Nanaimo’s firefighters going door-to-door to ensure smoke alarms in residences

There was no working smoke alarm present in 79 per cent of residential structure fire deaths across the province in 2024, according to the Office of the Fire Commissioner for B.C. In response to concerns that many homes in Nanaimo may not have smoke alarms, Nanaimo Fire Rescue initiated a program several years ago to encourage city residents to utilize them for their own safety. John MacKenzie,…

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