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Singly, his hat is. that of a serviceman,
a sportsman, a man of the sea, a scout -
matter,
master, a businessman, a cowboy, a farmer,
p construction worker.
Put the hats together and what have
You got?
Your Fire Fighter. .
Every week fire strikes at more . than one
thousand Canadian homes. -
In terms of dollars that means a yearly Toss of
below" $iii 000;000, though the typical -Kb -0 -Se --
fire averages under $500 in damage.
But the truth is that three quarters of all fire
deaths occur ir-i 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 Goder ch
.. L;
Make every week
Avold s t h@;'griet, that B.Qes :,:.
with fire. - If you' haven't'
got a
fire extinguisher for •your
home, garage, cottage or other
valuable property, why not ask
us to recommend the proper
unit for you. After all, we have
been selling extinguishers for
over 20 years and what we sell
we can service..If you have an
. extinguisher that needs a
recharge or an inspection, call
and we will be .glad to service
it for you.
Remennber, foe sales or ser-
vice in fire extinguishers, call
us, we know what you should
have. „ •
GODERICH
A DIVISIOWOF TEXTRON (CANADA) LTD.
HURON RD. . 52
LITTLE .SPARKS MAKE BIG FIRE
North : Dock
SIFTO SALT DIVISION
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BE FIRE CONSCIOUS 41
• ALLO
"TNE NAME 111 IIII/ IN"
HARRY 'WORSELL
Mayor
A pile of hay in a barn sud-
denly breaks 'into-, fire,
destroying valuable livestock •
and equipment. Can this
catastrophe be prevented ?
° Yes' ,by, inserting a 10 -foot
length of half-inch pipe into •
the hay, dropping • a ther-
mometer 'into the pipe. At 160
degrees temperatufe, the
danger point is signalled, At
4185 degrees, the hay is doomed
b ignite. .
A warning directed to "city
slicker" types: "Grass fires
loss ain't hay," if you will kin-
dly pardon the expression.
Fighting grass fires runs into
boxcar figures. A match, a
careless ,cigarette or a forgot-
ten • bonfire may become a
terrifying . wall of flame, . .
threatening precious
parklands. Numerous, too, are
cases of heart attack suffered
by folk in frantic efforts to
cope with disaster.
JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST FIRE
FIRE PR.EVINT
OCtO8ER
Don't Give FIRE::
.
8 the Square
Phone '524-9662.
FIRE ISN'T FUNNY
t ODERICH
• A person becomes unconscious
of ter three minutes in a -
smoke-filled room.
F,TOU DQ-.,WE.MAX.
BE T00 LATE TO
Please, for our sake,
don't replace fuses with
Improper objects. If you
need professional advice,
Call us and we'll consult
you. We do not like to see
careless flrasf cauisod.,by
Itupidity. If you have
poOr wiring or octopus'
outlets, we cad replace
them_ for yob and' your
family's safety. ,
5/4451'2
524-8610
E CAREFUL
With Matches or Cigarettes they
may pi} ON sod 1s yew
SP�RTI.NG
ecord Property
liildrenleft alone toha
F
I.RE destroyed in 1971 a record
property loss of $240,000,000,
Fire deaths increased to 657, from
636 the previous year. These are
estimates by theniinon Fire
Commissioner, based on prelimin-
ary reports by the Provinces. Ap-
praisals exclude forest' conflagra-
tions and government establish-
ment fires.
• Propertywaste rose sharply
from the 1970 figure of $204,194,-
431. The 1969 total was $197,-
102,448.
• Fire deaths of 657 for the
year comprise 256 men, 181 women,
and 220 children. The 1970 com-
parisons were 247 men, 166 women,
223 children. However, the toll "last
year was below the . top figure of
681 in 1967. In the 10 -year period
(1962-1971) 'it least 6,297 have
suffered a horrible death by fire,
with thousands of others scarred
and disfigured for life.
Billion $ Loss
to economy
•
�► The total cost of fire in ` a •
year .represents a burden of 'more
than one billion dollars to the
•.p
economy, according
nninio-ft -Fire Conan
calculation takes ; in
indirect losses--4he
dustrial productiO a
unennploymenti=whi
be'five 'times the di,
f une encouragin
.the : decade ' is the*
in annual fires. In tl
the' number had;'ri
Today the figure '
70,000—a tribute td
fire prevention cam
nation's 50,000 fine.
holds true of honsel'
pite the vast growth.
But the owners of
may reflect thatch(
of a blaze is now:rlln'
against the $50,01.21
years ago.
Multiple alamitie
of five °victims
Multipe Malt :fit
three or more died ar
made national headli
Reading the lista as
the cruise ship "Met
32 of the crew *is