14 - Friday, Sune t, 1990 - North Shore News

Stop, drop, roll
when clothes

catch on fire

THE DISTRICT of North Van-
couver Fire Department knows you
are always careful about fire, but

Hort Tips

North Vancouver
District Fire Department

what if, in spite of your caution,
your clothing caught fire? Or what
if you were with someone else
whose clothing began to burn?

What would you do?

Unfortunately, the natural reac-
tion seems to be to try to run away
from the fire but that won't work
and running will add more air to
the fire and make it burn faster
and hotter. .

Three simple words can save
your life: stop, drop, roll.

If your clothing starts to burn,
stop where you are — don’t run,
even if it seems to make sense.
Don’t try to run outside or
towards water, just stop im-
mediately and drop to the ground.
The flames will naturally burn

upwards and, if you remain stand-
ing, the flames will severely burn
your face.

Roll back and forth on the
ground covering your face with
your hands. The rolling will
smother the flames between you
and the ground.

If you are helping someone else
whose clothing is on fire keep them
from doing the wrong thing. If
they run, tackle them to the
ground, Roll them back and forth
if they don’t know what to do. Use
a heavy blanket, coat or water if
handy.

Hundreds of real-life miracles
have happened when someone —
even a child — who knew what to
do, saved the life of someone —
even an adult — who didn’t.

If clothing catches fire, don’t
follow the impulse to run away.
Instead, stop, drop and roll until
the fire stops, then immediately
call for medical help.

For further information, please
call the District of North Van-
couver Fire Department non-
emergency number at 980-7575 or
your local fire department.

Fight pests daily

From page 13

the rest of the month. Eggplant,
peppers, and tomatoes can also be
seeded, but better results can be
expected with transplants.

You should also continue in-
terplanting those crops which can
be expected to germinate and grow
quickly such as radishes, beets,
and loose leaf lettuce.

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general purpose fertilizer such as
6-8-6 on your other trees and
shrubs.

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