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THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

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By Proclamation of His Excel- mwy the Governor General of Canada, the week o! October 6th to 12th has been set aside as Fire Prevention Week. This week pro- vides an annual occasion to 1m. press upon public consciousness the enormous cost of the fire waste, to the end that conditions may be improved and fire careless~ mss reduced.

The world has passed through a ymr of the second Great War and we have all read accounts of the "station and havoc that has in wrcught by means of in- (‘Illfllhl’)? and high explosive bombs {iIlIl wc are shocked by the details o.’ sxici: accounts. Yet in the twenty years since Fire Prevention vvvck was first established in Can- ii .i_ llis country has recorded more ¢ 850.000 fir-es involving a pm- §>,l'_\‘ loss of over $726,000,000 and ‘m-s in human lives of more than 7r». Our complacency in this re-

‘ matched by the com- lli’_\' with which we watched . or iiitiiin power.

luri- is no rcspecter of persons. '. l_\' ni;iii has a responsibility to- s ilcighbollfs and that re- iuicility should cause every -ihinking person to pause and ' what he owes the com- llllllllli‘ in which he lives. We owe ll i» ourselves but in a greater <1 ~: r to our fellow-citizens to per- ni~ ro condition to exist upon our ~ic= that. will invite a visita- l of fire. A great majority oi_

i< i ‘ily a moral crime to toler- iiti ill.‘ illlliigi which bring them ilfﬁll .

L. its and towns, like individuals, l'i".‘il) iihnt they sow. To permit chi-lion of fire-traps, to fail to 1, wiiilc an abundant and reliable ‘.'.i'iI‘ supply and means oi using i; or to fail to apply the everyday llllf‘.~ cf fire prevention, is to con-

fnfc c. menace of heavy and sweeping conflagra-

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Why tolerate a condition which

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Dronerty but in effect imposes an licided cost to the conduct o! every feature of business activity and in- creases the burden of the people in PWVWIIK the necessities of life.

W0 cannot afford to go an and be indifferent to it all. Fire Pre. vention Week is a. particular week set aside to call attention to the menace of fire. And just n; we must throw our whole strength a- ilinst the forces which aim to de- SifOY our liberty, so should we be Prepared to battle that other ter- rible demon-Fire.

The Dominion Fire Prevention Association in ova-operation with Provincial fire marshals, local fire (#1111215. insurance organizations and other organizations of national scope is constantly working in the furtherance of the aims of Fire Prevention. Are you doing your part?

Do You Do This?

A careful study of fire records shows that at least B0 per (v-nv, of fires are preventable. The follow- ing examples are given from a- mong the thousands oi known causes to show how easy fires can start and the fatal results that may follow.

A man dropped a cigarette in a rubbish pile in a rooming house and burned to death seven people.

A man dropped his cigarette in a couch in the lobby of a hotcl. Fire resulted at 3 a. m. and re- suited in ihe death of four people.

A mother in one of our leading College cities, for the iive hund- redth time perhaps. started a fire with coal oil. The fire she startmd burned to death three children be- sides herself.

A man dropped a. match on a garage floor. walked on and left it. A six-yea: old child found it and ignited her clothing which result- ed in burns and caused her death a few hours later

A man attempted to sleep and

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Teach Children Need of Fire Prevention

October Stu-lath is this year de- slgnated as Frie Prevention Week.

I'll-e Prevention Week is held us near to the anniversary of the great Chicago Conflagration which was said to have originated WJEIl a cow owned by a Mrs. O'l‘..eary kicked over a lantern, setting fire to the barn and thus starting one oi the greatest conflagrations known to mankind.

We have now been at war for something over thirteen months and may lessons have been leamed so far, and among these is the great danger of fire when a com- munity is bombed. Each commun-

ity should be well prepared to off- set the additional hazards and it is

a well known fact that normal fire-fighting facilities are totally inadequate to handle h fire situ- ‘ation arising out of open hostili- ties.

few years has been steadily im- proving its per capito fire loss with regard to the dollar value of the loss, but it is yet far from reach- ing the point where the losses are such that it is unnecessary to carry on Fire Prevention Campaigns. Un- fortunately, the public do not, as a whole, take this matter as seriously as it should be taken and this is proven by the fact that over eighty per cent oi all fire losses each

year are known to have been pre- ventlble |In plain English, this

means that our people are careless enough and thoughtless encugh to cause a tremendous fire wastage, and although publicity campaigns have been carried on each year for many years the resulting improve- ments would not appear to justify the amount of time and work spent on the carrying out of these cam- paigns.

It is my firm belief that if suf- flcent thought was given to this subject the d-ycision would be unanimous for the inclusoln in the curriculum of our public schools of the subject of Fire Prevention. I

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believe that if this was done, in the course oi a decade, the results would be amazing

he set bed aiaircxwas overcome with smoke, and removed in an un- conscious state. Only the timely arrival of the fire department saved him from being cremated alive

some grown-ups placed Strike- Anywhere matches on a. kitchen table. Two small children acted up- on the implied suggcstion and car- ried scme to their playhouse, in- nocently started a fire. Result, little boy burned fatally.

Do you always think about the safety and welfare of those about

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‘These Simple Suggestions, If Fol- lowed By Everyone In The Fam- ily, Will Ma‘ c Your Home Safe IPrcrn Fire.

Remove rubbish, waste papers out before you throw them away. Keep matches where snail child- ren cannot reach them. Never smoke in the garage, barn, or at- tic, nor in bed.

Remove rubbish, waste papers and all unnecessary combustible

materials. Provide metal ash and trash cans. Burn rubbish only in a safely covered brick or metal in- cinerator. Watch the fire.

Examine all stoves, furnaces, and smoke-pipes to make sure they are safe and well away from wood- work or other bumable materials. Have needed repairs made at once.

Value the advice of your fire chief who says that many fires are caused by dirty or defective chim- neys. Have the chinliey cleaned regularly, and have all defects re- paired.

Fscape the danger of flammable liquid fires and explosions by keep- ing no gasoline in the house. Do dry cleaning with safe liquids or send the work to ihe cleaner. Nev- er start fires with kerosene.

Notify the electric company of_

In the ten-year period 1930-1939. farm fire losses, exclusive of dwell- ings, in Canada amounted to near- ly $31,000,000 in 41,781 fires. Of the known causes there are eight which are responsible for B5 per cent of the total losses in farm fires. This lcss may be greitly re- duced by the exercise of care and forethought. The eight major caus- es and suggestions for the elimin- ation of hazards in connection with them are briefly discussed in the following paragraphs:

1. Defective Chimneys and Flues. Chimneys should be clsnvied out regularly and not allowed to burn themselves cut, as sparks often es- cape through cracks in the chimney and set ilre in the attic, or they may drop cn dry coiubusiible roof- ing, setting fire i0 it. The saf-rst type of chimney is a good brick chimney built from the ground up

3-4 of an inch.

2. Sparks on Combustible Roofs. This liaziird can obviously be elim- inated by means of inccmbusi-ible roofing nzziicriril instead of a ma- terial that will ignite readily when exposed to sparks or flying brands from other fires.

3. Lightning. The tremendous toll of life and property damage an- nually caused by lightning 05m b5 materialy reduced by means of well installed lightning rods which have" proven to be nearly 100 per centi efficient.

you when you discard your match and cigarette stub? Are our mind- ful of the safety of the children in your home to the extent of provid- ing safety matches, and keepin! them out of their reach? Do you

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electrical trouble and the gas coin- pany of gas leaks. Replace “blown" fuses with new ones —not pennies. Avoid homemade wiring jobs. Don't look for gas leaks with a match Teach overyone in the family to

ers and other rubbish.

Fireproof your homo as far ac possible by fire-safe roofing, fir. stopping in hollow walls and pai- tltions to stop the spread of “Em! and a non-combustible basemeni ceiling.

buying a fire extinguisher, to be sure of getting ihe right kind

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Remember always where the nearest fire alarm box is and how to send an alarm. If telephontnt be sure the address is clearly un-

rath-cr than one in building.

Explain to everyone in the house what to do in case of fire, how to put out fire in clothing by wrap- ping in a rug or blanket, what to do when grease catches fire in the kitchen.

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farms this occurs most frequently in undercured or damp hay, al- though it also takes place in num- erous other substances. To guard against this hazard, the following precautions should be observed: (a) Cure all hay well. (b) Do not pack the hay. (c) Do not place straw, fodder, bundles of grain or grass hay either at ihe bottom or top of mows of alfalfa, clover or soybean hays. (d) Guard against wetting of hay in storage from a leaky roof or open doors and windows. (e) Ven- tilaie hay as much as possible im- mediately after it has been stored. (f) Avoid, if possible, wide, deep mows

5. Matches. Make sure that your matches are completely out before discarding thcm. A good practice is to break them in two after the flame has been extinguished. Al- ways strike matches away from you. Keep ninfchcs away from children and do not permit snick- ing in barns or near combustible material. During threshing opera- tions insist on everybody clearing their pockets of match and place thcm in a safe container.

6. Gasoline or Kerosene. Gasoline or kerosene should never be used to start or revive a fire. Avoid the use of gasolinc, benzlne or other inﬂammable ifqiiids for cleaning floors or clothes. There are safe and cheap solvents on the market for these purposes. Nizver fill lamps, lanterns, kerosene or gaso-

be careful of fire, to watch stoves ‘

Inquire of your ilre chief, when

Don't hesitate to ask your firemen . whenever you have questions on;

derstood. Use a. neighbour's phone ;

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kept in an approved safety can painted red and plainly marked "Gasoline." Small quantities of kerosene should be kept in closed cans of a. size and shape different from that holding gasoline in order to lessen the chance of mistaking the one for the other.

'1. Heating Equipment. Heating equipment should be properly in- stalled, operated and maintained. Wooden floors under stoves shouldi be at least 3 feet from woodwork, or wood-lath and plaster partitions. l Avoid long runs of smoke pipes.

The sections should be securcln joined and the pipes supported n1

frequent intervals. Smoke plpss

should be at least l8 inches from, unprotected woodwork. They should not pass through floors or closetsl or enter a chimney in an attic,‘ and they should be cleaned at least l

line stoves, while they are burn- ing. If necessary to keep small

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quantities 0f gasoline. it should bc w n; and repair work should be ‘plianccs when not in use.

Remove all possible fire hziziirdg but be prepared to fight a ru should it occur. Chemical cxtln guishcrs, pump-tank extinguisher‘ fire pails or barrels of \\'.'l‘4‘i'" um ladders should ix: nvailiibiis d every farm.

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