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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-10-02, Page 21Are We Getting the Message of Fire Prevention in the Home? • Fire hi the home swiftly generate temperatures,i)1 1.,0L1.0,,degrees; - bringing di aster and personal tragedy in their wake. Home fires account --for three-quarters of .all .fires. The proportion of deaths by fire is. evett..greater in the home. To the householders, the fire fighters of the federal, provin▪ cial and municipal services, diligently address public education programs. They are supported nationally- 'by the non-profit efforts of the Joint Fire Prevention Publicity Committee. Within the past decade, the population has 'increased by over 3,000,000,. with a corresponding gain in homes. These are the evident results of ,the firefitters' work in fire prevention of the period:- •, Fires in the home are coming down, as the accompanying table shows. • 0 • The'current reduction (1967 vs. 1958) is of thte order of 31 per cent. The reduction of all fires is about 25 percent. Preliminary 1968. estimates show a continuation of the downward trend. • Fire fatalities are always unpredictable but the ratio of deaths to the population indicates" that the Canadian •rate is about half that ul the U.S. October marks the start of another productive campaign of fire • safety education across the land, in the home, the school, on the job and in the community. The campaign will have public service support by newspapers, television, radio and outdoor posters. A variety of printed warnings will be available, including emphasis on how to cope with flash fires caused by kitchen coo'king.grease. For the children, the coming generation, there will be anassortmen"t of engaging material. For the cold weather -hot fire season, reminders ,of>'care in heating are provided,;with suggestions- from operation EDITH _ Exit drills in the home. Fire is so final, Help to, ool it. THE NAT OF The molunteer fire fighter... 1958 1959- 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 FIRES IN THE HOME (Related to population and total of all fires) Population All fires (mdliopsJ! 17.09 « \ • 56,919 17.49 84,241 17.87 79,611 18.24 83,706 18.57 85,585 18.90 83,027 19.24 75,306 19.58 68,432 19.99 68,463 20.41 65,941 1968 (est.) Total ' 7H1,231 63,617 Home Fires 66.1464 63,294 59,079 62,096 62,353 50,040 53,396 47,619 47,554 45,245 557,140 N/A Source: annual reports by Dominion Fire Commissioner 10 -Year Record of Fire Tragedy 5,900 DIE IN FLAMES, DESTROYING $1,450,000,000 Fire havoc in Canada in the last 10 years has resulted in a direct property los§ -of 1 ,450,000,000. In the. A MAN!. 760,000 fires of the decade, 5,900 persons perished and 21,000 were injured. Many of the survivors were scarred and disfigu:ed for life. These figures are given in the pro.lamation designating Oct. 5-11 for the observance of -Fire Prevention Week in which citizens are asked to make fire prevention a way of life through -out the year. - Taking into account the indirect economic factors - industrial production loss and job disruption - the real burden of fire of 10 years is reckoned at $7,000,000,000. In 1968 the estimated loss of 63,617 -fires was 5 1 58, 1 68,928. Deaths numbered 647. Both'.. figures -show Via` decline front- 1967 ("see table), when 65,941 fires • destroyed 5162,370,992, with 681 fatalities. Breakdown of° 647 deaths: 226 men, 141 women, 240 children. For 1967: 279 men, 150 women, 252 children. Annual losses are as • reported to the Dominion Fire Commissioner. IE' CHIFF SAYS: KEEP MATCHES AWAY FROM YOUNG CHILDREN R LIFE L c A. penny and electricity are pretty important. The lady know; that the pennywill 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 for the ordinary circuit is a 15. Never, never, never use a 30. It' alt 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. 6 HINK about FIDE WHEREVER YOU ARE Goderich Public Utilities Commission GEORGE FILSINGER -Chairman. Singly,, his hat is that of a serviceman, a sportsman, ' a man of the sea, a scout- ." master, a , busi-nessm-an, _ a_ cowboy, a fa.rxner, a construction worker. Put the hats together — .and what have you got? YourFireFighter, The Goderich Fire Department gio Every week fire strikes •at� -More than one thousand Canadian . homes. P r. In terms of dollars that means a yearly Toss of below $3.0,000,000, although the typical house fire averages under $500 in damage. 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 fire a ptace to start in your" home. Check and maks sure you get rid of all the fire bugs_ But the truth is that three quarters of all fire deaths ' occur in those homes. And, -not only' 0 , death, for hundreds of Canadians are horribly burned and often perm4nently scarred in these - 4 • Fires rarely just "4happen"! 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 Replacement Values Are High So Check and :. Make -Sure Your Thsurcmce—is • ., 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? r Let one of these experienced insurance men check your home to see if your insurance is adequate. Alexander & Chapman Agent For Co -Operators Insurance A • 524-9662 524-7411 GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT 524-9442 MacEwan & MacEwan DR. FRANK MILLS 'Mayo INSURANCE 5244531 524.7272 a