Register now for the Office of the Fire Marshal Public Education

Training Session:

Best Practices in Public Education: A Case Study from British Columbia –

Surrey Fire Services’ HomeSafe Public Fire Safety Education Program

Date: May 20, 2021; 1pm-3pm ET, 10am-12pm PT

The Office of the Fire Marshal is partnering with the Surrey Fire Services, in Surrey, B.C., to deliver a training session about Surrey Fire’s HomeSafe public fire safety education program. The session is free of charge. To register for the session, click “REGISTER NOW” below.

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Why you should attend:

• Learn how the Surrey Fire Services reduced residential fire rates by 70% and increased the presence of smoke alarms from less than 30% to 60% since 2008.

Highlights will include:

·       public fire safety education activities that make up the HomeSafe program,

·       lessons learned (e.g. which public education activities were effective, and which weren’t), and

·       best practices for implementing effective public fire safety education programs.

Who will want to attend:

• Fire Chiefs
• Public Educators and Fire Prevention Officers
• Senior Officers in the fire department

When:            Thursday, May 20, 2021; 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET; 10am to 12pm PT

Where:            Zoom

If you have any questions, please contact the OFM’s Public Education & Communications Unit.