Alarming Results From Home Inspections

The Dryden Fire Service is calling the results of recent inspections upsetting.
Education Officer Reagan Breeze says they checked over 100-homes to see if they had working smoke alarms and only 10% of the homes were compliant.
20% of homes didn’t have a smoke alarm and 50% had an outdated alarm.
20% of homes had dead batteries.
The Dryden Fires Service checked and replaced the alarms for free thanks to Gillon’s Insurance Brokers.
Breeze says the results are concerning and the Fire Service will be looking at future educational campaigns.
The inspections were part of a Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs initiative and wasn’t enforcement based.
Breeze says having a working smoke alarm is mandatory and a fine for non-compliance is $250.