fire safety & danger
Preventing and Responding
to Fires at the Cottage
Lightning, chimneys, brush piles, BBQs...
Fires can start in many ways. There have been at least 20 fires documented on Koshlong Lake since 1949, and a number of cottages have been destroyed, most recently in the fall of 2020.
With wildfires spreading across Canada every year, we are all at higher risk. Get familiar with local fire by-laws, keep tabs on wildfire risk & activity in the area, and learn how you can prevent and respond to fires to protect your family, property, neighbours and the surrounding forest.
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Avoid Destruction!
- Follow government and emergency service guidelines and regulations regarding outdoor fires.
- Keep equipment such as a garden hose and shovels readily available for campfires and burning.
- Install and maintain working smoke/fire alarms to alert you a fire has broken out.
- Keep up-to-date and working fire extinguishers on hand.
- Act quickly to put out fires before they spread.
- Visit these links for more information from Firesmart Canada, the Windsor Fire Department, and the Ontario Government.
Learn more about: | In the Cottage Around the Cottage Fire Pits & Camp Fires Responding to a Fire, including: Extinguishers, Hoses KLA Fire Pump Program Using Fire Pumps Getting Help |
Thanks to KLA member Rob Horsburgh for his photograph of Wallace Island used as the background photo throughout this site