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‘Sprinkler systems protect family

THE VAST majority ‘of people
who die in fires in North America
are children and elderly, both of

. _. whom are often unable to escape
on. their.own. Now, fire sprinkler,

systems installed in the home can
protect not ‘only those people who
. Héed assistance escaping a fire,
’ but the entire family. ‘Che’ District
of Noxth Vancouver Fire Depart-
ment ‘says ‘that by installing a
: home fire sprinkler system, you
“are providing a type of 24-hour,
* automatic protection.

A fire may smoulder for hours,
but once the first flame appears, it
May. take only 2 minutes for the
.fire<to spread’ to.the contents,

“walls and - ceiling - of an entire

room. However, in a room pro-
tected by a fire sprinkler system,
‘the heat from the fire would cause
the sprinkler to spray water to ex-
‘tinguish“or confine the fire uati!
the fize department arrives.

Statistics show that sprinkler
‘systems save lives and reduce fire

damages by over. 80% in some
-cases, Sprinklers have been used
-in commercial buildings for many
years: The combined new techno-
legy of a quick-response sprinkler
head, the reduced expense of in-
stallation, the use of plastic pipe
‘and the ability to blend the
sprinkler. into the decor of a room
have all. helped to increase the
popularity and use of home
sprinkler systems. They ere being
- included in plans for new homes,
as well as being added to existing
construction. Tests of these new
systems show that sprinkler heads
respond to fire in as little as 35
seconds. When coupled with

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_ The bonus chair offer adver-
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week’s Saie Flyer incorrect-
iy states that the Living
Room Set is made by Elran.
It is made by Berkline.

We apologize for any in-
convenience that this may
nave caused.

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North Vancouver
Cistrict Fire Department

smoke deiectors, they provide ear-
ly warning and early extin-
guishment. |

Frequent: questions concerning
home sprinklers include the fol-
lowing:
© Will the sprinklers go off ac-
cidextally? Research shows an ac-
cidentai discharge due to a
manufacturing defect is 1! in
16. 000,000 sprinklers per year in
service.
olf one sprinkler head goes off,
will they all activate? Sprinkler
heads are designed to react to
temperatures in each room indi-
vidually. Normatly, only the
sprinkler over the fire will ac-
tivate.

¢ If the sprinkler system activates,
will my house sustain severe water
damage? Tests show that damage
caused by water from a sprinkler
is much less than damage caused
by fire department hose streams.

e Aren’t sprinklers too expensive
to install? A sprinkler system can
be installed in a home under con-
siruction very economically —
usually around $1.50 per square
foot. Adding sprinklers to an ex-
isting home costs a little more.

As an added bonus, many in-
surance companies offer a sizeable
discount for coverage of homes
with sprinkler systems. A residen-

. tial sprinkler system is worth con-

sidering.
For further information, please

‘contact the District of North Van-

couver Fire Department non-
emergency phone number 980-
7575, or call your local (fire
department.

Garden club elects board

THE WEST Vancouver Garden
Club held its Annual General
Meeting on September 3, 1991, at
St. Stephens Church in West Van-
couver.

The newly elected Board of
Directors includes:
President: Michaei Evison
Vice President: Beverley Mer-
ryfield
Secretary: Angela Miller
Treasurer: Wendie Kottmeier
Corresponding Secretary: Alison

Mordell
Membership Secretary:
Jopkinson
Bulletin Editor: Pat Strike
The garden club meets on the
first Tuesday of every month from
September to Sune. The aims of
the club include beautifying and
improving our community through
dispensing information, increasing
the level. of knowledge of plants
and gardens, and participating in
community-enhancement projects.

Judy

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