Email icon Back to Search

May 12 – 18 is Home Fire Sprinkler Week. The week unites the fire service in the effort to increase awareness of home fire dangers to civilians and responders and facts about installing fire sprinklers in new homes. Ajax Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) was awarded a $500 stipend from the national nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition Canada (HFSC) and the Co-operators to increase awareness about the life-saving benefits of home fire sprinklers. With the NFPA Fire Sprinkler Initiative, HFSC co-sponsors Home Fire Sprinkler Week, an educational program is carried out annually in the U.S. and Canada.

During Ajax Fire’s annual Family Safety Day, (Saturday, June 8, at AFES Headquarters, 900 Salem Road North, Ajax), residents can learn about how home sprinklers work.

Quote

“Every community needs the facts about home fire sprinklers. We are honoured to have been selected for this generous stipend. Using the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition’s educational materials, we will raise awareness of how quickly a home fire can become deadly and the life-saving impact of installing home fire sprinklers.” - Kevin Vaughan, Chief Fire Prevention Officer, Ajax Fire and Emergency Services

Quick Facts According to HFSC:

  • Without sprinklers, today’s home fires become deadly in as little as two minutes.
  • These fires put residents and firefighters at risk from toxic smoke, heat and flames.
  • With sprinklers, in a home fire the sprinkler closest to the fire will activate when the temperature reaches about 74°C.
  • The sprinkler will spray water directly on the fire, controlling or putting it out. In most home fires just one sprinkler activates.

Learn More