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The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 RE-11 October is Fire Safety Month!. next to a cozy ire or eurning up their lur- naces, its important they remember to fol- low proper ire safety practices. The ire safe- ty team at Canadian Tire has put together a home and fire safety checklist to help ensure this winter is a safe and happy one. Home Safety Checklist Smoke Alarma - Is there a smoke alarmn on every level of the house? - Does that include both types of alarms? Photoelectnic for smouldening, slow-bumuing ires and ionization for [ast-flaming ires? e Have the smoke alanns been tested once a month to ensure they are in good working condition? - Have alarîns that are more than 10 years oid been replaced? e Have the batteries been changed recently? Fire Extinguishers -, Is there an extinguisher on every level of the home? - In the kitchen? ensure ît s stîli chargcd eDoes everyone in the bouse know how to use the extinguisher? P - Pull the pin on the ire extinguisher A - Aim the extinguisher S - Squeeze the trigger of the extinguisher S - Sweep the extinguisher left to, right to cover the base of the lire Carbom Momoide (CO) Detectors - Is there a CO detector on every level of the home and outside the bedrooms? "'Have the batteries been changed recentiy? " Have the fuel burning appliances and equipment been checked within the last year by a quatified service technician? e'Are fuel bumning appliances properly vent- ed? -'Are chimneys and vents dlean and in good working condition? - Have alarms that are more than 7 years old been replaced? Fire Escape Route " Has the family created a lire escape route? " Does the plan include two ways out of Ladder? -Have members of the family reviewed and practiced the escape route within the tast tihe doois and windows quickly, cvcn un the dark? - News Canada Fire prevention in the kitchen According to use oven matts when removing pots and er to catch any fat drîppîngs. ~.ore ifrniy te OMicershl - ee trarom hev cooking with oit and and that al family members know how to L IV\/INiG cooking is the grease and ensure you have a lid or spare properly use it. number one cooking henaryt cover a pan should - Overcook or humn your food and set off an Im I I cause of fires in the grease or oil catch ire. Do not move the alarm? Do not remove the [ i nthe home. Wth pan as it can spread the fire but use the cook- batteries! While it may seem Fire Safety Month approaching, the team at ing sheet or lid to smother the Rlames. harmnless at the time, it can Canadian Tire has put together these tips to * Keep your cooking surfaces and broilers tum uinto a deadly mtstake. help families cook smart and stay safe. dean to prevent splatered food rom igmit- nstcad purchase a smoke ing. atarm with a hush feature Do not leave pots and pans unattended and - When broilîng use a pan becath the broi that enables y ou to terr- gMîBARNETTEAM MIqmflUM e1 u PEM AI S~ALES REPREICMTATIVE *BROIKER .Com PERFORMANC E REALTY INC. lIiiq IFloi i'Wil le epk The Best Coverage ... in Pnint and Onine... For One and Al.. porarily 'bush' the nuisance alarms but ensures that it is stili activated should a real ire start. For more information on the alarm with hush feature, visit canadiantire.ca. - News Canada Stan your lite and famiiy together i__ n this low-maintenance 3 * bedroom/1.5-bath home oniy a 5- - F minute walk to tunior ochool. Great f eatures include a cannai living rnom with laminate tionr' eat-in - ~ kitchen with some appliances top-vaine home on generous lot! $329,766. Please call Audrey Newell for more information. Or visit on the net... w w ïniitoeaî'ladïanchompion.com