Do you have an evacuation plan?

In the event of a fire, did you know that you may have less than three minutes to evacuate your home?

To do so, you must have working smoke alarms and have prepared an evacuation plan with all members of the household.

The Emergency and Fire Protection Service reminds you that your evacuation plan must include:

• the emergency exits (main door, windows, patio door);
• the routes by room to the emergency exits;
• the assembly point, located outside and accessible in all seasons;
• and the location of smoke detectors, carbon monoxide (CO) detectors, and portable fire extinguishers.

Place the evacuation plan in plain sight and conduct evacuation drills at least once a year.

Click HERE to prepare your own plan!

Held annually as part of Fire Prevention Week, the Grand Evacuation is designed to educate families on the importance of being prepared in the event of a fire. Through practice, you will be able to identify the problems you may encounter during an actual evacuation: smoke, blocked exit, small child or person with reduced mobility needing help to evacuate, etc.

From 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., trucks from the Emergency and Fire Protection Service, equipped with a huge smoke alarm, will parade through the streets of certain neighbourhoods in Pincourt.

As soon as you hear the siren, put your evacuation plan into action, time yourself and make sure the whole family is able to get to the assembly point within 3 minutes.

Firefighters will greet you outside, give you advice and answer all your questions. Prizes will be drawn from all participating households.