Dear Cottagers,
Past fire and carbon monoxide incidents compel us to remind you to make safety a top priority as you open your cottage for the season.
Fire Chiefs across cottage country want you to have ‘Peace of Mind for Your Piece of Heaven’. That’s the theme of our province-wide public safety outreach to help prevent fire and carbon monoxide related tragedies in cottage country.
Please take personal action in your cottage or recreational residence.
Remember these five tips:
- Change all smoke alarm batteries and install one alarm on each storey and outside all sleeping areas.
- If your alarms are more than 10 years old, replace them.
- If your cottage has a fireplace, or gas or propane appliances, install at least one carbon monoxide alarm.
- Clean heating appliances and barbecues before use. Keep an eye on your barbecue and ensure all combustibles, as well as children and pets, are kept well away
- Check with your local fire department, municipality, or the Ministry of Natural Resources for restrictions on campfires or burning brush.
- Chief Bruce Burrell, President,
Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs 
- Patrick Burke, Fire Marshal of Ontario
Chair, Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council
Safetathome.ca Invites you to download this FREE Cottage Fire and CO Safety Brochure
Have the Peace of Mind that you’ve done everything you need to protect your family and your Piece of Heaven. Download and print this handy cottage fire and carbon monoxide brochure. Then be sure to make the tips an instrumental part of your cottage opening routine!
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