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Show Prevent Those Uacation Fires Country homes and summer cabins commonly suffer three handicaps in fixe control. These are: No nearby fire department. Unnecessary fire hazards about buildings. Occupants' vacationist type of laxity in summer cabins. Suggestions for corrections: Organize neighborhood volunteer volun-teer fire fighters where practicable. practi-cable. Maintain good communications. communica-tions. Provide fire fighting equipment equip-ment as follows: Fire pump and truck of size to meet need, water wa-ter system with spray hose, open water tank or hole for filling fire tanks, extinguishers, sand barrels, shovels, axes, rakes, buckets, ladders and stirrup pumps filled for use. Remove unnecessary inflammable inflam-mable material. Maintain safe electric wiring-, chimneys, spark arresters, campstoves. ash cans and incinerators. Control lighted matches and cigarettes, camp fires and debris burning. Clear strip around buildings to protect pro-tect against forest and range fires. , , Occupants of isolated buildings cannot afford indifference to fixe control. |