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Page THE HERALD Octobrr 13TB OCTOBER IS FIRE PREVENTION MONTH LEARN NOT TO BURN Prevention Is The Only Sure Way To Reduce The Loss Of Life And Property Destruction Due To Fires A MESSAGE FROM THE FIRE CHIEF A recent of fires Indicates that your family will have occasions during your If ell mo to call the fire department You and members of your family will be directly exposed to the hazards of fire To minimize this probability your Fire Depart ment through Its Total Task Program attempt to gel across to you the citizen on how you can avoid the tragedy fire can create We are entering a period officially set aside to emphasize and make you think about the safety of your family when fire strikes The Mission of the Fire Service Is traditional and enduring- To protect Life and Property from Ihe Tragedy of Fire by preventing before they occur and responding to those that do occur for rescue and extinguishment As Fire Chief I urge you and your family to ac tively participate In our program of Fire Prevention Fire Chief Fire Area No A significant factor contributing to the cause and spread of fire is human failure failure to recognize hazards and take adequate preventive measures failure to act intelligently at the outbreak of the fire failure to take action which would limit damage These failures cannot be legislated out of existence they must be dealt with through education IF FIRE BREAKS OUT DAY IN AND DAY OUT YOU Can Help Prevent FIRES FIRE FIGHTERS SEE THE EVIDENCE OF HUMAN FAILURE They see pennies in fuse boxes and 30ampere fuses where 15- fuses ought to be They see the tragic consequences of trash or flammable liquids stored near furnaces overloaded electrical circuits gas heaters improperly vented They find the victims of fire who have died in their sleep because they failed to take the routine precaution of always sleeping with bedroom doors closed And when they can get to them they find the charred bodies of those who took a fatal gamble with fire who opened a hot door who dashed through smoke instead of crawling along the floor who might have survived the gauntlet if they had held a wet cloth over nose and mouth Organizations like the National Fire Protection Association and the National Safety Council have based their fire safety messages on these common failings Firefighters and others have brought these messages into the home and classrooms of Canada Hopefully their efforts will alert all to the dangers of fire IN YOUR HOME Follow These Suggestions Oil ifirebrtikiouimjourhomi git mi I ire spn id faster Hun you If you find smoke in in open si or open lull use another preplanned out juur how to use phone report a firi sure it Mike sure your family ind nays from every room in jou room here the THIS APPEAL IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC SPIRITED FIRMS ASSOCIATES of Canada Ltd River Drive Compliments of DOMTAR FINE PAPERS LTD HOWARD SMITH DIVISION GEORGETOWN COURTESY OF ABITIBI PROVINCIAL PAPER Rosetta St BEAUMONT KNITTING CO LTD GLEN WILLIAMS Complete car care Front End Wheel Balancing hour towing automatic transmission service No 7 Hwy West Georgetown SEED HOUSE CANADA TRUST Mam Street South JOHN EDGAR Manager EXCHANGE HOTEL 37 KING STREET THE FOLLOW NO INSURANCE FIRMS ARE MEMBERS OF The Ontario Independent Insurance Agents Assoc ARMSTRONG Insurance Agency 1M Main St S Georgetown PHONE PAUL ARMSTRONG Glenn Magnuson INSURANCE FOR COMPLETE INSURANCE SERVICE Guclph Street at Mountain view Barber Henley GENERAL INSURANCE 33 Main Street South Dunlop Insurance Agency Ltd ALL TYPES OF GENERAL INSURANCE PHONE 8773268 NORVAL JOHN R DUNLOP R WEST INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD St E A Mitchell LIMITED Realtors Appraisers QUEENS SQUARE BUILDING 44 QUEEN BRAMPTON