Awareness Events

Fire Prevention Week 2023 - Cooking safety starts with YOU. Pay attention to fire prevention

This year’s Fire Prevention Week™ campaign, “Cooking safety starts with YOU. Pay attention to fire prevention™,” works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe when cooking. 

Did you know? Cooking fires are the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries. Unattended cooking is the leading cause of cooking fires and deaths.

What can you do? The good news is you can prevent most cooking fires and burns. Help keep your family safer with some simple but effective tips.

For more information and for promotional and educational materials, visit the Fire Prevention Week pages put together by the Government of British Columbia and National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®).