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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 09, 1958
Page
6
A home safety checklist asks about trash disposal ground maintenance safe storage of oily rags and matches roof fire retardant material and yearly chimney and heating system cleaning. It urges cooperation with fire department inspections to identify hazards and praise homes that seldom burn.
The article explains that electric cooking fires are flagged by fuse blows while gas cooking relies on odor to detect leaks. Natural gas has a sweet sickly smell, sometimes skunky, while manufactured gas may smell rotten. If you detect odor, open windows and call for help, do not strike a match.
A house holder surveys a neighbor’s fire ruins and considers whether their own policy is sufficient. The reflection stresses that tidy housekeeping is a strong bonus to fire insurance.
Fire emergencies occur daily with various fire types requiring specific extinguishers. Learn which extinguisher suits electrical, chemical, grease, or ordinary combustibles to improve safety and response at home or work.
A cryptic note warns that a single tree could yield a million units while urging against using an elevator to flee fires. The fragment suggests danger from a single match that could devastate a building and hints at large-scale forestry or liability themes.
Canadians paid 169 million for fire insurance and recovered 129 million in losses in 1957. Premiums rose by 8.6 million versus 1956, while paid losses exceeded 1956 by 27 million. The 1957 loss ratio stood at 76.28 percent, up from 63.58 percent in 1956.
Residents largely welcome voluntary home fire checks though a few households resist. Fire fighters describe reluctance as ashamed fearful or ignorant and hope for better luck next visit.
The 1958 slogan Dont Give Fire a Place to Start kicks off Fire Prevention Week October 5 to 11. The Fire Chief announced a community wide effort with parades displays open houses and calls to individuals to remove household fire hazards. He emphasized little changes like proper fusing and safer heating and urged everyone to cooperate to make the town one of the fire safest in size and population.
A historic note explains how a tiny electrostatic spark can ignite flammable atmospheres, deeming it safer to avoid woolen garments in operating rooms and highlighting the danger of fires in medical settings. It contrasts grandiose stroke counts for lighting with the simplicity of a spark from a comb through hair.
A DIY fire safety list highlights hazards in a home including unprotected joists above furnaces, oily rags, gasoline storage, exposed wood, loose wiring, and stoves near combustibles. It notes attic and garage risks such as improper wiring, blocked flues, and elevated chimneys, urging removals and corrections.
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