Personal safety

How do you protect yourself from crime? This personal safety pamphlet from the Toronto Police contains lots of useful tips for everyone. Please take the time to read it.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) offers fire safety information on a variety of topics.

Smoke alarms	Smoke alarms - easy to read
Cooking safety	Cooking safety - easy to read
Electrical safety	Electrical safety - easy to read
Escape planning	Escape planning - easy to read
Heating safety	Heating safety - easy to read
Carbon monoxide	Carbon monoxide - easy to read
Camping Fire Safety
Wood Pellet Stove Safety

The above tip sheets are reproduced from NFPA’s website. ©NFPA.

Additional information from the National Fire Protection Association:

Natural and man-made disasters can happen any time. Here are some websites with information on being prepared for emergencies:

Get Prepared.ca (contains a section for People with Disabilities/Special Needs)
Emergency Management Ontario
Emergency information from the Government of Ontario
Alert Ready
- Alert Ready delivers critical and potentially life-saving alerts to Canadians through television, radio and LTE-connected and compatible wireless devices. You can check whether your phone is able to receive the alert.