WILL PROCLAIM NEED OF FIRE PREVENTION
In Homes, Schools, Business Offices, Subject Will Be Stressed Next Week.
PROMOTE CARE
Good results already achieved in London by Annual Campaign.
(Article discussing the Governor-General of Canada calling attention to the importance of fire prevention, emphasizing the tremendous losses due to fire and the necessity for public cooperation in reducing hazards and carelessness.)
THINK OF THIS!
LAST YEAR
(Number of alarms – 407)
(Number of fires – 326)
Loss on buildings and contents – $164,085.09
Insurance on buildings and contents – $848,686.00
Value of buildings and contents where fires had occurred – $1,194,460.37
What Have YOU Done To Prevent It?
The City Council of the City of London again invites all citizens to join in the campaign to prevent the yearly loss by fire.
The City Has Taken Precautions To Do Its Share
Here Are Some of the Methods It Has Adopted
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Sixty-two men permanently employed
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Two pumps to increase pressure
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Five chemical engines
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Two service trucks
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One aerial truck
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One chief’s car and one repair car
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Eighty-two fire boxes for alarms connected to all stations
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Two men constantly inspecting premises
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Many private alarm bells from large premises
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An emergency pipe laid through city from river to C.P.R. roundhouse in east yard
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Contract has been given for new switchboard to improve the alarm system
“THINK FIRE”
BEFORE IT HAPPENS
DON’T allow children to play with matches.
DON’T leave everything to the landlord; inspect your own house from cellar to garret.
DON’T throw away lighted matches, cigars or cigarettes.
DON’T go into dark closets, bedrooms or cellars, using matches or candles to light your way.
DON’T use coal oil, benzine or naphtha for cleaning.
DON’T use gasoline or benzine to clean clothing near open flame, light or fire.
DON’T use alcohol lamps, especially in made of glass; they often break and the fluid is ignited at once.
DON’T fill any lamp with gasoline or coal-oil while the lamp is lighted.
DON’T fill oil lamps after dark, without fifteen feet of lighted area.
DON’T put ashes in wooden boxes or barrels. Keep ashes away from boards.
DON’T use oils with a low flash point.
DON’T accumulate rubbish in premises, cellars, or workshops. White oxidizing material keeps such material in covered metal-lined receptacles.
Read and Heed
KEEP THIS IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE
ASHES should be kept in metal receptacles and never in paper or wooden barrels or boxes.
OILY RAGS OR WASTE should be kept in standard metal waste cans and contents removed and burned each night.
RUBBISH should never be allowed to accumulate in or near buildings.
GASOLINE, NAPHTHA and other volatile oils should not be kept in buildings and should be used only with appliances.
STOVES should be kept clear of all wood and other combustible material.
OPEN FLUE HOLES should be properly closed when not in use.
ELECTRICITY, when improperly installed, is hazardous; lamps, cords should not be hung on nails or wrapped around piping; proper shades should be used.
STOVE PIPES should be securely riveted and run direct to brick chimneys, and never through floors or partitions; protect floors under stove.
STAIRWAYS should be kept closed and clear at all times; never place any stock or combustible material there.
AISLES OF GOOD WIDTH should be maintained; never pile stock in front of windows or against doors.
FIRE DOORS AND SHUTTERS should be closed every night and stock should never be piled so as to hinder the ready closing of fire doors.
USE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND FIRE ESCAPES and STANDPIPES for FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AID US in the Prevention of Fires and Loss of Life.
Aid in the Prevention of Fire and Loss of Life
JOHN M. MOORE
Mayor
DO YOUR SHARE TO KEEP THE CITY FREE FROM FIRE
EDWIN SMITH
Chairman No. 1
JAS. McCORMICK
Chairman No. 2
