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Show "These days more than ever the i public's cooperation is needed to j prevent rising fire losses," the , Chief seid. "War codnitions have j made it hard for the fire depart- j ment to replace manpower and j equipment, and yet fire dangers are increasing. There is only one answer everyone must do everything every-thing that he can to prevent fire, and to put out small blazes as soon as they start. Chief Warns Of Exposure Fires Fire Chief E. S. Laurence to-osy to-osy warned against the dangers of "exposure" fires. "When a spark from a bonfire sets fire to a neighbor's roof, or when a fire in one building spreads to another an-other that's an 'exposure' fire", the Chief explained. "Exposure fires are bad . because they often make fire-fighting double work, :nd, once a fire starts to spread, it may keep right on going until the whole community Is threatened. threaten-ed. Exposure tires may occur where-ever where-ever buildings lacking fire resistive resis-tive construction are built close together, the Chief said. Under such conditions a fire can quickly quick-ly spread from one structure to another. If outdoor rubbish, high grass, oil-soaked garage floors and similar hazards are allowed to go uncorrected, the danger of a fast-spreading fast-spreading fire becomes just that much greater. ', The Chief suggested that home owners clean up the grounds around their homes, refrain from building fires outdoors except in approved type incinerators, install fire-resistive roofs, erect spark arresters ar-resters over chimneys, build outbuildings out-buildings at a safe distance from the house, observe the rules for ''good housekeeping" indoors, and keep private fire-fighting equipment equip-ment in serviceable conditions. To store and building owners he offered much the same advice, adding, however, that all vertical openings should be protected by fire stops, that walls between sections of the same building should be made fire retardant and that combustible outside construction, construc-tion, such as overhanging roofs and cornices, should be eliminated. |
