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f f 8 Section Three, Fire Prevention, Wednesday, October 12,1988 Portable gasoline containers There are five types of containers which may be filled at Ontario gasoline outlets: • Portable containers of metal or plastic, one gallon to five gallons in size. These containers must bear the label of ULC (Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada) or CSA (Canadian Standards Association). Association). They must also be in reasonable condition and have all necessary caps in place. • Portable fuel tanks for marine use. These may be metal or plastic and may contain up to seven gallons. gallons. Those sold after Aug. 1,1975 will bear a ULC or CSA label. Those sold before that date have no such label. • Transportation containers. These are metal drums, 10 to 45 gallons in size bearing an embossed mark in the metal on the bottom of the can. The mark may be ICC-, DOT-, BTC- or CTC- followed by the designation 5,5A, 5B, 5C or 5M. • Metal jerry cans. These are Second World War style cans which are marked in the same manner as the metal drums. They must be in reasonable condition and have the required gasket and closure closure in place. The mark will be ICC, DOT, BTC or CTC followed by 5L. • Safety cans recognized by The Industrial Safety Act for industrial uses. Background The Gasoline Handling Act was first drafted in 1966 before the proliferation of container types; the container container in general use was a red-painted metal can with yellow markings. The can was originally in-, tended for syrup and was not designed to prevent the escape of gasoline in liquid or vapor form. Because of accident reports from across Canada involving these and similar containers, standards were created to provide safer containers for petroleum petroleum products. To meet these standards, all containers containers are subjected to rigorous testing by Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada or the Canadian Standards Association. Town of Newcastle Fire Station No* 3 Meet Our Firefighters Station 3 - Orono Meet Our Firefighters Station 3 - Orono DAVE FORRESTER Dave is one of the four captains and he has been a firefighter for 12 years. He is an employee of Bell Canada. Presented by Mclnnes Mini-Mart Main Street - Orono 983-9291 Meet Our Firefighters Station 3 - Orono Meet Our Firefighters Station 3 - Orono PETER LOMAX Peter has been a part-time firefighter for a little over a year. He is an employee of General Motors. Presented by Orono Fuel and Lumber Station Street - Orono 983-9167 TERRY HARDY Terry has been the District Fire Chief for almost two years. He has been a firefighter for 12 years and is employed by General Motors. Presented by Village Bakeshop Main Street - Orono 983-9779 Meet Our Firefighters Station 3 - Orono HAROLD LAMERS Harold has been with the Dept, for 3 1/2 years. He is employed at General Motors . Presented by Armstrong's IGA Limited 8 Mill St. - Orono 983-5461 STEPHEN BULL Stephen has been on the Newcastle fire department for 3 •1/2 years. He is employed at General Motors Presented by King Garden Restaurant and Tavern 73 King St. E. - Bowmanville 623-4255 Meet Our Firefighters Station 3 - Orono RICK Den HOLLANDER Rick has been a part-time firefighter at Station Three for almost two years. Presented by Ken's Men's Wear 35 Temperance Street N. Bowmanville 623-5580 Meet Our Firefighters Station 3 - Orono RON BOARDMAN Ron has been a part-time firefighter for over a year. He is employed at P.R. Engineering Presented by Highway 115 Truck and Auto Repair R.R.1 - Orono , 983-9151 Meet Our Firefighters Station 3 - Orono MURRAY DENNIS Murray has been a part-time firefighter for the past year and a half. He lives in Orono and works for Cardinal Rubber. Presented by Mathews & Associates Insurance Brokers Ltd. Park - Orono 983-5032 PLANNING YOUR ESCAPE The phone number of your local fire department department should be posted at each telephone., Should fire break out in a neighbour's house, 1 your phone may be the fastest and safest link to assistance. Make a map of your house showing emergency emergency escapes and make sure your family, babysitters babysitters and overnight guests know it thoroughly. Decide in advance who will aid babies, invalids 1 or the elderly in escaping. Put children and elderly in rooms with roof refuge points. Ladders may be difficult for them to manoeuvre. All windows, including storms and screens, must open easily from inside and be big cn-' : ough to crawl through. Make sure everyone ' knows how to break a window if necessary, ; with a heavy object, while shielding face from flying glass. Remove jagged pieces with chair leg or shoe. Sleeping with all doors closed may delay the spread of fire but may also reduce your ability ' to hear the hall-mounted smoke detector- alarm. Decide on your escape route. Remember, heat and toxic combustion gases push up and superheat stairways and halls. Never open any door without testing it first. If the top of the door or the knob feels hot, the hall outside may be impassable. Call to others to keep doors shut and use emergency exits. Even if the door feels cool, brace your body against it. Open it an inch, but be ready to shut it if you feel pressure or a hot draft on your hand. If not, you can try the stairs. Cover nose and mouth with wet cloth. Don't waste time dressing or picking up valuables. If there is heavy smoke between you and your exit, get down and crawl . . . there is usually clear air near the floor. Stay calm; do not panic. (Have your family practice with eyes closed so they can direct themselves in thick smoke.)