‘CLEAN & DEGREASE YOUR BBQ
AFTER SUMMER USE SO IT'S SAFE
AND READY FOR NEXT YEAR.

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_ Serving you door to door on the North Shore
— Associated with Johnstone's Home Appliances .

Get rid of flammable trash promptly.
Keep appliances and cords in good condition.
-Buy flame-retardant clothing and household furnishings.

Use 3; fireplace screen and keep woodstove doors
close:

Turn all appliances off before going to bed or leaving
the house.

Store flammable liquids in the garage or storage shed.
Keep children away from stoves, fireplaces and other
open flames. .

Use proper fuses only; don't overload circuits.

install smoke detectors and keep them in operating
order — change your clock, change your batteries.
Keep rope or chain ladders or install fire escapes for
upper stories.

Plan an escape route and have frequent fire drills.

. Leave the dwelling immediately if fire strikes.

After a party, double-check wastebaskets, ashtrays, fur-
niture and carpets for carelessly discarded smoking
materials. Be sure candles are out, too.

. Have your chimney cleaned annually.

Keep fire extinguishers handy in several locations of
ycur house and ensure you and everyone in your
househgoid knows how to operate the fire extinguishers.

Keep all bedroom doors closed at night. Doors can

. fiold back smoke and fire and allow more time to
escape.

. Keep a three-foot clearance between a floor heater and
wall or any other object.

In case of a small grease fire, turn off stove element
and overhead fans and extinguish by replacing lid or
the use of baking soda.

. Never smoke in bed.

lf your clothing catches fire, don’t run! Stop where you
are, drop to the floor and roll to put out the flame.

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100 Forester Street
North Vancouver, 8.C.
Telephone (604) 929-2331

Fire Prevention Week remembers
the infamous Chicago disaster

FIRE PREVENTION Week is
scheduled in October to coincide
with the anniversary of the Great
Chicago Fire.

Fire Prevention Week
throughout North America is be-
ing observed from Oct. 6 to 12 in
1991 - and Wednesday, Oct. 9th,
is the anniversary date.

The Great Chicago Fire actually
started on Oct. 8, 1871, and it

burned for three days. The story
of the fire says that the O’Learys
of Chicago were having a party
with friends, They ran out of milk
needed for a Tom and Jerry - a
popular drink of that time.

Mrs. C’Leary’s cow was called
upon for another milking and she

strongly objected, having already |

been milked once that day. She
kicked over a lantern, starting one

Hf WEST VANCOUVER FIRE DEPARTMENT |
SERVING THE COMMUNITY |

iN - RESPONDS TO:

@ MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
Fire extinguishment and prevention;
extrication, etc.

* RESCUE ANO SAFETY CALLS
Trapped in elevator; hazardous material
spills, etc.

© PUBLIC SERVICE CALLS
Lock outs; children trapped; cut rings;
eic.

e FIRE PREVENTION SERVICES
Code enforcement

* PUBLIC EDUCATION SERVICES
Fire safety fectures to schools, clubs,
associations and apartment managers,

etc.
INTRODUCING

“OPERATION ADDRESS"
Picasa help us find yeu by
displaying your Address
Numbers. They. sheuld be
vicible from the street
when travelling in either
direction.
Your family is in jecpardy if
Emergency Services cannot
locate your residence.

© FIRE SAFETY INSPECTIONS
Of all buildings

© FIRE INVESTIGATIONS
Origin / cause determinaticn

¢ COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Fuad raisers for L.G.H., V.G.H. Eura
ni

© SUPPORT ERS EMERGENCY
MEDICAL AID ALLS
Heart atack collapse, trauma, ete.

° A HIGHLY TRAINED
ORGANIZATION PREPARED
POR ANY EMERGENCY

SMOKE ALARMS

1. PROTECT BepRooms ©
FIRST. Hallway to bedroom ideal
spot.

2. PLACE smoke atarm at t top
of each stairway.

3. TEST At least once a month
push the test button or use
smoke.

4, CLEAN At least once a year.

Dust with vacuum.

5. REPLACE The battery each |

year. Use battery type listed on
detector.

SHARE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN

We are presently conducting a
survey to locate abandoned oil tanks.
Of the 4500 tanks known to exist in
West Vancouver, approximately 65%
are. proving to contain oil or con-
taminated water.

The failure of oil tanks, due to corro-
sion, has forcibly brought to our atten-
tion the balance in our ecological
system, and the serious damage that
can result from the leakage of
petroleum products into the
underground environment.

| For further information contact the Fire Preveation Office 922-9311 }

When contacting any company to
clean out your tank, you should ensure
that they will:

1, Recover ail material in your tank, in-
cluding fuel, contaminated water and
bottom sludge;

2) Dispose of ail recovered matertais §
in an environmentally acceptable man-
ner; and '
3) Dig down to the top of the tank {ap- §
proximately three feet}, break it open,
then fill with sand, or remove the old tani 9
from the ground and backril the area. We J
strongly recommend that you obtain at jf
least three estimates for the work.

of history’s worst fires.

The fire traveiied 4% miles on
Chicago’s south side. It stopped
there only because it ran to the
edge of Lake Michigan and had
nothing else to burn.

The Great Chicago fire claimed
more than 500 lives, left more
than 100,000 peopie homeless,
destroyed 17,450 buildings and
caused property losses of more
than $200 million.

Chicago needed. 2,000 special
police, six companies of militia
and four: companies. of regular
armed forces personnel to control
the city and to restore order once
the fire was extinguished.

Inspect
home for
hazards —

ANYTHING THAT gets hot can’

Start @ fire. You can help prevent -- -

fires in your home by identifying
fi ve hazards hiding in your dwell-
ing.

In the basement, check the area
by the furnace, water heater and
clothes dryer - and make = sure -
there’s nothing near them that can
‘burn. ‘Throw. away trash that
could be fuel fora fire.. ~

In the kitchen, “niake sure
somebody” 's there when the stove
is on. The stove gets hot. Se do
pots and pans on top” of. it. ‘Turn
the pots so the handles don’t stick
out over the edge. And never put
anything on the stove that could
catch fire.

Tf your living room has a
fireplace or a wood stove or a
portable heater, make sure there is
nothing close to it that can burn.
Clothes, curtains and newspapers
all can catch fire easily. . a

In your bedroom, Icok.. for :
things that get hot. Stereos and”
TVs get hot inside. Make. sure
there’s enough space around them
so they won’t get too hot and
start a fire. Lamps get hot, too.
Keep clothes, curtains or papers
away from them.

In every room, look for worn-
out electrical cords, cracked plugs
or broken lamps - and replace
them.

DON'T BE LEFT OUT IN THE COLD THIS WINTER. Should a fire occur
— protect yourself by purchasing insurance coverage for your
home, condominium, business, or if you are a renter, a tenants
policy. We have policies to fit all your needs at competitive prices.
Including discounts for non-smokers, claims free, and mature age

(50 and over).

CONTACT ANY OF OUR 3 NORTH SHORE OFFICES
AND STAY OUT OF THE COLD.

Sussex Insurance Agency Inc.

136 W. 3rd Street
North Vancouver, B.C.
988-6344

Sussex Insurance Agency (Dollar Centre) Inc.

387 N. Dollarion Hwy
North Vancouver, B.C.

924-1251

Sussex Insurance Agency (Ambleside) Inc.

1578 Marine Drive
West Vancouver, B.C.
925-2833