Furnace Inspection Scam
The City would like to warn residents about a potential scam after receiving reports of an individual falsely claiming to represent the fire department and offering free furnace inspections. The Calgary Fire Department does not conduct door-to-door furnace inspections or make unsolicited phone calls to offer this service. Anyone contacted with such an offer should be cautious, as it is likely fraudulent. The Calgary Police Service advises residents to:
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Never share personal information over the phone, in person, or allow unknown individuals into your homes without proper verification.
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Collect detailed descriptions of individuals and any vehicle information including licence plate numbers.
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Be cautious of unexpected visitors to verify their identity before allowing entry.
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All suspicious activity should be reported to the Calgary Police Service at 403-266-1234 or online through the non-emergency reporting system.
For fire safety, fire prevention information and official fire department programs, please visit calgary.ca/fire.
CFD Program for Hard of Hearing
The Calgary Fire Department (CFD) provides free assistive alerting devices to eligible Deaf and hard-of-hearing Calgarians. These devices are designed to provide early warning safety alerts for smoke and carbon monoxide emergencies. These devices include strobe lights, bed/pillow shakers, and audio signals with different tones. For more information visit Assistive Alerting Devices for Deaf and hard of hearing
Travel Safe Video Contest
We invite all Calgary students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 to create an original 30-second video to promote safety while traveling on city streets, sidewalks and/or pathways. Videos can be funny, serious, live action, stop motion, animated or a mix of styles – whatever you can imagine! You could win prizes and a chance to have your video showcased on the City’s social media accounts and on calgary.ca. For details visit Travel safe video contest the deadline for applications is April 30.