Fire safety programs and outreach

Before you begin 

You will be touring an emergency service facility. The station can receive an emergency call at any time and the firefighters will need to leave. 

Important information: 

• Book your tour at least 2 weeks (10 business days) in advance
• If a call comes in, the tour ends immediately, and you must leave the station  
• Children cannot be left unattended and must be accompanied by an adult 
• Fire stations do not offer birthday party events 

Number of participants

Minimum: 10

Maximum: 25

Note: if your group is less than 10 participants, please contact FireEducation@ottawa.ca

Length of tour

60 minutes

Available station tour times

All stations (except 12, 44 and 53)

Monday

• Afternoon: 1 pm to 3 pm
• Evening: 6:30 pm to 9 pm

Thursday

• Evening: 6:30 pm to 9 pm

Saturday

• Morning: 9 am to 11 am
• Afternoon: 1 pm to 3 pm
• Evening: 6:30 pm to 9 pm

Station 12 (Glebe, 635 O’Connor Street)

Wednesday

• Afternoon: 1 pm to 3 pm
• Evening: 6:30 pm to 9 pm

Thursday

• Evening: 6:30 pm to 9 pm

Saturday

• Morning: 9 am to 11 am
• Afternoon: 1 pm to 3 pm
• Evening: 6:30 pm to 9 pm

Station 44 (Barrhaven, 1075 Greenbank Road)

Wednesday

• Afternoon: 1 pm to 3 pm
• Evening: 6:30 pm to 9 pm

Friday

• Evening: 6:30 pm to 9 pm

Saturday

• Morning: 9 am to 11 am
• Afternoon: 1 pm to 3 pm
• Evening: 6:30 pm to 9 pm

Station 53 (Cumberland, 500 Charlemagne Blvd)

Tuesday

• Afternoon: 1 pm to 3 pm
• Evening: 6:30 pm to 9 pm

Thursday

• Evening: 6:30 pm to 9 pm

Saturday

• Morning: 9 am to 11 am
• Afternoon: 1 pm to 3 pm
• Evening: 6:30 pm to 9 pm

Request a station tour

Fire safety and community outreach application

Ottawa Fire Services can attend fairs and events and provide:

• Free display table materials
• Fire safety hand-outs and brochures
• Fire prevention officer on-site to answer questions and provide information

Before you begin

Please advise in the event description area of the form if the event can supply the following:

• a table, approximately 2 m (6’) long
• 1 to 2 chairs

Eligibility

Community organizations

Not-for-profit organizations

Please note: For corporate events and events with entrance fees, please indicate so in the event description area of the form.

Request a display table and fire prevention officer for your event

Fire safety and community outreach application

Before you begin

Fire trucks are an emergency service and may need to leave to respond to emergencies during the event. 

1. Confirm there is enough space to park the fire truck at the event site
   1. Approximately 12 m (40’) long x 3 m (10’) wide
   2. Located in an area where the fire truck can leave quickly if it is called to respond to an emergency
2. Confirm adult supervisors will be available on-site to clear the area around the truck of all participants if the fire truck is called into service and must leave the event
3. Book your visit at least 2 weeks (10 business days) in advance
4. Provide name and phone number for an on-site contact person

Eligibility

• Non-profit event
• Minimum of 50 participants

Note: Fire trucks cannot be used to fill dunk tanks

Length of visit

60 minutes

Fire truck availability

April to October (7 days per week)

9:00 am to 7:00 pm

Note: Fire trucks are an emergency service and may need to leave to respond to emergencies during the event.  Adult supervisors must be available on-site to clear the area around the truck of all participants if the fire truck is called into service and must leave the event.

Request a fire truck for your non-profit event

Fire safety and community outreach application

Were you able to answer the three questions on the back of your pop-up Ottawa Fire Services fire truck? You can check your answers below.

Foldable pop-up paper fire trucks are available for free at our education outreach events. Check our X Platform account, @OttFirePrevent for upcoming outreach event announcements.

Question 1: What does carbon monoxide (CO) smell like?

Answer:

Nothing! CO has no odour or colour, which is why it is so dangerous.

CO gas happens when fuels like gasoline, oil, wood, coal, and natural gas don’t completely burn. This can happen with any heating or cooking equipment that burns fuel – think of your car, furnace, stove, fireplace, BBQ or generator.

To learn more about carbon monoxide safety, visit the Carbon monoxide alarms page.

Question 2: How often should you test your alarms?

Answer:

Test your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms every month. It’s as easy as pressing the ‘test’ button. Alarms should be replaced every 7 to 10 years, so check the date on your alarm when you’re testing it. If you aren’t sure of the age of your alarm or there is no expiry date, it’s time for the alarm to be replaced!

Question 3: What should you do when a smoke or CO alarm goes off?

Answer:

Smoke alarm

If your smoke alarms goes off, follow your fire escape plan! Don’t have a plan? Check out this activity to create your home fire-escape plan.

If your smoke alarm goes off

• Stay calm and alert other people in the house
• Crawl below the smoke to get outside
• Make sure everyone inside the house made it outside
• Call 9-1-1 from a safe location and stay there until emergency responders arrive

Carbon monoxide alarm

If your carbon monoxide alarm goes off

• get outside or go to an open window or exterior door
• Make sure everyone in the house made it outside
• Call 9-1-1 from a safe location and stay there until emergency responders arrive

Ottawa Fire Services firefighters visit homes within the community each spring and fall to encourage residents to install, test and ensure that smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms in their homes are present and in working condition.

Firefighters are in uniform and residents are not obligated to provide them access to their home. If no one is home when OFS comes calling, fire safety information is left in the mailbox. 

Alarms

Homeowners who need new or additional alarms are given information on how to acquire one. Those who do not have any working smoke alarms may have one immediately installed for them on-site, or be provided with new batteries. For more information, visit the Alarms and fire extinguishers page.

Program dates

The Wake Up campaign takes place in June for eight days and in September for eight days.