Consider safety when renovating IF YOU plan to. improve your home this fall, don’t overlook ways to improve its safety. The more ycu know about potential fire hazards, for example, the better you'll be able to protect the place you hang your hat. Experts point out that fire deaths and injuries in the home often occur needlessly. They put together this fire safety quiz to help dispel some of the myths about what causes fires and burn injuries, @ Whet is the leading cause of home fires — smoking materials, arson, heating equipment, or elec- trical equipment? Heating equipment accounts for nearly one-quarter of all home fires, Space heaters, portable heaters and related equipment such as chimneys should invite special attention and be maiatain- ed properly. Anything that can burn should be at least three feet from heating equipment. @ What is the No. 1 cause of home fire fatalities — lightning, smoking materials, cooking equipment or electrical equip- ment? Smoking materials start more than 200,000 fires a year, resulting in more than 1,200 deaths. More than 90% of these deaths involve the careless use or disposal of smoking materials or people fall- ing asleep with lighted smoking materials. Ashtrays should always be deep and sturdy. And matches and lighters should be stored high on shelves out of the reach of children. Even putting such items in locked cabinets can be recom- mended. . @ Is the least fire-safe roofing materinl untreated wood-shakes, Uncommon tree sale coming up VANDUSEN GARDENS will hoid its second annual. Uncommon Tree Sale and Fest this Sunday, Oct.. 25. from 10 a.m. to3 p.m... Displays, demonstrations, lec- tures and over 1,000 wonderfu' trees will be available. ~ Admission is $2.25 for adults, $1.15 for’ seniors and youth, and $4.50 for families... VanDusen Gardens is* located at 5251 Oak St., at the corner of Oak and 37th Avenue. ‘ . “Readers of inspirational articles in gardening magazines are having their appetites whetted with wonderful descriptions of unusual varieties of trees. However, when they go to purchase them, they can’t find them. This event at VanDusen Gardens is designed to meet that ever-growing need. The Uncommon Tree Sale and Fest will be even more spectacular this year, with over 1,000 hard- to-find trees to choose from. The selection includes many such as magnolias, maples, Pineapple Broom, Paulownia Tree, Witch Hazel, dwarf apple trees, pines and more. . This year the sale will also in- clude a selection of vines to grow up into the branches of rnature trees and displays of groundcover plants as an alternative to lawn or high-maintenance flower beds under trees. Knowledgeable VanDusen vol- unteers will assist with choosing just the right tree for your yard. There will also be many displays by the Street Tree Division of the Vancouver Parks Board, demonstrations and lectures on the care and maintenance of trees. All the trees may be previewed, but not purchased, on the Satur- day before the sale. i | cub full of warm water By Christine B. Needham Contributiag Writer asphalt, slate or tile? Untreated wood-shake roofs are a major cause of fire spreading to other dwellings. Roofs should be made of non-combustible or fire-resistant materials such as asphalt, tile or slate. It’s important to clean debris from gutters and eaves period- ically, especially if you live in wooded areas. @ Do the largest number of home fires and associated fatalities oc- cur in spring, summer, fall or -winter? : The cold-weather. months are peak periods for both home fires and home fire deaths. Surprisingly that’s not because of the holiday lights and indoor Christmas trees. Although these decorations do add to the potential hazards, December through February are dangerous months because of the increased use of heating equip- ment. © Do the largest number of home fires start in closets, utility rooms, kitchens or attics? Kitchens are the leading rooms for home-fire origins. Runners-up are bedrooms and living rooms. Professionals also point out something that should be obvious but probably isn’t to most of us: your home’s address should be clearly visible to responding firefighters. Distributed by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. Presentation adds local color From page 18 can destroy next year. Now you could wait for the tradi- tional pruning peried of January or early February to prune off af- fected parts, but by then this pest will have taken up new residence. As we head into the longest and gloomiest days of the year, spring is just starting Down Under. Well-known local gardener Roy Jonsson has recently returned from a trip to New Zealand. 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