HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1973-10-04, Page 12Blazing oil heater destroys her home
Think About FIRE - - - Wherfnier You Atet
IS SO FINAL
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Be Careful. 11:i
PIOTECr YOUR
FAMILY FROM
FIR
Don't'pile up reasons for fire to
start. Clean up your attic now.
Also, check to see if you have
proper fire insurance; if there's
doubt, come see us today.
JOHN- A. CAtiDNO
GENERAL INSURANCE PH. 527-0490
DONALD G. EATON
GENERAL INSURANCE — PH. 527.1610
JAMES IcEYS, RR 1, Seaforth ; V. J. LANE, RR 5, Sea:forth ;
WM. LEIPER, Jr., Londesboro; K. J. ETUE, Seaforth ;
HAROLD SQUIR_E, Clinton; DONALD LAURIE, Brussels
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CAN BE STOPPED
LOOK FOR
THESE FIRE
POTENTIALS
Frayed electric wiring, clutter and
rubbish, faulty ,.eating units: these are just
a few of the things that can start a fire in
your home.
ELECTRICITY IS SAFE AND RELIABLE!
When Proper Observance is Given to These Simple Rules :
Phone 527-1100
Seaferth Fire.
c, Area Board
John Flannery, Chairman
Elsie Dinsmore, Secretary
equivalents, excepting Canada
reporting in Canadian dollars.
per capita losses
$13,50
13.22
Canada . . 10.89
'Australia . . . 10.27
Sweden . . 8 19
U.K 5 .65
The magnitude of a direct
property loss of $236 million
as we had in 1971 is given Dy
perspectives of the Dominion
Fire Commissioner who calcu-
lates the indirect loss from lost
production and unemployment -
as being five times. the actual
total.
Viewed this way, the daily
cost of fire to us in 1971 was
more than $3,000,000.
The human and material
burden of fire is cause for nat-
ional shame.
1,535 fires
Norway
US
in Canadia
forests
The Canadian Forestry Ser-
vice recorded a total of 1,535
forest fires, affecting 863,000
acres of the country's forest land
during the month of August.
The figures for the corres-
ponding period last year were
1,402 fires and 277,000 acres.
Average figures for the month
of August during the past decade,
across Canada, are 1,487 fires
affecting 268,000 acres.
The report brings the
season's total of forest fires in
Canada (beginning in April) to
6,622, over 2,927,000 acres. Cor-
responding figures for the 1972
season were 7,456 and 1,263,000
acres.
These, statistics are com-
piled monthly by Fire Research
Institute of the Canadian For-
estry Servite.
Live to tell
the -tale
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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THINK FIRE SAFETY
THE McKILLOP MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE CO.
Mrs. Margaret Sharp, Secretary-Treasurer
FIRE, EXTENDED COVERAGE, WINDSTORM, THEFT,
' PROPERTY DAMAGE, LIABILITY, ETC.
— COMPLETE FARM COVERAGE, including Machinry and Livestock Floaters
— URBAN PROPERTY — We now offer Composite Dwelling Insurance as well
as Homeowner'S Insurance
— SUMMER COTTAGES, TRAILERS, HOMES. CHURCHES, I-IALLS
12-.THE HURON EXPOSITOR,SE•ORTH, ONT., OCT. 4, 190
SiTRI S,
PHONE 527 1 00
1. See that all wiring extensions are carried out
by qualified..and experienced wiring contract-'
ors. This insures final check-up by the Wir-
ing Inspector ,of the Hydro-Electric. Power
Commission of Ontario.
2. Never use fuses larger than 15 amperes on
branch circuits in your 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.
7. Keep lamps away from clothing, paper, etc.
8. Never use iron, toaster or lamps as bed war-
mers.
9. Install convenience outlets to avoid excessive
lengths of extension cords. 4
10. NEVER USE GASOLINE IN YOUR ELEC.
TRIC WASHERS! .:41 "1'E . •i i,' . .
Violation of These. Rules, Resulting in Fire, May Invalidate Your
Fire Insurance Policy
$50.00 BONUS requirement, providing your meter
tic service With no major appliance
is presently located inside your
home.
For np.gr a your iloniI.Stie eket-
— ASK US- FOR DETAIL —
SEAFORTH PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
DR. RODGER WHITMAN., Chairman WALTER SCOTT. Mgr.
EDMUND DALY, Commissioner , Mayor FRANK SILLS
GINGERICH'S
PHONE 527-0290
SEAFORTH
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FRANK KLING
LIMITED
SEAFORTH
Geo. A. Sills & Sons
- Heating, Plumbing and Electrical Supplies
PHONE 527.4620 SEAFORTH
Canada has one of the worst
fire loss rates in the world.
National Fire Protection
Association, of Boston, a world-
wide organization, has made a
study of internationat fire loss
statistics for 1971. Study com-
pares fire death rates, numbers
of deaths scaled to population.
Canada reported '739 deaths, 3.41
per 100,000 people. Leading com-
parisons of nations with climates
roughly like ours:
Fire death rate per
100,000 pop.
U.S 5 71
. . 3.41 NCoarnwadaa;
. . ..... . 2.80
.. 2.05
Sweden
. • 1.78
U
K
1 67
Finland
Comparisons of per capita
fire losses in national currency
are less releva,nt, there being
no uniform world basis of re-
port. However, a general trend
on the international scene is
shown by the six leaders. Asses-
sments are given in U.s. dollar
Fire toll,
$ losses
climb sharply
More than ever before, people
are dying in fire. Final 1971
statistics show that, 739 perished
In flames - an increase of 103,
or 16 per cent over 1970. Of
the total, 205 or 28 per cent
were children. Most of. the vic-
tims would be ,alive today had
the simplest of safety measures
been observed.
The property loss of the
year was $236,077,454 - a boost
of nearly $32 millions over the
previous year.
These startling loss figures
are issued by the Dominion Fire
Commissioner. They are based
on reports by the provinces, en-
trusted with responsibility of
fire protection, but do not in-
clude forest conflagrations.
, While fires of the year,72;729,
were up by 5,010 over 1970, the
total is a substantial decline over ,
what they were 10 years ago when
annual fires had reached ,000.
Since then our population
increased by 3,000,000, with a
vast upsurge of new homes.
PRICE GOING.UP
• Household fires of 1971 num-
bered 51,133, averaging nearly
one thousand every week. The
damage of these fires was slightly
more than $76,000,000. Fires
in the home were 70 per cent of '
all fires, but they'accounted only
for 32 pe r cent of the overall
national cost.
Like everything else, the
price of fire is going up'. ToRy
'the expense of a blaze in the
family household is treble what
it was a decade ago.
Large loss fires continue to
be a major factor in property
damage. Last year ten fires
each wasted over a million
dollars. Largest accounted for
'$51000,000, involving a Montreal
subway calamity.
Leading 'causes of fire, as
reported by the Dominion Fire
Commissioner:
Careless smoking ...... ..32%
Heating 17%
Electricity 15%
Miscellaneous and unc16-
termined causes take care of the
remaining 36%.
ist
Hundreds of times a day
across' the country this is the'
outcry: I SMELL SMOKE.
Should it happen to you, here
live in, a house, a high rise apart -
are some thoughts, whether you
ment or on the job.
IN THE HOME
Try to find the source If
you find fire 'or its threat, do not,
panic
If you Lind. an" iiiihthAeREf , I I '41
cushion smoking, don't try to
quench it by pouring water on the
spot. Fire travels.
Call the fire department.
Don't try to fight a big fire by
yourself. s If it happens in the kitchen
by flare-up by "cooking grease,
smother the pan with a lid. Carry-
ing the pan to the &for invites
blow-back of the flame by the
draft to your clothing. "I lost
a: garbage cover but not a whole
house," writes a grateful woman
for this advice.
Get everybody out. Fire
spreads faster than you can, run.
Don't take time to dress,
Know the telephone number to
report fire.
IN A HIGH-RISE
Two basic rules for safety:
Know the alarm systems and
drill.
' Know tire exit plan.
If fire strikes, call the fire
department-, yourself. Don't de-
pend on others to do this.
Alert other people on the
floor.
Try to get out. But do not
use the elevators. Use the
stairs. The reason for this is
important.. The elevator may
shut down, trapping you.
If the hall or stairwell is
filled with smoke, go back and
close the door. Plug the
bottom of the door. Open a
window at'top or bottom andhang
something out to report position.
Stay close to the window and
to the floor. Don't jump, inless
you have a rope or knotted bed-
sheet as a lifesaver.
ON THE JOB
If you have a new job, ask
about the fire drill and where
the extinguishers are. Also the
sprinklers.
If there's a fire, sound an
immediate alarm and do not de-
iJend oil others to call the fire
department. Safe evacuation of
people and containment of the
fir e calls for early warning.
Water is the best way of
putting out most fires, but its
use on an oil fire spreads the
fire, alike water and oil do,
not relate.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES
TO LIVE IN A SMOKY ROOM
You have only three minutes
before you become unconscious
in a room filled with smoke.
Toxic gases, not burns are a
eommon cause of deaths by fire.
This is particularly true of
fatalities from stuffed mattres-
ses or upholstered sofas and
chairs. Or from fires of over-
heated wiring in wall spaces.
So when you see the fire
fighters- chopping open the
roof of a burnt building, it is
to let out- the carbon monoxide
is fumes for rescue operations.
DUST KILLER
w.
• A housewife opened her fur-
nace and threw in the dust from
her cleaning. The, dug exploded,
setting her clothing afire. She
died of third degree burns.
At
We have one of the worst
-\ fire loss rates in the world
e.
PHONE '527-1320
FIRE
Do you
really
think
it can't
happen
to
you