAM

The overall goal of the Alarmed For Life Program is ensure every home in Temiskaming Shores is equipped with working smoke alarms, and that the occupants are aware of proper maintenance procedures. The program is also designed to provide important fire safety information to occupants including home fire escape planning. For more information please click on the following links:

• Smoke Alarm Installation and Maintenance.pdf
• Dealing with Nuisance Smoke Alarms

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RISK WATCH PROGRAM 

In Canada, the leading cause of death and disability for children is preventable injuries. More children die annually from injuries than from all other childhood diseases combined.

The majority of these injuries are predictable and preventable. By teaching children how to make safe choices when faced with risk, the number of childhood injuries can be reduced significantly.

Risk Watch is an injury prevention program that aims to do just that. Addressing the eight leading causes of childhood injury, Risk Watch consists of activities and lesson ideas school teachers can incorporate into their daily school lessons to teach children how to make safe decisions and prevent injuries.

The Temiskaming Shores Fire Department is a member of RISK WATCH TEMISKAMING Association. The objectives of the Association include:

The objectives of the Association are:

• To promote and further the development of programs that will reduce predictable, preventable childhood injuries;
• To promote educational programs for the benefit of the membership;
• To provide educators with the resources required to equip children with the skills and knowledge necessary to recognize and avoid risk;
• To attract organizations that have a specific mission to prevent childhood injuries;
• To participate in community events to raise public awareness of the impact of unintentional injuries and the effectiveness of RISK WATCH as a solution, and;
• To identify and attract community partners to provide financial, material and human resources to sustain the RISK WATCH initiate.

To learn more about becomming a member or a Community Partner of RISK WATCH Temiskaming please contact Fire Prevention Officer John Doucet (705) 672-3363 ext. 4127.

Click here to learn more about RISK WATCH.

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OLDER and WISER PROGRAM

The overall goal of the program is to ensure we reach the majority of older adults in the community with important fire safety messages. The program is designed to provide important fire safety information geared to older adults 65 years of age and over. For more information click here.

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TAPP-C PROGRAM

The TAPP-C program is a program that brings together fire service and counseling professionals to help families deal effectively with children and teems involved in fire-play.

The fire service professionals educate children and their families about fire and how to develop good fire safety practices. Counseling professionals assess the risk of continued fire involvement and help children and their families deal with problems that may contribute to the fire setting. TAPP-C is free-of-charge and is available to children from 2 - 17 years of age.

The Temiskaming Shores Fire Service continues to recognize the importance of this life saving program. Our goal is to ensure our citizens are able to obtain the help they may need when dealing with problems related to fire setting. For more information contact:

Timiskaming Child and Family Services or Fire Prevention Officer John Doucet (705) 672-3363 ext. 4127.

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Fire Prevention Policy

Follow this link to review the Fire Prevention Policy.

Ontario Fire Code

Follow this link to the Ontario Fire Code.

Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal

Follow this link to the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal.

Sparky's Hazard House

The Temiskaming Shores Fire Department's fire prevention program operates on the basic premise that education is the key to saving lives and property from fire. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". In addition to public education being a legislative requirement under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, and with the understanding that prevention is key to reducing fire losses, the Hazard House Simulator will assist staff to enhance the fire prevention program by educating the public and creating awareness about fire hazards. By doing so, it will help reduce actual fires and casualties. The following represents the key benefits to using the hazard house:

• Communication Impact - The Hazard House has all the components necessary to generate the maximum impact on all age groups. The simulator's special effects and interactivity will improve opportunities to get the audience's attention and keep it while the learning and interactivity takes place.
• Results in Changing People's Behaviour - The visual effects and the many captivating interactive prompts of the Hazard House simulator will assist in changing people's behaviour in all age groups to prevent fires or even loss of life.
• The Hazard House simulator is also designed to support the Fire Department's RISK WATCH program and its stimulating approach will help fire department educators interact with audiences in identifying common fire hazards.

Staff is very pleased to inform Council that two of our local insurance providers have confirmed their financial support towards the Hazard House:

• Tench MacDiarmid Insurance Brokers have offered to partner with the Fire Department by providing financial support of this program by contributing $1,000 annually to the Hazard House Program.
• SurNet Insurance Group Inc. has also offered to partner with the Fire Department by providing financial support towards the program by contributing $250 each year for the next five years.