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◗ INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SMOKE ALARMS Smoke alarms warn you of a fire in time to let you escape. Installing an adequate number of suitable smoke alarms and testing them regularly is the first step in your home fire safety plan. ◗ PLAN AND PRACTICE YOUR HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLAN Draw a grid of your home and plan two ways out. Choose a meeting place outside. Practice the plan regularly. ◗ TAKE CARE WHEN COOKING Approximately a third of all home fires start in the kitchen. Never leave cooking or other open flames including candles or oil burners unattended. ◗ MATCHES / LIGHTERS ARE TOOLS NOT TOYS Matches or lighters can be extremely dangerous in the hands of a child. ◗ STOP, DROP, COVER, ROLL If your clothes catch fire, stop where you are, drop to the ground, cover your face and roll over to smother flames. ◗ CRAWL LOW UN- DER SMOKE The cleanest air will be closest to the floor. Get down on your hands and knees and crawl to the nearest safe exit. ◗ BE ABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS AND WINDOWS EASILY Make sure the keys are readily acces- sible and the doors and windows can be opened easily. ◗ GET OUT AND STAY OUT THEN CALL 000 Never go back inside. If you think so- meone is trapped inside, tell the firefight- ers when they arrive. Call 000. DID YOU KNOW? It is compulsory for all homes in NSW to have at least one working smoke alarm. Statistics reveal that almost half of all home fires are started in the kitchen and 43% of all fire fatalities occur in winter. The majority of fire related injuries occur in the home. Results show that one in five Australians take down or remove the battery of their smoke alarm when it is accidentally triggered by cooking. LINK Conducting a home fire safety audit will give your family a better idea of the fire risks in your home. You can do this online http://www.homefiresafetyaudit.com.au/. Hitting bottom feels good FOLLOWING years of preparation, filmmaker James Cameron became the first person to reach the deepest point of the ocean’s floor in a submarine mission. It took four hours to complete the near 11 kilometre descent. The Titanic and Avatar director set off close to the island of Guam in the west Pacific to go down to the Mariana Trench’s Challenger Deep. With support from National Geographic, a partner in the mission, Cameron embarked on the solo trip in a sub that he described as a “vertical torpedo” outfitted with 3D cameras and a tower of LED bulbs to capture video footage of the alien world, some 10,900 meters below the surface. Diamond run SYDNEY doctor Terry Diamond ran seven marathons in seven days to raise money for research into a rare genetic eye disease. The Eye-Con Run, saw Diamond run solo past many Australian icons – the beaches in Perth between Fremantle and Cottesloe, Parliament House in Canberra where he was joined by Australian Institute of Sport athletes, Uluru, the Great Ocean Road in Victoria and Gold Coast beaches. In Sydney, he ran his last leg from Manly to Bondi. Each of the 42.2km legs was to raise awareness and urge the government to provide funding for more research. * Calculate how many kilometres Dr Diamond ran altogether. WHAT’S NEWS NEXT WEEK’S TOPIC: Happy Holidays NEXT WEEK’S TOPIC: Happy Holidays GO ONLINE by visiting your newspaper’s website. You’ll find the address on the front page. Look for the NiE logo at the top of the page and click. This will link you to APN’s NiE webpage. Fire Escape Plans IN A fire, you only have a few minutes from when an alarm sounds to when your life is threatened by fire or smoke. It is important you practise an escape plan, and that everyone at school and home knows what to do in an emergency. Go online and make a fire escape plan. EDUCATORS are going into schools across NSW to teach children how to interact with which animal in a new Responsible Pet Education program? 1 QUIZ TIME Each week we will test your knowledge on what’s been happening in the news. For the answers visit NiE online. QUIZ TIME Each week we will test your knowledge on what’s been happening in the news. For the answers visit NiE online. THE 100th anniversary of the sinking of which ship will be observed on April 15? 3 WHICH Australian tennis player asked the chair umpire to eject his father/coach during a recent tournament in the USA? 2 PHOTO: AAP Devastating fires often occur in homes throughout Australia resulting in the loss of property or worse the loss of life. It is vitally important that you educate yourself about the many dangers of fires and what to do in the event of an emergency or life threatening situation involving a fire. By planning ahead there’s a lot you can do to prevent a fire and stay safe in the event of a fire. CHANGE YOUR SMOKE ALARM BATTERY IN ACCORDANCE with the end of daylight saving residents should have changed both their clocks and their smoke alarm batteries on Sunday, April 1. CHANGE YOUR SMOKE ALARM BATTERY IN ACCORDANCE with the end of daylight saving residents should have changed both their clocks and their smoke alarm batteries on Sunday, April 1. TASK TIME ONLINE TASK TIME ONLINE User: Paul.Stuart Time: 04-11-2012 12:35 Product: SCN PubDate: .Bank Zone: All Edition: Main Page: 2012 nie fire safety Color: C M Y K
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◗ INSTALL ANDMAINTAIN SMOKEALARMSSmoke alarms warn you of a fire in
time to let you escape. Installing anadequate number of suitable smokealarms and testing them regularly is thefirst step in your home fire safety plan.◗ PLAN AND PRACTICE YOUR HOMEFIRE ESCAPE PLANDraw a grid of your home and plan
two ways out. Choose a meeting placeoutside. Practice the plan regularly.◗ TAKE CAREWHEN COOKINGApproximately a third of all home
fires start in the kitchen. Never leavecooking or other open flames includingcandles or oil burners unattended.◗MATCHES / LIGHTERS ARE TOOLSNOT TOYSMatches or lighters can be extremely
dangerous in the hands of a child.◗ STOP, DROP, COVER, ROLLIf your clothes catch fire, stop where
you are, drop to the ground,cover your face and rollover to smother flames.
◗ CRAWL LOW UN-DER SMOKEThe cleanestair will beclosest tothe floor.Get
down on your hands and knees and crawlto the nearest safe exit.◗ BE ABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS ANDWINDOWS EASILYMake sure the keys are readily acces-sible and the doors and windows can beopened easily.◗ GET OUT AND STAY OUT THENCALL 000Never go back inside. If you think so-meone is trapped inside, tell the firefight-ers when they arrive. Call 000.
DID YOU KNOW?It is compulsory for all homes in NSWto have at least one working smokealarm.Statistics reveal that almost half of allhome fires are started in the kitchenand 43% of all fire fatalities occur inwinter.The majority of fire related injuriesoccur in the home.Results show that one in fiveAustralians take down or remove thebattery of their smoke alarm when it isaccidentally triggered by cooking.
LINK Conducting a home fire safety auditwill give your family a better idea of the firerisks in your home. You can do this onlinehttp://www.homefiresafetyaudit.com.au/.
Hitting bottom feels goodFOLLOWING years of preparation,filmmaker James Cameron became thefirst person to reach the deepest pointof the ocean’s floor in a submarinemission.It took four hours to complete thenear 11 kilometre descent.The Titanic and Avatar directorset off close to the island ofGuam in the west Pacific togo down to the MarianaTrench’s ChallengerDeep. With support fromNational Geographic, apartner in the mission,Cameron embarked on thesolo trip in a sub that hedescribed as a “vertical torpedo”outfitted with 3D cameras and atower of LED bulbs to capture videofootage of the alien world, some10,900 meters below the surface.
Diamond runSYDNEY doctor Terry Diamond ranseven marathons in seven days to raisemoney for research into a rare geneticeye disease. The Eye-Con Run, sawDiamond run solo past manyAustralian icons – the beaches in Perthbetween Fremantle and Cottesloe,Parliament House in Canberra wherehe was joined by Australian Institute ofSport athletes, Uluru, the Great OceanRoad in Victoria and Gold Coastbeaches. In Sydney, he ran his last legfrom Manly to Bondi. Each of the42.2km legs was to raise awarenessand urge the government to providefunding for more research.* Calculate how many kilometres DrDiamond ran altogether.
WHAT’S NEWS
NEXTWEEK’STOPIC:
Happy Holidays
NEXTWEEK’STOPIC:
Happy Holidays
GO ONLINE by visiting yournewspaper’s website. You’ll find theaddress on the front page. Look forthe NiE logo at the top of the pageand click. This will link you to APN’sNiE webpage.
Fire Escape PlansIN A fire, you only have a fewminutes from when an alarm soundsto when your life is threatened byfire or smoke. It is important youpractise an escape plan, and thateveryone at school and home knows
what to do in anemergency. Go onlineand make a fireescape plan.
EDUCATORS are going intoschools across NSW to
teach children how to interactwith which animal in a newResponsible Pet Educationprogram?
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QUIZ TIMEEach week we willtest your knowledgeon what’s beenhappening in thenews. For theanswers visit NiE
online.
QUIZ TIMEEach week we willtest your knowledgeon what’s beenhappening in thenews. For theanswers visit NiE
online.
THE 100th anniversary ofthe sinking of which ship
will be observed on April 15?
3
WHICH Australian tennisplayer asked the chair
umpire to eject his father/coachduring a recent tournament in theUSA?
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PHOTO:AAP
Devastating fires often occur in homes throughout Australia resultingin the loss of property or worse the loss of life. It is vitally importantthat you educate yourself about the many dangers of fires and what todo in the event of an emergency or life threatening situation involvinga fire. By planning ahead there’s a lot you can do to prevent a fire andstay safe in the event of a fire.
CHANGEYOUR SMOKEALARM BATTERY
IN ACCORDANCE with the end ofdaylight saving residents shouldhave changed both their clocksand their smoke alarmbatteries on Sunday,
April 1.
CHANGEYOUR SMOKEALARM BATTERY
IN ACCORDANCE with the end ofdaylight saving residents shouldhave changed both their clocksand their smoke alarmbatteries on Sunday,
April 1.
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