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The ,4'tc ,sri.th 41901ter, Thursd,y, October 12, 1967
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Canadians Die
3;840,573 Wasted
1,7
In 67,970 Fires in 1966
FIRE DESTRUC-
TION IN CANADA in
the last 10 years has
taken " 5,794 lives, in-
jured and disfigured
19,400 persons, and has
wiped out an estimated
property' worth of
$1,407,140,000.
For 1966, the estimate
of deaths in 67,970 fires
was 571. The direct ma-
terial loss last year
was calculated ,at
$153,840,573.
Highlights of t h e
story �f the battle
against fire waste:
• -The estimated 1966
fire death rate
(deaths per 100,000
population) was 2.9—
lowest of the decade.
Ten years ago, the
rate was 3.8; Chil-
dren continue to
figure largely
amongst the victims.
In .:196, they num-
bered 216, 'men 239,
'women 116. As they
do every year, mul-
tiple death fires- --
sometimes killing en-
* tire families — black-
ened the tragic record.
THE HAT OF
0
A MAN!
The
volunteer
fire fighter....
Despite 'population
growth, the down-
ward trend in num-
bers of reported fires
was accelerated. Over
thelast five . years, ,the
decrease was 17%.
Excluding f or est
and government pro-
perty fires, the 1966
loss was put, at $7.72 per
capita, compared with
$7.37 in . 1965. Multi-
million dollar industry
fires continued to swell
the totals „ The '10 -year
industry damage is
reckoned at• over
$600,000,000. '
Taking into account
the indirect economic
factors—industrial pro-
- duction and job disrup-
tion — the real burden
of fire in a year is at
,least $750,000,000, fire
authorities say. ,
Nobody, leas_ t 'of. all
the taxpayer, escapes
the : responsibility of
fire —on the job and in
the. home.
Ten years ago, - the
average cost of fire in
the home was $400. To-
day it is $1,000.
FIRE CHIEF
SAYS:
A penny and electricity are pretty important. The lady knows
that the penny will buy enough electricity to cook her lunch.
But what she doesn't know is that if she puts the penny in the
'fuse box she stands to fry herself - permanently.
Only one thing should go in that box — a fuse. and the prop-
er . size fol— the ordinary circuit. is a 15. Never, never, never
use a30.
if all the ladies of the land (and, for that matter, the gentle-
men, too) realize the deadliness of "over -fusing" there would
be less need of this. advertisement for fire prevention in Can-
ada.
THIN K"about FIR]
WHEREVER .YOU ARE
Goderich Public Utilities Commission
W. J. MILLS — Chairman
KEEP MATCHES AWAY
FROM YOUNG CHILDREN
Singly, his hat , is that of a serviceman,
a sportsman, a man of the sea, _a scout-
master, a businessman, a cowboy,, a farmer,
a construction worker.
Put the o hats together . — and what have
you got? ---
Your Fire Fighter.
-The Goderich Fire Department
PROCLAMATION
Every week fire strikes at more than one
thousand Canadian_homes.
In terms of'1 dollars that means a yearly loss of
below $30,000,000, although the typical house
fire averages under $500 in damage.
But the truth is that three quarters 'of all fire
deathsoccur in those homes. And not only
death, for hundreds of Canadians are horribly
burned and often permanently scarred in these
fires:
Fires rarely just "happen"! Nine out of every
ten ' fires are the result of carelessness and
neglect. Don't let neglect and carlessness cause
fires in Goderich.
Make every week
Each and every year there are thousands of people who lose their
lives in fires and there are six millions of dollars worth of property
damage. Don't give firi a place to start in your home. Check and make
Replacement Values Are Hi
So Check and ...
Make Sure Your
Insurance 1
Adequate
It costs more today to replace things than it did 10 years ago but
have you increased your insurance to keep abreast of the change?
Let one of these experienced insurance men check your home to see
if your insurance is adequate.
Alexander & Chapman
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FIRE PREVENTION'
WEEK
DR. FRANK MILLS
Mayor
524-9662
George Turton
Agent For Co -Operators Insurance Assoc.
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