The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 5, 1935, Page 7

Fire Prevention Week Starts | INSPECTION Tomorrow;Education, Purpose | GIVEN HINT ¢ FOR SAFETY. Pl Don'ts Are Suggested in | Connection with Fire | Prevention Week That a surprisingly large number of ople are unaware of the ex- ve and inflammable properties varlous. petroleum products is evidenced by the number of fires | reculting from the use of these $roducts in household cleaning. Fire Prevention Week will be ob- served in Juneau, starting tomor- row, October 6. The week is a national one, com- memorating the anniversary of the great Chicago fire, and is the re- sult of Presidential decree which has been taken up by governors, mayors and other public officials in the interests of fire prevention in America. The purpose of the week is edu-| cational. During the week a par- ticular effort will be made by the press and public officials to edu- cate the public to an understand- ing of fire hazards, in the belief that a large majority of fires are the| THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, OCT. 5, 1935. l only to the destruction of build- | ings by fire, but to the unnecessary | loss of automobiles, garments, and | other personal possessions, inflam-| mation of which will ot necessitate | the calling out of the fire de- partment, but which result in the| Joss of hundreds of thousands* of | dollars every year. ! It was pointed out today by Fire | Chief V. W. Mulvihill that loss by | tire, although it can be recorded in national records only in terms of dollars, takes a tremendous tol in lives. According to official cords, there are 10,000 to 15,000 lives lost in this fashion each year. Juneau, it was suggested, should The very persons who areé ac- result more of ignorance than of | be particularly careful about fires, customed to using petroleum Pro- | gotyal carelessness. ducts to kindle fires in their fur-| pyre hazards have reference not naces or fireplaces will wash gar-/ - | since most of the buildings here are lof wood construction. ments in gasoline and then apply‘ a hot iron to them. Not only fire ® is caused by such a procedure, but y creat explosions are produced, in ¥ which persons are dreadfully maim- ed and even killed. ., That gasoline is never a safe cleaning agent has been officially | ! announced by government investi-| Don't try to extinguish a going i gators, who state that. it is not| blaze yourself, phone the depart- grand explosion. Housewives are advised either to | take their clothes to legitimate | cleaners or to use some safe clean- ing agent which may be recom- mended by government authorities. enough to keep the gasoline or the ment or rush to the nearest fire| | garment being cleaned at what may | box and turn in the alarm. The fire | considered a safe distance lromibOYS know just what to do. a fire. B It is explained that gas fumes, riving from the liquid gasoline, trav- | through the air, and once com- in contact with heat, explode, | 15ing a direct series of aerial SPECIAL DELIVERY TO DOuG- xplosions leading back to the con- | LAS! Daily at 10:00 am. and 2:30 tainer or garment from which the p.m. Kelly Blake's SPECIAL DE- 3 arose, where it culminates in | LIVERY—Phone 442. adv. who are too young to know what may happen. ————— THESE ARE THE DANGER SPO7'SY ATTIC.....CELLAR.....CLOSETS Keep matches away from children | . Be sure that cigatette is extin- | guished before tossing it away in rubbish. e Watch that fires are not started | | in garbage cans. |cate with him or with the Fire| IS OFFERED, NO CHARGES e 1 Fire Chief Mulvihill and! Assistant Neiderhaus- er Ready to Aid As part of the observance of Firg Prevention Week, Fire Chief V. W.| Mulvihill and Assistant Fire Chief | | william Niederhauser will make | - their annual inspection of busi- ness houses with regard to fire| hazards, including the exammatlon‘ of roofs, chimneys and oil burn-| ers, i Chief Mulvihill stated that the department will inspect private! dwellings if regpested, and suggest- ed that persons wishing inspection of their property should communi- | | Department. | e ] Daily Empire Want Ads Pay! FIRE DANGER 1S GREAT IN . FALL OF YEAR Government Authorities. Issue Warning to All Householders That danger of fire is always mote imminent in the euTy fall has been stated by government au- thorities, the reason being that per- |sons in preparing for cold weather | are apt hastily to install heaters| without proper safeguards to pre- vent inflammation of the walls, or without proper protection for the | floor. It is suggested for Fire Preven- tion Week in Juneau that citi- zens carefully examine and clean their chimneys before installing their stoves for the winter, and that pipes be carefully examined before they are conrected. 0000000000000 0000000 00000000 00008500080000000 And What YOU Should Know About It! Smoke means fire! Every minute in the day and night a home is burning in America. Sixty per cent of the country’s fires oceur in homes like your own! Proteet the investment you have made 'in your home or possessions—forestall the ter- rific hazard of possible loss! Take out a fire insurance policy on your dwelling and furn- ishings now while premiums are reasonable. “INSURE and BE SURE” Stanley V. Grummett Insurance Goldstein Building PHONE 253 ETRAPS in C e & Protect Your Home Not only by making certain that your home is as safe from FIRE as is pos- sible, but also by having ADEQUATE THOSE UNNECESSARY. FIRE HAZARDS It is wholly human to poke trash away in atties, Fingers of flame strike death blows to happiness, dreams . . . homes. And the fire fiighters say that, upon investigation, they find that a vast proportion of these fires come from the first spark in a dark closet—a trash-filled attic or cellar. A match is ligthed . . . just to find your way . . . dropped. You think it’s OUT . . . and it ISN'T. Then the awful clang of “FIRE.” Open framework in ceiling, walls and partitions should be well sealed over . . . This is a vital step in Fire Prevention. : Juneau Lumber Mills TELEPHONE 358 PROTECTION against loss. INSURE WITH ALLEN SHATTUCK, Inc. Established 1898 the cellar—closets . . . dark corners—but it is likely to be highly inflammable trash, too . , « ready to burst into flame in an instant, MAKE YOUR HOME SAFE and INSURE with H. R. SHEPARD and SON “ABSOLUTE SECURITY IN THE MATTER OF INSURANCE” In collaboration with Chambers of Commerce throughout the United States, the Juneau Chamber of Commerce will, during the week October 7 to October 12 inclusive, conduct in Juneau an aggressive campaign to make the people of this locality clearly conscious of their personal responsibilities and concerns toward FIRE PREVENTION. Our Volunteer Fire Department and all civic organizations are joining in an appeal to the men, women and children of Juneau and vicinity to cooperate in the observance of this most worthwhile national program by searching out and repairing conditions likely to become fire hazards, and by striving to overcome amy personal carelessness tending to cause fires. Your Own Benefit Urges Your Observance. JUNEAU CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.