Enbridge Gas helps Waterloo Fire Rescue reduce fire and carbon monoxide deaths through Project Zero

Enbridge Gas and Waterloo Fire Rescue have teamed up to improve home safety and bring fire and carbon monoxide-related deaths down to zero. 

Waterloo Fire Rescue received 378 combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms through Enbridge’s Project Zero–a public education campaign that will provide 7,500 alarms to residents in 35 municipalities across Ontario. 

This year, Enbridge Gas invested $225,000 in Project Zero, and over the past 12 years, the program has provided more than 50,000 alarms to Ontario fire departments. 

When properly installed and maintained, combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms help provide the early warning to safely escape from a house fire or carbon monoxide exposure. Carbon monoxide is a toxic, odourless gas that is a by-product of incomplete combustion of many types of common fuels. 

“Carbon monoxide is known as the ‘silent killer’ for a reason, and we have proof that prevention saves lives. We know that the best way to avoid carbon monoxide exposure is to eliminate it at the source by properly maintaining fuel-burning equipment, and that the alarms are a critical second line of defense to protect against carbon monoxide poisoning,” says Rick Bigelow, Utility Service Manager, Enbridge Gas. 

“The objective of Project Zero is to deliver combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to Ontario communities who need them the most,” says Jon Pegg, Ontario Fire Marshal. “It’s a program that fire departments can adopt to help educate their communities about the requirement for all Ontario homes to have a CO alarm if they have a fuel-burning appliance or an attached garage.” 

“This is a great opportunity for Waterloo Fire Rescue and the City of Waterloo to partner with Enbridge Gas and the Project Zero campaign” says fire chief Richard Hepditch. “This allows us to provide free combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to our residents to make sure they are safe in their homes from fires and carbon monoxide poisoning.” 

For more information on fire and life safety, please visit the Waterloo Fire Rescue website at www.waterloo.ca/fire or on Twitter @Waterloo_Fire.

About Enbridge Gas

Enbridge Gas Inc., formed on January 1, 2019 from the amalgamation of Union Gas Limited and Enbridge Gas Distribution, is Canada's largest natural gas storage, transmission and distribution company based in Ontario with a more than 170-year history of providing safe and reliable service to customers. The distribution business serves about 3.8 million customers, heating over 75 per cent of Ontario homes. The storage and transmission business offers a variety of storage and transportation services to customers at the Dawn Hub, the largest integrated underground storage facility in Canada and one of the largest in North America. Enbridge Gas Inc. is owned by Enbridge Inc., a Canadian-based leader in energy transportation and distribution.

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For more information, please contact:

Richard Hepditch
Fire Chief
P: 519-884-6030, ext. 23332
TTY: 1-866-786-3941
Email: Richard.Hepditch@waterloo.ca
Web: www.waterloo.ca/fire
Twitter: @Waterloo_Fire

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Kathy Ash, Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council
Tel: 1-866-379-6668 ext. 105
Email: kathy.ash@firesafetycouncil.com

Enbridge Gas Media
Tel: 1-855-884-5112
Email: enbridgegasmedia@enbridge.com