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jiij ijzj jjj st wm im t j tribune september29 1993 pi 1 abigthankyou to our fire fighters from usfohh goodel son 1987 ltd 8523355 corner of brock st w and victoria in uxbrioge a big thank you to our firefighters from newmarket precast concrete products limited pobox 1179 victoria street north uxbridge ontario l9p 1n4 uxbridge line 8526111 tou free 18002631297 fax 8524340 a big thankyou to our fire fighters from ibdo idunwoody iwarpmallette chawed accounar 38 toronto st n uxbridgel 8529714 fire prevention week oct 39 pripari for a fire ll in hdwunce says lm wrl h k8st w get out and stay out your fire safe response thats this years message for fire prevention week which runs oct 3 to 9 the goal of the public awareness and education campaign is to reduce loss of life and to prevent burn injuries and damage caused by fire many people die in their homes each year because their smoke alarms dont work and they become trapped to avoid unnecessary tragedies test your alarm regularly and make sure you and your family members are fully aware of escape routes practise your home escape plan with your family and always have a second route in the event the first one is blocked local fire chief bill brown has a special message on fire pre vention for residents this is the time of year when people start cleaning up the yard and putting the barbecue away from time to time weve found people who store their propane tank indoors some times in the basement and thats extremely dangerous he warned a leak in the tank could cause the gas to explode destroying your home and resulting in injury or death for those inside those tanks should always be kept out doors stressed brown whats it like to have a chimney fire its no fun if it doesnt burn the house down it will probably wreck your chimney and scare you half to death heres how it happens begin with one dirty chimney lets say a fireplace not cleaned for a couple of years the soot lin ing in the chimney is saturated with flammable creosote more detail on creosote is available in any dictionary it doesnt take much to ignite creosote a newspaper fire sending flames up the damper is enough once kindled creosote burns with joyous abandon in a matter of seconds the fire spreads up through the flue and creates a draft that only helps things along at this point your average chimney fire begins to roar and howl sounding for all the world like a rocket taking off in your living room if you run youll be treated to a real fireworks show as the creosote burns it actually peels and curls off the inside walls of the chimney this blazing inferno then drips into the flue forming red hot balls that are whisked up in the tremendous updraft like a giant roman candle it shoots molten balls of fire out the chimney and onto the roof if youre lucky the chimney will fall apart destroying one end of the building if youre not this minia ture volcano can bring the whole house down however if you stand your ground a chimney fire can be controlled call the fire department put out the fire in the fireplace with an extinguisher or sand cover the opening with a wet blanket quickest source is the toilet and hope for the best but it should be pointed out that having your chimney cleaned is a lot easier on the nerves than the sand and wet blanket method hre eningusher motile recharging ulc approved i isafesardservfce smoke oecedvs acord fire equipment ltd 121 toronto st box 727 uxbridge ont ron cordingley 4168526847 pager 5596988 thank you firefighters for your dedicated service to our community ron noble insurance limited home farm business life auto aircraft yacht uxb 4168523309 tor 4166401290 po box 4301 06 moin st n o uxbridge ontario 19p 1m8 sootease chimney sweep fireplaces and woodstoves for free inspections ill ralf jansen 4735775 box 174 zephyr ont ymm m f4 7 neam ftrket a big thank you to our firefighters from trentwaywagar 791 webber avenue po box 1017 peterborough ont k9j7a5 tel 705 7486411 fax 705 7482452 toronto tel 416 9619666 canada usa 18004617661 a big thank you to our firefighters from roanes paint wallpaper zehrs plaza uxbridge 8525315 for all your decorating needs thanks to our local firefighters were all a little safer glad to know youre there your friends at q nompharm high quality affordable pharmaceuticals made in canada a big thank you to the firefighters from james campbell insurance for all your insurance needs 9bascomst 8529191 our compliments to the past continued service of our firefighters mr i martin insurance brokers ltd homo business auto farm life writing all lines abstainer nonsmoker rates monthly payment plan available insurance is a service business brokers ivan martin clu diane hawtln paul harris dan martin kathy eariemartin give us call 78 brock st w uxbridge 8526191