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Show Fire Chief offers Safety Suggestions the Fire Department if necessary. (586-9421 Cedar City). 9. Keep matches up high. 10. Hold fire drills in your home and alert family to emergency exits. 11. Smoke detectors should be placed within 10 fee of bedrooms. Leaders from Iron County who attended Leadership School in Logan recently presented programs in Cedar City and New Castle. Also participating were David Bentley and Chief Orwin Green from the Cedar City Fire Department. Subjects covered were "Safety in the Home During the Holidays" - David Bentley and Orwin Green; "Energy is Not a Fad - It's Your Future" - Elaine Averett; "A Wise Consumer Knows Her Appliances" - Cleo Edwards; "What Change" -Revoe Hulet; "Sewing for a Child" Barbara Messenger; "Living With Change" Marva Esplin. Chief Green and David Bentley from the Cedar City Fire Department issued some suggestions for Holiday Safety. Holiday time always shows an increase in fires. A safety list should include: 1. Remember fire is very destructive. 2. Keep candles away from draperies and flamable liquids. 3. Buy good UL approved extension cords. 4. Don't put cords under rugs or let them rub against furniture. Don't overload the house wiring. 5. Have fire extinguishers in your home, automobiles and boats. 6. Don't put Christmas wrapping paper in the fireplace, unless it is put in in small amounts. It can cause flames on the roof of your home. 7. 75 percent of fires in the United States are started by children. 8. Always tell your baby sitter where you are going, how to call |