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Show Fire Chief Sanderson Reminds Citizens of Safety Tips For Season by Marc Sanderson Pleasant Grove City Fire Chief It's time to talk about Christmas safety. For those that have not had a chance to string those luminous, blinking, tungsten centered glass bulbs et, be careful on that ladder. Don't lean out and reach beyond what you can touch standing stand-ing straight up. Enjoying the season in a cast, healing from a long bone fracture, leaves little room for the romance of the season. Don't overload your circuits. cir-cuits. Spread things out and use different outlets on different dif-ferent circuits. Use protected power strips and make sure they are appropriate for the usage indoors and outdoors. Be careful w ith candles. If it has been a long time since the last fire in your fire place, have it checked before you torch that log to induce that romantic ambiance. Nothing locks up the brakes on a quiet evening at home like a chimney fire. Be careful and courteous courte-ous driving during this w inter in-ter season. Also, try to keep the ice and snow cleared from your walkways. The number of slip and fall accidents ac-cidents increases during this time. My final safety tip is an easy one. Plan your decorations decora-tions with the audience in mind. In other w ords, if you w ill have little elves running about, make siire they are not endangered by the type or placement of your ornamentations. orna-mentations. Please allow me to extend ex-tend my warmest holiday wishes to you and your family fam-ily and please be safe! |