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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 11, 1978, p. 46

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Page THE FIRE ESCAPE PLAN JOHN ESCAPE A Mom Dad on TO Row J BATHROOM I ON TO I Know how to etc ape blind from every room Black smoke cart exits and gates can mud die your thinking Have regular drills PLAN TO LIVE I Moke a map of your house showing emergency escapes Make sure your family babysitters and overnight guests know it inside out Decide in advance who will aid babies invalids or the el derly In escaping Put children and elderly in moms with roof refuge points Ladders may be difficult for them I All windows including storms and screens must open easily from inside and be big enough to crawl through Know how to break a win with a heavy object while shielding the face from flying glass Remove Jagged pieces with chair leg or shoo I Locate approved extinguishers near exits Know their capabilities and proper use In advance Never underestimate fire or allow It to come be tween you and escape Fight only the smallest fires after everyone is evacuated and Fire Depart merit is notified Sleep with all doors closed to delay spread of the room remember heat ire lethal smoke and gases Use fire retardant deadly gases rise Tie a heavy cloth around paint on stairwells and doors Room dividers nose and mouth Roll out of bed and crawl to or folding fabric doors are no barriers the window Make sure the door is shut before to opening the window A draft could fan fire cutting off escape THE EVENT OF FIRE everyone must be alerted Products of combustion detectors are bungalow any window may offer sensitive to ionized air particles and should bo escape Close windows behind you to considered in your escape plan They are de- slow the progress of fire In a stoned signed to give warning when there is little visible smoke house upstairs windows may lead to a or significant heat If you sense fire or hear your alarm refuge point on a porch roof or garage extension Other shout warnings to others wise it a good idea to rooms upstairs with escape ladders They should hook over the window sill easily Decide on your escape route Remember heat be permanently installed provide support for climbing and toxic combustion gases push up and super out and have brackets for toe clearance from walls If no heat stairways and halls tike a deadly chimney other means exist you may have to drop from a window Never open any door without testing it first If or roof Slide out feet first and hang from the sill Bend the top of the door or the knob feels hot the hall out your knees drop and roll when you land NEVER JUMP side may be impassable Call to others to keep doors shut and use emergency exits place for a head count III NEVER go back into a burning building Be if the door feels cool brace your body KM especially watchful of young children who against it Open It an inch but bo ready to might try to enter the home due to panic or it if you feel pressure or a- hot draft on your in hopes of saving a personal possession or missing pot hand if not you can try the stairs Cover nose and mouth Alert the Dppartment from a neighbours phono with wet cloth Don t waste time dressing or picking up Burns or exposure to smoke require immediate medical Keeovour head low where the a r is belter attention POLY PENCO CANADA LTD ACTON 8530280 YODER EQUIPMENT CANADA LTD 35 Todd GEORGETOWN VARIAN ASSOCIATES OF CANADA River Dr GEORGETOWN 4571430 COMPLIMENTS OF STRUCTURAL STEEL Armstrong Ave GEORGETOWN 8776957

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