Show A Home re f Fire Check List ARE YOU i 0 CARELESS WITH HOT ASHES WILL FIRE I I I i I STAY INSIDE o OUR FURNACE I I ICAN HT r Cs CAN N YOU TRUST YOUR DO YOU HAVE A CHIMNEY Y SPAnK An a ROOF RoOP I II II I I st v More than a thousand home fires a n day nearly day nearly a year are are killing people and destroyIng destroy destroy- ing property at t an unprecedented rate according to the National Fire Protection Association sponsor sponsor sponsor spon spon- sor of Fire Prevention Week Oct 5 Deaths last year numbered 12 This was a record high as was the property loss of records indicate that most fire deaths occur in homes As a minimum observance of Fire Prevention Week the asks every householder to go over this home fire check list and to correct the hazards he finds Are there plenty of ash trays and are there any matches except safety matches in the house I Are Arc all electrical appliances clean and in good working condition condition con con- Do any appliances or lamps have frayed wires wires Has the furnace been cleaned and inspected since the last heatIng heating heat heat- ing season Do kitchen ranges and oil stoves work well Are furnace ashes pu put into metal metal met met- al containers Is there a screen for the tho fireplace fire place Are the chimneys clean Is the house protected by asphalt asphalt as as- shingles or other otner resist fire ant roofing Is there any combustible rubbish rubbish rubbish rub rub- bish hidden away in the basement basement basement base base- ment the tho attic or closets Are Arc explosive cleaning denning fluids used I |