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Free smoke alarms for Gilbert Plains Homes – 730 CKDM

Free smoke alarms for Gilbert Plains Homes – 730 CKDM

Free smoke alarms for Gilbert Plains Homes – 730 CKDM


If you live in Gilbert Plains, you may be entitled to a free smoke alarm.

The Gilbert Plain fire service, along with the Manitoba government, the fire commissioner service and the Firefighter Firefighters of Manitoba, united to offer the Dimna Alarm program for each family.

The program matters by installing smoke alarms in those eligible homes to reduce injuries or deaths in fire. The staff of the fire service will visit those responsible for homes and install smoke alarms outside the bedrooms, with a maximum of two installed in the homes.

This program is only offered to homes inhabited by owners, as landlords are responsible for installing and maintaining smoke alarms in their rental housing.

Fact about the smoke alarm:

  • The presence of a smoke alarm increases your chance of survival by 50 percent, when installed correctly, has working batteries and is within the 10-year service life.

If you are in Gilbert Plains, you can call the fire department at 572-1939 or the municipal service at 548-2326 to get free installation.

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