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YFD ladderathon planned for this week

Muscular Dystrophy will benefit from a 50-hour ladderathon by the Yarmouth Fire Department this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Beginning on Thursday July 17 at 4 p.m. a firtefighter will sit atop of the 103-foot ladder until 6 p.m. Saturday July 19. You are encouraged to come by the West Nova Fuels yard on Water Street, near Tim Hortons/Wendy’s to cheer him on, and a donation would be greatly appreciated.

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

Our best wishes to Hook and Ladder vet Bill Muise who will celebrate his 82nd birthday on Monday, July 14.

FFM VOLUNTEERS

Wednesday, July 16- Peter Poirier, Thursday, July 17- Ernie Steele, Friday, July 18- Stewart Deveau, Saturday, July 19- Carole Lowe, Monday, July 21- Peter Winship, Tuesday, July 22- Pieter Nickerson.

DATE IN HISTORY

July 16, 2002 fire severely damaged a home located at 64 Main St. The page which sounded at 12:20 p.m. kept Yarmouth firefighters and equipment at the scene until 3:30 p.m. Pumpers one and three, ladder1along with units 14, 26 and 27 were also in service.

ELECTRICAL SAFETY

Look out and about

1. Electrical extension cords should not run under carpets or heavy objects, if protective sheath breaks this can cause a shock or fire hazard.

2. Broken and or damaged cover plates and extension cords should be replaced to avoid hazards.

3. The third prong should never be removed from a plug. The third prong is an important safety feature.

4. Don’t overload cords by plugging too many cords into them, using adapters to add cords can overload fuses/circuits causing them to over heat, which can result in a fire hazard.

SMILE FOR THE WEEK

A chimney sweep’s job soots him.