can help save your life

IN THE event of a fire, earth-
quake or an explosion, sur-
vival time might only be mea-
sured in seconds.

Be sure to make note of several
exits whenever you enter a restau-
rant, store, theatre or any other pub-
lic building. Each building bas its
own characteristics, which can
mean different evacuation routes.

When you are in a theatre wait-
ing for the movie to begin, count
the number of rows to the nearest
exit,

Check for the location of stair-
wells in holels or apartment build-

HOT TIPS

By North Vancouver
District Fire Department

ings so that in the event of an emer-
gency or power failure you will
know in advance where to find the
exits.

In mast cases, you have only a
few moments to decide on what
action to take, Once the alarm
sounds, do not delay in making
your way toward an exit. Your pre-
determined actions could save your
life.

Get formal draperies
made professionally

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rings.

Indian stores sell bejeweled fit-
tle bracelets for children and they
make very attractive curtain rings.

Patterned and colored curtains
will fook and usually wear better
when lined. For fullness, you will
need two-and-a-half to three times
the width of the rod.

Brocade, damask, tapestry and
velvet are some of the materials
used for heavy and formal
draperies. They are always lined,
should be custom-made, profes-

sionally installed and dry cleaned.

Velvet comes in the widest and
most beautiful range of colors; it
drapes well and has a wonderful
soft touch. It is, unfortunately,
alfected by light and will eventual-
ly show streaks where it is folded,

There is yet another aspect to
windows: the shape and style of the
window itself and the choice of
trealment — valances, jabots,
swags, rosettes. You can find out
about these and bishop sleeves in
twa weeks.

Laith Saatkamp is an interior
desiyner who teaches design and

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If you encounter smoke as you
gre evacuating, get down and crawl
below the smoke. In most cases it is
the smoke, not the flames, that
causes injury and death.

Never attempt to evacuate by
way of the clevator — it could stall
on the fire floor and you would be
trapped.

The District of North Vancouver
Fire Services encourages you to
make a practice of learning your
emergency escape, wherever you
are.

For more information on how
you can plan to get out alive, con-
tact the Fire Services’ non-emer-
vency number 980-7575, or your
local fire department.

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