Show Could Have Rave Been Deen Prevented I School fires occur at the rate of more than five a day in the United States and Canada More than I fires that could have been pre pre- prevented prevented prevented vented occurred last year Fortu Fortu- Fortunately Fortunately 60 GO per cent were put out by b fire extinguishers when they were only small blazes However in the homes only 5 per cent are equipped with portable hand ha d fire extinguish extinguish- extinguishers ers And nearly fires occur annually in homes Many police cars in the nation are equipped with portable fire extinguishers These are responsible for putting out of many of the fires in their early parly stages In addition to these losses more than fires were re reo reported re- re reported ported in the the forests of of the e nation last year |