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Smoke Alarms & Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are the most effective, low-cost, early-warning device available to alert you to the presence of a fire or carbon monoxide gas leak.

Smoke Alarms

Most people who die in a fire are in homes without a working smoke alarm. Most of these fire-related deaths occur at night when people are sleeping as the smell of smoke does not usually wake people up. The smoke alarm will wake you and help you get out safely before the poisonous gases in the smoke overtake you.

The Regina Fire Bylaw requires every home to be equipped with a working smoke alarm. They must be placed in every sleeping area.

Purchasing & Installing Home Smoke Alarms

  • Replace your smoke alarm if it is over 10 years old.
  • Install smoke alarms according to manufacturer’s instructions.

Maintaining Home Smoke Alarms

  • Test your smoke alarm monthly.
  • Replace batteries once a year.
  • Clean your smoke alarm at least twice a year, using a vacuum cleaner to remove cobwebs and dust that can reduce the unit’s sensitivity.

Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odourless, tasteless and toxic gas. Exposure to CO can cause flu-like symptoms such as headaches, nausea, dizziness, burning eyes, confusion, drowsiness and even loss of consciousness. In severe cases, CO poisoning causes brain damage and death. To prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, you should have furnaces and other fuel-burning appliances in your home inspected regularly.

Carbon monoxide is a by-product of incomplete fuel combustion such as natural gas, propane, heating oil, kerosene, coal, charcoal, gasoline or wood. It can be created by any devices such as furnaces, room heaters, fireplaces, hot water heaters, stoves or grills and any gas powered vehicle or engine. The following can create unsafe levels of carbon monoxide (CO):

  • Automobiles left running in attached garages.
  • Gas barbecues operated inside your home.
  • Grills or kerosene heaters that are not properly vented.
  • Chimneys or vents that are dirty or plugged.

When properly installed, maintained and vented, the CO produced by these devices will not stay inside the home.

Installing Home Carbon Monoxide Detectors

  • CO detectors should be located as near as possible to your bedrooms, where it can wake you if you are asleep. Where sleeping areas are located in separate parts of the home, a detector should be provided for each area.
  • Unlike smoke, which rises to the ceiling, CO mixes with air. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for CO detector placement.
  • To work properly, a detector should not be blocked by furniture, draperies or other obstructions to normal air flow.

Maintaining Carbon Monoxide Detectors

  • Refer to the manufacturer's instructions for additional information regarding proper use and maintenance.

False Alarm Fees

As of July 1, 2019, false alarm fees will be charged each time Regina Fire & Protective Services is dispatched to attend a false alarm.

A false alarm is when a fire safety monitoring device signals a request for fire rescue services not caused by heat, smoke or fire and after attending and inspecting, there is no danger to safety, health and welfare of people, property or the environment. Or when a unauthorized entry signal from a security system is dispatched to Regina Fire & Protective Services.

The following false alarm fees will be billed by calendar year to the property owner:

  • 1st false alarm: No Charge - Warning letter
  • 2nd false alarm: $300 fee
  • 3rd and subsequent false alarms: $600 fee each

Property owners will be notified by letter detailing the incident and applicable fees.

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