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By: W. H. Lyne
County Agent
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This is National Fire Prevention Week! The week of the great Chicago fire! According to a recent article in the Readers Digest we are among the highest fire-bugs in the world ... a record not to be proud of. Now is a good time for each subscriber of the “News” to check against fire loss.
Here are a few things that you can do to increase your chances of not losing your property as result of fire.
Use only safety matches . . . keep them out of reach of children; matches are too deadly for toys.
Check that chimney . . . watch for loose bricks, cracks, cleait it out. If you have a shingle roof put on a spark arrester ... it costs little. .
Are your lightning rods well grounded? do they go down to permanent moiatus*?--—.-v,—
Don’t put wet hay in the mow.
Be careful with kerosene.
Watch for frayed insulation, loose or sagging wires and fixtures loose outlet and switch boxes, loose clamps and junction boxes, badly worn fixtures and overloaded circuits . . . Use 15 amp. fuses on lighting circuits. Turn the current off before attempting electrical repairs.
Don’t smoke in the barn, in bed or near inflammable liquids.
Don’t refuel tractor while engine is running or hot.
Don’t operate op store your tractor in the barn.
Don’t locate gasoline or fuel oil —tanks close to building. ’
Remember all fires start as small fires and to keep some sort of portable fighting equipment handy.
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