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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2007-10-03, Page 15Andex Metal Products 97 Thames Rd., E., Exeter 519-235-2901 REMEMBER: • Plan two ways out of every room, if possible • Hold a fire drill twice a year • Install smoke alarms on every level of your home and outside all sleeping areas • If you live in a high-rise apartment building, contact the building management for information on your building's fire safety plan. Safety tips to protect your family TIPS ON HOWTOAVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING • HAVE a qualified service technician check the furnace and other fuel -burning equipment for carbon monoxide safety • MAKE sure a wood or coal -burning stove is properly installed and vented. • DON'T operate a gasoline -powered engine, kerosene stove or charcoal grill in a closed space. • CLEAN and inspect your chimneys regularly. • BARBECUE grills should never be operated indoors. • CHECK clothes dryer vents that open outside the house for lint. • CHECK forced air fans for proper ventilation. • If you suspect carbon monoxide in your home, get out right away and call the fire department. USE ONLY FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS WHICH BEAR THE LABELS OF NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATION AND TESTING AGENCIES N.C. JONES & SONS Ltd. • Excavating • Trucking • Sand • Gravel • Topsoil Call anytime for a free, no -obligation estimate (519) 870-5546, (519) 878-3834 (519) 235-2489 TODD BOB SHOP WORK TWO ESCAPE ROUTES FROM EACH ROOM AND MARK THEM CLEARLY ON YOUR FIRE ESCAPE SKETCH Haugh Tire 265 Thames Rd. E. Exeter, ON. NOM 1 S3 TB/E_��� �. Phone: 519-235-3752 a 'RA— Fax: 519-235-3168 After hours 519-851-6701 We'll getyou home COOKING IS THE #1 CAUSE OF HOME FIRES! TEST WINDOWS AND DOORS • Do THEY OPEN EASY ENOUGH? Wednesday, October 3, 2007 Times—Advocate 15 Ss 414114( 11 1 1 1 1 1 PREVENTION WEEK 4--10P.P.J j OCTOBER 7-13, 2007 PRACTICE YOUR ESCAPE PLAN! BRIMG HOME FIRE SAFFTY 1 Develop a home fire escape plan today... It could save your life tonight! If a fire occurred in your home tonight, would your family get out safe- ly? Everyone must know what to do and where to go when the smoke alarm sounds. Take a few minutes with everyone in your household to make a home fire escape plan, following the instructions below. Draw a floor plan of your home Draw a floor plan of your home. You should draw a plan for each level of your home. Include all possible emergency exits Draw in all the doors, windows and stairways. This will show you and your family all possible escape routes at a glance. Include any features, such as the roof of a garage or porch, that would help in your escape. Show two ways out of every room, if possible. The door will be the main exit from each room. However, if the door is blocked by smoke or fire, identify an alternate escape route, which could be a window. Make sure that all windows can open easily and that everyone knows how to escape through them to safety. If windows have security bars, equip them with quick -releasing devices. X111• Does anyone need help to escape? Decide in advance who will assist the very young, older adults or people with disabilities in your household. A few minutes of planning will save valuable seconds in a real emergency. Choose a meeting place outside Choose a meeting place a safe dis- tance from your home that everyone will remember. A tree, street light or a neighbour's home are all good choices. In case of fire, everyone will go directly to this meeting place so they can be accounted for. Call the fire department from outside your home Don't waste valuable seconds calling the fire department from inside your home. Once you have safely escaped, call the fire department from a cell phone or a neighbour's home. Practice your escape Review the plan with everyone in your household. Walk through the escape routes for each room with the entire family. Use a walk-through exer- cise to check your escape routes, mak- ing sure all exits are practical and easy to use. Then hold a fire drill twice a year and time how long it takes. In a real fire, you must react without hesi- tation as your escape routes may be quickly blocked by smoke or flames. THESE MESSAGES ARE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THESE COMMUNITY -MINDED BUSINESSES C.E. Reid & Sons (Hensall) Ltd. •Sand •Gravel •Excavating & Trucking Hensall 519-263-2321 Exeter 519-235-2262 • Septic System Installations CALL 519-235-0953 POST EMERGENCY NUMBERS NEAR TELEPHONES MUNICIPALITY OF THE EXETER FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS FOR A JOB WELL DONE. 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