PROMOTING FIRE SAFETY BY DELIVERING ‘AFTER THE FIRE’ PACKAGES

Since 2010, the Saskatoon Fire Department has been delivering ‘After the Fire’ packages containing fire safety information to homes in the vicinity of a devastating fire.  These packages provide people with information about the fire and if applicable, steps that could be taken to avoid a similar fire on their property.

The Saskatoon Fire Department finds that timely safety information is especially welcome immediately following a fire in their neighbourhood.

An ‘After the Fire Drop’ consists of 100 packages containing a letter to the residents with information about that particular fire and safety sheets and brochures related to the cause of the fire.

In 2014, the Department delivered ‘After the Fire’ packages 13 times. Currently we are seeing an increase in the number of fires and have two drops scheduled for today and tomorrow

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