Each October, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services recognizes Fire Prevention Week. This is a time to promote an annual theme that helps educate residents on fire safety. 

The 2024 campaign, “Smoke Alarms: Make them work for you,” focuses on three important steps:

1. Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on every level of your home. 
2. Test your smoke alarms monthly to ensure they are in good working condition.
3. Replace smoke alarms every 10 years or sooner if they stop working. 

A home can burn quickly, leaving families with only a short window of time to escape once a fire starts. Properly functioning smoke alarms provide that early alert.

Every second counts when a fire breaks out, and the early warning provided by working smoke alarms can be lifesaving. Residents are encouraged to take action to make sure their smoke alarms work for them! 

Help keep Lethbridge safe from fire incidents with our Fire Safety First brochure. This informative guide provides practical tips for everyone, focusing on minimizing fire risks, reducing hazards and performing regular safety checks. By following these essential fire safety practices, we can create a safer community together. 

The Lethbridge Fire Prevention Bureau has partnered with Community Safety Net to present Fire Safety - Smart choices for LIFE, a family resource to educate and protect our youth. This initiative provides young people in our community with effective tools for preventing and reacting to fires. In addition, it offers parents practical ideas on keeping their home and children fire-safe.

The Fire Prevention Bureau has changed their process for booking Fire Extinguisher Training. Please fill out the request form below and a Fire Prevention Officer will get back to you as soon as possible.

If you need to recharge or dispose of a fire extinguisher, please contact:

• Fire Safety Services
• Kost Fire and Safety

Students, clubs, associations and citizens are invited to book a tour of a fire station. During station tours, participants have the opportunity to meet the men and women dedicated to your safety. Learn about the Lethbridge Fire Department vehicles and the technical firefighting equipment that firefighters use on a daily basis. This is a great opportunity for participants to learn about fire safety with the people who make it happen.

Booking a tour

• Two tours can be scheduled per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon or evening
• Tours must be booked a minimum of 1 week in advance, but not more than 8 weeks
• Tours are scheduled between 9-11 a.m. and 1:30-4 p.m.
• Evening tours are available at 7 p.m.
• Tours are approximately 45 minutes to an hour
• In order to ensure the operational needs of the firefighters on duty are respected, please plan your groups arrival for no more than five minutes prior to your tour time
• Due to restricted parking at most fire stations, carpooling is advised
• Transportation must remain available as tours may be interrupted or cancelled on short notice due to emergency calls
• The maximum group size is limited to no more than 25 people per tour
• There must be one adult supervisor to every 5 children
• To ensure the educational experience is beneficial, children must be four years or older
• Please inform the fire department if any visitors require special needs (e.g. wheelchair accessibility)
• Tours are currently only being held at two of the fire stations
  • Fire Station #4: 2825 5 Ave N
  • Fire Station #5: 301 Macleod Drive W

Please note, with it being a working fire station, tours are subject to cancellation if an emergency should occur. Should an alarm interrupt or cancel your tour, we will reschedule the tour for a later date.

School Fire Drills are carried out every year in September and October by the Fire Prevention Bureau.

Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services operation crews may visit  some homes to check smoke alarms, free of charge, and make sure they are working effectively.

Smoke alarm facts:

• It is recommended that smoke detectors are changed every 10 years
• Smoke detectors have an expiry date and may stop working once this date is reached
• If intermittent beeping is occurring, the smoke detector may need new batteries

If you would like your smoke alarms checked, please fill out this form.

If you have any questions, contact the fire prevention bureau, 403-320-3811 or fireprevention@lethbridge.ca

Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services can provide a variety of educational sessions customized to different groups including: 

• School presentations (pre-K to grade 12)
• Sparky program (3-6 years old)
• Fire Safety Talk (one-on-one for parents concerned with children playing with fire) 

Additional presentations can be arranged by filling out the Public Education Event Request Form.