18 — Friday, December 20, 1991 - North Shore News

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Special gifts

that will live
on after season

DURING THIS holiday
season as you think about
gifts for the children you
love, the District of North
Vancouver Fire Departmert
suggests some special gifts
that will live on and on
after the holiday is over.

Spend some special time with
your children teaching them im-
portant fire safety lessons. Teach
them that matches and lighters are
for adults, not for children. If
they find these items around the
house, teach small children to give
the items to an adult so they can
be placed up high out of
children’s reach.

Older children must be taught
that lighters and matches are
tools, not toys. They should be
taught to use them properly and
safely, and only when an adult is
present. ©

Caution oider children to be
careful. when cooking. Again,
adult supervision is the safest way.
_ Even. microwave ovens can ‘cause

severe burns. Boiling water. often
bursts over the top of containers
as they are removed from the
oven.

Burns caused dy this action can
be prevented by using a container
much larger than the amount of
liquid. and using ‘a .long-handled
utensil to stir the liquid for a
moment before removing it from
the oven. .

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

HOT TIPS

North Vancouver
District Fire Depaztment

water while their clothing burns,
the flames will get worse and will
cause severe — or perhaps fatal —
burns, At the 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 tc save their pet. -

Make sure they know at least
two ways to 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
during 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 meeting place outside so
you know everyone 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
near the bedrooms), add one near
the entrance from the basement or
garage. If you have wired-in
detectors, a battery-operated
detector will provide backup pro-
tection if the power goes out.
What a perfect ‘open before
Christmas’? gift for anyone you
love!

For further information on how
you can keep your family safe
over the holiday season, contact
the District of North Vancouver
Fire Department non-emergency
number, 980-7575, or your local
fire department.

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