To celebrate Fire Prevention Week, Domino鈥檚 Pizza and the Courtenay and Comox fire departments are once again partnering to reward residents who have working smoke alarms in their homes with free pizza.
On Friday, Oct. 13, when Comox and Courtenay residents in single residential homes, duplexes and townhouses call Domino鈥檚 Pizza between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., they may find their pizza is delivered with the help of Comox or Courtenay firefighters.
With the customer鈥檚 permission, firefighters will arrive by fire truck and inspect household smoke alarms to make sure they are working. Those with functioning smoke alarms will get their pizza for free. Households will be chosen at random and as resources are available.
If a smoke alarm requires new batteries, the firefighters will replace them. For eligible residents without a working smoke alarm, firefighters may arrange for a return visit to install a battery-powered smoke alarm for free.
This is the eighth year the Courtenay Fire Department has partnered with Domino鈥檚 Pizza to reward customers with the potential for a free pizza during Fire Prevention Week. Comox Fire Rescue joined the initiative in 2020.
The Domino鈥檚 Pizza locations participating:
581 Ryan Road, Courtenay, 250-334-3333
Comox Mall, 778-431-0222
Fire Prevention Week runs from Oct. 8-14. This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥淐ooking safety starts with you鈥� and works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safer when cooking.
This important reminder along with the ongoing education on the importance of having a working smoke alarm can and will save lives.
Contrary to popular belief, the smell of smoke may not wake you. Serving as your nose when you are asleep, working smoke alarms can mean the difference between the life and death of loved ones in the event of a fire. Working smoke alarms give you and your family time to get out.
Remember these important fire safety tips:
鈥� Know two ways out of your house; and when a smoke alarm sounds, get outside and stay outside.
鈥� Install smoke alarms outside each sleeping area and on every level of your home.
鈥� Test your smoke alarm monthly. Replace the batteries annually.
鈥� Replacing your smoke alarm every 10 years is recommended.
