Proclamation for Test Your Smoke Alarm Day

Whereas "Test Your Smoke Alarm Day" marks the first day of action to promote installing and testing working smoke alarms in every home in Ontario; and

Whereas in 2022, there were 133 fire fatalities in the Province of Ontario, the largest number of fire-related deaths in 20 years; and

Whereas a working smoke alarm has been legally required to be installed on every storey of a residence in Ontario since 2006; and

Whereas this awareness campaign is led by the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshall and supported by the Arnprior Fire Department each year.

Therefore I, Lisa McGee, Mayor, do hereby proclaim September 28th, 2025, as “Test Your Smoke Alarm Day” in the Town of Arnprior and urge all local residents to test the smoke alarms in their residence by pressing the test button, replacing the batteries and making sure that they are in good working order.

Lisa McGee, Mayor