PAGE 10, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1985, WHITBY FREE PRESS And safety message.... Fire catis EXAMPLE 4 doors, 2.2 litre engine, auto. transmission, power steering, electrIc rear defroster, whitewall tires, remote mirrors, AM radio, 1 The following caîls were responded to by the Whitby Fire Depar- tment for the seven day period from 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. il until 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 18, 1 9 8 5 . E . I 7:54 p.m. - Victoria St. E., east of Thickson Rd. Car fire, $7,000 damage. FEB. 12 11:42 p.m. - &% Green St. Alarm problem. FEB. 13 1:41 a.m. - Whitby psychiatrie HospitaL. Assistance to ambulan- ce. 6:40 a.m. - Wbitby Psychiatric Hospital. Problem with fire alarm. 8:15 a.m. - 94 Queen St. Chimney fire. 9: 48 p.m. - 610flundas St. W. Strange smell. 10:14 p.m. - 15 Regen- cy Dr. Injured citizen. 11: 12 p.m. 15 Regency Dr. Assistance to am- bulance. il: 12 p.m. - 630 Centre St. N. Assistance to am- bulance. FEB. 14 2:17 a.m. - 321 Prince of Wales Dr. Assistance to ambulance. 6:36 a.m. - Thickson Rd. and Dundas St. Motor vehicle accident. 6:55 a.m. - Wentworth St. and Thickson Rd. Motor vehicle accident. . 7:17 a.m. - Thickson Rd. at C.N.R. Thawing rail switches. 5: ilp.m. - 7o9King St. Chimney fire. 10: 19 p.m. - 225 Brock St. N. Report of smoke in building. FEB. 15 8:42 a.m. - 25 Kenton Crt. Assistance to am- bulance. 6:43 p.m. - 100 White Oaks Crt. Alarms rînging. FEB. 17 1:06 p.m. - 1801 Dun- das St. E. Tar on roof. 3:31 p.m. - Hwy. 401, west of Henry St. Motor vehicle fire. 4:18 p.m. - 25 Graham Crt. Resuscitator caîl. The following is a fire safety message from Fire Chief Ed Crouch concerning the main- tenance of electrical fuse boxes. This is par. ticularly valuable il your home is elec- trically heated. "Most people don't give their fuse box mucli thought. ..until a fuse blows. Usually located in the basement, a fuse box will generally provide trouble-free service with littie main- tenance. Proper care is often as simple as using the right type and size of fuses. IlCareless fusing could cause loss of elec- trical service or even a fire. "BRe aware of the warning signais thal could mean potential problems, contact your electrician if fuses repeatecily blow for n apparent reason, or if you detect rust in the fuse box. Overheating and discoloration in the fusebox or flickering ligts are. danger signals not to lx ignored. "By following these simple steps, you can avoid fuse box problems. -Use low melting point type fuses (identifled by the letters 'P' and ID') for appliances that use a lot of electricity. -The 'P'. fuse is recommended on cir- cuits to appliances that heat but are not motorized such as water heaters, baseboard heaters and ranges. -Time delay or dual element fuses, iden- tified by the letter ID' should be used for large motorized appliances such as clothes dryers, furnances, refridgera- tors, freezers and win- dow air conditioners. Type ID' fuses can han- die power surges when the appliance motor ac- tivates. -Always instail the proper size fuse. Al lighting and general use circuits are fused at 15 amps. -Remember to take a flashlight with you when you're going to change a fuse. Neyer change it in the dark or while stan- ding on a wet floor. -Before changing a fuse, unplug the ap- pliance which caused the overload on the cir- icuit and turn off the main switch located at the fuse box. 1 -Screw in plug-type rfuses as tightly as possible by hand and check periodically to ensure they are screwed in tightly. -The fuse box cover or door should be kept closed to protect 1 children from electrical - injury and to prevent dirt from ac- cumulating." Ajax bridge club resuits r The following are the resuits of last week's iplay at the Ajax Bridge Club as reported by eDwight Oland. 1 In the open section i(average - 108): - North and South: 1Mike Fernley and -Franklin Wu, 141h; fVerna and Gene -Creelman, 1131/2; Peter Mott and Jim Colvin, t 110; and, Bea Phillips iand Elaine Malcolmn, 109. 1 East and West: Mike Norman and Mark Mar- tinek, 130; John eMacLean and Don - Titherington, 128; Grant sAndrews and Jack Fln- gdlay, 116; and, Karen fRennick and Gayle White, 108. In the novice section (average- 50): 1 North and South: Teddy Ryan and Evelyn BMcNabney, 62%; and, tJim and Brenda Reid, l55%. r East and West: Les sand Jean Johnson, 571/; Dand, Wybren and Bea fHoogland, 57. e On Feb. 25, the club gwill hold an A.C.B.O. emembership game, gbeginning at 7:30 p.m. rsharp. e Anyone interesting in joining the club should a u e ither 683-9565 r.n