The Smoke Alarm for Every Family (SAFE Family program), launched in 2019, aims to install working smoke alarms in Winnipeg homes that don't have one. Approximately half of those homes had alarms in them, leaving around 29,893 high-risk households thought to be without smoke alarms. "Since the launch, the program has struggled to meet initial smoke alarm installation targets," the document says. They often have "little or no understanding regarding smoke alarms," the document continues, making it hard to ask screening questions. A total of 199 smoke alarm installations have been completed since February 2019, but the WFPS is confident it can increase numbers in coming years.

Source: CBC News September 14, 2020 19:18 UTC