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Home My WebLink AboutThe Bayfield Bulletin, 1965-10-07, Page 4Fabric Flammability Studied by Experts i 4ADIES, do you know that if you are dressed in cotton slip and a nylon dress, you will have less chance of a severe burn by fire than if you are dressed in a nylon slip and cotton dress? Roller WESTLAKE'S GARAGE Last year an estimated $147,500,000 in all property went up in smoke in 7,000 reported fires—or about $1,918 a fire. In 1963, the cost of 83,207 fires was $154,051,629—or $1,850 a fire. More Children Die Despite Canada's population growth, the fire death rate remains fairly constant, although last year there was an increase of 43 deaths. The record However, ladies, here's an interesting point: more men bows 596 fatalities in 1964, compared with 553 in 1963. Once again, children than women died in the ten-year period 1954-63 due t accidental ignition of clothing. But women and children lead with 250 victims, followed by 243 men and 103 women. Worst year was 1957, with 638 deaths. Excluding forest and federal government fires, fire waste per capita population CAUSE MEN WOMEN CHILDREN TOTA is reckoned at $7.67 in 1964 and $8.15 in 1963. Burning Rubbish 16 5 22 Candles and Torches 4 3 8 Electrical Appliances 23 22 51 Fireplaces and Open Grates 2 1 2 Furnaces, Stoves, etc. 97 87 182 36 • Smoking and matches 119 59 44 222 Smoking in Bed 163 60 3 22 6 Miscellaneous Causes 33 29 27 89 10 YEAR TOTAL 457 266 339 1,062 Nobody, the taxpayer least of all, escapes the responsibility of fire—on th job and in the home. Or-that a flared skirt will spread fire quicker than a sui FIRES that devastate their homes are proving more costly to Canadians of the same material? -1- than ever before. That glaring fact is revealed in the 1964 assessment of The slip-dress explanation, by Canadian fire scientists,' re damage in Canada. Today the average cost of a household fire is $800. is that cotton is more flammable than , nylon (or otherTen years ago it was $400. Industry, too, is finding fires more expensive. man-made fibres), therefore will ignite faster. The man- made fibres, on the other hand, will cause deeper and more severe burns once a melting point is reached. The flared skirt hazard has been proved 0 experiments. An oil:1y 'C':orpprehended illustration is that 'Of a stiti dancer swirling, near a h6t stove, wearing not' a shed but a crinOline! grouped together, do exceed the masculine record, as sho by causes: DON'T OYE ire Prevention News R OAD F YOUR PLUG J 43 Nobody Escapes 15 g• Only direct costs enter into the fire waste assessment of $147 millions. Taking into account the indirect economic factors—including industria production and job disruption—the total burden of a year of fire would b $750,000,000, fire authorities say. This works out to a $38.99 cost for eve man, woman and child in a country of 19,235,000 population. Services Unite to F i ght Fire Losses, Save Lives ommunity, nIndustry Be a Rug Page 4--Bayfield Bulletin-Oct.7/85 Extended coverage (wind. 1E.--= inoke, water damage, falling AGENTS: James Keys, 1, V. Lane, RR 5, Sea- etc.) is also available. forth; Wm. , Jr., Lontlesbonip •Belwyn Baker, rssels: Harold Squires, Cl.m; George Coyne, Dublin; Donald G. Eaton. seaforth THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Clothing fires are a ter- rifying personal experience. Roll the victim in a rug or anything that will help siaother the flames. If you are the victim, try tp remember not to jush to the door. The outside air will fan the flames. A cook stove fltife=ut . is a case in point. Suibthes the pan. The writer, onc. frying over-wet potdtoes; was lucky to get ithe i,pap- alto the warming oven, slamming the door to con- • Town Dwellings . All Classes of Farm Property . Summer Cottages • Churches, Schools. Halls tain the sizzling outburst. When the moment of panic was over, it brought a good cry and a thankful one. Her story could have had quite different ending. MOTHER , • cf _ 0- FRYPAN FIRE 22E Office — Malin Street SEAFORTH Insures: LAMENT Little Jack Lister Sits with his sister, Watching the flames so red. Who'll tell the wee lad He just lost his L'ad, Who was stupidly smoking in bed? Fire News Briefs Grease fires in the ducts over restaurant stoves fre- quently command headlines. In one fire, the panic- stricken cook emptied a four-gallon jugof milk on the blaze."Nothing happened," she sobbed. Lady, save your milk. Milk, like water, won't put out a grease fire, rather will only spread it. Automatic sprinklers are excellent fire protection but in a $100,000 chopping mill blaze an explosion dis- connected the sprinkler sys- tem on the top floor, cas- cading the lower floors with water, leaving fire free to start its work at the top. The sprinkler system should not be faulted here. Alexander and Chapman GENERAL INSURANCK REAL ESTATE Property klanageemnt Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Building Goderiolt Dial 524-116112 Local Firemen Are Volunteers Bayfield is in- debted in great measure to the vol unteer Bayfield Fire Dissociation for the valuable service it renders V71er4) no hydrants exist, as is the case in Bayfield, the water tank unit is all-iu)ortant in fighting fires. Here volunteer fireman Percy Renner, Fire Chief Walter Westlal:e and Ernie Hovey, President of Bayfield Fire Association disDlay the big tanker. the year 'round. Ernie Hovey,Dres- ident;Feg.Francis, secretary;Les Ell- iott, treasurer; Walter Westlake, fire chief, and are active members firemen Russ Kerr, A. Eakns,M.Mer- ner,C. Utter,F. I,Teston,P.Renner, D. riser, :day Sc- otchuer, L.W.Sco- tchmer,J. Sturgeon R. Turner and J. Herner. Those men serve without pay and are on call at all times. This ,-reek K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE Phones: Office 482-9747 Residence 482-7804 JOHN WISE, Salesman Phone 482-7265 es7)ecially, res- idents are asked to rid their homes 1-id buildings of fire ha7ards.The life you save may be your own. The time has come, The fire chief says, Try a magic trick or two Fire prevention pays. Keep wiring in good shape, That's smart. 1 KERR'S MARKET LUNCH Providing the fire protection for Bayfield and surrounding area campaign material is supplied as a public service in support of the Fire Department. VILLAGE OF BAYFIELD Kids and matches — Far apart! BAYFIELD HARDWARE & LUMBER 011r igagfirth ((11 e little (c:11 Stop Fires Save Lives Avoid the sorrow fire brings, Safety's made of little things. 4E