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Practise hot

e fire escapes

Family members should know two routes to safety

ABOUT’ THIS time every
year people feel obliged to
make resolutions, ways they
pledge to reform in the new
year.

Hundreds of Canadians will die
in home fires during the new year.
Most ‘of them will. die because
they were not prepared; they did
not take the time to prevent a fire
and they did not learn how to
save themselves and their families
in case of fire.

Do not become one of those
Statistics.

Make and practise a fire escape
plan for your home. Be sure cach
family member knows at least two

’ different ways’ to escape in case

one way is blocked by fire.
Set.a meeting place so you'll
know everyone is out safely.
. Do not pian to call the fire
department before you escape. Go
next door after you are all safe
‘outside, ,
And never go back inside once

you are‘safely out — not for any .
* reason.

Install, maintain and test smoke

“MANY - PEOPLE ~ create
color’ schemes by ‘borrowing
= from: ideas’ they have seen
elsewhere: a frierid’s home,
a decorating magazine, or
even.a painting, “window
* treatment, piece of : pottery
or fabric in the room. -

| While a good idea, it fails to

‘ “recognize the imporiant role color

can. play “and < the fundamental
‘rules of color selection. .
Color . affects..the way we
It’ can create a
mood or visually alter the dimen-
sions of a room by creating a feel-
ing of expanding - or shrinking:

: .¢ Space.

In carpet, : ‘color’ is “the key to

L transforming ' space. :

To cosy up a large room with a,
northern. exposure, choose a
‘ dark-color..carpet from: the warm

. side of the spectrum (red, orange

or yellow hues).

Because deep, rich: hues absorb
light, “they” give the illusion of
smaller, more intimate space.

Lighter colors. will help to visu-.
ally expand . space,’ particularly
- “pale pastels. and neutral hues.

For. sunny southern exposures,
greens and blues: will help to cool
the atmos here. -

olor reflects style”

the choice of color.’can
enhance and complement furniture
tyles.

“Fraditional . rooms: are best
suited to high-quality carpet ‘with
luxurious dense pile.

‘|
Saxonies in muted tones such as

rose, delft .biue, green-gray and °

-'. subdued pastels are well suited to i

enhance iraditional furnishings.:
On the warmer side, the richer’
‘tones of garnet, sapphire, topaz
‘and emerald “are also’ compatible
with traditional environments... +
“Country-style . furnishings . go

» best: with’ modified earth tones;

‘chestnut,;:sand and gray. or alter-
nately, the. muted dusty tones of
blue, rose, . peach, . burgundy “or

‘HOT TIPS —

North Vancouver
District Fire Department

detectors in your home. Even if
you are renting your home or
apartment, buy some if they are
not already in place.

Smoke detectors now cost fess
than $10 each, so there is no need
to wait. If you now have only one

' detector, get more for other pitts

of your house.

Place them so they protect you
from fires that start in the base-
ment, garage or other storage
areas. ;

If your detectors are wired into
the electric system, get battery-
operated detectors for backup in
case the power goes out.

Check your home for common
fire hazards. You have known
them since you were in grade
school, tut” you probably have
some'in your house just the same.
That is why they are called
““common"’ hazards.

Make it a family project to get

your home..ship-shape today. Do

green. .

The purity of line and practical-
ity of design symbolic of contem-
porary furniture are
reflected in upscale colors such as
warm mauve, peach, coral,

‘the kitchen is

ideally»

blue-’
“.green and a variety of creamy”
‘whites which can soften high-tech
o furnishings. :

not give fire a place to start.

Own and know how to operate
portable fire extinguishers. One in
most important
because so many fires start there.

Garages and basements are
good places for extra extin-
guishers. .

And do not wait for a fire to
learn how to use it — that’s too
late.

Fix up your fire-risk habits. Do
you smoke in bed, or even in a
comfortable sofa or chair
might lull you to sleep?

Are your ashtrays tip-resistant?
Do you sometimes forget to close
the fireplace screen?

Think about what you do. Are
you always careful about fire?

District. of North Vancouver
Fire Services will. be glad to help
with your fire safety resolutions

for the new year. We want you .

around next year to make a new
set of resolutions.

For further information on fire
safety, contact District of North
Vancouver Fire Services non-
emergency number (980-7575) or
contact your local fire depart-
ment, ‘

Crating the perfect color scheme

Alternately, try deep, rich jewel
tones to add life and energy to a

_mix-and-match decor.

Whatever your ‘preferences in
furniture and color, following
these basic guidelines is bound:-to
ensure greater satisfaction when

the job is! finished.

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