Fire Prevention Week
This year’s FPW campaign, “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!TM” works to educate everyone about the simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves, and those around them, safe in the kitchen.
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Latest News
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Get Emergency Alerts, Get Windsor Alerts.
Emergency notifications, straight from the City of Windsor to you. The Alerts Windsor System provides accurate and immediate emergency notifications from the City of Windsor to your cell, work, or[...] -
A Message from the Chief
Windsor Fire & Rescue Services, like all emergency services, is working hard in our community balancing response to those in need with current COVID -19 protocols. We appreciate your patience[…]
Open Burning Not Permitted
Windsor Fire and Rescue Services would like to remind residents that open-air burning is not permitted within the City of Windsor. Use of devices such as chimineas, outdoor fireplaces, fire[…]
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The Can-Am Police-Fire Games will be Hosted in Windsor in 2022
The Can-Am Police-Fire Games are a biennial, multi-sport event that take place in North America. The event occurs in the summer months over a 6 day period (Monday-Sunday). The City[…]
Sewer Master Plan
The City of Windsor is developing a Sewer Master Plan to better understand flooding issues in the City. A website has been launched as part of the City’s Sewer Master[…]
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Fire Safety Awareness and Emergency Planning for Residential High/Low Rise Building Owners and Managers
Contact WFRS for information on upcoming educational seminars to be provided this fall. Fire Prevention Division 519-253-6573
“Push 2 Buttons!”
Windsor Fire and Rescue Services have once again teamed up with TVOKids and the Office of the Fire Marshal to raise awareness about testing smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO)[…]
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Be Halloween Safe
Halloween is a fun, and spooky, time of year for kids. Make trick-or-treating safe for your little monsters with a few easy safety tips. Click here to download Halloween Fire Safety Tips (PDF)
DRYER SAFETY: Oily Rags in Dryers – “Recipe for Disaster”
There have been several incidents in hotels and restaurants where rags or towels that were used to clean up oily spills such as oil from deep fryers were washed and[…]
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Put a Freeze on Winter Holiday Fires
It’s fun to decorate for the winter holidays, but holiday decorations can increase your risk for a home fire. As you deck the halls this season, be fire smart.
Effective Oct. 15, 2014, Ontario has made carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all homes and other residential buildings
Carbon Monoxide 101: Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, tasteless and odourless gas produced when fuels such as propane, gasoline, natural gas, heating oil or wood have insufficient air[…]
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Safe storage of 9V and other household batteries
The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management Ontario (OFMEM) has recently received several inquiries from fire departments relating to a video that is circulating over the internet. The[…]
Swing into Summer Safety with the Toronto Blue Jays!
Windsor Fire and Rescue Services and the Children’s Safety Village of Windsor and Essex County have teamed up with The Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Team and the Fire Marshal’s Public[…]
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Stay Cool Windsor-Essex
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is monitoring the Humidex forecast for extreme heat events. If the humidex is forecasted to be above 40, a heat alert is called. For[…]
