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Toronto Community Housing Announces No Stovetop Cooking Fires in 2 Years on Safe-T-element Equipped Stoves
Toronto Community Housing Announces No Stovetop Cooking Fires in 2 Years on Safe-T-element Equipp...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Jun. 9, 2010 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- Toronto Community Housing and Toronto Fire Services Celebrate 1000th Safe-T-element installation\n\n Toronto Community Housing and Toronto Fire Services announced today at the National Fire Protection Association's Conference and Expo in Las Vegas the installation of the 1000th new electric stove equipped with the Safe-T-element cooking system in a Toronto Community Housing facility. The Safe-T-element is a Canadian product innovation that helps prevent stovetop cooking fires by controlling the high end temperature of the burners so that you can still cook efficiently but common household materials will not ignite and it saves energy. Stovetop cooking fires are the number one cause of household fire in North America.\nAs one part of a comprehensive fire safety plan, Toronto Community Housing began installing Safe-T-element in two of its highest profile urban renewal projects - Rivertowne and Regent Park.\n"We are pleased to announce that in the past two years we have not had any cooking fires in any of the housing units where we have the Safe-T-elements installed," said Brian Laur, Manager of Insurance and Risk Management, Toronto Community Housing. "Now in addition to the new developments we are now mandating that all new replacement stoves in existing buildings be equipped with the Safe-T-element cooking system."\nAccording to the Canadian Fire Safety Association cooking equipment was identified as the leading ignition sources attributed to preventable home fires in Ontario, averaging 1,494 fires annually or 24% of all preventable home fires. Between 2004 and January 2010 Toronto Community Housing experienced 127 cooking fires at a cost of $2.1 million.\n"Cooking fires continue to be a leading cause of fire deaths in our City. The best way to fight a fire is to stop them before they start," said Frank Lamie, Deputy Fire Chief of Toronto Fire Services. "We applaud Toronto Community Housing for being a leader in fire prevention by installing Safe-T-elements in their housing units. Tenants will now have further safety measures in place to prevent cooking fires."\nToronto Community Housing is Canada's largest social housing landlord with approximately 60,000 housing units that are home to more than 164,000 tenants with low and moderate income ...