Fire Prevention and Public Safety Division

The Fire Prevention and Public Safety Division is under the daily supervision of Chief Fire Prevention Officer Keith Doucette.  

The following functions are performed by the AFES Fire Prevention and Public Safety Division:

• Conduct inspections of occupancies under the Ontario Fire Code and take necessary action to ensure that compliance is achieved.
• Conduct inspections under the Ontario Building Code that are applicable to Fire Safety Matters and take necessary action to ensure that compliance is achieved.
• Conduct reviews and approvals of site plans and architectural plans in order to ensure that all matters related to Fire Safety are addressed and compliance with applicable legislation is achieved.
• Provide comprehensive public fire safety education and training to the general public in order to take an aggressive lead in the reduction of injuries and deaths due to fire within the Town of Ajax.  In order to achieve these goals, the Fire Prevention and Public Safety Division of the AFES is committed to maintaining the operation of: 

1. The Residential Smoke Alarm Program
2. The “Safe-at-Home” residential inspection program
3. The “Learn-Not-to-Burn” children’s educational program
4. The “Older and Wiser” & “Remembering When” Senior Citizen educational programs           
5. Provide AFES tours and presentations on fire and life safety to citizens upon request
6. Formal schedule of fire safety related activities during “Fire Prevention Week” on an annual basis
7. Participation in school fire drills no less than once annually
8. The “Arson Prevention Program for Children”  (TAPP-C)
9. Delivery of post-fire information to residents and neighbours affected by fire
10. Delivery of the “High-Rise Supervisory Seminar” no less than once every two years
11. Fire safety education using the AFES Safety House

• Opportunities for no less than 2 co-op students to gain experience in the Fire Prevention and Public Safety Division each school year
• Conduct investigation into the origin and cause of fires within the Town of Ajax in order to be able to make an accurate assessment of fire risk within the Town and to assess the pre-fire compliance of the dwelling unit with the Ontario Fire Code.

Our Fire Prevention team conducts reviews of architectural and engineering drawings along with conducting inspections of residential, commercial, industrial and institutional buildings to ensure compliance with the Ontario Fire Code and the Ontario Building Code.  They also give advice on life safety systems including fire alarm and sprinkler systems, standpipes, and fire routes.

For more information on the Fire Prevention and Public Safety Division or any of the programs that are listed, contact the Chief Fire Prevention Officer by e-mail or by phone at 905-686-6055.