Show to 12 designated I 1 E prevention WEEK citizens urged to check for and eliminate fire hazards october 6 to 12 has been designated as fire prevention week throughout the nation the need of devoting one week to educating the public in fire prevention is brought home by the fact that ton ten thousand lives were lost last year and worth of property was destroyed by fire in the united states all citizens are being urged to cooperate by checking their homes and business places for fire traps and to make all repairs possible to eliminate such hazards which threaten not themselves but also their neighbors inadequate protection of basement walls and fuel stored in basements from contact with furnaces faulty stove pipes flues and chimneys accumulations of rubbish in attics basements and yards electric equipment not installed by trained electricians oil mops stored in closets that are not fireproof and numerous miscellaneous details should be checked to make sure they are not fire hazards in the home or office for persons who are able to meet the credit requirements of the federal housing administration new buildings are necessary remodeling is being recommended as a means of eliminating fire hazards and at the same time stimulating industry that citizens of richfield are endeavoring deavo ring to prevent fires is evidenced by the fact that there have been only five fires in the city so far this year as compared with thirteen during 1934 the richfield department holds an enviable record for property saved in cases of fire but prevention is better than cure in arditi addition on to the calls for fires there have been a few false alarms |