The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-12
INGALLS,
GIVES OUT
FIRE TIPS
FIRE INSPECTION CHIEF
ISSUES TIMELY WARNINGS
TO MERCHANTS

c. T. ingalls,, manager Of the Okla |
homa Inspection Bureau, has issued
holiday fire bulletin. 1t reads.
70 Merchants: Gentlemen-In ac-
cordance with our custom, we are
calling your attention. at this season
Of the year, to the necessity Of tax
ing every possible precaution to pre-
vent fires in buildings filled with
people. which are usually hole austs
You are earnestly urged to carefully
observe the following suggestions.
which will tend to minimize the danT
ger of fire in your premises.
l. Remove from your premises ali
rubbish, such as paper, excelsior etc,
aond do not allow same to aaccumu-
late, even in the rear of yolr built
ings. Premises should be cleaned up
as often as necessary and accumula-
tions hauled away each night.
.. Remove all cotton in bales from
your building, sidewalks and rear OF
premises. Baled cotton is a source
of danger and should be stored in
warehouses or yards remote from the
business center
3. lnflammable decorations make
fires easy to start and easy to
spread. A match, a gas flame or an
electrical defect may do it.
A. If your store is heated with
stoves see to it that wire or metallic
guards are placed around them so
that goods or your customers cloth
ing can not come in contact with
them. Also see to it that the stove
pipe enters good brick flue and that
same is not within IL inches of any
woodwork or inflammable material.
5. See to it that all of your
chemical extinguishers are freshly
recharged, if necessary, and placed in
conspicuous places. Chemicals should
be recharged twice a year Instruct
your male employees in the matter OF
handling extinguishers or other fire
apparatus, so that quick, intelligent
action may be had in case of fire.
Your attention is especially called
to the following suggestions for the
care of your electrical installation.
G. Safe electrical illumination for
holiday displays may be made more
effective than dangerous ones.
Z. Cotton batting and other readily
inflammable material should not be
used for decorations; especially use
no such material draped over cleo
trical devices. The destructive pos
sibilhies OF defective electrical con
ditions are increased many-fold by
the presence of large quantities Of
inflammable material
8. The practice of draping mer-
chandise over or about lamps defeats
its own purpose The efficiency OF
the lamps is reduced by cutting down
the area of illumination, and the
establishment of brilliant spots OF
light among the mer, handise prevents |
prospective customers from seeing the |
goods to advantage The uniform and |
comprehensive distribution Of light
in a showroom or show-window is |
ideal illumination.
3. Glass or nitrogen lamps are
more hazardous than the usual cleo
trio lamps and should always have !
more clearance from combusuble ma
terial as they generate greater
amount of heat
10. The use of advertising novel
Ties of flimsy construction is mex
cusable now that approved devices OF
this sort are available.
/. The indiscriminate use of long
lamp cords is a dangerous practice
and one which probably is the cause
o. q greater percentage o. electrical
fires. We would urge that YOU re-
move all lamp cords wherever it is
possible TO do so and install station
airy and permanent fixtures. DO not a
permit the decoration of any cleo
.rical wires lamps or lamp cord
With tinsel or other inflammable ma
erial. The practice Of using lamp
shades Of paper or other combusublei
material is an especially hazardous 81,
ne. I,
12 Under no circumstances per ~
lit any employe of your store 20 9.
Jake any changes OF add any exten- Y
ons 10 fonr electrical rnninment. m