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Lh Sd nd Re » TPS USA a HOW MOST FIRES START Careless smoking No. "What Canada needs are more and larger ashtrays." This was the 1958 plea by the late Fire Chief Tom Paveling, when he helped to found the Joint Fire Preven- tion Publicity Committee Inc. to. deal with the appal- ling rise of fire by human carelessness. That year, careless smok- ing caused 38,000 fires, or 43 per cent of the total of 87,000. The committee's main thrust was educational, assisted by public service media support. Careless smoking in 1971 sharply dropped to 23,000 fires, or 32 per cent of the 73,000 total. Careless smoking is still the chief fire culprit, ac- counting for nearly a third of disasters. Most tragic feature is the death toll. Ottawa's 10-year report: Men Women Children Total 485 224 64 773 In addition, 141 children died playing with matches. The educational process needs refinement, with rap- idly congested living. New factors may include alcohol's role as a contributory cause. (See adjoining story). Fire fighters say it again: e Drunk or sober, please don't smoke in bed, un- less you have a guardian angel to take care. e Have ample ashtrays around, to try to be sure that there is no smoul- dering butt left to do its dirty tricks. A forgotten smoke in a stuffed cushion spells trag- edy. Even before the flame starts, the fumes become killer gas of carbon mon- oxide. This is why sleepers may die, untouched by flame. Or why the fire fighters throw the furniture outside, ripping it open. They cannot trust the in- sidious spread of fire. Heating, cooking No. The heaviest death toll from heating defects is in the winter months, when the units are pushed' to capacity, and houses are doubly sealed by storm windows. In the kitchen the most hazardous times are in the evening and early morning when cooking is at its peak, when human concern for safety is down. Electrical abuse The electric fuse is a real friend. The watch dog of safety! Don't muzzle it. Still current and choice is the overhead remark by a dear old lady: "I bought 30 amp. fuses because they are twice as strong as the 15 size, and because they cost the same." Most common kitchen danger is the flare-up of a cooking grease pan. Drill: 1, turn off the heat. 2, smother the flame with a lid. 3, don't risk carrying out the pan, otherwise the draft will blow back the flame, igniting clothing. BUT if fire spreads: 4, get everybody out. 5, close the door. 6, call for help. No. Another overheard re- mark: "Fuses you buy aren't as good as they were 10 years | ago. They keep blowing." To the first lady, the answer is that the "weaker (15) size" is the only safe one for ordinary household use. To the second, the reply is that she is using more appliances and connections than she did 10 years ago, on the same wiring. Above all, don't monkey v with fuses. And never re- place a blown fuse with a penny. Your life may depend on it. IN CASE OF FIRE CALL... Port Perry, Reach, Scugog 985-2345 Cartwright Fire Dept. 986-4234 Fe This information is brought to you as a re. DON'T LE RAY B. WILSON, LIMITED 183 Queen Street - Port Perry - 985-2824 "HAPPEN 1 OSHAWA 576-6701 PORT PERRY 985-7303 BRUTONS DRUGS 1 D-A 985-3548 985-2511 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO CA... NORTH BROCK MOTOR SALES LTD. Trailer and Used Car Sales Manchester, Ont. - 985-3372 HAN KS EXCAVATING Pg Port Perry, Ont. 985-2421 TOOMBS INSURANCE General Insurance PORT PERRY 245 QUEEN ST. 985-2816 FIRE PREV WEEI BitOn EH BREE LIER 50%; PHILS PEELS POLLIY E4RY LTD. ONTARI10, CANADA OCTOBER, G. M. Williams Motors Ltd. MERCURY e METEOR PORT PERRY, ONT. 985-2352 Do you real it can't happe Chrlitmas Greetings to Port Perry, Reach, Scugog and Cart- wright area residents from your local fire departments. 1 Buy a fresh tree. Keep it outside until ready to set up. - Before... setting it - up, saw off diagonally at least one inch of the trunk. Place the tree in a holder containing water. Keep the water reser- voir filled. Be sure the tree is firm and solid. Locate the tree .. > y from doors or exits, and from all sources of heat, such as radiators, television - BE SURE HE DOESN'T HAVE TO DAA set, spotlights. Use If the needles turn light; brown, take the tree that all down for safe disposal -- tightly n not in furnaces, stoves or fireplaces. Dry trees burn -n Do with explosive violence. nate . rics, pay # Use only fire retardant burning ' ~~mbustibl de- : b or non-cu.. e on lion corations to trim tne wee: ® used For