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6 Home Finder's Guide, The Canadian Statesman and Newcastle Independent, December 20,1989 Careless Smoking Is Leading Cause Of Fires in Home F our Bedroom Home Located East of Newcastle Village Fire prevention is your first line of defense in avoiding a possible disaster in your home. Each member of your family should take a personal interest interest and responsibility in eliminating fire hazards. Careless smoking is thé leading cause of accidental fires in Canadian homes. By paying attention to the simple simple little ways in which you may be violating common- v sense rules of safety you can avoid a potential hazard. Firefighters warn smokers never to smoke in bed. Don't .put your cigarette down and forget about it. When throwing a house party, always check furniture, carpets and wastebaskets for smouldering smouldering butts, especially under cushions. And, never empty empty your ashtray into a bag or wastepaper basket containing containing paper. There should be a sufficient sufficient number of ashtrays in your home. Ashtrays should be chosen for safety rather than appearance. Flat, shallow ashtrays without grooves to hold cigarettes and cigars are dangerous because a burning butt can easily roll out. Furthermore, Furthermore, ashtrays should be large, but not too large, so as to become catchalls where people throw scraps of paper, cigarette wrappers wrappers and other combustibles. Empty ashtrays into a metal container, never a paper bag, garbage bag, or down apartment garbage chutes. The misuse of electricity in Ontario causes over 3,000 fires each year. Make sure you have the wiring checked checked to see if it needs repairing repairing or replacing. Flexible cords must not be used as a substitute for permanent wiring i.e..., to make permanent permanent extensions to circuits. circuits. These cords do not have the capacity to carry as much current as permanent permanent wiring without becoming becoming dangerously overheated. Make sure you have enough electrical outlets for your appliances. And, if you're going to be away from home for awhile unplug electrical outlets, particularly colour televisions. Fuses are the safety valves in your electrical circuits circuits preventing wires from overheating and possibly causing a fire. If fuses keep blowing, then the circuit is overloaded, defective or has a defective unit plugged into into it and must be checked by a qualified electrician. When an ordinary fuse in a motor circuit blows during during start up, it should be replaced by a time-delay fuse which will allow the passage of the high starting current. Some insurance policies will not pay for damage caused by fire, if fuses have not been replaced. If you receive an electrical electrical shock from any appliances appliances have it checked immediately, by a qualified electrician. Check for unapproved unapproved fixtures, and appliances, appliances, damaged or splic ed appliance cords, wattage of light-bulbs too high for fixtures - causing overheating and fixtures and appliances containing bare wires, broken sockets and fittings or defective insulation. If you smell gas in your house report it to the gas company immediately. Whenever possible use nonflammable'paint nonflammable'paint removers and thinners. Never use gasoline or benzine for indoor indoor cleaning. Using gas to start or "freshen" an indoor fire is risky because the fire can be drawn back into the container and create an explosion explosion in your hand. Big fires usually start out small enough to put out with a dry chemical fire extinguisher. extinguisher. Keep one of these in the kitchen to use in case of a grease fire. If a fire breaks out in a pan, it. can often be e'xtinguised by covering it with a lid and turning off the heat source. If the fire gets out of control, control, get everyone out of the building as quickly as possible, possible, phone the fire department department from your neighbour's house. Do not return to a burning house to retrieve valuables or pets. The first step in escaping a fire is "knowing of the emergency in time. Smoke detectors are now widely available and inexpensive. One alai m properly installed installed on each floor of your home will provide you with an early warning of any fire. Familiarize your family family members with the sound of your smoke detector. Be prepared to stop a fire before it happens. Take Hwy. Two, east of Newcastle Village to Morgan's Ed., and turn north for approximately one mile and you will arrive arrive at a pleasant four bedroom home nestled on a beautiful half-acre lot. Many mature trees and hedges surround this 1350 sq. ft. home, affording affording complete privacy. This is a perfect location for a trucker, mechanic, cabinet maker, etc. The home features four large bedrooms and a four piece bath on the upper level. There is a large family kitchen with beautiful oak cabinets on the main floor plus a separate separate dining room and a spacious living room. The basement of this roomy family home is partially finished and perfect for entertaining or cozy family family living. At the side of the home is a single detached garage garage and there is also a 22x13 foot wooden shed with attached dog run at listed at $215,000, with the rear. immediate possession To view this property, available, please contact Betty Smith, Family Trust Corp. Realtor at 623,6622 or 987-4661. This four-bedroom home is nestled on a beautiful half-acre lot. The home is listed listed with Family Trust Corp. Realtor at $215,000. The sales representative is Betty Smith, who can be reached at 623-6622 or 987-4661. SneCccvuHy. tAouyAto to all ùc owi co*K*Hun£ttf. £oi (jowl fyiiauCiAc/ii. toyxlùf. txnci du/ï-fcort. Peter Kowal Real Estate 52 King St. W., Bowmanville 623-2453 The £ VELTRl Sill!!!;:;:: croup RIVER VALLEY ESTATES IN BOWMANVILLE Ravine lots with walkout basement, backing onto fishing stream, 7 models to choose from. Different lot sizes available. From SOLD BY $181,900. SITE 623-9462 simpler times of slower paces People met with smiling faces, Greeting friends while children played, And for a Merry Christmas prayed. May the holiday season bring you and your family happiness and joy! The Staff of Family Trust Real Estate 1 King St. W., Bowmanville 623-6622