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HELTON-- ASOR 3'OURNAL- PUblished in Chr, ma, foum
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COULD YOU SAVE YOUR
IRREPLACEABLE VALUABLES?
Dunn Sponsors
Remember, They Are Safest the Year-Around
In One of Our
homes?
1. What couses the largest number of fires in done? To thousands of school children
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(Under each question, circle the answer or answers you think are .lUnlor tire
correct, then check with the correct answers below.)
, Marshal Program
6. If you burn trash outdoors, how should it be
Ca) Pile it on the
ground and
light it
(b) Wait for a
windy clay
(c) Use a covered
wire or metal
container
(d) Play close to the
flames while
trash is burning
Ca) Burning rubbish
outdoors
(b) Defective elec-
trica, l wif'ing
(el careless smoking
(d) Burning candles
How many homes are damaged each day by
fire, in the United States?
Ca) 75 (c) 1,000
(b) 325 (d) 1,520
3. Where do most fires start in the home?
(el In closets
Ca) In the kitchen
(b) In the living room (d) In the basement
What should you do to be ready if the fire
should strike your home?
(el Be ready to carry
out furniture
(d) Have a suitcase
already packed
7. If your clothing should catch fire, what should
you do?
Ca) Run for help (c) Roll on the floor
or ground, in a
coat, blanket or
rug, if possible
(b) Look for water (d) Try to blow out
to throw on the fire
yourself
8. What would you use fop light i~ you were to
look for something in a dark closet or
attic?
Ca) A match (el A fllshlight
(b) A candle (d) A cigarette
lighter
9. When you check extension cords In your home
for fire hazards, what do yOu look for?
Ca) Whether the (el Whether they
Ca) Keep pails of
water handy
(b) Have an escape
plan and re-
color matches
run under rugs
4.
Where Do You Keep These Important
I ms Now?
* Agreements * Bonds * Contracts * Deeds
'=' Wills * Diplomas * Heirlooms * Bills of Sale
* Leases * Birth Certificates * Citizenship
Papers * Household Inventory * Income Tax
Records * Insurance Policies * Marriage
Certificates * Savings Bonds * Securities
* Service Records * Stock Certificates* Trust
Agreements * Receipts * Mortgages * Notes
* Rare Stamps * Picture Negatives * Slides
* Motion Picture Films * Jewelry
PROTECT THEM FROM FIRE AND THEFT
IN li SAFE DEPOSIT
for as $ O0 per
low as year
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T.C.F. will be CLOSED
Columbus Day -- Tuesday, October 12th
hearse it often
the woodwork
(b) Frayed, broken (d) Wh~ther tl~e plug
5. In making your escape plan, why should you insulation is brown oz' white
know two ways out of every room? 10. When you check ashtrays In your home for
(a) So I can see (c) To keep people fire safety, what do you look for?
different parts guessing how I Ca) Whether there (el Whether ashtrays
of the house will come out are plenty of are large and
when I practice them in plaCes deep enough
the plan where people
(b) In case fire or (d) To make home smoke
smoke blocks 'fire drills more (b) Whether they (d) Whether they are
one escape route fun are clean round or square
6. A covered wire or metal trash burner should
always be used, so (c) is correct. Even with
this, it's safest not to burn on a windy day.
And playing close to the flames can cause
dangerous burns or set clothing on fire.
7. Never run with clothes on fire; it will increase
the burning. As it says correctly in (c), you
should drop to the floor or ground and roll to
smother the flames. Wrapping up in a coat,
blanket or rug helps if any of these is avail-
able.
8. (c) is the correct answer'. Bringing any kind
of flame into a closet or attic is a very easy
way to start a fire.
9. You are correct if you marked both (b) and
(c). Using frayed extension cords or running
cords under rugs are the causes of many fires.
10. You are correct if you marked both Ca) and
(c). Whether ashtrays are clean, or round or
squared doesn't affect their safety as far as
fire is concerned. They should be big enough
and deep enough to hold their contents, and
IIA¥11Ifll & tOAH AIIO¢IAI'IOll
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Home OfflGer Branch 1 Jtranob
1. All of these cause fires, but careless smoking
is responsible for more fires than any of the
others, so (c) is correct.
2. The correct answer is (d), which means that
fire strikes an American home more than once
a minute every hour of the day and night, on
the average. These figures compiled by the
National Fire Protection Association.
3. Every spot in the house is a potential starting
point for fire if fire hazards are not looked
for and corrected. But the kitchen and liv-
ing room are the places where more than half
of all home fires start so Ca) and (b) are
equally correct.
4. The first and most important rule in case of
fire is to get out of the house as quickly as
you can, without stopping for clothes or val-
uables and without trying to put out the fire.
You can get out safely only if you have
planned two ways out of every room, par-
ticularly your bedroom, and have rehearsed
your plan. (b) is correct.
5. Two ways out may make your home fire
drills more fun, but the real reason is that
fire or smoke might block one route to safety.
(b) is the correct answer.
there should be plenty of them around so
smokers won't be tempted to use something
unsafe like a wastebasket.
The fact that the child molest-pate. Conversely, the notion that
er strikes, and strikes more fre- such an individual could approach
quent]y these days, is beyond dis- your child is one that you, like
puts. That his foul inducements
are often fatally attractive to most parents, probably find diffi-
young children is also beyond disd cult to entertain.
As the parent of a young child,
~you might perhaps think you are
doing your best for your young-
ster by protecting him from the
knowledge that such people exist.
EXPERTS ON the subject of
these crimes against children,
however, advise that your parent-
al cOncern can best be expressed
by informing your child about the
p0tertttal danger of these crimin-
als. The time tO fight the molester
of children is before he strikes.
Every child should be told of the
hazards of forming easy acquaint-
ance$ with strangers. He or she
should be made awm*e that some-
I timeS the ifiducements of the mo-
feaster can seem attractive on the
surface, wltile being' highly de*
stru~ive in fact. Th~ child should
be taught that unwelcome ad,
vances may come from the well-
dressed and the well-spoken, from
a young person Vr from an older
person, or from a person known
to the child, as we|l as from a
stranger, The Child's awareness
can be his major safeguard.
SUC-rH A PROGRAM to protect
our youngsters has been incorp-
orated into the Junibr Fire Mar-
ahal Progran~_ now finder way in
Sheiton's elementary schools, and
in schOols across the (tountry.
In launching the Junior Fire
MarShal Program here, A. Roy
Dunn) Shelton insurance agent,
said, "We think that helping our
school children to fight this dif-
ferent kind of. fire i$ just as im-
portafi£ as motovating them, with
the assistance of their parents, to
seek out fire hazards in their own
homes. In launching the Junior
Fire Marshal Program here, said
Mr. Dunn, we Couldn't agree more.
And we're sure you COuldn't either.
~he project has the endorsement
.of the International Association of
Chiefs of Police. Shelton Chief
Richard Camper calls it "one of
the most important programs we
could bring to our yaungsters." .
Garden Rose
Handy In Suburbs
If you live in an isolated Sub-
urban community of on a farm
Read Labels First
And rproteol Self
: F rB? ma ~Fa~erl~re0ad~e r~a:Sdr ~be safe
This is a timely reminder from
the National Fire Protection As-
sociation.
Every year, NFPA records show
thousands of serious accidents and
fires are caused by failure of the
user to observe warnings printed
ion cans of flammable lacquers, fin-
~,shes, paint rem'ovars, mastics,
cleaners, and similar products.
i Before using materials of this
kind, read the label thoroughly.
Products containing a flammable
sotven% carry a warning label. Heed
that w~rning if you value your
own safety.
Materials leasLt hazardous to use
are marked "Non,combustible" or
"Non-flammable." Next in safety
are materials marked "Caution!
Conbustible." If the label reads
"Danger~ Extremely flammable!" i
or "Warning--Flammable" or:
"Caution--Inflammable mixture,"
take 0ar~. These materials give off
vapors which need only a touch
of flame or spark to turn them into
a dangerous flash of fire.
Whenever you must work with
materials of any kind labelled
"flammable" or "Combustible," fol-
low tlieee Pales and be fire safe:
1
• Work In a welt,ventilated ar-
ea, preferably outside.
2. Shut off all pilots, stoves and
other flame-producing devices in
the area.
3. Don't smoke,
Clothing Fires Kill;
Children Most Often
Are TraKie Victims
One of the most dangerous fires
~ts the clothing fire Each year
tmr~s from clothing cause hund-
reds of deaths, thousands of ser-
ious, often dt~figm.ing, injuries.
Most frequent victims are children
and the elderly.
A helpful prevention measure
is care in clothing selection.
Heavy, smooth-surfaced fabrics re-
stst burning better than light-
weight, long-napped ones. Designs
avoiding billoWing folds of mater-
ia.1 and long, loose sleeves reduce
chances of clothing catching fire.
Most important of all is to ap-
preciate that Just about any cloth-
ing can burn, that a flame, spark
or other intense heat may start
it burning, and the burning may
be so dangerously rapid that the
wearer is enveloped in flame.
Safety from clothing fires calls
across the nation "back to school"
will also mean back to their roles
as Junior Fire Marshals for an-
other year of fire prevention and
safety in the home, at school, and
at play. Schools in Shelton are
among 15,000 that are participat-
ing in the annual safety program
sponsored by The Hartford Insur-
ance Group. The Junior Fire Mar-
shal Program here is coordinated
through A. Roy Dunn in coopera-
tion with local school and fire de-
partment officials.
Among the Junior Fire Mar-
shal's first projects will be a
thorough inspection of fire and
other safety hazards in their
homes, Witl~ the aid of a check
list, and under the guidance of
their parents, the boys and girls
will be looking for such common
causes of fires and accidents as
frayed electrical cords, over load-
ed electrical outlets, paints, var-
nishes and other flammable liquids
in open containers or stored too
close to furnaces, loose floor
boards, faulty staircases and the
like.
According to Dunn, the check
list will be carried in the FaN
issue of Junior Fire Marshal Mag-
azine. Each boy or girl turning in
a completed Home Safety Report
to his or her teacher will become
a full-fledged Junior Fire Marshal
and will receive an official badge.
The school receiving the highest
percentage of completed reports
will be awarded a special Junior
Fire Marshal Achievement Award
Flag, Dunn said.
But fire prevention and observ-
ance of precautions against acci-
dents on the part of Junior Fire
Marshals and their families ~re
not the only themes of the pro-
gram, for there are hazards, es-
pecially for youngsters, that are
other than man-made. One such
hazard is man, himself. This fall,
for example, the safety program
from The Hartford Insurance
Group will highlight the every-day
danger of the insidious child mol-
ester, whose normal outward ap-
pearance and "friendliness" is mis-
taken by an alarming number of
child victims each year. Junior
Fire Marshals will be given guide-
lines for prudent behaviour with
strangers and be indoctrinated in
the importance of reporting to~
their parents, school or police I I
authorities, all improper advances, J
enticements, ere, on the part of I
strangers.
Other features of the Junior
Fire Marshal Program will pro-
vide guidance and educational ma-
terial to teachers for incorpora-
tion in classroom instruction on
safe practices in the home, at
play, in sports, on the streets, in
traffic, on bicycles and in motor
vehicles. Included will be plans and
helpful suggestions on routines and
precaations to follow in case of
fire, storm or other hazard.
Dirty, defective heating equip-
ment causes the deadliest dwelling
fires, according to National Fire
Protection Association studies,
taking about 2,000 lives yearly.
Cheek and .repair equipment in
your home now, before the season's
first c01d wave. Above all, be sure
that any fixed or portable room
lmaters are in first-class operating
cohdition. Dirty, defective ones can
spell danger and disaster.
Remember: It's good to be warm
but essential to be safe!
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So often, AFTER a fire, we hear the familiar wordS,
we would have...,, Yes, if only they would have
bit more caution, they might have STOPPED FIRE
sTARTED !
And if only they would h ve used a little more
would have nad adequate coverage to protect
cially from disastrous results of fire.
!
Children home clone, the youngest ones especially, would be helpless to escape if fire should
strike while you're away.
This tragedy happens every day and actually is the cause of one out of every three"
child fire deaths.
Never leave small children alone. Even if it is necessary to leave the
house for only a few minutes ask a neighbor' to stay with the children. And
whenever you must go out for a longer time, leave the children in the care of
a baby sitter who not only has been told what to do in case of fire but who is
als0 physically and mentally capable of carrying out such instructions.
DON'T GIVE FIRE A PLAOE TO START[
Our 75th Year in Shelton
situated some distance from water
mains, fire hydrants, or a fire de-
partment Fire Chief A1 Nevitt sug-
gests you follow these tips to in-
crease home fire safety.
1. Keep a garden hose handy if
you have water under pressure,
and make sure your house has
plenty of threaded faucets. A gar-
den hose can extinguish small fires
before they become big ones.
2. Have a back-pack pump
handy. These pumps usually h~Id
five gallons of water, and can be
carried to a fire anywhere.
3. If you have f~it or shrub
spraying equipment, keep it ready
for use. It makes a good fire ex-
tinguisher.
4. Keep a ladder in a place
~'H~F(~ tt ~Rfi 56 65[ained quiCkI~
to reach fires on roofs or for res-
cue purposes.
for watchful care in all activities
around stoves, heaters, fireplaces
and outdoor fires, and in using
matches and smoking materials.
If clothing does catch fire, the
first and life-saving rule is this:
DON'T RUN. ROLL ON THE
GROUND OR FLOOR. SMOTHER
THE FIRE WITH A COAT OR
BLANKET.
Junior Fire Marshals know that
burglarS ca/i tell if a family is on
vacation. How? Often, by a col-
lection of newspapers in front of
the door, or by a house, which is
locked up tight. Ask a neighbor to
remove newspapers from the door.
step, and to check on your house
every other day ~r so. It s also a
gO0d idea ~o let the local police
knOW yo~J'r~ gdlttg to be a~ay--
they will cruise the area for you,
POLICY
our business is to provide your h ome and its
cost fire insurance: Be eert.a~n t rhiant Y~tU:;.~o~ date
ready own a policy, check ~t b g so
give you maximum coverage!
HEMBR~F~
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Shelton - McCleary - Olympia
Founded in Shelton in 1890
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