This conference is for groups who want to learn about safe behaviours before and during a fire. It aims to educate participants about appropriate behaviour to minimize the risks of a fire and teach them how to use a portable extinguisher correctly. 

Target audience

Any group of adult residents

Duration

From 60 to 90 minutes.

Overview of themes

• Potential risks of a fire
• Safe behaviours to adopt
• Fire detection equipment and how it works: smoke alarm, carbon monoxide detector, fire alarm system
• Evacuation in case of fire
  • Sharing roles and responsibilities between residents and responders 
  • Residents and workers: What to do and what not to do  
  • Responders: What to do and what not to do
  • The meeting place
• Portable extinguisher
  • The principles of combustion and the tetrahedron of fire
  • Types of fire
  • Classes of extinguishers
  • How to use extinguishers safely
  • Extinguisher maintenance program

Information and reservations

Would you like to reserve this conference? Contact the public education department at 514-872-4684 for more information.