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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,