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Exeter Times—Advocate
Wednesday, October 6, 2004
EXETER
FIRE
STATION
SS WILLIAMST., EXETER
OPEN
HOUSE
FIRE EMERGENCY CALL:
JEFFREY BROTHERS LIMITED
BUILDING CONTRACTORS
Residential, Commercial, Agricultural and Renovations
DESIGN BUILD
R.R. 2 Zurich (519) 236-4441
Fax: (519) 236-7183
CHOOSE A SAFE MEETING PLACE OUTSIDE THE HOUSE.
,e Haugh
Town And Country
TIRE CENTRES
265 Thames Rd.
235-3752 262-2926
Exeter
After Hours Emergency: 1-888-627-2303
IT IS A GOOD
IDEA TO KEEP
A BELL
AND FLASHLIGHT
IN EACH
BEDROOM FOR
USE WHEN
ALERTING
MEMBERS ABOUT
A FIRE
Township of
Lucan Biddulph
Fire
Departments
THE TOWNSHIP OF LUCAN BIDDULPH WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR
APPRECIATION TO ALL OUR FIREFIGHTERS FOR A JOB WELL DONE!
Usborne & Hibbert Mutual
Fire Insurance Company
Exeter Ontario (Established in 1876)
235-0350
DRAW A FLOOR PLAN WITH AT LEAST TWO WAYS OF ESCAPING.
How To
PREVENT
FIRES
CLASS A - ORDINARY
COMBUSTIBLES:
KEEP STORAGE AND
WORKING AREAS FREE OF
TRASH. PLACE OILY RAGS IN
COVERED CONTAINERS.
CLASS B - FLAMMABLE
LIQUIDS OR GASES
DON'T REFUEL GASOLINE -
POWERED EQUIPMENT IN A
CONFINED SPACE,
ESPECIALLY IN THE
PRESENCE OF AN OPEN
FLAME SUCH AS A FURNACE
OR WATER HEATER.
DON'T REFUEL GASOLINE -
POWERED EQUIPMENT WHILE
IT'S HOT.
KEEP FLAMMABLE
LIQUIDS STORED IN TIGHTLY
CLOSED, SELF-CLOSING,
SPILL -PROOF CONTAINERS.
POUR FROM STORAGE
DRUMS ONLY WHAT YOU'LL
NEED.
STORE FLAMMABLE
LIQUIDS AWAY FROM SPARK -
PRODUCING SOURCES.
USE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
ONLY IN WELL -VENTILATED
AREAS.
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AUTHORIZED SALES - SERVICE - LEASING
Parts - General Repairs - Used Vehicles
"SERVING SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO FOR 39 YEARS"
640 Main St. S., Exeter, Ontario NOM 1S1
(519) 235-03631-800-265-3476 Fax: (519) 235-1685
SERVICE DIRECT LINE: 235-3483
CHEVROLET GMC PONTIAC BUICK t a�Quce
HURON APOTHECARY LTD.
440 MAIN ST. EXETER 235-1982
p•A• Prescription PHARM 'S
ASSIST
Delivery Service E. Miatello B.Sc. Phm.
'Your Health Care Pharmacy'
MOUNT FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN THE KITCHEN, GARAGE AND WORKSHOP
HAY MUTUAL
c0MYnlwV
Zurich 236-4381
IN A FIRE, TIME IS CRITICAL. DONT WASTE TIME GETTING DRESSED,
DONT SEARCH FOR PETS OR VALUABLES. JUST GET OUT!
C. E. Reid
& Sons
(Hensall)
Ltd.
• Sand
• Gravel
• Excavating and
Trucking
• Septic System
Installation
Hensall 263-2321
Exeter 235-2262
MATCHES AND LIGHTERS ARE DANGEROUS
PREVENT MOTORS FROM
OVERHEATING BY KEEPING
THEM CLEAN AND IN GOOD
WORKING ORDER.
A SPARK FROM A ROUGH -
RUNNING MOTOR CAN IGNITE
THE OIL AND DUST IN IT.
UTILITY LIGHTS SHOULD
ALWAYS HAVE SOME TYPE OF
WIRE GUARD OVER THEM.
HEAT FROM AN
UNCOVERED LIGHT BULB CAN
EASILY IGNITE ORDINARY
COMBUSTIBLES.
DON'T MISUSE FUSES.
NEVER INSTALL A FUSE
RATED HIGHER THAN
SPECIFIED FOR THE CIRCUIT.
INVESTIGATE ANY
APPLIANCE OR ELECTRICAL
EQUIPMENT THAT SMELLS
STRANGE.
UNUSUAL ODORS CAN BE
THE FIRST SIGN OF FIRE.
DON'T OVERLOAD WALL
OUTLETS. Two OUTLETS
SHOULD HAVE NO MORE
THAN TWO PLUGS.
CLASS D - FLAMMABLE
METALS:
FLAMMABLE METALS SUCH
AS MAGNESIUM AND
TITANIUM GENERALLY TAKE
A VERY HOT HEAT SOURCE
TO IGNITE; HOWEVER, ONCE
IGNITED ARE DIFFICULT TO
EXTINGUISH AS THE BURNING
REACTION PRODUCES
SUFFICIENT OXYGEN TO
SUPPORT COMBUSTION, EVEN
UNDER WATER.
IN SOME CASES,
COVERING THE BURNING
METAL WITH SAND CAN HELP
CONTAIN THE HEAT AND
SPARKS FROM THE REACTION.
CLASS D EXTINGUISHING
AGENTS ARE AVAILABLE
(GENERALLY AS A DRY
POWDER IN A BUCKET OR
BOX) WHICH CAN BE QUITE
EFFECTIVE, BUT THESE
AGENTS ARE RARE.
IF YOU ARE PLANNING A
RESEARCH PROJECT USING A
LARGE AMOUNT OF
FLAMMABLE METALS YOU
SHOULD CONSIDER
PURCHASING A FIVE OR TEN
POUND CONTAINER OF
CLASS -D EXTINGUISHING
AGENT AS A PRECAUTION.
FOR
800 -770 -ROOF
Keller Roofing
& Sheet Metal Inc.
235-3643
DEVELOP AND PRACTISE A HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLAN
Murrayrm Alir E\
CONTRACTING
•RESIDENTIAL • AGRICULTURAL • COMMERCIAL
rtit 06= 236-7746
Email: murrayarmstrongcontracting@msn.com
COOKING IS THE #1 CAUSE OF HOME FIRES!
R-2000
DEVELOP AND PRACTISE A HOME
FIRE ESCAPE PLAN SO IF A FIRE
STARTS EVERYONE KNOWS TWO
WAYS OUT OF EVERY AREA.
WED
v visa
WEDGE THE MOVER
(519) 262-2500 FAX (519) 262-2627
1-800-665-1586
ZCIAG EQUIPMENT
38 Main Street
Zurich, Ontario
Tel: 519-236-4934
Fax: 519-236-7330
Email: cgfarm@hay.net
NEVER LEAVE BURNING CANDLES UNATTENDED.
Thank You from
Andex
Metal Products
97 Thames Rd., E. Exeter 235-2901
POST EMERGENCY NUMBERS NEAR TELEPHONES.