Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 9, Number 45, DeMotte, Jasper County, 28 September 1939 — FIRE PREVENTION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FIRE PREVENTION

• By national proclamation the week October 8-14 has been designated Fire Prevention Week. This community, and all others, has been urged to cooperate in reducing fire hazards. Even though hazards have been checked, fires still break out. Here are a few common fires- and methods of fighting them.

Kitchen stoves are a prolific source of fires—particularly when heating grease-filled frying pans. A close-fitting lid, clamped over the pan, will speedily smother flames,' cutting off necessary oxygen.

An accumulation of rubbish near the furnace is always dangerous. Ashes, falling from the shovel, can easily ignite any debris. A pail of sand or water near the furnace is a necessary precaution.

Millions of dollars go up in smoke each year as the result of unconfined fires. An incinerator such as this will insure safety in burning rubbish and garbage. An adequate supply of water should be at hand.

In a majority of cases only the most elementary facilities are available for fighting automobile fires. Here a driver has filled his handkerchief with dirt and is pouring it on a motor blaze. Dirt, always available, will effectively smother fires.

The sleeping cigarette smoker endangers everyone around him. Many homes are equipped with extinguishers, the most scientific method of combatting fire. However, the fire department should always be called first, then emergency measures taken by the individuaL