Enbridge Gas Ontario teams up with Petrolia & North Enniskillen Fire Department to Reduce Fire and Carbon Monoxide Deaths through Safe Community Project Zero
Petrolia, ON, December 1, 2025 – Today, Enbridge Gas Ontario (Enbridge Gas), the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council (FMPFSC) and Petrolia & North Enniskillen Fire Department announced they are working together to improve home safety and bring fire and carbon monoxide-related deaths down to zero.
Petrolia & North Enniskillen Fire Department received 114 combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms through Safe Community Project Zero–a public education campaign that will provide more than 14,200 alarms to residents in 75 communities across Ontario.
This year, Enbridge Gas invested $450,000 in Safe Community Project Zero, and over the past 17 years, the program has provided more than 115,000 alarms to Ontario fire departments.
When properly installed and maintained, combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms help provide the early warning to safely escape from a house fire or carbon monoxide exposure. Carbon monoxide is a toxic, odourless gas that is a by-product of incomplete combustion of many types of common fuels.
“Carbon monoxide alarms play a vital role as a second line of defence against this invisible threat, often called ‘the silent killerʼ,” says Suzanne Shea, Manager, Municipal & Stakeholder Engagement, Enbridge Gas. “Proper maintenance of fuel-burning appliances is the most effective way to prevent carbon monoxide exposure. We’re proud to support our communities by raising awareness and helping Ontarians take simple, proactive steps to stay safe in their homes.”
“Each day, fire departments focus their efforts on educating the public about the importance of having working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in their home. The objective of Safe Community Project Zero, is to deliver these alarms to areas where they are needed most, says Jon Pegg, Ontario Fire Marshal and Chair of the FMPFSC. “It is a program that not only helps fire departments raise awareness about the legal requirement to have working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms installed in all Ontario homes but also reinforces the critical role they play in saving lives.”
“Smoke and CO alarms are the first line of defense in fire escape planning,” says Fire Chief Rick Cousins. “Properly installed and maintained, they play a vital role in reducing fire related deaths, injuries and property damage.”
“Programs like Safe Community Project Zero are making a real difference for families here in Petrolia and across Ontario. By providing life-saving alarms, Enbridge Gas, the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council and the Petrolia & North Enniskillen Fire Department are helping prevent tragedies before they happen. This is about keeping people safe where it matters most, right at home, and I’m proud to see these initiatives making an impact in our community,” says Bob Bailey, MPP for Sarnia–Lambton.
About the Petrolia & North Enniskillen Fire Department
The Petrolia & North Enniskillen Fire Department has 30 dedicated volunteer firefighters and 12 active Support Operations Response Team members.
About the FMPFSC
The FMPFSC was established in 1993 with a mission to help create “a world where no one is hurt by fire.” Chaired by the Ontario Fire Marshal, the FMPFSC promotes fire prevention and public education through sponsorships and partnerships with various groups and individuals with an interest in public safety. Follow the FMPFSC on X @FMPFSC.
About Enbridge Gas Ontario Enbridge Gas Ontario is Canada’s largest natural gas storage, transmission and distribution company based in Ontario. With more than 175 years of service, it delivers safe, affordable, reliable energy to over 4 million customers. It is investing in innovations that modernize how energy is produced, delivered and used to support a lower emission future. The storage and transmission business offers a variety of storage and transportation services to customers at the Dawn Hub, Canada’s largest integrated underground storage facility and one of the largest in North America. Enbridge Gas is owned by Enbridge Inc. (ENB), a North American-based leader in energy transportation and distribution. Visit enbridgegas.com to learn more.

L-R Jamie Kovacs, Executive Director – Fire Safety Council; Suzanne Shea – Manager, Municipal and Stakeholder Affairs; Mayor R. Brad Loosley – Town of Petrolia; Fire Chief for Petrolia and North Enniskillen Fire, Director of Public Safety – Rick Cousins; Darlene Babula – Executive Administrative Assistant for Petrolia and North Enniskillen Fire; Rick Charlebois, Town of Petrolia Chief Administrative Officer/Treasurer; Jayla Saunders, Town of Petrolia Financial Analyst.

LAMBTON OPP LAUNCHES FESTIVE RIDE CAMPAIGN

(LAMBTON, ON) – Members from the Lambton detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be kicking off their Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) campaign throughout the County on November 20, 2025.

Festive RIDE is an annual police enforcement and education initiative aimed at taking impaired drivers off Ontario roads during the holiday season. This year’s Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police Festive RIDE Campaign runs from November 20, 2025, to January 1, 2026.

Members of the public can expect to see RIDE spot checks throughout the county. These checks can be conducted anywhere and any time. Lambton OPP remains committed to ensuring Ontario roads are safe from drug-impaired and alcohol-impaired drivers. Please do your part by never driving after consuming alcohol or drugs.

Whether you are impaired by alcohol or drugs, impaired is impaired and driving under the influence of either is a criminal offence.

“As we head into the holiday season, our priority is to keep every member of our community safe. Impaired driving is entirely preventable, and the consequences can be devastating. Throughout the Festive RIDE campaign, Lambton OPP officers will be out in full force, at all hours, conducting checkpoints and removing impaired drivers from our roads. We’re asking everyone to plan ahead and make responsible choices. Traffic safety is everyone’s responsibility”- Interim Lambton OPP Detachment Commander, Inspector Ross STUART.

The OPP relies on the public to report crime. Impaired driving is a serious crime that should be treated no differently. If you suspect an impaired driver, make that lifesaving call and dial 9-1-1.