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i i 8v he jvrtn tt ft eighlythifd year no u plea to every home acton ontario thursday october 3rd 1957 check your home firebug hazards to help keep acton fire loss low check you- home firebug harard to help kkp ml hon fir loss tow earnest waj the mit todiy to every home tn ac ion from fir chief jack newton abou fire prevention week october 612 thare nothing more tmiorunt than the fin safety of the house hold every family can help by making lu own check of danger spots or the fi e depar inrnt wtll ladly and fre ly help w hi sug gestion the chief was speaking in tup port of the nationwide education al rampalffn sponsored by the as sociation of canadian fire manh ala and the canadian aaaoctation of fire chief rxt out the to publicize and common hazard whtth t vc fire a plarr to sta t r prtmlly in th home fire damage to hoiun in canada he mid tot alled more than 30 million a yvat ttm l shocking and appalling the chief declared as i thi fu fact that canada s fire j hom fiat a program of voluntary home impaction throughout the rnlire protecting ear was the aniwr locally it wai moat encouraging to report in- truing public ro operation the t lutf laid po nting out that of c urie uiuter provinciml law he w as empowered to cntt r and lit iokh p r lirad uf population u one of 11k hlkhtal in th w or iii lint y the rptol riit r in grit nn rid of ini blot ik tti tt must 111 ait caifjeal by iiulnafl cartlrmftis auil neglect and 11a in the hame that e li urn the leaaoni rixfuthe throughout the con- ttni nt tlu chief jkl had ihjwn however any family could hrlp ty r niedylng it uwn slmrkom ing and at cxumoli of firebug 1 ti in the ivimjk dwiiing the chief 111 led 11aseaicnt ltubblih unpro tected jolfta above furnace and mukf pip untidy wmh1 pile aah es in wooden conu ner lagging second section moke pipe defective joint jojtj resting on trick chimney oily raft or wutf paint and polishes ex posed wood lath gasoline stored or ud in hm knot tad drop elect- ric cord improper fuses motor a carl with defective fuel or ignition system also in connecting garags or workshop nitst floor on o- gasotma stoves summer stove wood bcm i itie to stove no mrlal stove shield wood floor curtains love stov pipe close to n iling matches within reach ot thillrcn electric iron connection r riming fluid oil heater celluloid toy sweepings in regulars srt onij flooh attic ei- etttic drop cord hun a on nail hap hafaidly strung electric wires rub lnl unstopped or pap- covered fl h h we offset chimney chimney on bracket oujdoohs muss covered or curled shingle chimney not high enough above roof wood exposur es above chimney soot in chimney radio or tv antenna improperly grounded tavino uvtf with the ret use it a tor requires a complete under standing of the equipment and here toe at firemen m shown in a practice session deputy chief s tennant acts as the patient while k mcphail i synott n price end j h price apply message and onygen pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving tujcnionb mu 43 water mawtti oait uaa your head and ssvr it- in fighting an electrical fire turn off tha power or you may be elect ocutrd fvrry hour of the year canada lut 1x000 by fire in i home building etc in 1m a canadian woman was h pi tallied for seven weeks when ignorant of dusts explosive powir she mptlvd a vacuum cltancr imp a furnace governor general names fire prevention week i if fire strikes your howe get olt of tht hoiut thiimnuti mu dlacovtr ii or smrll smoke alwah u vily to us difurtnt i stupe routts from an room in voui houi tkbt dotint ufou i t nuik if d mi hit i uk them with furnilun or l mmlnuf ti k p out smoki mid s t out anottu r vii nfvtcst jump from uppcratorr vittttma mopl i a last i soft it for tin nun hoi l our bituth if n u iiim u iu iki ii dash thioufch mokt and fluiiii r miukmssksv iht air is iuiwiiv u tur near the flour in a sntoki tilled room i all the firt dipartmuit nt mo tlu v know how lo fikht fir un t vumti voui tinu or uii lift tr in o fnttl u fur unlm it i ho small u u huh v u van cnlrl it v 1th thi right txlinguishcr dont evt r fto back to u burnutk building for an reason smoki and fin gum tiom ni tlu wualual firi uu u leadb ort metltml trtatnunt at iu if ouri burned or cxpoavd to f in and nnki mmtly minor burns or sflioki tnlutlalun mti hat futa1 rceulu proclaiming october 612 as tire prevention week governorgen eral vincent maasey haa drawn urgent attention to the national importance of the protection of life property and natural risouic i from fire in the lait 10 years his excel lency states fi e in canada haw taken a tragic toll of sou live and have burned and disfigured at leam 1ft 000 person the direct financial lews of 647000 fires in the drutr w w7b null m in itfti al ne th death toll in 83000 fires mas ooi and thi coat uf th m fir in the communities and countryside of canada s 10 provinces was 11 13 million the figu e include uknn and the north v e i tnrl io thcv duntl mill i miln i m approach ng unultu li n ill i i a the aaaocmti in uf cunadnn fire marshal and trn canadian association ol lit chiefs jointly point out om single fire in which 601 persons perished and 113 rrtfj- tion of property destroytd atould onatltete ene of canadn a greatest national dlsastrr anl si en a ronflagrarlinn would rate a one of the n- in all world history on ly six lives fur example were lost i the grest fire ot london in i860 because human carelesaneai an4 neglect is the cause of most flrea program of public education w diemed to be the moat efeitlve wuv of met ting the shocking alt u4lion in a n and for the past thre yea the two associations rcprcst ntative of the army of can ada 27 000 firemen professional jnd ulunteer have energetically p irkurd the r jointly sponsored rrutudi- i lie appeal is duccted especially to the home it is in the home that iiuwt firn and most deaths occur cspcially tragic because many of the mctun ure children women ind folk ol senior years ii il hir t pi il is high lil il h w r lur nk y re pre mm ii vtitk in oclotxr tht t irt f the lont w nttr period uf cold winlhir and h t firr j he app al by the men who must always be n id tu answer th cull uf fire is malnta ned throughout the entire year particularly in the encuur- agarnent of fee and voluntary in spection of the homes hazards whcthir such hazard by built in ot thi result of indifferent house keeping fcr siwrsct n luafalav fire prevention starts before the truck u called out the hall when the alarm hat been sounded driver wilf mceachern while he rest of the firemen fully clothed hang on at he tide chief points out shown here it the truck ai it leave the fire receives hit instructions from firo chief j newton in the cab and back don t give fire a placo to start slates the fire chief october 6 to 12 h v fire prevention week two children were left alone in this house i tttb wl it tpentsrad in tfw public inmmt by rtw following tmil imurutc aowmi wm r bracken otnbhal insuianct j bert wood uk amd osnsuu insuianct fj- wrigiit rt max ktats and wstwanci l you cant trutt lady luck as a baby s iter for years the f re marshals and the fire chiefs of canada in cooperation with the national fire protection association have urged the canadian people to beware the tragic practice of leaving children alone and yet every day thousands of dttidretr a i l e lone by fkcif- p f meite uirt your children are never left unat tended equally important teach them to be con scious of the hazards of fire fire denoer is something your whole family should recognize end work as a team to prevent sonve import ant rula are don t smoke in bed- keep maiches away from young childrendon t m uwiif m ua kr lw only a few minutes or formany hours unahended children the youngest ones especi ally would be helpless if fire should strike white you re aweyt whether left alone for many hour or for a few minutes children can start a fire in so many innocent ways ov you wi yi eleef t for fraying clean out junk from you atlic and basement learn to use your oil stove correctly don t use flammable cleaning fluids don t use ordinary extension cords on heaters or irons1 most of all dont forget what tbparky the fire dog says dont give fire a ptace to starti a this apvertisement is sponsored in the pulic interefil by your acj0n fire department we just left them alone a minute do you know that under the criminal code of iinds you may ho tn jail fur tvto years for leaving a child exposed to fire the e can be no sadder news than ihr death by fire of children in the home especially when tho headline reads we just left them alone for a minute and such a trafrdy is one that must shadow a family for a lifetime no matter the ajjr no child should ever be left alona thla is a vital message from the association uf canadian tire ma shals and the canadian association of fira chiefs and while it is stressed dur ing fire prevention week it holds like eery other rtilr fne sod housekeeping for every week and every day oflhe year parents who go out have a duty to their child ren to the community and to themselves to see that the young stcrs are properly looked sfttr the heartening acceptance of this obligation in homes across tha land is reflected by the fact that baby sitting has become mora than a casual occupation for many people it has even developed into a reg ular profession during fire prevention week acton fra chief j newton will issue baby sitters cards to each child attending school in acton snd district when your child brings one home read it and pass it un tu tha sitter you 11 be gjd you did actons plans for fire safety drive detailed don t give fire place to start is this yvsr s slogan for fire pre vention wetk it was announced lodjy by ri c chief jack new urn acton will j tin with thousands uf uthcr communities across can ada in observing fira prevention week which governor general maucy ha proclaimed for october 012 our aim in fira prevention wek chief newton stated is to sell everyone on the idea that fire prtvention is a life and death mat ter thul each individual own it to himsilf tu his family and hi com- muiity tohlnkna ftreiatt every minute of tha day tha yea- round ruvprcventioo week la tha old est and must widely observed of all special weeks chief newton tald traditionally ft includes the an niversary date of tha great chic ago ire which on october 0 1171 took 200 lives and destroyed it 430 building at a direct lou of over in million for canada now be ginning the cold weather ho ftre season there could not be a belter limi in which to focus wtala at tention to thi simple rules of ftre safey especially in tha homes of tha lew milium people scattered throughout this vast country if you smell gas a quick way to kingdom come is to light a match or switch a light trade in your tire troubles wo lv yu bit tnd- ut m yum w una whan you deal with a remain ber90 of tire troublajiappena in tha lart 10 of tin ufa sea ua for goodycar tires8 thompson motors twontt m t row 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