Clinton News-Record, 1969-10-09, Page 13Clinton News-Record
104th YEAR — NO, 41 CLINTON; ONTARIO — THURSPAY, OCTOBER 9, 1969
SECOND SECTION
Simple Preve
Guide Lines.
For Safety
Good housekeeping is
prevention. Welcome the
fire fighter if he knocks
at the door suggesting a l
see for fire hvards.
Basement—Flammab
liquids, paint, oily rag
dirty stove pipes, hot a !
are dangerous.
Kitchen—If you
grease catches fire, turn .6*,
the heat. Smother the - with a lid, rug, salt, baking
soda. Keep matches out
of the hands of tots.
Living Room—Have pl
of large ash trays for all
who smoke. Before bedti
check upholstered chairs
or sofa, for smoldering but
Bedioom-z—Unless you
have a guardian angel do
smoke in bed.
Attic—Be careful of
lighted m
Closets—Be careful of
• lighted matt
Pie
Fire Insp
FREE FOR .YO
Close your door to fire, keep
it open for fire prevention. This •
neatly describes the persuasive
philosophy of Canada's 'canfl-
.paign for greater fire safety in
-the home, in the school, on the
job, and in the community, In
plants and office buildings,
stairwells, fire doors must be
kept closed. Why? To shut off'
live .air (oxygen) from fueling
a fire. In the home, too, a
closed door will slow down the
spread of fire. •
But -because three-quarters
of all fires happetr,in the home, •
and because the basic 'hazards
are simple (over-fusing, frayed '
wiring, faulty heaters, rubbish
and the like). their elimination
will go a long way in preven-
Last year, 63,767 fires in
Canada claimed 648 lives, The
victims included 241 children. ,
The eitimated 'property loss was
$158,420,000.
The assessment of the annual
toll of fire was' made by 'the
Joint Fire Prevention Commit-
tee of the fire services, based
,F
Dornini60 Fire, CoMMissioner.
Highlights of the holocaust
review:
• The success of the fire
services in fire. prevention edu-
cation 'is truly reflected by a
decrease in the number of
fires; • They have come down
25 per cent over the disastrous
highs often years ago, deSpite
a population gain of 3,000,000.
41 The 648 deaths compare
with 681 in 1967. Multiple
family tragedies swell the toll.
Many of these fires occur qt.-
ing the winter, particularly at
Christmas. In 47 fires alone in
which three or more people
died, ' 90 of the 201 \ victims
were children.
• Despite the inflationary
trend, the property loss works
Large
oss
Ares •
Cana s a reports fewer fires.
Why, then, is the dollar cost
of fire not coming down?
The•answer is that the damage
in industry fires is rising
sharply, to catastrophic
proportions.
Last year, it is estimated, fires
in places where things are
made and sold accounted for
about ,$90,000,000 waste to
the national economy.
Large loss industry 'fires-97 ....
of them alone destroyed
$33,000,000
out to an estimated per capita
waste of $7.64, compared .with
$7.96 the previous year: ,Fig-
ore exclude& forest and federal
government fires. '
Nobody escapes the responsi-
bility of fire in .the home or on
the job.
Ten years ago the average
cost 'of fire was nearly $400.
Today it is nearly. double.
HOLOCAUST could have been avoided—'
,tion. • upon provincial reports to the
The Year
4E6want THE ASHES
' Pt ON THE FLOOR...
tim IF MAY BE YOURS!
DON'T GIVE FIRE A PLACE TO START!