The Montreal Fire Department is sounding the alarm: fires linked to lithium-ion batteries have increased by 195% between 2022 and 2024 across the city. This alarming figure calls for immediate and coordinated action. There were 24 fires recorded in 2022, 43 in 2023, and 71 in 2024.

Every Saturday from May 31 to June 14 and from September 20 to October 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., several fire stations in the Greater Montreal area will be taking part in fire station open houses, offering Montrealers a host of activities designed to raise awareness of fire safety.

Answer 15 questions and test your fire safety knowledge. Good luck!

During the night of March 12 to 13, you will have to change the time on your clocks. Montréal’s fire department (SIM) would like to take this opportunity to remind Montrealers to check that their fire alarms are in good working order. Saving lives could be that simple!

The By-law concerning false fire alarms aims to reduce the number of avoidable false fire alarms. In case of an actual fire, these alarms must be taken very seriously.

Few people suspect that smartphones, tablets, laptop computers, or electrical scooters and bikes can actually start a fire.  

87% of all fires recorded in Montréal in 2020 were caused by distraction and human negligence. 

Cooking fires are at the very top of accidental fires on the island of Montréal.