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14 stoufiviuesuntribunemthursday may 24 2007 smoke alarm search goes doortodoor by hannelore volpe staff writer be prepared for firefighters bearing smoke detectors knocking on your door starting this week the home visits are part of a campaign by whitchurch- stouffville fire and emergency services to make sure everyone has enough smoke detectors in the right locations in their homes to protect their family in case of a fire the visits continue through out the summer and fall legislation passed last spring made it mandatory for every residence to have a smoke detector on each floor and in each sleeping area that might mean some floors in a home could have two smoke detectors to protect bedrooms at the opposite ends of a hall whitchurchstouffville fire prevention officer jeff har- man said the firefighters will also pro vide residents with information on the smoke alarm program along with other fire safety information the firefighters will be there to answer questions mr harman said if smoke alarms are lacking in a home the firefighters will install them if smoke alarms are lacking in a home firefighters will install them in the case of hardwired smoke alarms firefighters will install a batterypowered alarm for the interim but its still up to the owner to put in a new hardwired alarm to comply with the new fire code firefighters will make sure there are enough fire alarms in each home they visit homes built 25 to 30 years ago in the urban areas of stouffville ballantrae and musselmans lake will be vis ited first trip for 2 august 19 2007 michigan international speedway includes air fare hotel vy v meet and greet with carl edwards and vip pit passes brought to you by stouffville mam a suntribune see store for details r wm visit the office depot store nearest you fill out ballot no purchase necessary good luck inflatable pools dangerous during drowning season the maylong weekend was the start of the drowning season whitchurchstouffville recreation pro gramaquatic supervisor micole ong- man said even though that weekend is just past the heightened danger of drown- ing continues right through all week ends of the summer one of the dangers is in many of your back yards large inflatable swimming pools that can hold thousands of gallons of water theyve gained popularity in recent years parks and recreation ontario reports and in 2002 alone 13 children drowned in these pools in ontario drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death among ontario children younger than five the next most vulnerable age group is between five and nine however during 2002 and 2003 for every child drowned between six and 10 more youngsters almost drowned and needed hospitalization to keep your children safe around large inflatable pools the provincial organization recommends any pool that cant be easily emp tied daily should be surrounded by a twometer high fence with a selflatch ing and selflocking gate a parent or responsible caregiver should always supervise children in and near large inflatable backyard pools and ainy other pool pond or body of water for more information log on to prontarioorg find a job c co sich building centre ill country depot ill home schell building centre j schell building centre 33 edward st stouffville 20971 dalton rd sutton 9056403440 9057226561 since 1992 schell country depot 47 edward st stouffville 9056401550 stouffville sutton schell home centre 47 edward st stouffville 9056403440 iilillltlmf m j- 1 homi pi coumwr r