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TIME FOR FIRES
Christmas isn’t the only thing that is on the way. It’s also timefor the annual upward spurt in fires which begins every December', and continues through March. ^ If we announced the ragweed season had begun, hay fever victim^ would take to the hills. But the “increased fires” season seems to spur very few people into action. The reasons why fires increase in the winter are well known, portable heaters and open fires are largely to blame. Most of the fires are preventable. Yet every year the fire loss statistics of the National Board of Fire Underw’riters hit the same December-March high. '’ For almost every fire that oc curs—and there are some 845, 000 a year—there is at least one more person who finds out the hard way that fires don’t always happen to “the other fellow.” This year, unless you apply common sense safety rules, one of those people may be you. Hearth fires and Heating systems are principle reasons why winter is ■ the worst season for fires, according to the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
The dangers are obvious. Each of the three “H’s” involves live flame or very high temperatures. One—space heaters— often involves the use of flammable liquids.
To help ‘protect your home rake the following precautions:
1. Heaters. These may present varied hazzards. Electric heaters consume a good deal of current, and may overload house circuits. Gas heaters should be vented to the outdoors. Oil heaters should
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