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Emergencies can disrupt access to vets.
✔Keep a list of your pet’s medications
✔Include copies of vaccination and medical records
✔Store vet and emergency contact numbers in your phone and on paper
A few minutes of prep can reduce stress for you and your pet.
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Hey #HamOnt, it's #TestItTuesday!
While testing your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms today, note the different sounds each alarm makes.
3 BEEPS or 4 BEEPS?
#KnowTheDifference #PreventionDetectionEscape #StrongForYou
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🎒 Does your pet have an emergency kit?
A basic kit includes:
• Food & water (for 3 days)
• Meds & vet info
• Leash, carrier, or harness
• Waste bags & litter
• Comfort item (toy or blanket)
Store it somewhere easy to grab!
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Older adults face higher risks in home fires. Mobility, impairments or medical needs can make escape harder.
Help reduce this by creating a fire escape plan with their accessibility in mind. Practice the plan to ensure it works for them.
#SeniorsMonth #HamOnt #StrongForYou
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Do you have an emergency plan for your pet?
Your plan should include:
🐶 Who takes your pet if you’re away
🐱 How you’ll evacuate together
🐰 Where you’ll stay if home isn’t safe
Write it down and practice it!
#ProtectEveryPaw #PetPreparedness
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June is Pet Preparedness Month! Emergencies affect pets too. Power outages, flooding, and extreme heat can put animals at risk. Take time this month to make sure your emergency plan includes every member of your household.
✅ Plan ahead
✅ Prepare a kit
✅ Protect your pet
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Hey #HamOnt, it's #TestItTuesday!
Are you a caregiver for an elderly relative, friend or neighbour? Ensure that they have working carbon monoxide alarms, if required and smoke alarms. Test them once a month, replace every 10 years.
#WorkingAlarmsSaveLives #StrongForYou
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Just moved into a new house or apartment? Make sure there's a working smoke alarm on each level and outside all sleeping areas. For more information regarding #CarbonMonoxideAlarm installation, visit: hamilton.ca/fireprevention.
#WorkingAlarmsSaveLives #HamOnt #StrongForYou
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A reminder to #HamOnt high-rise building superintendents/owners:
➡ a maintenance program for monthly and annual testing must be established for the building's fire alarm system.
➡ written test records must also be maintained and kept on site.
#TestItTuesday #StrongForYou
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During or following a traumatic event, it is normal to have physical and emotional reactions. You are not alone. For more info hamilton.ca/AfterAnEmergency
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Whatever you smoke, smoke it safely!
Here are some #SmokingSafety reminders:
Do not smoke in bed.
Do not discard smoking material butts off high-rise balconies.
Do not smoke near oxygen tanks.
Wet butts before discarding.
#HamOnt #StrongForYou
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Our crews are working at a multiple alarm house fire with exposures at was 147 Barnsdale Ave. N. The lone tenant self evacuated and no report of injuries to anyone on scene. There is extensive damage and crews will be on scene for some time.
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Hey #HamOnt!
Does your home have a fuel-fired furnace or appliance, attached garage or heated air from outside the home? To keep you and your family safe, make sure you have WORKING carbon monoxide (CO) alarms on each floor level.
#NewRequirements #TestItTuesday #StrongForYou
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When a thunderstorm strikes #StaySafe #HamOnt Take shelter inside a building. Stay away from doors & windows. Stay inside 30 minutes after the last rumble of thunder. Hamilton.ca/DuringAnEmergenc… #EmergencyPreparedness
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Remember #HamOnt, although #fireworks are great to see, they are EXPLOSIVES!
Keep onlookers a safe distance away, upwind from the area where fireworks are being set off.
Go here for more #FireworksSafety tips: Hamilton.ca/FireworksSafety
#BeSmartBeSafe #StrongForYou
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A reminder to #HamOnt residents that family fireworks must only be discharged on private property, between dusk and 11pm, on #VictoriaDay only, (or the following day in the case of inclement weather).
For fireworks safety tips, visit Hamilton.ca/FireworksSafety
#StrongForYou
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Sparklers are fun and exciting for children, but can be dangerous!
Sparkers burn extremely hot and can ignite clothing, cause blindness and result in severe burns.
Following burnout, immediately soak hot wires in water to avoid injury.
#FireworksSafety #HamOnt #StrongForYou
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Setting off consumer #fireworks on #VictoriaDay?
Choose a clear, open space, away from buildings and combustible materials, with no overhead wires or tree branches.
Check out Hamilton.ca/FireworksSafety for #FireworksSafety tips.
#SafetyStartsWithYou #HamOnt #StrongForYou
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🎇 Choose safety over thrill!
Instead of using consumer fireworks, consider attending a #HamOnt professional fireworks display, like the @DVSRC2000 show at Dundas Driving Park on Sunday. Enjoy a safe and spectacular #VictoriaDay!
#LeaveItToThePros #FireworksSafety #StrongForYou
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As #HamOnt residents prepare for #VictoriaDay celebrations, we want to remind everyone about the proper and safe use of #Fireworks.
Fireworks may NOT be discharged on public or City property, including streets, school yards or parks. More safety tips below.
#StrongForYou
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