14 — Friday, December 21, 1990 — North Shore News

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Fire safety

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DURING THIS hotiday season, as
you think about gifts for the
children you love, the District of
North Vancouver fire department
suggests some special gifts that
will Jive on and on after the holi-
day is over.

Spend some special time with
your children, to teach them im-
portant fire safety lessons. Teach
them that matches and fighters are
for adults. not for children. If
they find these items around the
house, teach small children to give
the items to an adule so they can
be placed up high out of
children’s reach. Older children
must be taught thar Hehters and
matches are touls, nor toys.

They shouid be taught to use
them properly and safely. and op-
fy when aniadult ts present.

Caution older childern to be
careful shen cooking. Again.
adult supervision is the safest way.
Fyen microwave ovens can cause
severe burns. Boiling water often
bursts over the tops of containers
as they are removed from the
oven.

Burns caused by this action can
be prevented by using a container
much larger than the amount of
liquid and by using a lony-handled
utensil to stir the liquid for a
moment belore removing it from
the aven.

Be sure children Know what to
do if their clothing catches fire.
They should stop where they are,
drop immediately to the ground.
and folding their arms over their
face to help protect it, roll back
and forth to ‘*squoosh"’ the
flames.

If they run for help or toward
water while their clothing burns,
the flames will get worse and will
cause severe — perhaps fatal —
burns. At least, the flames will
cause terrible pain and lifelong
scars.

Teach children what to do if a
fire starts. Teach them to leave
the house or building immediately,
without stopping to find their
favorite toy or to save their pet.
Make sure they know at least two
ways ito escape from their own
home.

Often a fire blocks the main
route out of the house and it’s
hard to think of another way dur-
ing the rush of an emergency. In
fact, your family should make and
practise a complete home escape
plan including two ways out from
each room and a specified mecting
place outside so you know
everyone else is safe.

And while you're buying holi-
day gifts, why not buy a new
smoke detector for your home? If
you have one already — probably

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HOT TIPS
North Vancouver
District Fire Department

near the bedrooms -- add one
near the entrance from the base:
ment oor garage. UW you have
wired-in detectors, a bat-
tery-operated detector will provide
hackup protection it the power
goes OUT,

And how about one of the new,
ting smoke detectors that looks like
a Christmas tree ornament? What
a perfes “taonen betote
Chrisimas’’ gith for anyone you
love!

bor further information on how
you san Keep ovour tantly sate
aver the helidavy scasen, contact
the Distuer of North Vaneouves
fire department gen-emergzenys
number YSO-7S78) or your local
fire departiient,

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