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Fire prevention #4 everyone's duty

With Fire Prevention Week getting underway, on Sunday H. H. Jewell, chief of the Charlot: tetown Fire Department has is-

lused the following warning and

plea for improved precaution to

city residen*

Our aim is to sell the idea to every citizen in Charlottetown | that Fire Prevention should be carried out every week in the

lyear. Fire Prevention is the re-

ROASTED PEANUTS | - Peanuts, 70,000 pounds * them, were roasted in a =< coas warehouse fire, the blini- ing acric smoke sending nearby tesidents to hospital with aath- ma attacks, Even fire- fighters with respirators needed oxygen treatment to carry on their four-hour battle, with jack ham- mers smashing holed in the thick cement roof to let the fum- es escape.

Nylon underclothing can cause bad burns

Ladies, do you know that if, easily comprehended illustration are dressed in a cotton slip is that of a square dancer swirl- a nylon dress, you will have | ing near a hot stove, wearing chance of a severe burn by| not a sheath but a crinoline!

than if you are dressed in a| However, ladies, here's an in- nylon slip and cotton dress? teresting point: more men than a flared skirt will) women died { ten-year per- NOW YOU KNOW

to aceidential ig-| Hold an unlit match level wih, | nition gf” clothing. But women and an inch away from a capd

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melting point is reached. | ter pipes, Or be careless on .a, ing building is to chop a hole in The flared skirt hazard has | welding or tar roofing job. The! the roof. It’s to let the superhest- been proved in experiments. An| hazards are ‘ “built: in’’. ed gases out.

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HARLOTTETOWN

Chairman of Fire Committee ‘

COUNCILLOR D. A. C. MacDONALD

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ote Careless smoking and handling = of matches; misuse of aa : a BARN FIRE RESULTED IN ONE DEATH a en «oe i FIRE a dioposal of rubbish, careless OONT BE CARELES ON : : Fl ] handling of all flammable’ liq- : PREVENTI F h ] all amma e, uids: defective furnaces and , 1re mars a 1ssues Cc smoke pipes; chimneys ip bad Inf] ble condition and last but not least, | and at the same time eliminate WEEK . amma children playing with matches. | 5 fire haedrd that could destroy to remove fire hazards cane er | Ue atts 7 unt ie, es an a Oct. 3-9 Inflammable—same_ thing. that there has been a large in- |your co-operation in this matter > ~ And yet 80 per cent of Canad- Crease in the a ©. ae would also improve the appear- The following Fire Prevention ifore fire results and Hves and | %) ane corona of) nee gyi bet a = - ance of our city. | Week statement has been issued valuable property are lost. | thal the oradx 4 “inflammable” | ceived 200 fire catis, almost a 40 | Make Fire Prevention your , y > by Provineial Fire Marshal, An active Fire Prevention | : ” t for the same |#im—turing Fire Prevention Earle T. MacLeod: Week is planned, ard home * ooh tt the meaning of “won't PMc tain coer alec 144 calls | Week, October 3 to 9, and prac- ; anal owners and business people are tice jt every week in the year. : ‘ een wearer me earnestly solicited to make _/'é, for some, danger was [rete aneseces te thing {s that | Get nid of all your fire hazards ee ; Cro ¥,: Laws ‘th tiviti jail te |signified when either Word ap- upereme ng now. Don't delay, it be too is designated ‘Fire Prevention [these activities successtul ‘by re- | | peared on an aerosol can or con- there is & large increase im pro- |! 7 may 0 qd Cl zens a r en Week." ‘This Proclamation = peoaveigg + soread 0 | tainer |perty loss and one person died oe the ae Department : zabeth % Caoeae oo a tire. [ote wo Be oo padigers ni gy Bo rma HLA. Jewell, Fire Chief, 3 Pe ™ tive reminder of the coitrol of cca haa — Marshal the phrase “fire-retardant.” (to eliminate the causes I have City of National Fire Prevention Week is being held throughout Canads fire:and its hazards, and appeals jurges all citizens, and pu blic | mentioned, I am sure the Char- 2 October 8rd.- 9th inclusi Ww. the citizens of Borden to do re to all citizens to take proper |Spirited organizations to back | lottetown Fire Department could . ve. we urge te penaitines te: wae the Saree | the fire safety appeal slogans of | C d paint you a better picture for the GOOD PROTECTION -j - share in the prevention of fire. Check your homes or place of business for {| ° ee at ae Fire Prevention Week and and a's" eine of the. year amd the | Automatic eqrinidere are ex. any possible fire hazards that may cause fire, the result being heavy |. Figures released by the fire | throughout the year. years to follow. Fire Prevention | cellent fire protection but in a and sometimes the loss ‘sof lives. Remember for your protection marshal’s office, through the “DON'T GIVE FIRE A| shame should be ae oe regularly | $100,000 chopping mill blaze an| Don’t Give Fire A Place To Start. ' department. _ of public works, | PLACE’ TO START.” AND phew. homes a ee ‘explosion disconnected the : apit? agp Abaya of - fires report: | STOP FIRES, SAVE LAVES.”| wire really hurts Canadians, | buildings where public assembl- —. eho roe ; we in oe Sen with | EARLE T. MacLEOD| geandinavia (Sweden, . Nor cox Gceumiinate: oe oe nlc ence tl \ ; = @ -property loss 172.00 — Provincial Fire Marshal | way Denmark) has a combined ri water, ' re @ decrease of $369,601.00 from During inspections by the Fire | start its work at the top. The ' - 1963. eee GOING UP |population, nearly that of Can- | prevention Bureau of the City sprinkler system should not be e ' ~ FG wih fa ae alo ] ih ih generat sila 6 Chariton, It wat icy | here a Ree , : Fires are becoming more ex o jered that quite a large number ( ‘ must record five deaths by fire | \than half of } : : \ \ ; in 1964.” EARLE MacLEOD | pensive, Ten years ago the aver. | The The les Pees : of old aren aoa MUZZLING WATCHDOG G. Cc. BELL, Mayor : J While 47 per cent of fires are departments om the Island will age loss of a household fire wae!son (deaths per 100,000) ,uts condition are a serious fire haz-| ‘Truly, the “‘greatest arsonist” ‘ due to smokers’ 1 ly, gre: exe carelessness, |he carrying out inspections of | $400. Now it te $800. And a fire Canada to even greater shame. |ard not only to the owner, but to of all is the one who through. ig- COUNCHLLORS practice of pouring, oi}-.in builds h which a quarter of a century ago Ours is three times as great. the neighbourhonpd as well. I) norance or carelessness invites i the wood stove to hasten ign ildings such as stores, dwell- ? : : ™~ ' ti ! burned up a family groc- strongly recommend that all old | fire. For example, in the home, Req McAleer J. J. Melsaac ' on, has contributed greatly fo ings, apartment houses, places | ery store at a toss { ands | NATURAL LAW ‘unoceupied buildings ina dilap: | “‘muzzling the watchdog” by the eg . ae ‘ the loss of life and property in of assembly ete. in order to dis-|today h Taaiin 4 a - 1 WwW. Mek Bernard Flemi Ett Gi as order i ay has its counterpart in a! A Canadian fire scientist la-|idated condition be removed | use of other than a 15 amphere owe eevel ng . ee and “it eould hap-|cover fire hazards, and bring| million dollar supermarket con-| conically-lists the four causes of|fram the premises and all de-|fuse in an ordinary circuit. Everett McKenna A. E. Jay ' Oe: a |them to the attention of the own: |flagration, perhaps wiping out fire: 1, men; 2, women; 3, chil-|bris be cleaned up. This will im-| Worse still, a penny or a hait- ° ! ; the Mfferent fire ers and have them removed, be- an entire shopping plaza. dren; 4, lightning. |.prove the value of your property | pin! _ = — a EESTI | ~ ' 3 : ' ‘ S a 1 _e a Z F ‘ P tion W Oct 3 ot bok? 1 — ' Ire rrovention wee ctoper ord to ) i x ° : t SS ease HE aati a z = pee et z a Se Stes é beats Bociecn Rien nae SS at ce Sa Re ee ee =) Se Reece : ro Eight main causes of fires in Charlottetown during { the sail year: 1. Catlin smoking on ‘handling of matches . ; 4 s . . 2. Misuse of electricity 3. Defective or overheating of cooking equipment 4. Improper disposal of rubbish 5. Careless handling of inflammable liquids ’ af 6. Defective furnaces and smoke pipes. ~ ; $ 7.. Chimneys In bad condition: 3 > ‘” «8. Children playing with matches. vee a f +A * During Fire Prevention Week every citizen should take time out to in- = ‘ spect his home or property in regard to fire hazards. Those few momenta ; “spent in inspection of property and removing or correcting any existing - fire hazard could possibly be the means of saving your property from > H. H. Jewell : destruction by fire or preventing the loss of a member of your family" "Sire Chieg ag o The front wall collapses, at the height of the disastrous fire which destroyed the 95 year old Fire records show that loss of life by fire occurs mostly in the home. The 7 Queen Hotel m Charlottetown... Firemenstayed well clear when the first section of the bureau of fire prevention of the City of Charlottetown request that every front wall in the vicinity of the iis room tumbles into the street. “Think about fire citizen play their part in carrying out fire inspection in their home, not “ whereever you are andrdon't give it « place to start.” : only cure fire prevention week but during the entire year. As e f . ‘ ee ae f » - : Je Lewert = - \