As the weeklong celebration of Fire Prevention WeekTM in Toronto comes to an end, Mayor Olivia Chow will join Toronto Fire Services in hosting an open house this Saturday at the Toronto Fire Academy. Open to all Toronto residents, this event aims to promote fire safety, specifically cooking safety and also includes various firefighting and rescue demonstrations.
Date: Saturday, October 14
Time of public open house: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Media call time: 11 a.m. (Mayor Chow to be on site)
Location: Toronto Fire Academy, 895 Eastern Ave.
Note: Opportunity for media to capture photos and b-roll
This year’s campaign on cooking safety, “Cooking safety starts with you! Pay attention to fire prevention,” emphasizes simple but important steps that can be taken to help reduce the risk of fire when cooking at home. Unattended cooking is the leading cause of residential fires, injuries and death in Toronto. In 2022, cooking-related fires accounted for 23 per cent of residential fires in Toronto.
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