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From May 25 to June 8 and from September 21 to October 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 12 fire stations will be taking part in the event, offering Montrealers a range of activities designed to raise awareness of fire safety.

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.

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

The number of smokers continues to decrease, smokers' items remain the cause of numerous building fires on the island of Montréal. No less than 29% of recorded fires involved smokers’ items.

“The majority of fires are caused by human actions or manipulation,” stated Dany Lalancette, chief of operations with the Montréal fire department (SIM).