HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 05-19 Fire and safety program sponsored in Maplewood THE REVIEW Fire and safety program
sponsored in Maplewood
Most fire victims succumb to smoke says detectors and extinguishers of the
inhalation long before the fire reaches state-approved type may be purchased
them--if it reaches them at all.That is through the Lions organization.For in-
why fire officials, safety experts, formation and purchase contact Bob
manufacturers and building code Berglund, 777-4724. Also, display and
directors designate the use of smoke order stations have been set up at Mac's
detectors. Barber Shop,1344 Frost(777.0202)and at
Maplewood Fire Marshal Al Schadt the Maplewood L&L Hall, 1310 Frost
recommends that each residence be (771-9830).
protected by at least one approved smoke
detector for each sleeping area. The
Minnesota Building Code Division has
insisted they be installed in all new
dwellings,mobile homes and apartments
since January 1,1974.Most other states
have the same code provisions.
"They give you—and your family—a
warning early enough to get out of the
house.They reduce the chance of a fire
fatality by 60 percent,"Schadt pointed
out. "They also reduce property loss
because fires can be detected and ex-
tinguished in their early development."
In order to provide our citizens with an
inexpensive detector and fire ex-
tinguisher for home use the North
Maplewood Lions have begun a"Safety
Project Operation."
Bob Berglund,chairman of the project,