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HOME & GARDEN

Smoke detectors save lives |

HOT TIPS

North Vancouver
District Fire Department

IF THERE was to be a fire
in your home tonight,
would your family survive?
With properly placed and
maintained smoke detectors
you increase your chances
of survival by 50%.

Most residential Cire deaths oc-
cur between 1} p.m. and 7 a.m.
This is the time of greatest
danger, when people are asleep.

The primary killers are smoke
and poisonous gases, which over-
come victims as they sleep.

From the time a fire breaks out
there is a limited amount of time
a person has to escape. With the
early warning of a smoke detec-
tor, you can be awakened during
the early stages of a fire while
escape is still possible.

When purchasing smoke detec-
tors for your home, be sure they
are labelled by a_ nationally
recognized fire-testing laboratory
such as Underwriters Laboratories
(UL), Factory Manual (FM) or
Canadian Standards Association
(CSA).

For minimum protection, smoke
detectors should be installed out-
side of each bedroom or sleeping
area. It is also suggested that at
least one should be placed on the
other levels of your home for ad-
ditional protection.

Placement of your smoke detec-
tor is important; because smoke
rises, the detector should be plac-
ed on the ceiling or high on a
wall.

If wall-mounted, the top of the
detector should be six to 12 inches
from the ceiling. A ceiling-
mounted detector should be at
least six inches from any wall.

Take care to keep the detector
away from drafts created by fans
or air ducts. Also, if a hallway
leading to bedrooms is more than
40 feet long, detectors should be
placed at both ends.

Decorating

workshops
scheduled

THE BAY’S Home Decorating
Workshop has helped hundreds of
people over the last decade come
to terms with all the factors that
make a house a home.

The three sessions cover a broad
spectrum of information; you'll
learn about the elements and
principles of design, how to ob-
jectively analyze your lifestyle and
needs, planning, color schemes
and how to make them work,
what materials should be used for
what application and finally, ac-
cessories -—- how to select the
lamps, art and objects that put the
finishing touches on your home.

The next series of home decora-
ting workshops is scheduled to run
this spring, as follows: Thursday,
April 16, 6 to 8:30 p.m. or Satur-
day, April 18, 10 a.m. to 12:30
p.m.

The series runs for three con-
secutive weeks. Space is limited,
so register early by calling the
Bay’s furniture floor at 681-6211,
local 2481. Fee for the workshop
is $85 plus GST.

For further information, con-
tact deNeen Baldwin at 681-6211.

Once you've installed your
smoke detectors, their
maintenance is very important.
Your detector should be tested a

i . once a month by

g the test button and using

Replace the batteries according
to the manufacturer’s recommen-
dations, or at least once a year,
using the type of batteries
recommended.

Because dust and cobwebs can
impair the sensitivity of the detec-

tor, vacuum the openings in the
detector twice a year.

Properly installed and = main-
tained smoke detectors can pro-
vide you and your family with the
necessary early warning to escape
a home fire.

For additional information on
the purchase and placement of
smoke detectors, contact the
District of North Vancouver Fire
Department non-emergency
number, 980-7575, or your local
fire department.

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