The Fire Department of the Longueuil agglomeration (SSIAL) carried out a simultaneous evacuation exercise in several schools, a first in Province of Quebec.

(Translation by Google) October 7, 2019 - The Fire Department of the Longueuil agglomeration (SSIAL) carried out a simultaneous evacuation exercise in several schools, a first in Quebec.

Created jointly with the Commission scolaire Marie-Victorin (CSMV) , 18 schools and nearly 11,000 students participated in this event, which was kicked off at the Montérégie Hotel School by Monique Bastien . President of the Longueuil Urban Public Safety Commission and Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee of the City of Longueuil, and Carole Lavallée, President of the CSMV, and Daniel Lemonde , Deputy Director of SSIAL.

This coordinated evacuation exercise was conducted under the supervision of 18 fire and fire prevention technicians from 9 SSIAL barracks as part of the awareness activities promoted during Fire Prevention Week. taking place from 6 to 12 October.

On the theme "The first person in charge is you! "Week Fire Prevention is a provincial initiative to raise public awareness of safe behavior in everyday life in order to prevent fires. The SSIAL also took advantage of the evacuation exercise to transmit two important safety tips, namely to prevent cooking fires by advocating the use of an electric fryer and the importance of having a fire safety plan. at home.

For more information on prevention tips, visit longueuil.quebec/incendie or the website of the Ministère de la Sécurité publique du Québec at securitepublique.gouv.qc.ca .

Photo: Daniel Lemonde, Deputy Director of the Longueuil City Fire Department, Monique Bastien, Chair of the Longueuil City Public Safety Commission and Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee of the City of Longueuil, and Nicole Lavallée, President of the Commission scolaire Marie-Victorin.

(Source: www.longueuil.quebec)