The Huron Expositor, 1969-10-02, Page 11S
Kitchen Cooking Warning
FIRE
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CIAO INSURANCE
CO OPCItATORt 1NSOPANCE ASSOCCATIONS Or a VELtql '
local Agent
W. ART WRIGHT
John Street, Seaforth, ont. Phone 527-1464
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HOW FIRES START
1967
NO. OF FIRES $ LOSS
HEATING
Stoves, Furnaces, Boilers, etc.
Solid Fuel 1,708
Oil Fired 1,550
Gas Fired 507
Unclassified 3
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
Defective and Overheated Chimneys 985
Hot Ashes, Coals, Open Fires
SMOKING
Matches
Smokers' Carelessness
PETROLEUM AND
ITS PRODUCTS
EXPOSURE
INCENDIARISM
isalISCELLANEOUS
Lightning
Lights (other than electric)
Sparks on Roof
Spontaneous Ignition
Miscellaneous Known Causes
UNDETERMINED
65,941
162,370,992
Men Women Children o
Total
265 142 241 648
279 150 252 681
247 115 216 578
231 139 219 589
254 104 245 603
209 129 215 553
242 117 267 626
225 120 211 556
209 125 232 566
221 106 233 560
1,114
9,109
2,329
20,675
1,857
585
1,103
2,739
1,382
175
429
9,553
10,338
3,333,888
4,553,869
2,454,367
837
1,665,129
2,556,985
20,087,534
2;880,188
9,833,567
9,815,832
1,643,627
8,098,413
2,832,180
2,769,554
284,251
2,272,565
14,268,830
73,019,376
THOSE THEY ' DESTROY
(10-year record)
1968 (est,)
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1960
1959
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:111. HURON. EXPOSITOR; .3*AFORM, lost, ACTt ;f61P-"--7,14
648 Die In Fires ,Last Year
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Last year, 63,767 fires in
Canada claimed 648 lives. The
victims included 241 children.
The estimated property loss was.
$158,420,000;
The assessment of the annual
toll of fire was made by the
Joint Fire Prevention CtAnmit-
tee of the fire services,. based
upon provincial reports to the
Dominion Fire ,Commissioner.
Highlights of the holocaust
review:
• The success of the fire
services in. fire prevention edu-
cation is truly reflected by a
decrease, in the number of
fires. They have come down
25 per cent over the disastrous
highs often years ago, despite
a population gain of 3,000,000.
THE ASHES
ON THE FLOOR...
MAY BE YOURS!
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Tens of thousands Of Canadian homes will be struck by
fire this year. Most of these fires will be caused by carelessness
and neglect:
Make sure that your home isn't one of them
Think about FIRE - WhereverYou Are!
JOHN A, CARDNO DONALD G. EATON
General Insurance Phone 527-0490 • General 1nsurance 'Phone 527-1610
DON'T GIVE FIRE A MACE TO
W. ARTHUR WRIGHT
Complete insurance Phone 527-1464
START!
2,331 5,960
HAPPEN
FIRES $ LOSS
45,245 42,012,9/3
233 2,150,404
407
6,038,386
224
57-7,426
45
314,372
318. 2,,501,696
5,919
14,849,517
1,639
24,417,208
3,994
46,879,649'
7,917
22,629,411
65,941 162,370,992
Sourde: FIRE LOSSES CANADA
Annual reports by Dominion Fire Commissioner.
Fire
Kills
It only takes, "a minute" for •
fire to kill and statistics indic-
ate that children and elderly
people are too fre,quenit victims.
'A child doesn't understand
that the pretty match which
lights his•birthday cake or the.
fireplace can also burn him. If
he sets himself on fire, or if fire
breaks out when you are away,
he, like the disabled' elderly
person, is helpless to escape,
These•defenscless human be-
jogs depend on you for.itheir
well-being. Grief a•pd guilt will
riot bring them back if tragedy
occurs.
It is responsibility , a parent's
to teach his child by example
and instruction to respect fire,
The child must understand that
a match is not a toy and
matches should not: he left with-
in easy reach.
It is also a parent's responsi-
bility to hire a reliable babyc
sitter and to see that emergency
telephone numbers and instruc-
tions for fire safety and escape
are provided.
Section 189 of the Criminal'
Code of Canada states ,that
"E very one who, unlawfully
abandons or exposes a child
who is under the age of 10
years, so that its life is or is
likely to he endangered or its
health is or is likely to he per-
manently injured, is guilty of an
indictable offense and is liable
to imprisonment for two years."
FREE FOR YOU
Close your door to fire, keep
it open for fire prevention. This
neatly describes the persuasive
philosophy of Canada's cam-
paign ,for greater fire safety in
the home, in the school, on the
job, and in the community. In
plants and office buildings,
stairwells, ,fire doors must be
kept closed. Why? To shut off
live air (oxygen) from fueling
a fire, In the home, too, a
closed door will slow down the
spread of fire.
BM because three-quarters
of all fires happen in the home,
and because the basic hazards
are simple (over-fusing, frayerl,
wiring, faulty heaters, rubbish
and the like) their elimination
wilt go a long way in preven-
tion.
YOU.seed..this*
when deep—fat frying
French-fried potatoes, chicken, •
and many other foods are delicious
-when.,prepared in your deep-fat
'fryer. But, for safety's sake, keep
the frying temperature at, the
proper level -by using and watching
-a cooking thermometer.
The flash point, or temperature at
which the vapours from the boiling
fat can be ignited by a match flame
or spark, is less than 100 degrees
,above the maximum frying
temperature of 400 degrees. And
the ignitionlemperature, at which
the hot fat itself can bifrst into
flame, is only about 200 degrees
higher than' the flash point.
Therefore, it is very important to
Kepp the frying temperature to a
controlled, safe level,
Never leave your fryer unattended
while warming -fat to frying temp-
erature. because heat -from the
stove element under the fryer
cannot escape rapidly, the temp-
erature 'of ,the fat icises quickly.
It cart increase past the frying
level to..flash point and ignition
stages -i`in • the , time,. you might .,
take to answer the door or
telephone. If you are interrupted by
a call during frying, be sure to
turn down the element under your
fryer. Don't rely on fryer thermo-
stats -- although they help reduce
the danger of overheating, they
don't always work,
Would you like to enjoy safer
deep-fat frying in your home.
CIAGi has a limited supply of
reliable, deep 41 fryino thermo
meters available at, cost To obtain
one, please complete the attached.
qoupon and send it with your
cheque or money urcif?r for $ I
( includes 5% sales rio to CrAC
INSURANCE
To CIAG INSURANCE_
Pridry Square, Guelph
From
Address
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Please send me a fat 'frying thermometer.
Enclosed is my , t:hrgite or I money order for $1 i
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TOTAL 2,647 1,247
WHERE FIRES
NO. OF
Houses, Apartments, etc.
Churches, Presbyteries, Chapels
Schools, Colleges, Acadwies,
Convents
Hospitals, Sanatoria, Homes
Theatres
Other Institutional and Assembly
Occupancies
Farm Properties
Manufacturing Properties
Mercantile Properties
Miscellaneous
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Be- wise . . . inspect your home today! And make sure you're
fully insured. Insurance won't prevent fires, but it will prevent
total loss. For the up-to-date fire coverage you need . . . see one
of our agents today.,
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Be Careful.
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THINK FIRE SAFETY
Office — Mal2-STTeet
SEAFORTH
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The McKillop
Mutual Fire
Insurance' Co.
INSURES:
Town Dwellings — Summer Cottages
All Classes of Farm Properties --
Churches -- Schools -- Halls
AGENTS:
JAMES KEYS, RR 1, Seaforth; V. J. LANE, RR 5, Seaforth;
WIVrLEIPER, Jr., Londesboro; SELWYN liAKER,,l3russels,
HAROLD SQUIRES, Clinton; GEORGE COYNE, Dublin;
DONALD G. EATON:Seaforth.