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Pictured left to right: Mayor Jamie McPherson (Municipality of Greenstone, Director of Fire Services/Fire Chief Adam Lopatka (Municipality of Greenstone, Mathew Monteith (Enbridge), Curtis Griffin (Enbridge) 

Enbridge Gas teams up with Greenstone Fire to Reduce Fire and Carbon Monoxide Deaths through Safe Community Project Zero

On Thursday, January 23 , Enbridge Gas Inc. (Enbridge Gas) and Greenstone Fire and Emergency Services announced they are working together to improve home safety and bring fire and carbon monoxide-related deaths down to zero.

Greenstone Fire received 96 combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms through Safe Community Project Zero–a public education campaign with the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council (FMPFSC) that will provide more than 14,500 alarms to residents in 75 communities across Ontario.

This year, Enbridge Gas invested $450,000 in Safe Community Project Zero, and over the past 16 years, the program has provided more than 101,000 alarms to Ontario fire departments.

When properly installed and maintained, combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms help provide the early warning to safely escape from a house fire or carbon monoxide exposure. Carbon monoxide is a toxic, odourless gas that is a by-product of incomplete combustion of many types of common fuels.

“The best way to reduce potential exposure to carbon monoxide is to properly maintain fuel-burning equipment,” says Curtis Griffin, USR Geraldton, Enbridge Gas“ These alarms are a critical second line of defence against carbon monoxide poisoning, known as ‘the silent killer’. We’re proud to support our communities, and raise awareness and help Ontarians implement these protection strategies.”

“Across Ontario there is a renewed focus on the importance of having working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in your home.  The objective of Safe Community Project Zero is to deliver these alarms to areas where they are needed most,” says John McBeth, Acting Ontario Fire Marshal and Acting Chair of the FMPFSC. “It’s a program that helps fire departments educate their communities about the requirements to have working smoke alarms installed in all Ontario homes and for all Ontario homes to have a carbon monoxide alarm if they have a fuel-burning appliance or an attached garage.” 

“We are thrilled to have community partners who support safety initiatives such as this in our community” says Greenstone Fire Chief Adam Lopatka, adding that “this initiative will help towards ensuring our community members have a working and reliable means of notification to dangerous conditions within their homes.”

About the Fire Department

Greenstone Fire and Emergency Services provides fire prevention and protection services to the area’s 4300 residents across approximately 3000 square kilometers from stations in Beardmore, Geraldton, Nakina, and Longlac. GFES also services numerous neighboring Indigenous Nation communities, and provides fire and rescue services along 250km of the Highway 11 corridor, and other area highways such as 625 and 684 which connect the communities that form the Municipality.

About the FMPFSC

The FMPFSC was established in 1993 with a mission to help create “a world where no one is hurt by fire.” Chaired by the Ontario Fire Marshal, the FMPFSC promotes fire prevention and public education through sponsorships and partnerships with various groups and individuals with an interest in public safety. Follow the FMPFSC on X @FMPFSC.

About Enbridge Gas

Enbridge Gas is Canada's largest natural gas storage, transmission and distribution company based in Ontario, with 2023 marking its 175th anniversary of serving customers. The distribution business provides safe, affordable, reliable energy to about 3.9 million customers and is innovating to contribute to a lower-carbon energy future. The storage and transmission business offers a variety of storage and transportation services to customers at the Dawn Hub, the largest integrated underground storage facility in Canada and one of the largest in North America. Enbridge Gas is owned by Enbridge (ENB), a Canadian-based leader in energy transportation and distribution. Visit enbridgegas.com to learn more.

For more information, please contact:

  • Haley Garvie, Municipality of Greenstone
  • Tel: 807-854-1100 ext. 2033
  • Email: haley.garvie@greenstone.ca

 

  • Enbridge Gas Media
  • Email: enbridgegasmedia@enbridge.com