It’s Fire Prevention Week, and we are continuing our conversation with Fire Prevention Officer Cory Armstrong-Smith.
Our conversation now switches away from alarms to the cause of fires themselves.
We spoke about the most common fires they see in Norfolk County.
Sadly, one stands out.
Armstrong-Smith is encouraging people to get out of the “it’ll be fine for now” mindset.
Many families will be gathering for Thanksgiving dinner this weekend, and that means big meals.
When you are cooking them, stay with it.
Now that frost is in the forecast, and nighttime temperatures are dipping below zero with the wind-chill, many furnaces are being switched on for the first time this week as well.
Armstrong-Smith said that furnace could have worked fine when you turned it off i the Spring – but months have passed since then.
Lastly, another common fire is smoking.
Namely, people not being mindful of where the discarded butts are going.
While fire prevention is key, Armstrong-Smith reiterated his previous message that you need those smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms as back up.
Even if you follow everything right, sometimes the unexpected can happen.
Written by Matt LeBlanc