Twenty Canadian Fire Departments Conduct Community Events With Support from Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition Stipends

Greater Napanee Fire Department hosted a side by side demonstration. You can see the fire is contained in the unit with the sprinkler.

With support from The Co-operators and the Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association (CASA) the nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) awarded C$500 stipends to 20 Canadian Fire Departments to host a community event to promote home fire sprinklers this year. Fire departments could use the stipends to build or refurbish and conduct a fire and sprinkler side-by-side demonstration or build a home fire sprinkler display.

To apply for a stipend, the fire department had to be an HFSC Built for Life Fire Department (BFLFD). The program is open to any fire department that promotes home fire sprinklers. Built for Life Fire Departments also had access to HFSC’s free resources and materials. Stipends recipients were required to complete an evaluation following the event.

Fire Departments that received a stipend from HFSC are:

Alberta

City of Camrose Fire Department
Stony Plain Fire Department

British Columbia

Mission Fire Rescue Services
Oliver Fire Department
Parksville Fire Department
Sproat Lake Fire Department

New Brunswick

Debec Fire Department

New Foundland & Labrador

City of Corner Brook Fire Department
Holyrood Volunteer Fire Department
Town of Happy Valley – Goose Bay Fire Department

Ontario

Brantford Fire Department
Fort Erie Fire Department
Georgina Fire Department
Greater Napanee Emergency Services
Markham Fire and EM Services
Mississauga Fire & Emergency Services
Orillia Fire Department
Petrolia North Enniskillen Fire Department
Whitchurch-Stouffville Fire & EM Services
Whitby Fire and EM Services

Markham Fire Department hosted a community event on May 27 at the Markham District High School. Prior to the event students were involved in constructing the 13D Display. Omni News covered the event.