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FIRE
WEEK
15T 1994
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THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Octob.r 5, 1994-11
PREVENTION
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Plan escape route
in case of fire
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BY TIM CUMMING
Expositor Editor
Some adults don't change
the batteries in their smoke
detectors and some families
don't have escape plans in
case of fire. So, on Fire Pre-
vention Week (which runs
from Oct. 9-15), perhaps the
best answers on fire preven-
tion will come from children.
Thirteen -year-old Brett
Jewitt, a student at Seaforth
Public School, says having a
chimney cleaned can prevent
a chimney fire. He says at his
home his uncle has cleaned
the chimney in the past. The
grade eight student says his
family has a smoke detector
and- fire extinguisher and
would recommend that every
family have this important
equipment for fire detection
and prevention.
Having a smoke detector is
not much help if there aren't
any batteries in it. "People
should get a smoke detector
and change the batteries once
a year," said Nicole
Crawford, a 13 -year-old from
RR 1 Dublin.
If there is a fire one should
crawl out (near the ground,
but not at ground level) to
avoid inhaling fumes, said
grade eight student Michael
Bieber. Don't waste time try-
ing to gather up belongings
in the case of a fire, advises
the thirteen -year-old from
Seaforth.
Here's a fire tip for children
from a 13 -year-old student
from Seaforth Public School:
"Don't play with fire," said
Melissa Harrison. "You could
severely burn yourself or be
injured for life."
"Parents should keep
matches away from little
kids," adds Jason Hugill, 13,
of RR 2 Seaforth.
Some of the students said
their parents didn't always
follow proper fire safety
procedures. One student said
her parents didn't always
have fresh batteries in the
smoke detector at home. A
random survey of elementary
students suggest many fam-
ilies have never rehearsed a
'fire drill' at home.
Families can talk to a volun-
teer firefighter to set up an
evacuation plan for their
homes, said Fire Chief
George Garrick.
Fire drills are a requirement
at elementary schools in the
public and separate school
boards, taking place six times
during the school year. Fire
drill information is shared
with the Fire Chief who
monitors the drills and plans
and makes recommendations.
The elementary schools
have an emergency pro-
cedures plan which includes
fire. Each school class room
must have a poster posted
which shows the primary exit
and alternate route. The fire
"Parents should keep matches away
from little kids."
"You've got to get out of
there, don't stick around!" he
said. "Think of yourselves
and your lives first."
Corinne Leonhardt, also a
l� thirteen -year-old grade eight
student, agrees. "Get out of
a the house as fast as you can
and meet in one spot."
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Robbie Mitchell, 13, has a
safety tip for you. Don't store
gasoline inside your house.
"Gasoline is never in my
house," said the Walton
youngster. He said at his
home there are sometimes
boxes near the furnace but
fire prevention experts warn
to keep areas around a fur-
nace clear.
plan includes special assist-
ance for students with a
handicap who need support.
Primary classes have been
known in the past to visit the
fire hall. In the primary
grades the children often
learn about firefighters as
'community helpers.'
Seaforth's
fire history
•Seaforth formed the first fire
department with James Cline
as Chief in 1874.
• In 1888 Fire Brigade
member George A. Sills set a
world record of 56.5 seconds
in running and coupling a
hose.
It
LIVES
TEM CUMMING PHOTO
PREVENT FIRE - These students may be in front of a fire hydrant but they urge people to avoid a fire
using common sense. Giving some,fire prevention tips last week were (front row) Michael Bieber, 13;
Robbie Mitchell, 13 and Brett Jewitt, 13, (bade row) Nicole Crawford, 13; Melissa Harrison, 13; Jason
Hugill, 13 and Corinne Leonhardt, 13.
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