Fire Safety Events

Who doesn’t love painting rocks!

Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service (AFRS) is encouraging everyone in the community to help spread fire safety messages by painting rocks and placing them around the community. This is a fun activity to involve schools, families, and firefighters. As well, it will create lasting messages and reminders about fire safety!

What are Fire Safety Rocks?

All community members are encouraged to paint rocks with fire safety messages. The rocks are then to be placed around the community in public spaces (i.e. outside fire halls, along walking paths, in local parks, around school grounds, etc.).

Once you have painted and placed your rocks, please post your pictures of the rocks on your social media and tag  #AbbotsfordRocks

What are the messages? 

• Fire Won’t Wait, Plan Your Escape
• See Smoke, Stay Low & Go
• Smoke Alarms Never Sleep
• Know 2 Ways Out
• BE AWARE, Fire Can Happen Anywhere
• Fire Safety Starts With Me
• Stop, Drop & Roll
• Be Prepared, Not Scared
• Smoke Alarms Save Lives
• Practice Fire Safety Everyday
• Put a lid on cooking fires
• Matches/lighters are Tools NOT Toys
• Call 9-1-1 and Help Will Come
• Test Smoke Alarms Monthly

Help us keep Abbotsford safe from fire and spread the message about how to be safe and prevent fires!

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Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the devastating Chicago fire that took place on October 8, 1871. It killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures, and burned more than 2,000 acres.

The fire changed the way that firefighters and public officials in Canada and the U.S. think about fire safety. The Fire Marshals Association of North America (today known as the International Fire Marshals Association), decided that the anniversary of the Chicago fire should be observed in a way to educate the public about the importance of fire prevention. Fire Prevention Week was proclaimed in Canada in 1919 to commemorate the Chicago blaze, as well as the major fire that destroyed the Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa on February 3, 1916.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) continues today to make National Fire Prevention Week a priority and they count on the participation and efforts of tens of thousands of fire and safety professionals, emergency volunteers, and other individuals who are working to reduce the risk of fire and the toll it takes on our society.

With tremendous help from fire safety advocates throughout North America, Fire Prevention Week continues to be a success each year.

Today a home fire becomes deadly in as little as two minutes.

Home fire sprinklers protect your family, your pets, and your home.

Unprotected modern lightweight home construction can fail in a fire, putting residents & firefighters at risk. Home fire sprinklers protect residents, responding firefighters, and entire communities.

80% of fire deaths happen at home. Fire sprinklers make our communities safer.

It is easy to live with home fire sprinklers. Any house, any community, any water supply – home fire sprinklers make our communities safer.

Fire sprinklers make a smart home genius. Ask for home fire sprinklers. 

Your smart home can be a lot smarter. Ask for home fire sprinklers. 

There is no better home protection than fire sprinklers. 

NBAW Theme is "Electrical Safety from Amps to Zap (A to Z)"!

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