Nearly $500,000 in smoke alarms headed to 17 First Nations communities
Seventeen First Nations communities across Canada will receive about $500,000 worth of smoke alarms following the success of a pilot program last year.
The donation, led by Kiddie, in partnership with the National Indigenous Fire Safety Council (NIFSC) and Firefighters Without Borders, hopes to improve fire safety education and increase access to smoke alarms in Indigenous communities.
Communities will also receive educational resources and one-on-one support for the installation of the smoke alarms.
About one in eight residential fire-related deaths (12 per cent) among Indigenous people happened in homes without a working smoke alarm, according to Statistics Canada data.
This year’s contribution brings the program’s total retail value to nearly $1 million since its launch in 2025.
Participating Communities:
- British Columbia: Yunesitin’in Government Band, Tsilhqot’in Nation, Charlotte Lake, Gitxsan communities, Neskonlith Band, Lytton First Nation, Boston Bar First Nation, Spuzzum First Nation, Lillooet Tribal Council
- Ontario: Walpole Island First Nation, Wasauksing First Nation, Fort William First Nation
- Alberta: Siksika Nation
- New Brunswick: St. Mary’s First Nation (Sitansisk), Kingsclear First Nation (Bilijk)
- Nova Scotia: Millbrook First Nation
- Manitoba: Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council (DOTC)
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