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Heating equipment is a major cause of home fires. Is yours safe to use? Learn more.

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Fire Prevention, General Inquiries, and Public Education:
7 Mellor Avenue, Suite 10
Burnside Business Park
Dartmouth, N.S., B3B 0E8
Email: fireprevention@halifax.ca
Phone: 311
Fax: 902.490.5228

Report Impaired Fire Safety Systems:
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Email: volff@halifax.ca

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902.490.3573

Headquarters:
40 Alderney Drive, Suite 302
Dartmouth, N.S., B2Y 2N5
Email: hrmfire@halifax.ca
Phone: 902.490.5530
Fax: 902.490.5528
Hours of operation: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

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