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TERRACE BAY NEWS UP A TREE AgouT A Message from your Fire Chief... Chief Vic Thorpe points out that tests have' BOR 1ERE'S HOW TO MAKE We YOURS FIREPROOF! -- SAYS BUSY BEAVER ~ proved that the safest tree is a tree with its butt set in water. If a tree has dried out, however, before it is set up, it cannot regain its safe NEEDLE-IF IT moisture level. A dry tree, he warns, can be TOO DRY ignited by a single match, to burn violently to : 'a charred state in a f ew seconds. MAKE A FRESH DIAG- Il onal cut aT BUTT ; So-called "flame=-proofing" of natural KEEP TREE IN REGULARLY-FILLED Ragu Let trees, by spraying with chemical mixtures, is Ontario Safety League TORONTO not a sure protection; and even artificial frees Shane i present their own serious fire hazards. Metallic trees, because they are conductors of electricity, should never be decorated with strings of lights. If lighting is desired, it should be provided by floodlights set apart from the tree. Some plastic trees, made from styrene materials; and those trees known as "Hon Kong" trees are flammable and may burn violently. Neve: use candles on or near the Christmas tree, or in holders made of polystyrene foam. Fire Chief Thorpe adds a final serious warning: "Never leave small children unattended. This is even more important at a season when last- minute shopping, or visiting with friends, may tempt parents to relax their vigilance." TERRACE BAY FIRE DEPARTMENT