Fire Safety

Fire safety is everyone's responsibility.

Being prepared is your best defence against a fire in your home.

Arson Prevention

Arson has been the leading cause of fires in Edmonton for more than a decade. It accounts for roughly one-third of all working fires that Edmonton firefighters respond to annually. Edmonton Fire Rescue Services is working with all levels of government, community groups, business leaders, municipal departments, other fire services, Mental Health and Health Care groups, police agencies and the public to reduce arson in our community.

Arson: the crime of any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, a dwelling, house, public building, motor vehicle, aircraft, or personal property of another.

At Home

Become familiar with your neighbours
Watch out for each other's properties, especially when away on vacation
Write down license plate numbers of suspicious vehicles and get descriptions of suspicious persons to report to Edmonton Police Services
Encourage Neighbourhood Watch members to patrol their respective communities to locate abandoned homes and buildings and report these to city officials
Clean up your property and yard of materials that an arsonist could use to start a fire (such as piles of brush, garbage, used furniture or old vehicles)
Clean up the neighbourhood by removing garbage, flammable liquids, gasoline containers and abandoned vehicles
Secure the doors, windows or other openings located in abandoned homes and buildings

If your child has misused fire, deliberately started a fire or if you are concerned about your child's interest in fire, please consider our Y-FIRE Program.

At Places of Worship

Install motion sensors to illuminate the building exterior and entrances
Keep trees and shrubs trimmed, especially around windows and entrances, so that passing patrols can have an unobstructed visual of the building
Ensure that there are proper lock-up procedures
Limit the number of congregation members who have keys or access codes
Install security systems
Consider hiring a private security firm to frequently patrol the building and grounds
Keep congregation members informed of problems
Appoint a member to be a liaison with Fire and Police agencies
Promote Neighbourhood Watch programs

At School

Teach students to respect fire
Establish a Crime Stoppers program within the school where students can anonymously report crimes
Ensure that the building is well lit and install motion sensor lighting on exterior walls
Install skirting and secure venting on portable classroom facilities
Consider installing fencing to close off alcoves and narrow spaces between buildings to deter vandals
Have alarm systems and automatic extinguishing systems tested by an authorized company
Continue to conduct regular fire drills
Place dumpsters and sporting equipment storage facilities well away from the main building

At the Workplace

Complete an annual arson inspection of your business and site
Remove or reduce the targets for arson, such as piles of debris on the premises
Review your lock-up procedures and housekeeping practices
Increase security with video cameras, motion sensor lighting, monitored security systems, and swipe card or code entry access for managers and employees

Report a Concern

If you see an activity, place or thing that is a fire hazard or safety code violation, please report it to Fire Prevention at 780-496-3628 or submit your concern using the Fire Safety Concern Form.

Report a Fire Safety Concern

Types of fire hazards and safety code violations:

Recreational fire pits that don't meet requirements

Open burning without a permit

Residential buildings that don't meet fire and smoke detector requirements

Children playing with matches

Fire Prevention Office
10425 106 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T5H 0P5

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm (Closed on weekends and statutory holidays)

Telephone	780-496-3628 (voicemail only)

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Arson Prevention

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