• Witness account – A BBQ caused a devastating fire

    Actualité

    24 septembre 2021

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

  • Montréal’s fire department (SIM) is launching its new Bureau de l’équité, de la diversité et de l’inclusion

    Actualité

    13 septembre 2021

  • The smoke alarm brigade is back for an 11th consecutive year

    Actualité

    18 juin 2021

    For an 11t h consecutive year, Montréal’s fire department (SIM) will be deploying its smoke alarm brigade. Until the end of September, 45 students will be meeting with residents of various areas in the urban agglomeration of Montréal, to check the presence and proper working order of their smoke alarms.

  • 2020 Activity Report

    Actualité

    26 mai 2021

  • Butthead

    Actualité

    5 mai 2021

    Butthead, n.: someone who throws their cigarette butts anywhere. This seemingly harmless gesture may actually cause fires and is a source of pollution.

  • Testimonial by Francis Dubreuil, captain of the Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal

    Actualité

    11 mars 2021

    ''A citizen had called 911 to report a fire burning uncontrollably in his kitchen, located in a ground-floor unit of a 42-unit apartment building.[...] The occupant of the apartment above, #302, did not have a smoke alarm. As the smoke was spreading throughout her apartment, she remained fast asleep.''