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FirePreventionWeekSmokedetectorssavelivesFollowthelinesofdefencetoprotectyourhomeandfamilyremarshalTuesdayOctober7201413FIREPREVENTIONWEEK2014ByDALICARMICHAELItwasoverahundredyearsagothatthegreatChicagoreblazedthroughthebustlingAmeri-cancityturninglivestoashasitdestroyedev-erythinginitspath.ThereburnedfromOct.8to101871andeversincepeopleacrossNorthAmericahaveacknowledgedthetragedybyob-servingthegreatresanniversarywithFirePreventionWeekFPW.Sincethenredetectiontechnologyhasad-vancedandsohasourabilitytoavoidoutofcontrolres.Howevernoteveryonehastakenadvantageofthelife-savingresourcesavailabletothemwhichiswhythethemeofthisyearsFPWisfocusedoninstallingandproperlyusingsmokedetectors.WeknowthatalmostthreeofeveryvehomeresresultfromresinhomeswithnosmokealarmsornoworkingsmokealarmssothatsprettysignicantsaidJudyComolettiarepresentativeoftheUS-basedNationalFireProtectionAssociationNFPAaninternationalnon-protthatadvocatesforresafetyandsetsthethemeforeachyearsevent.SmokealarmsareclassiedastherstlineofdefencesaidNWTremarshalChuckerDewar.WhenIwasareghterandrespondingtoincidentsinanemer-gencyIsawthattheysavelivesonaregu-larbasis.Itsgenerallynottherethatkillstheoccupants.Residentsshouldensurethattheyhaveasmokedetectorinplaceandthattheyhaveaplantoescapetheirresidenceincaseofare.Dewarsaidrealarmsmustbeusedprop-erlytobeeffective.Theyshouldbeinstalledontheceilingoutsideofbedroomstomakesuretheyareheardiftheygooffinthemiddleofthenight.Changingthebatteriesatthesametimeyouchangeyourclocksforwardorbackwiththeseasonsalongwithregularlytestingitoutisaneffectivestrategytoensureyouralarmisfunctioningproperlyhesaid.Finallyherec-ommendedthatalarmsshouldbereplacedac-cordingtothemanufacturersguideusuallyeverydecadeorso.CarbonmonoxidethesilentkillerIfhavingsmokealarmsistherstdefenceagainsthouserescarbonmonoxideCOde-tectorsarethesecond.TheremarshalsoftheNWTareurgingresidentstoinvestinthede-viceswhichcostabout65andlastforadecade.SomedevicesevencombinesmokealarmsandCOdetectorsforanefcientlife-savingmachine.Theycallcarbonmonoxidethesilentkillerbecauseitisquietitdoesntmakeanynoiseitsinvisibleandtherearenosensesthatcande-tectitDewarsaid.Carbonmonoxideiscre-atedfrominefcientburning.Somepotentialsourcesoftenfromheatingsystemsareoilorgashotwaterfurnaceswoodpelletstoveandreplaces.SymptomsofCOpoisoningcanincludediz-zinessfatiguenauseaheadacheandirregularbreathing.DewarsaidifyoufeelthesesensationsinsideyourhometostepoutsideiftheyreturnonceyouareinsideagaintheremightbeaCOleakinyourresidence.MaintenanceiskeyMaintainingyourpropertyisthenallineofdefenceDewarsaid.ItsimportantthatreplacesandfurnacesandthosetypesofequipmentareinstalledcorrectlyandtoensurethattheyrebeingmaintainedproperlyDewarsaidrecom-mendingthathomeownershavetheirheat-ingsystemscheckedbyanexpertbeforetheyareturnedonforthecoldseason.Healsosuggestedthatanyoneusingwoodorwoodpelletstovescleanouttheirchimneyregularlytoavoidanyblockagesthatmighttrapsmokeinsidethehouse.Burningdrywellseasonedwoodcreatescleanerairthanlogsthataredampandgreen.TostartaconversationwithyourfamilyaboutresafetyyoucandownloadNFPAsfreestorybookappforkidsandreadalongaboutThecaseofthemissingsmokealarms.ToseewhatFirePreventionWeekactivi-tiesaregoingoninyourtowncontactyourlocalredepartment.Somethingassimpleassupplyingyourhomewithsmokealarmsandcarbonmonoxidedetectorscanhelpyouavoidtheneedtomakeanemergencyphonecall.WORKINGSMOKEALARMSSaveLivesTESTYOURSEVERYMONTHFirePreventionWeek.October5-112014TheNorthwestTerritoryFireChiefsAssociationwouldliketoremindeveryonethatSmokeAlarmsDoSaveLives-makingitimportantthatyoutestyoursmokealarmsonaregularbasistoensurethattheyareoperational.Onelifelostduetofireisonelifetoomany.