Show make every day of year fire prevention day 0 fire prevention day Is being more widely observed this year than ever before according to chief T L sullivan of the local tire fire depart ment who submits the following ar tide tor for publication in our columns fire prevention day october eth will probably be more widely observe ed this year in the united states than ever before according tp anfor mation reaching our department in view of the many proclamations that are being issued and the exten sive programs of exercises planned by many important cities it is be lieveld that the occasion will be a truly national event As the day falls on sunday school exercises are being scheduled tor for the preceding friday or the monday fol lowing with property throughout the na tion being destroyed by tire fire at the rate of abi about ut halt half a billion dollars a 5 ear there is an imperative need of awakening the public to the ne cassity of great carefulness in deal ing with common tire fire hazards in the home and elsewhere every day should be a fire prevention daa da and we hope to make it so in eureka it the people of this city would observe the following precautions life and property pru perty in eureka would be considerably safer than they are today I 1 j don t use make makeshift shift instead of I 1 proper fuses in your electrical cir cults the fuse is the safety of the system don t leave electrical flat iron or 4 other heating devices turned on while attending to something else don t use gasoline or other vola tile liquids to remove spots from clothing or tor for other purposes it is cheaper to pay for dry cleaning than for a funeral don t throw your matches or lighted smoking material where they can possibly cause fire don t smoke in bed even it those guilty of this practice are too green to burn the beds are not don t let children play with matches or bond fires don t fall to have your detective defective chimneys and flues mended they cause numerous fires in I 1 lumber buildings especially don dont t forget to have your smoke pipe cleaned of soot it if clogged it may overheat and cause a tire fire when you operate your stove dont don t neglect to protect walls ceilings and partitions from the ov er heating of stoves furnaces and pipe pipes don t put hot ashes into wooden boxes or barrels don t till fill oil lamps or stoves by open flame light many lives have been lost by this form of careless ness don dont t let leto rubbish cleanliness and tire fire safety go band hand in hand don t tall fall to keep a bucket of water and a bucket of sand in a con lenient place tor for use in case of fire they may save the lives of your tarn fam ily remember tire fire is a danger that never sleeps and be continuously on your guard |