, Fire Prevention Week. from ‘ 2, October 6-10, will be marked at R.C.A.F. Station, Summerside by 2”, special evacuation drill of various . buildings including the Air Mar- ‘ Sh‘Etl Johnson School. A demonstration of fire fight-

' V: r' "c at the Fire Department - "wing area, and an open house he held at the Station’s fire

_ r; the R.C.AF. school chil- .1 mil get into the act as there are essay writing and poster col- ouring contests planned font Fire Prevention Week to instil the ne- ocssity of preventiOn of fires. Special signs and posters will be put up to emphasize the rtance of this National Fire . ' r .evention Week campaign which i. will be conducted throughout Can- } Ida and United States for the en- tire week, where millons of dol— ' Ears of damage is caused by fire every year. Material losses can t 1 be evaluated in dollars and cents, i ; ff. put the needless loss of life and

Eternal vigilance, as every ' i; smart and prudent farmer in Can- ‘ 1“ tda knows, is the price of fire pre- vention. Otherwise, the fruits of V, months of toil and the profits of . i '1 years may vanish. :5“ For every Canadian. and par- "; ,Qlcvularly for the thousands now . ‘ enjoying suburban or country liv- ‘ ‘9: lug, without the “nound-the—corm ' or” protection of a civic or full- tirne fire department, what the ﬁrewvise farmer does to avoid giving fire a place to start is worth a hard look:

1. Lightning. See that the rods are well and truly grounded. If their use has an insurance bene-

llt, it is imperative that the in- .f ltallatlon complies with provin- cial regulation.

2. Gasoline. The smart operator never re-fuels a hot motor; spil-

, g : lawnmower; if the “little wom- 4: Salute To P.E.|.

One Canadian province with a dngular fire death record is Prince Edward Island. While the smallest, of the 10 provinces. the population of this beautiful island is 100,000, last year reporting 449 fires, none of which caused a death_ This noteworthy record was also made in 1939, 1940, 1941 and 1942. In 1956 four deaths ‘Wcre reported and in 19.15 there Were 6. Because it takes only 1 home fire In \\'.pe out six or even more persons, P.E.l, and its fire fighters deserve a bow for 1957 from the rest of Canada.

' .i11ncly Men who Note

Fire safely is no accident and this is particularly true for the “duriiyourself" operator around the Immgr,‘ llt‘l‘t‘ are practical Nels nun Lhe experience of Can-

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limbs. and there are many. caus- ed by these fires. cannot be set in monetary figures.

As protection against this need- less enemy, towns and cities op- erate fire departments, which for the most part are made up of volunteer fire fighters. . ' HIGHLY TRAINED

In the R.C.A.F., where fire fighting techniques and skills of- ten mean the difference between negligible or extensiv matrial loss, fire fighters are specially trained to a very high degree of proficiency and skill 11 fire fight- ing procedures and techniques, and these personnel often per- form thir duties at a risk of los- ing their own lives of limbs.

The R.C.A.F. fire departments are on duty 24 hours a day and are trained to fight all types of fires from thunderous deadly gas

Q . I . anu orl fires to small electrical fires; and the R.C.AF. StatiOn Summerside fire figyting depart- ment is one of the many such establishments in the R.C.A.F.

Farm-Wise, Fire Tips On Living In Country

an” or the kids like to trim the grass while you doze in a ham- mock, see that they know the hazards?

.3. Matches and smoking. Not to be tolerated in any oircumstan- ces around a barn or dry fields. Warning signs on the subject are available freely for the asking from a variety of sources. The owner who puts them up and sees that they are heeded, rates a bow from the volunteer fire brigade. Thre’s nothing more fri- ghtening (and harder on the nei- ghbors' nerves) than a grass fire out of control.

4. Electricity. The “do—it—your- self" amateur is asking for trou ble when he works in this de- partment. Be an expert or get one h the job. And play the

I _ led gas can go “boom” in. hiutgame ah the power commis- i 1 face. The same goes for a poster uion by insisting, too, on a final

inspection.

ada's 17,000 fire ﬁghters, pretty self-reliant fellows themselves in family chores and crafts.

Blow torches and Welding equip- ment. Not other equ-ipm .t‘has greater “built-in” hazards. Fuel and light out-ofdoors. You're ask- ing for trouble when you light a torch in a crowded space to thaw out frozen water pipes.

Gasoline and other fuels. Nev- er store in glass bottles, which may fall and break, igniting or vaporizing and exploding.

Clean up shavings, sawdust and other debris after each day‘s work. A tidy work area will make the next go at the job a happier and a faster one.

It’s Time To Learn

lif you don‘t understand the dea— dly difference between a 15 and, say a 30 ampere fuse in your or- dinary household electrical cir- cuit, now‘s the time to find out.

and if [he 30 doesn't, Watch your

1'0“ ed time.

Story Of Fire ‘ Prevention Week

Ever think of simple pouring funnel as {deadly fire agent? Yes. used to help refuel a hot tractor or power lawnmower, ‘ can be “ist that.

Pictui! the operator putting the?

The activities of R.C.AF. fire I

departments are not confined to stations alone. During the past few years the R.C.AF. Station Summerside Fire Department has fought fires side by side with local fire departments. To men- tion one or two of the most re- cent ones are the fire on Febru- ary 6. 1958 in Summerside where almost one complete block was burned out,. fire departments of Charlottetown R.C. .F. Station Summerside. Ken: gum and Summerside fought the fire to a halt. A week later a fire in Wel- lington on February 13, 1958 raz- ed a block and R.C.A.F. Station Summerside dispatched a fire truck to assi ‘ the Wellington Fire Department to put out the fire.

The most recent.fine example of this type of cooperation was shown on September 13th. when R. C. A. F. Station Summerside:

funnel into the gas tank and star- ting to pour the fuel into the

tank. Perhaps it's been a hot day, anyway it's pleasant to rest up after hours of man~handling the machine. How blue is the sky, how graceful the birds!

Suddenly the gas reaches the tank top and spills over onto the hot motor. It vaporizes, sparks. Each gallon of gas explodes like 83 pounds of dynamite.

It's another tragic example of man’s pre—occupied disregard of the chemistry of fire,

Remember this little story if ever you funnel gas into the tank of a hot motor. And the moral’s the same whether you try to get away with a 30 amp fuse in elec-f, tric house wiring (instead of 15 amps,I or are Careless about throwing out oily rags or rubbish from the cellar. . .Use you head and DON’T GIVE FIRE A

occupants and all conditions likely to cause or promote the spread

buildings be inspected and provision made for all changes necessary to protect the occupants in case of fire.

sent a fire truck to assist the PLACE To START- Borden Fire Department in con. trolling and extinguishing the fire on the car ferry. 8.5. Prince flies around the house. They Edward Island. breed in trash and oily rags and

The various - fire departments the like and, far too frequently, in are urging alltcitizens to bear the hides of careless souls who in mind that there is 'no such fan fierce ﬂames in stoves, or thing as an accid‘zntal fire. All use coins as electrical fuse con~ such fines, they believe are caus— nections, or smoke thoughtlessly ed by carelessness. or leave matches around for chil-

Their slogan during fire pre- dren or mice to play with. Swat vention week will be“Don’t cause all these “firebugs” hard, the a 'fire!” firefighter urges.

Firebugs can be as common as

CANADA 5

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United

Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories

QUEEN. Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

To All Whom these Presents shall come or whom the same .m-ay in anywise concern—GREETING:

A Proclamation

WHEREAS authoritative statistics compiled and published by the Dominion Fire, Commissioner show that during the past ten years six hundred and eightyisix thousand, two hundred and two fires in Canada have destroyed property valued at nine hundred and sixty-seven million dollars and that during the same period, five thousand, three hundred and thirty-seven persons have lost their lives and it is estimated that at least sixteen thousand others have been seriously injured as the result of fires.

AND WHEREAS such losses are increasing year by year;

AND WHEREAS humanitarian and economic considerations impeaatively demand that human life and material resources in Canada be so far as possible conserved in order that the nation‘s prosperity may be maintained.

AND WHEREAS it is desirable that the attention of the public be directed to the extent and underlying .causes of the preventable loss of life and property by fire and to the best and most practicable means for its control and that a specific period of the year be set apart and properly designated for the dissemina- tion of such information; ‘ '

NOW KNOW YE THAT WE, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council for Canada. have thought fit to designate and do designate the week commencing SUNDAY. THE FIFTH OF OCTOBER, AND ENDING ON SATURDAY, THE ELEVENTH OF OCTOBER, IN THE PRESENT YEAR A8

Fire Prevention Week

and we do recommend to all our loving subjects that at some time during that week as may be found most practicable,—

1. All dwellings, public buildings, stores, warehouses, fac- tories, farms, mines and forests be carefully inspected by their

of fire be removed, . 2. All theatres, hotels. hospitals. institutional and assembly

3. Fire drills be held for the children in all schools, for the“ inmates of all institutions, and for the employees in all factories I

Fuses arr your sefety checks ombv the hidden wires and the traffic me

they can reasonably bfar- If 3 fit, to impress upon the citizens the national importance of protect- 10 ampere fuse keeps blowmg ing life, property and natural resources Mm loss by fire.

stop: you may be living on but» iliese Presents may (‘OIW‘J‘II arc hereby required to take notice"

in order that a greater degree ‘of safety be ensured by acquaintlw, the occupants with the best and most expeditious mode of exit in time of danger.

4. Special instruction on the subject of fire preiient-ion be

given by the teachers and by municipal officials in the schools, and that such appropriate literature as may be made available‘: be distributed to the pupils. I, 5. Federal. Provincial and Municipal authorities endeavmir,I means of public meetings, the press, radio broadcasts. specialle paredmotion pictures or otherwise as may to them seem most

()l" ALL. Willt‘ll ()ul‘ Loving Subjects and all others whom

and to gm em themsclre;A accordineg l

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I National Fire Erevenﬁon Week is October 5th to “I'll—q reminder that each of us

Is respt nsible for ﬁre prevention every day of the year! Just a moment's careless.-

ness . . . and lives can be lost! . . . the work and beauty of a lifetime. destroyed!

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It is your duty to help stop fires before they starkly

Message From Fire Chief H..Jewel-I

"Our aim is to sell everyone on the Idea that the prevention is a life and death matter,” Fire Chief Duncan Jewell said recently. He was speaking on the nation-wide education campaign, “Fire Prevention Week”, sponsored by the As- sociation of Canadian Fire Marshals and the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs.

Chief Jewell stated that each indivl. dual “. 1 . owes it to himself, to his family, and to his community, to think and .act ‘fire sa’ie‘ every minute of every day of every year."

He noted that during the course of the year, Canadians. on the average, suffer $20 million in fire losses, the highest amount per capita in the world today. As an added reminder of the seriousness of this total, the chief asserted that it was "shocking and appalling.”

“There is nothing more iniportant than

the fire safety of the household," Chief Jewell said, “and every family can help make its own check of danger spots."

He added that most fires were caused by human carelessness and that, from experience. a, voluntary program for home inspection should be carried out

each year. Fire hazards found in the average dwelling included rubbish,- unprotected

joists near the furnace and ashes in wooden boxes in the basement along with defective oil and gas stoves. curtains too close to stoves or matches within the reach of children in other parts of the household.

Outside hazards were said to be moss- covered or curled- shingles, sooty chim- neys and radio or TV antenna improper. ly grounded.

H. H. Fire Chief

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FOLLOW THESE FIVE COMMANDMENTS OF FIRE PREVENTION s —

0 Don’t pile up paper, rags, inflammable fluids in your cellar.

C Don’t smoke in bed.