5 Fire Safety Tips Every Parent Should Know

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As a parent, you do everything you can to ensure the safety of your children. You teach them to look both ways before crossing the street, not to leave with strangers, and what to watch for when they play outside. Do you also speak to them about fire safety?

In Ontario alone, 73 percent of structural fire losses are from residential fires. The latest statistics in 2016 show that there were 5,243 residential fires. Although that number has declined over the last few years, it is still high enough to raise concerns over fire safety.

A fire can break out in a home at any time, whether your children are there or not. It’s essential that they know what to do if they were around a fire. We have some fire safety tips from CrownFire to share with the whole family and to ensure their safety.