Zorra-Now-Fall 2024-web

TOWNSHIP DEPARTMENT INFORMATION TOWNSHIP DEPARTMENT INFORMATION 6 Zorra Now | Fall 2024 Zorra Now | Fall 2024 7 Fire &Emergency Services Department Please contact the Manager of Emergency Services/Fire Chief, Joshua Doyle at 519-425-2301 or at jdoyle@zorra.ca if you have any questions. CARBON MONOXIDE IS A SILENT KILLER. You cannot smell it or taste it. Being slightly heavier than air, it collects in low areas and does not dissipate without ventilation. This gas is light enough that the movement from opening a door or walking through a room can mix carbon monoxide with the air. Carbon monoxide links itself to the part of your blood that stores oxygen and holds on tight so the oxygen cannot attach. Your body can scrub the carbon monoxide from your blood, but it takes a while. If you are exposed to carbon monoxide faster than your body can remove it from your blood, it can cause headaches, nausea, or even death! Carbon monoxide is created by incomplete combustion. Keeping all fuel-burning appliances well maintained and ventilated to the outside is your first line of defence. Your second is an alarm. The way that carbon monoxide interacts with air and with your blood makes it very dangerous to your family if it is created or released in your home. Many smoke alarms are available as smoke and carbon monoxide combined units, and some units plug into any outlet. PREVENTING HAY FIRES It's that time of year again! Hay is being baled and stored away for the season. Remembering the dangers of improper storage and how to prevent hay fires is important. Hay fires commonly occur within 6 weeks of baling, so this is an important time to be vigilant. Remember though, fires can start in loose, baled, or stacked hay. Hay with a high moisture content can cause a chemical reaction as it decomposes. This breaking down of the hay produces flammable gasses and particulates as well as heat. This mix is a recipe for a hay fire! Prevention Do your part by storing and baling your hay as dry as you can. If you see or smell smoke, call 911. Do not move any of the hay to avoid introducing more oxygen. Use a probe to check the temperature of the hay if you suspect it is heating Do not bale in the early morning if the moisture content in the air has increased due to humidity Cure the hay to the proper moisture level before storing it away Check hay moisture Use specialized equipment that PREVENTING HAY FIRES It's that time of year again! Hay is being baled and stored away for the season. Remembering the dangers of improper storag and how to prevent hay fires is important. Hay fires commonly occur within 6 we ks of baling, so this is an important time to be vigilant. R member though, fires can start in loose, baled, or stacked hay. Hay with a high moisture content can cause a chemical reaction as it decomposes. This breaking down of the hay produces flammable gasses and particulates as well as heat. This mix is a recipe for a Hay Fire! Prevention Use a probe to check the temperature of the hay f you suspect it is heating Do not bale in the early morning if the moistur content in the air has increased due to humidity Cure the hay to the proper moisture level before storing it away Check hay moisture levels regularly Use specialized equipment that increases crop drying rates PREVENTING HAY FIRES It's that time of year again! H y is being baled and stored away for the season. Remembering the dangers of improper storage and how to prevent hay fires is imp rtant. Hay fires commonly occur within 6 weeks of baling, so this is an important time to be vigilant. Remember though, fires can start in loose, baled, or stacked hay. Hay with a high moisture content can cause a chemical reaction as it decomposes. This breaking down of the hay produces flammable gasses and particulates as well as heat. This mix is a recipe for a Hay Fire! Prevention SMOKE ALARMS The kids are going back to school. Some parents love this time of year, and some dread the daily deadlines. Getting everyone to school, attending practice, getting homework done, and getting everyone to bed. This shift is a significant change from some people’s summers. Times of change take us out of our routines, and this is a time when mistakes can happen. Zorra Fire and Emergency Services wants to help you keep your family safe this school year. One easy way to protect yourself against the hazards of getting distracted by the hustle and bustle of daily life is to take a moment to check on the health of your smoke alarms. Statistics Canada says only 1 in 3 smoke alarms were confirmed to work at fires between 2020 and 2022. At that same time, 7 in 10 structure fires occurred in homes. Seventy-five percent of fatalities happened in residences, and smoke alarms can easily help prevent these deaths! Let us continue to do our part to keep our residents safe. The kids are going back to school. Some parents love this time of year, and some dread the daily deadlines. G etting everyone to school, attending practice, getting homework done , and getting everyone to bed. This shift is a significant change from some people’s summers. T imes of change take us out of our routines, and this is a time when mistakes can happen. Zorra Fire and Emergency Services wants to help you keep your family safe this school year. One easy way to protect yourself against the hazards of getting distracted by the hustle and bustle of daily life is to take a moment to check on the health of your smoke alarms. Statistics Canada ays only 1 in 3 smoke alarms were confirmed to work at fires between 2020 and 2022. At that s me time, 7 in 10 structure fire s occurred in homes. Seventy - five percent of fatalities happened in residences, and smoke alarms can easily help prevent these deaths! Let us continue to do our part to keep our residents safe . Install Smoke alarms are required in every bedroom, outside every sleeping area, and on every floor of your home. Test Test your smoke alarms once a month to ensure they are working properly! Replace Replace all smoke alarms after 10 years or When they start to beep! Install Smoke alarms are required in every bedroom, outside every sleeping area, and on every floor of y u home. Test est your smoke alarms once a month to ensure they are working properly! Replace Replace all smoke alarms after 10 years or When they start to beep! BATTERY RECYCLING The Township of Zorra has a free program for the recycling of household batteries through Raw Materials Company Inc. (RMC). The program is being offered at three locations throughout the Township: - Township of Zorra Municipal Office - 163 Brock Street, PO Box 189, Thamesford, ON N0M 2M0 – phone 519-485-2490 ext. 7221 - Thamesford Community Centre, 85 Middleton Street, Thamesford, ON N0M 2M0 – phone 519- 485-2490 ext. 7245 - Embro Zorra Community Centre, 355644 35th Line, Embro, ON N0J 1J0 – phone 519-485-2490 ext. 7251 Please feel free to drop off your batteries at any of the above locations. Since the start of this program in September 2012, the Township of Zorra has collected and returned 3,424 lbs of batteries to RawMaterials Company for Recycling.