Aylmer Fire Department

Fire Chief

Sam Taylor

Phone: 773-3164

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The Aylmer Fire Department provides Fire & Emergency Response, Public Education and Inspection services from its station at 323 John St. South.

The Department is staffed by a full time Fire Chief and twenty-one Volunteers.

YOUR AYLMER FIRE DEPARTMENT

CHIEF:	Sam Taylor
DEPUTY CHIEF:	Bill Rochus
CAPTAINS:	Lew Underhill, Todd McConnell
TRAINING OFFICER:	Jason Collard
FIRE FIGHTERS:	Randy Jacques, Steve Grey, Charlie Warnock, Scott Ward, Mark Irvine, Tom Miskelly, Ron Van Liere, Brian Sapezinskas, Jim Laur, Mike Holmes, Peter Wiebe, Jesse Thompson, Jim Matthews, Tim Small, Evan Thompson, Mike Chipchase
Auxillary:

The Department serves a population of 7,200 residents and responds to an average of 80 emergency responses each year. These include fires, rescues, automatic alarms, motor vehicle accidents and medical assistance calls.

The Current apparatus (trucks) assigned to the department include two pumpers, one rescue and one 55� aerial platform truck.

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New Smoke Alarm Law, check out below
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New Smoke Alarm Law, check out below

On December 13, 2005, Monte Kwinter, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, announced an amendment to the Fire Code that requires homes to have a working smoke alarm on every level. This is in addition to the existing requirement of having smoke alarms outside all sleeping areas. The amendment covers single family, semi-detached and town homes, whether owner-occupied or rented.

To increase awareness about the amendment and the importance of working smoke alarms, the Office of the Fire Marshal is launching a provincial awareness campaign called Working Smoke Alarms: It�s the Law. In addition to its focus of smoke alarm requirements and responsibilities, the campaign will educate the public about smoke alarm technology, installation and maintenance.

The OFM has developed a number of public education and media materials to help raise public awareness of the new smoke alarm requirements. They can be downloaded below for use by the fire service and media.

For more information, visit the OFM website

Contact Information

The Corporation of the Town of Aylmer

46 Talbot Street West

Aylmer, Ontario

N5H 1J7

Phone (519) 773-3164 Fax (519) 773-3292

Direct Line (519) 773-4905

ATTENTION: Fire Chief Sam Taylor

Residents Information

Open Air Burning

The Aylmer Fire Department has had to respond to several unauthorized burning complaints in the fall of 2005. These calls cause the volunteers to leave their places of employment to attend the scene of illegal burning. This is a growing concern as the firefighters are away from their work for what is usually a nuisance call , and this ties up the Departments Emergency Vehicles when they may be needed to respond to a real emergency.

The Ontario Fire Code 2.6.3.4. �Open Air Burning� states �Open Air Burning shall not be permitted unless approved, or unless such burning consists of a small, confined fire, supervised at all times, and used to cook food on a grill or a barbecue.�

Persons that burn without approval from the Chief Fire Official and do not comply with the above mentioned fire code reference are guilty of an offence. An offence for contravention of the fire code can result in a fine of not more than $ 25,000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or both.

Please respect your neighbors, the environment and the volunteer firefighters by not burning illegally.

Fire Prevention & Education

The Aylmer Fire Department strongly encourages the residents and visitors of Aylmer to practice fire safety. Remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarms at least once a year and test them every month. It�s the Law to have smoke detectors in your home, the Fire Code reference 2.13.2.3.(2) states �Smoke Alarms shall be installed between each sleeping area and the remainder of the dwelling unit, and where the sleeping areas are served by hallways, the smoke alarms shall be installed in hallways.�It's now the Law to have a working smoke detector on every level of your home.

The Aylmer Fire Departments urges residents to install a smoke alarm on every level of their home to ensure early notification of a fire.

Important Smoke Alarm Information

Be Aware Of Your Rights And Responsibilities

The fire code makes it mandatory to have a working smoke alarm in every dwelling unit in the province of Ontario. Because of the essential nature of smoke alarms as an early warning system in the event of fire, the code allows for penalties for various infractions. The following are the offences identified:

Fire Code Reference	Offence	Fine
Article 2.13.2.3.	Fail to install smoke alarm as required	$195.00
Article 6.3.3.2.	Fail to maintain smoke alarm in operating condition	$195.00
Article 6.3.3.3.	Fail to provide smoke alarm maintenance instructions to occupant	$195.00
Article 6.3.3.4.	Intentionally disable smoke alarm to make it inoperable	$195.00
Article 6.3.3.5.	Replace smoke alarm with reduced level of detection	$195.00

Please note that in addition to the above fines, there is a "victim surcharge" of $35.00 and a set court fee of $5.00 for each offence for a total of $235.00.

While the infractions apply to all dwellings, landlords and tenants should pay special attention to the wording of the offences. The owner is obligated to maintain smoke alarms in rental units and must check them on a yearly basis.

When a tenant makes the landlord aware that the alarm is malfunctioning, the landlord must act immediately to rectify the problem. All rental dwelling units must be equipped with at least one working smoke alarm and that is the obligation of the landlord.

If a tenant removes the battery or otherwise disables their smoke alarm, they could also face a fine.

Tenants or landlords with concerns regarding the above offences should contact Fire Chief Sam Taylor at 519-773-3164.