Show I America Fights Fire Menace l a Y rY r ri i v Ah i irr rr r I I L u- u 9 A Ar r w v w F 7 sr 1 r s' s yv Ck r w ws' ws Y yr Each year ear the fire ire lemon demon tales takes IO American lives and destroys in r- r P properly P Of this fatali fatalities ties and damage amage i. i Y is caused by residential fires gl sa d 1 yr A d rr yr f K I As f r r t During Fire Prevention week most oj of the homes Zomes in America will be inspected inspect eel for fire susceptibility by firemen 4 H 4 H clubs rural scouts slate state fire marshals and others They will look f for or such menaces as forgotten rubbish piles and faulty heating plants Many lUany fires are caused by carelessness but the more important tant ant consideration is that most fires fire are preventable The bare truth is that America has ha one o of f the tIre highest per capita fire losses in the lie world Every two minutes of every hour an American home catches fire s f F F. F P b ih y 4 t r y f Here are the tire greatest fire hazards in order of oj their importance 1 rubbish 2 defective chimneys 3 com combustible roofs 4 defective heating healing equipment 5 matches and careless smoking 6 gasoline and kerosene 7 electrical defects and 8 hot ashes Watch for these menaces menace in ill your home and help l keep down dozen Americas America's fire toll loll Remember that every 24 hours 19 persons half half o of f whom are children die children die as a result o of f fires fire burned to death suffocated or asphyxiated w. w v iY 4 d A I |