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Show -- t!SJt US Davis sounds off on fire safety work or are missing batteries. Stell said that is an important causal factor in the 5,000 fire fatalities and 100,000 plus injuries that occurred in 1992. The peak time for fire fatalities is between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. Most people think they will awake to the smell of smoke, but the nose doesnt dont By MARK EDDINGTON Staff Writer fire-relat- Davis County fire stations will BOUNTIFUL sound off Saturday on the importance of citizens changing batteries in their smoke detectors along with their clocks. Saturday at noon, Bountiful City Fire and South Davis Fire District stations will sound their fire sirens to Department remind citizens of the importance of having a functioning smoke detector in their homes. The fact that the sirens also trumpet the arrival time is a of daylight-savin- g bonus. The fire safety drill is a joint effort by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the Greater Salt Lake Valley Fire Departments. Capt. Bob Stell, Bountiful Fire spokesperson, said the sirens are an ideal method of warning families about the critical role smoke detectors play in fire safety. Research shows a properly functioning detector can reduce the risk of dying in a fire by half, by. Statistics show 82 percent of American homes have smoke detectors. Yet about one third of the devices work when they're asleep, Stell said. There are 200 poisonous gases emitted from a single piece of burning wood. In the average home, there are also numerous household items couches, clothes and a score made out of of other items synthetic materials that can produce hydrogen cyanide. Just one or two whiffs of that will kill you, Stell said. Besides changing batteries in detectors, local fire officials are recommending parents sit down with children and do an audit of fire safety in their home. Escape routes and other contingency plans in the event of a fire should be discussed. Fire departments also have a program to provide free smoke detectors to elderly and disadvantaged residents. Interested parties should contact their local fire department to see if they qualify. usqvarna ffPcudb&cdeb tPemice 113 N. Hwy. 89, North Salt Lake 295-044- 4 low-incom- e, The public is invited to attend the Seventh Annual Bison Round-u9 on Antelope Island. More Oct. than 700 buffalo will be rounded up into a corral area, where the animals will be vaccinated, tested and memorabilia, such as sweatshirts, toys and buffalo weighed. Food, drinks and buffalo round-ulicorice will be on sale. p p Its buffalo No bull: More than SYRACUSE as last seven hundred buffalo on Antelope Island will be rounded up Oct. 9, as the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation conducts its Seventh Annual Bison Round-uThe public is invited to attend the event. The park will be open from 7 a.m.-- 7 p.m. each day. p. The rounded-u- buffalo herd will be and pushed to the p tested and vaccinated. year. The wind on the island blows out of the northwest, which is directly into the face of the buffalo as theyre brought in," Larsson said. Last year, as they caught scent of the people who were watching, some turned the other way, making it difficult to get them into the coral area. 29-No- v. With a pair of binoculars, visitors should actually have a more complete and sweeping view of what is taking place than they did last year, he said. People visiting between Nov. can see the buffalo resting in the holding corral area, prior to their being worked through the parks handling facility. Animals will be worked through the handling facility beginning Nov. 5. Visitors can get fairly close to the buffalo as they are weighed, blood parks holding corral facility on the islands north end Oct. The best day to watch the round-u- p will be Saturday, Oct. 30, said Park Manager Mitch Larsson. The majority of the herd will be brought into the holding corral area that day, as helicopters and park personnel in trucks join horseback riders in the round-uAs the animals are brought into the holding corral area, visitors will not be allowed as close to the action 29-3- 1. -4 p. Provides Food, Shelter, Heat, Light and more for 2 people... tent Stove 4 & wfuel hour hand body warmer 24 Waterproof matches Waterproof matchcase hour candles 1 -- 4 toilet space blankels whistle 1 1 1 Signal mirror fire starter flint Compass ponchos gallon water storage purif. tablets day emergency food rations, shelf life: 3 5yrs. survival The buffalo will be worked through the handling facility Nov. from 8 a.m.-- 5 p.m. each day. 5-- Food, drink, and round-u- p s, memorabilia, such as sweatshirts, stuffed buffaloes and buffalo licorice, will be available for purchase throughout the round- candy function small knife flashlight llghtstick For use in case of EARTHQUAKES FLOODS -- FIRES HURRICANES DISASTERS and other EMERGENCY SITUATIONS XI MOMousitiful tee-shirt- up. Visitors are reminded that only the northern 2000 acres of the island are open to the public. The fee to attend the round-u- p is $5 per vehicle and $2 for those who ride bicycles or motorcycles into the park, each day. To reach Antelope Island State exit at Exit 335 Center Exit) and follow the signs, traveling west on Antelope Drive. For more information call the park at Park (Syracuse-Freepo- rt 773-294- 1. m a 1 time round-u- p ST 2 PERSON BASIC EMERGENCY KIT FIVE REASONS FOP YOUR VOTE 1. Let's . have an OPEN DOOR policy in the management of City affairs. LIMIT EXECUTIVE SESSIONS AND BE MORE RESPONSIBLETO CITIZEN REQUESTS. Public business is the public's business 2. Reduce the Franchise fax on gas, electricity and credit bad on water fees. WE ARE GENERATING TOO MUCH REVENUE IN TAXES AND FEES. 3. Roll back the 20 increase in the golf card pass. $5 is enough...there is $1.2 million surplus in the golf fund. 4. Hold back as much as possible projected increases in electrical power rates. av mn , More 5. Fill the manholes on our new 1 500 South Street. Than Enough For A Pad political ad by commttee to elect Piggatt Rainy Day. |