Cottage Fire Safety
Just like your home, your cottage or cabin must have working smoke alarms on every storey. It's the law.
- Pack a smoke alarm with fresh batteries when heading to a hunting camp, trailer, or cabin.
- Clear brush and debris from around the structure. Make sure the roof is clean and there are no overhanging branches.
- Have all chimneys cleaned and inspected every year. Heating systems should be inspected at least annually by a qualified technician.
- Allow the ashes from your woodstove or fireplace to cool before emptying them into a metal container with a tight-fitting lid. Store the container outside.
- Propane refrigerators any fuel fired appliances may produce carbon monoxide. Install a carbon monoxide alarm in your recreational property.
- Make sure the entrance to the property has a clearly visible sign indicting the property number.
- Check with Kingston Fire & Rescue for open air burning restrictions.
- When an outdoor burning ban is implemented, no outdoor fires are permitted.
