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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1971-10-07, Page 10-Irks NO O a 0 O 0 0 0 O 0 O 0 0 0 -0 0 O 0 FRANK KLING LIMITED PHONE 527-1320 SEAFORTH Geo. A. Sills & Sons Heating, Plumbing and Electrical Supplies PHONE 527-1620\ SEAFORTH ••344,k;8•0•Wi.,••00Vol•teAroxa,..46.446.4.• 3 8. Never use iron, toaster or lamps as bed war- mers. ALWAYS BE ON THE LOOKO knstall convenience outlets to avoid excessive lengths of extension cords. • f 11114 littiRCIff EXPOSITOR, SEAFORTH, ONT„ OCT. 7, 1971 Fire Loss Total is At New Here are 10 simple problems of fire - pre4ention.• and protection. If you score 10 in the yes column, you have a first-rate' awareness 'of fire security: Counts of 9, even 8, indicate that you hove paid some atten- tion to the national campaign. Any score .of 7 or under suggests a sup- plemental examination. Correct answers are shown on the last page. destruction in 1970 cost Q.Xasitlians the greatest property loss ever. The estimated dollar waste was $203,000,000. This figure exceeds the $197,000,000 loss in 1969„ and is far ahead of the. $166,000,000 fire burden of 1968. Not included are losses from forest fires and government establishment fires. • LOOK FOR THESE FIRE POTENTIALS Direct losses are only a part of the appalling story of fire. The Dominion Fr Commis- sioner estimates th the indirect losses of fire - stoppage of pro- duction k and consequent litiein- ployment - are five times the direct loss. "The overall loss to the economy is $1,000,- 000,000," he reports. The cost of fire to Canada is staggering. 636 Perish Moreover, provincial estim- ates to the Dominion Fire Com- missioner show that in 1970 the total of fire fatalities -will be 636. Breakdown comparisons of the 1970 forecast follows, with official figures for the two pre- vious years: M. W. C. T al 1970 246 166 224 636 1969 316 125 179 620 1968 268 147 239 654 A total figure of 224 deaths of children is an increase of 45 over the preceding year. Any Increase is always a disappoint- ment to the nation's 50,000 fire fighters who work continuotitlyto impress on the public the dangers ,of leaving youngsters alone in the house while they visit", or shop. Over a 10-year period, more than one third of fire deaths has been Children. Just how final depends on how much you value human life. In one year 620 persons died in fires; burned or suffocated by smoke. The victims in- -eluded 316 men, 125 women and 179 children. More than 2,500 others were injured or scarred for life.. Possessions, a home can be replaced. In'surance can help you takerre of --- In one year, nearly 45,000 homes were damaged or des- troyed by fire. Almost all • these fires were caused by somebody's neg- ligence. Smoker's carelessness, mis- use of electricity, faulty stoves and furnaces, child- ren playing with matches, kitchen deep-fat flareups were among the leading In fact, from 1959 to 1968 there were 5,966 victims, com- prising 2,385 men, 1,252 women and 2,329 children. Multiple death fires, in which three or more died, made nat- ional headlines in 1970. .Of the 115 such victims so reported, 42 were children. The worst fire of this kind occurred last year in a two-storey wood-frame Que- bec house. The fire broke out in the early morning hours while the family - gathered for a re- union - was asleep. Twelve died.. There were no survivors. 'Killer Smoke Also in Quebec last year, there was a fire in a home for the aged which killed 19 patients. Of the 34 patients in the building, the victims all died of asphy- siation. For the owner of a family home the cost of fire is rising sharply. In 1960 the average cost of a residential fire was $500. By 1969 the average exceeded $1.100. However, the number of household fires a year show a downward trend - despite the construction of more than a mil- lion new homes in the decade. causes of these fires. Fire IS deadly. "It happened in a flash . And to my dying day I will never forget their screams in the smoke." Think of a loved' one. Could you part forever with that some- one? "We left the children alone All the compassion of one's world, one's friends, one's neigh- bors is poor comfort in utter tragedy, when you know, deep down, that it's part of your mak- ing. "FIRE IS SO FINAL". That's the message by Fire Fighters. to 21,000,000 Canadians . . And we add: FIRE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART. See that all wiring extensions are carried out by qualified and experienced wiring eontract- ors. This insures final check-up by the Wir- ing Inspector of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. Frayed electric wiring, clutter and nibbish, faulty- heating units: these' are just a few of the things that cans start a _ your home. fire in ELECTRICITY IS SAFE AND RELIABLE! When Proper Observance is Given to These Simple Rules: FIRE IS FINAL 6. If your wood stove fire goes out, should you - Use coal oil as a starter - Re-kindle -with paper and wood 7. If you have youngsters at home, should you , Telephone them periodically to see if all's well -`Arrange in adVance for responsible care 8. If you have a fire in your home, should you ____=_Return to pick up your purse - Stay outside 9. If you replace a worn-out fuse in an electric lighting circuit, should you - Use a 'stronger 30 amp. fuse - A 1,5 amp. fuse 10. If the fire fighter uses an axe on your smouldering sofa, should you - Blame him for destruction of your property - Thank_him 1. If you use gas as a household fuel and smell what seems to be a skunk around, should you - Flick on an electric switch - Call the Fire Department 2. If you are trapped by smoke in a high-rise building, should you - Jump - Barricade the door and signal for help 3 If your cooking pan flares up, should you - Throw the pan outside - Smother it with a lid 4. If you smell smoke at work, should you. - Ask somebody to call the Fire Dept. - Do it yourself 5 Repeating question 4, if .you smell smoke should you - Run for the 'elevator - Or the sign EXIT et, 2. Never use fuses larger than 15 amperes on branch circuits in ypur house. 3. Don't "plug" fuses by inserting coins behind them. The fuse serves similarly to the safety valve of a boiler. 4. Make frequent inspection of flexible, cords. 5. Don't hang any electric wire on nails. Don't• -tack extension cords to baseboard or walls. 6. Keep electrical heating devices away from combustibles. Are You Ready... for the Big Risk of Fire? Get the Facts Etue Insurance Agencies LIFE - AUTO - FIRE - LIABILITY INSURANCE "We insure' everything but tomorrow" SEAFORTH ZURICH 527-0720 236-4133 ,.••••••••• 0 4 October Is ..4 11,14•1•1••••11•1•1•11 1••=1•••M•111•••••••.•••••••••1••••11, SEAFORTH' PUBLIC trifiLITY COMMISSION DR. ROGER WHITMAN, Commissioner Mayor FRANK SILLS D'ORLEAN SILLS, Chairman WALTER scow, Mgr. Violation of These Rules, Resulting in Fire, May Invalidate Your Fire Insurance Policy PHONE 5G27-012N90 SEAFORTH GERICH'S for upgrading your domestic electric service with no maj- or appliance • requirement. -Ask us for details - ••• In..- •••••••••••••••.0-..•• .•• .....,••••••••..•••••• •••••••• • When fire is discovered, even though it appears to be small, don't delay, but Dial Seaforth 527-1100. Don't panic! Speak slowly and dis- tinctly, giving your name and lo- cation. Jf a rural fire, give Name, Township, Lot and Concession, lo- cation of fire and best route from Seaforth. Do not'leave the telephone until you have given all the necessary infor- mation. IF FIRE STRIKES, PHONE 527-1100 SEAFORTH FIRE AREA BOARD Check your home against fire hazards NOW! THINK About Fire-Wherever You Are Centennial of Chicago Fire The week of the 9th of Oct- ober each year methorializes the Great Chicago Fire which almost totally destroyed that city exactly a century ago, in 1871. But it was not until 1908 that a U. S. school fire killing 175-Children because somebody forgot to keep a door unlocked gave the, idea of an annual observance to a former" Canadian, the late Rev.-T.Alfred 4 Fleming, of Owen Sound., Ont. After World War I, in the 1920s, the idea of Vire Prevention week bore fruit in Canackand the U.S. Incidentally, the legend is that Mrs4 O'Leary's cow kicked over the lantern that oaused the Chicago fire. A simple act of carelessness by Mrs. O'Leary. WHAT WOULD YOU DO? (Answers to quiz) 1. Call the Fire Department. Even spark of defective switch can Start explosion. Certainly, don't light a match. 2. Barricade the door and sig- nal for help. Stuff jambs. If you are, in a hotel room, run shower or • bathtub, wet mattress, blan- kets as staffers. Make a wet face mask. Keep close to floor. 3. Smother it with a lid, or 0 even a rug. Rushing to the door with the pan leads to danger of back draft. 4. Do it yourself. Don't depend on others. 5. Sign EXIT. Elevator may be a trap. 6. Re-kindle with paper and wood. Coal oil will blaze up, spread fire. • 7. Arrange in advance for res- ponsible care. Babysitter. 8. Stay outside. No possessions are worth yotir life. 9. A ,15 amp. fuse. 10. Thank him. 4 N V 1 ittSikyl_je 3 >1, 0 • 0 e0' tit d, I ' 1 '3 a S 9, 3 3 3 A, H S 157. 3 I H S' If a rural fire alert your neighbors and at the same time request them to bring water in any container a- vailable at the time.. If possible, stress .the .necessity .of .keeping roads clear .for . passage .of . fire truck. When the truck arrives at the scene of the fire, the Fire Chief is in full command. JOHN F. SCOTT, Fire Chief, Town , of Seaforth.