Apply for a CO Alarm Grant
PLEASE NOTE: Only Canadian fire departments can apply for a CO alarm donation. We cannot accept requests from the public. Thank you.
Fire departments - we know you are often a first responder to carbon monoxide incidents. We know you interact with citizens daily and actively promote fire and CO safety. We also know you visit homes in your community to inspect smoke alarms and CO alarms and enforce compliance to local laws that may exist.
The Hawkins-Gignac Foundation for CO Education wants to recognize your good work and help by making available a small supply of carbon monoxide alarms to you, so you may distribute these in your community at your discretion. When you come upon a family that requires protection but may not have the means to purchase a CO alarm for themselves, now you will have an option to provide a CO alarm to them free of charge and with no cost to you.*
CO Alarm Request Application
*in cities, towns or provinces where CO laws or bylaws exist, it may not be advisable to provide free CO alarms. Fire department discretion required.
Selection Criteria
- Once per month the Foundation will review all requests and, if funds are available, will select a fire department(s) to receive their requested CO alarms.
- We purchase CO alarms directly from the Distribution Centre of the Fire Marshal's Public Fire Safety Council in Brockville, Ontario. Our foundation gets the same discounted rate given to the national fire service community.
- If your fire department is chosen, you will receive a notification letter from the Foundation and alarms will be shipped to you directly from the Distribution Centre. You will be required to provide a log of how and where alarms were distributed.