Fire Safety Education

The Personal Emergency Preparedness Guide addresses a number of emergency situations whether man-made, acts of nature or bio-hazardous, and outlines the appropriate steps to take in preparation for, during and following an emergency. Residents are urged to retain the guide and fill in the designated sections with personal contact information.

Download the Personal Emergency Preparedness Guide (pdf, 390 kB).

To request a hardcopy, please contact the Fire Department at 905-845-7114.

Install Smoke Alarms: It's the Law!
The Ontario Fire Code requires that every home have working smoke alarms on each storey as well as outside all sleeping areas.  For more information on maintaining these important safety devices, and managing nuisance alarms, the Oakville Fire Department offers the following documents:

• Facts about Smoke Alarms (pdf, 144 kB)
• Managing Nuisance Alarms (pdf, 136 kB)
• Smoke Alarm information card (pdf, 766 kB)