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Page 8 ♦ THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ March 1,2006 durhamregion.com Arthurs' vision would see fire alarms for all BY DANIELLE MILLEY Staff Writer DURHAM - For many, the sound of a fire alarm signals danger. For David Hamen, not hearing it poses a safety concern. concern. Mr. Hamen is program director for Durham Durham Deaf Sendees and a strong advocate of a private member's bill that would require all provincial and municipal public buildings be equipped with a visual fire alarm system. "I'm a member of the deaf community and I know the issues and concerns with fire safety," he said. "I think it is about time. I'm happy the bill is going forward." forward." Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge MPP Wayne Arthurs introduced the bill, which passed Second reading Feb. 16, because a hearing- impaired member of his family asked him about fire accessibility. "Oftéii we don't think the deaf and hard of hearing need the opportunity to protect themselves," he said. "This is a very good place to start, for government to show some leadership." '-A visual fire alarm has a light that flashes flashes or shines a beam to make those who are hard of hearing or hearing impaired aware that the fire alarm is going off while at the same time an auditory alarm sounds. 1 Mr. Hamen knows first-hand the danger that comes with being hearing impaired in a fire. He said about 10 or 15 years ago when he was living alone 'he left a kettle of water boiling while he went to answer the phone. He forgot about the kettle and didn't realize it had caused the alarm to go off. "I looked over and I saw out the window the fire truck and people gathered outside," lie said. "It was scary." He felt bad because he knew that if something had happened, it would have been his fault. But this isn't an isolated incident, he said. - •. "Often I'm in having a coffee break and the fire alarm goes off and I wonder where everybody is going," he said, adding people people usually let him know or come and get him. Both Mr. Arthurs and Mr. Hamen said it would be safer and more accessible accessible if hearing-impaired people could be alerted just like everyone else. Following the incident in his apartment, Mr. Hamen tried to take the steps to protect himself and others, but found it a challenge. "I was thinking of buying a fire alarm with a flasher, but no one had any (at that time)," he said. Prices used to be $400 to $800 for a visual fire alarm, and he said they're now down to about $200. Mr. Hamen thinks the bill could help lower prices even more. "It can encourage the prices to go down and once all the public buildings and schools and institutions, 1 once the government government forces all the buildings to be accessible, accessible, others will follow," he said. Mr. Arthurs hopes that happens as well. "I hope it gets approved on the first round... I'm optimistic if the government shows leadership it would be setting the stage for thé private sector to follow suit," he said. The concept TUJOlo ' Fire alarms have typically employed a shrill audio feature (bell, beep or siren) to alert people to the possibility of a fire and that they should leave the building immediately. VISUAL V » A visual fire alarm can use a strobe light that is active at the same time as the audible alarm. The alarm is positioned in the line of sight of a person who is hearing impaired. 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