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14TuesdayOctober82013BESAFETHISHALLOWEENIfyouusearealcandleuseextremecaution.WallysDrugs872-2134GuardianTMCorbinScheller1takesaturnbehindthewheeloftheretruck.VolunteerreghterJoeRobertsonexplainsthecontentsofarescuetrucktotheGunsonfamily.J.R.BarnesandhissonJoshuasportmatchingreghtersgearatSundaysopenhouse.TheHayRiverFireDepartmenthadtheirfullarsenalofreghtingequipmentondisplayfortheopenhouseonSunday.FirePreventionWeektakesplaceOct.6-122013andthisyearyouwillbehearingalotaboutkitchenres.Thatsbecauseaquarterofallhouseresin2010inAlbertastartedinthekitchen.Wespendalotoftimewithourfamiliesinthekitchencookingtalk-ingaboutourdaydoinghomework.Formanyofusthekitchenistheheartofourhome.Butthekitchenisalsoaplacewithanumberofdangersifwedontprac-tisebasicresafety.Ascookingisthenum-ber-onecauseofhomeresandhomereinjuriesthethemeforFirePreventionWeekisPreventKitchenFiresandtherstweekofOctoberwillpromotesafekitchenhabitswithstovesmicrowavesandotherappli-ances.Remainingattentivewhilecookingandmanag-inghowclosechildrenandpetsaretoanythinghotwillhelpkeepfamiliessafe.KeepyourkitchenssafeFirePreventionWeekOct.6-122013FirePreventionWeekSafetyHereareafewsafetytipstogetyoustartedonmak-ingyourkitchenandhomeasaferplacetocookinWhenyoufrygrillorbroilfoodremaininthekitchenuntilthiscookingiscompleteandtheheatsourcehasbeenturnedoff.Itisagoodideatoneverleavecookingfoodunattended.Maintainachildren-andpet-freezoneatleastonemetrefromthestoveandanyothersourcesofcooking.Alwaysturnpothandlesawayfromthestovesedge.Keepalidandovenmittnearbywhenyouarecookingtouseincaseofagreasefire.Ifyouhaveagreasefireslidealidoverthepan.Turnofftheburnerandleavethepancovereduntilitiscompletelycool.Unplugelectricalappli-anceswhennotbeingused.Installasmokedetec-tornearbutnotinthekitchen.Alwaysrollupsleevesandtiebacklonghair.Youcandoalottopreventkitchenresalthoughyoucantremoveeverypossiblesourceofakitchenre.Howeveryoucanmini-mizefirerisksbyremovinghazardsandmaintainingyourkitchen.FirePreven-tionWeekremindsallAl-bertansaboutthetragediesandlossfirescancause.Moreimportantlyitre-mindsAlbertansaboutthewaystheycanpreventresandprotectthemselvesandtheirfamilies.FormoreinformationonfirepreventionorFirePre-ventionWeekpleasevisitwww.3minutedrill.alberta.cawww.precan.cawww.nfpa.orgMichelleHodderHealthpromotionfacilitatorAlbertaHealthServicesPhotosScottClouthierHayRiverredepartmentopensdoorstopublicFirePreventionWeekPublicEducation