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Show How Ho Eliminate Home Fire Hazards The National Board of Fue Underwriters Un-derwriters has just released a bulletin bul-letin entitled, "What to Look for In Dwelling If. use Inspections." While ihe bulletin is specially designed de-signed fur fhemen, the advice It' Rives can easily be followed to ad- j vantage by heme owners. j Items to be cheeked from outside the house include: 1. C ndition of roof. Old or w.wped rooting collects col-lects spa'.ks. 2. Condition cf chimneys. chim-neys. L'.cse brick:;, open joints, cracks, improper supports, etc.. present obvious d inners. 3. Condition Condi-tion of the yard Dry grass, leaves, papers and o her t.yrr-'justible ac-cumwlaticns ac-cumwlaticns c nsiil.ute a serious flra hnzn'd te. adjacta' places. 4. Condition of !,.ir:es and sheds. Cleanliness and od maintenance ore essential precautions. 5. The storage if hazardous materials such as oil and kerosene. Inside the hcu.se a thorough fire inflection must include the checking check-ing of accumulated waste and discarded dis-carded materials; storage cf fuel; the condition of furnaces, stoves sind other heating appliances; possible pos-sible defects in Inside chimneys, fire stops, etc. The citizen who Is uncertain as to hazards and their elimination can get the necessary information from, the National Board of Fire Underwriters! 85 John Street, New York, or can doubtless cbtain the assistance of local fire marshals. Periodic inspection by owners would unquestionably prevent the great majority of the dwelling fires which destroy millions cf dollars dol-lars in property values and take hundreds of lives annually. |