Fire Safety Programs
Chestermere Fire Services is proud to offer a number of Fire Safety Programs to the community.
If you have any questions about these Fire Safety Programs, or would like to schedule a home inspection, please email fire.prevention@chestermere.ca.
Fire Home Safety Surveys
Chestermere Fire Services offers Home Safety Surveys to residents who request this valuable service.
Home Safety Surveys play a critical role in proactively reducing the risk of fire and enhancing safety in the home. Key features of the program include:
- Firefighters will visit your home to discuss fire safety and prevention measures.
- The survey is voluntary and consists of a non-enforcement, verbal assessment with homeowners.
- Firefighters will provide expert advice on preventing fires and injuries within the home.
- Suggestions will be offered to help make your home a safer environment.
- An optional home safety inspection may be conducted as part of the survey.
Email fire.prevention@chestermere.ca to book an appointment.
Regional Fire Safety Coalition
Chestermere Fire Services is proud to collaborate with Rockview Fire Services, Cochrane Fire Services, and Airdrie Fire Department as part of the Fire Safety Coalition. We are also grateful to our corporate sponsor, ConocoPhillips, for their generous funding, which helps supplement our Fire Prevention and Public Education budget, enabling us to better serve our residents.
Fire Prevention Week
Each year in October, Chestermere Fire Services acknowledges Fire Prevention Week with fire prevention facts and tips from our
Chestermere Firefighters. Visit the City’s Facebook & Twitter during the week for updates!
Each year we ask Chestermere children and youth to participate in the Jr. Firefighter program.
Home Escape Plans
The following was taken from the NFPA website:
- Pull together everyone in your household and make a plan. Walk through your home and inspect all possible exits and escape routes. Households with children should consider drawing a floor plan of your home, marking two ways out of each room, including windows and doors.
- A closed door may slow the spread of smoke, heat and fire. Install smoke alarms in every sleeping room, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home. NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code® requires interconnected smoke alarms throughout the home. When one sounds, they all sound.
- Everyone in the household must understand the escape plan. When you walk through your plan, check to make sure the escape routes are clear and doors and windows can be opened easily.
- Choose an outside meeting place (i.e. neighbour’s house, a light post, mailbox, or stop sign) a safe distance in front of your home where everyone can meet after they’ve escaped. Make sure to mark the location of the meeting place on your escape plan.
- Go outside to see if your street number is clearly visible from the road. If not, paint it on the curb or install house numbers to ensure that responding emergency personnel can find your home.
- Have everyone memorize the emergency phone number of the fire department. That way any member of the household can call from a neighbour’s home or a cellular phone once safely outside.
- If there are infants, older adults, or family members with mobility limitations, make sure that someone is assigned to assist them in the fire drill and in the event of an emergency. Assign a backup person too, in case the designee is not home during the emergency.
- If windows or doors in your home have security bars, make sure that the bars have emergency release devices inside so that they can be opened immediately in an emergency. Emergency release devices won’t compromise your security – but they will increase your chances of safely escaping a home fire.
- Tell guests or visitors to your home about your family’s fire escape plan. When staying overnight at other people’s homes, ask about their escape plan. If they don’t have a plan in place, offer to help them make one. This is especially important when children are permitted to attend sleepovers at friends’ homes.
- Be fully prepared for a real fire: when a smoke alarm sounds, get out immediately. Residents of high-rise and apartment buildings may be safer “defending/sheltering in place.”
- Once you’re out, stay out! Under no circumstances should you ever go back into a burning building. If someone is missing, inform the fire department dispatcher when you call. Firefighters have the skills and equipment to perform rescues.
Community Care Packs
The care packs carried on our apparatus serve as a valuable resource for front-line crews, supporting ongoing community fire prevention and education initiatives. These packs include a variety of materials, such as fire safety information, smoke alarms and batteries, home safety survey checklists, fire hats, municipal resources, and trauma stuffed animals. These items enable our crews to assist the public in a range of situations, from motor vehicle accidents to a child’s first experience inside a fire truck.
Each event can leave a lasting impression, and Chestermere Fire Services is committed to ensuring that we make every interaction a positive and supportive experience.
Junior Ember & Explorer Summer Camps
Chestermere Fire Services offers exciting and educational summer camps designed for young people interested in fire and emergency services. These camps provide a unique opportunity for participants to engage in hands-on training and learn from experienced firefighters within our department.
The Junior Ember Camp is specifically tailored for young women who are passionate about fire service and emergency response. Led by a dedicated team of our own firefighters, this camp offers a fun and educational experience, where participants can step into the boots of a firefighter and gain valuable insight into the world of fire service. The camp blends education with hands-on training in a supportive and empowering environment.
The Junior Explorer Camp is designed for teenagers aged 14 to 18, offering an exciting introduction to the fire service profession. This camp fosters teamwork, builds essential life skills, and ignites a passion for community service. Whether aspiring to become a firefighter or simply interested in learning about the profession, this camp provides a thrilling and memorable experience for all participants.