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2A – Daily News – Friday, July 9, 2010 Community people&events Red Bluff Community Band From the Firehouse: Fire prevention By MICHAEL BACHMEYER Near the top of the list of priori- Photo Courtesy of Lonnie Clark The Red Bluff Community Band, conducted by Jay Thiel, holds concerts at Red Bluff River park 8-9 p.m. Mondays through August. Pictured, from left, are percussion section Micah Stetson, Deborah Reed and Jennifer Stetson. The program for July 12 will include The Star Spangled Banner featuring vocalist Rose Marie Hammer; King Cotton, John Phillip Sousa; Come Back To Sorrento (Torna A. Surriento), Ernesto De Curtis, Arranged by Phillip J. Lang;The Yellow Rose Of Texas, Don George; King Henry March, Karl L. King; The Bunny Hop, Ray Anthony and Leonard Auletti; Military Songs of the British Isles, James D. Ployhar; This is my Country, Don Raye and Al Jacobs, Arranged by Hawley Ades; The March of the Ill-Assorted Guards, Jerry Livingston, Arranged by Phillip J. Lang; Jamaica Farewell, Adapted by L.M. House, Arranged by Robert W. Lowden; That Doggie In The Window, Bob Merril; Ostrich Walk, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, arranged by John Warrington. Setting it straight A caption in Thursday’s edition regarding the Wednesday night farmers market in downtown Red Bluff contained incorrect dates. The market will run each Wednesday through September. The Daily News regrets the error. –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. ty activities at the Red Bluff Fire Department (RBFD) is a program called "Fire Prevention". Fire Prevention is any activity conducted by RBFD personnel that includes public education, public demonstrations, and life and safety fire inspections. Annually, personnel from RBFD will conduct life and safety fire inspections, or business inspec- tions, at every business located within the City of Red Bluff. This inspection may be conducted in person by fire department person- nel, or through the use of a self inspection for those business classi- fied as low hazard occupancies; those that pose a very low potential for fire and loss of life. I would like to take a moment to discuss a couple of the most com- mon violations that are noted dur- ing these annual inspections includ- ing missing electrical cover plates, exposed wiring, the use of exten- sion cords, missing or out of date fire extinguishers. Electrical wiring must be enclosed to protect occupants against not only shock, but to pre- vent the energized electrical wires from coming into contact with another object that could cause sparking. This protection is typical- ly provided by a rated covering on wiring when it is installed in wall and attic spaces during construc- tion, or through the use of conduit for wire that is used in surface mount applications. This includes full containment of any junction or electrical box loca- tions such as outlets and wall switches by means of the cover plate on the face of the box. Extension cords are probably the number one violation noted by our personnel during their annual inspections. While the code does allow the use of extension cords for a 90 day period during the holiday season, and short term projects, we find many people who are substitut- ing extension cords for permanent wiring. Extension cords can become an issue because they are a weak spot in the line. Many times the extension cord being used is of a size (gauge) which is underrated for the appliance that it is powering. This will causes overheating of the extension cord resulting in an increased poten- tial for starting a fire. However, properly protected power strip are acceptable to use in lieu of an extension cord. To be considered properly protected the power strip must be equipped with a "transient voltage surge sup- pressor". See the Underwriters Lab- oratory (UL) sticker on the bottom of the power strip to assure that the unit is equipped with the proper surge suppressor. These are the only multi-plug adapters accepted for use by the Fire Code. Another heavily noted violation is missing fire extinguishers or extinguishers that need to be ser- viced. Every business in town is required to have at least one fire extinguisher available for their use. Fire extinguishers located in businesses need to be serviced by a licensed extinguisher technician at least annually. You can tell if your extinguisher is due for ser- vice by checking the tag that is affixed to the extinguisher. charged. tag should have four holes punched out: one indicates whether the unit is a new or exist- ing extinguisher that required ser- vice, one indicates the month of last service, one the day of last service, and one the year of last service. Your extinguisher is good for one year from the dates punched out on the tag. In addition, the occupants of a business are required to do a monthly inspection of each of their fire extin- guishers. This is a very simple visual inspection to note any physical dam- age or missing parts from the unit. You will also want to make sure that the gauge indicates the extinguisher is fully When fully charged the needle will be located in the green area of the gauge. If the extin- guisher is undercharged or over- charged, in the red, it will need to be serviced immediately by a licensed fire extinguisher techni- cian. These monthly inspection can be documented on the back of the extinguisher tag. As always, feel free to contact me with any questions or com- ments. RBFD responses for July 1 – July 7: 36 Medical Emergencies, 1 Traffic Collision, 4 Fires, 8 Public Service Calls, 3 False Alarms, for a total of 52 incidents. From the Firehouse runs on Each Fridays. Michael Bachmeyer is the Red Bluff Fire Department Chief. He can be contacted at mbachmeyer@rbfd.org or by calling the station at 527-1126. Emblem Club donates to Head Start Courtesy photo D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 125, NUMBER 197 On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area 800-479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Fax: (530) 527-5774 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. 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Sentinel Plant Damaged By Fire Late Last Night The plant of the Red Bluff Sentinel was gutted by fire at a late hour last night. The loss is hard to esti- mate, but is probably between $2,500 and $3,000 ... The plant is under lease to Dodson and Werlhof and is owned by D.D. Dodson ... The Sentinel is being issued from the plant of the News temporarily. – Daily News, July 9, 1920 Mon.-Fri. 10:30 to 5:30 Sat. 11-3 40 Crafters in 1 Shop! 650 Main St., Red Bluff 530 528-2723 Come & Shop Crafter’s Boutique Or Rent a Space to Sell Your Crafts Gifts for family & friends Plenty of parking on Pine Street Dr. Andrew PomazalD.O. Physician & Surgeon General Medicine Saturday Appointments Available • High Blood Pressure • Diabetes • Joint & Muscle Pain • Lung Problems We offer Osteopathic Manipulation 530 528-2066 2050 Main St, Red Bluff Accepting New Patients Soccer clinic Sacred Heart Parish School will be hosting a Soccer Clinic from 10 a.m. to noon the week of July 12-16. The camp is open to boys and girls entering second through eighth grades. The cost is $15 for the week. Scholarships are available. Asa Robinson, the Corning Union High School Girls’ Soccer Coach, will be lead- ing this clinic with his wife Samantha. Players will be grouped by age and experience. Paren and teenage vol- unteers are welcome. Registration is available by call- ing Melissa Vargas at 247-3315 or sending an email to mvargas@diocese-sacramento.org. Dean’s List Carolyn Jenkins of Red Bluff has been named to the spring semester Dean's list at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. Hofstra University is a dynamic private institution where students can choose from about 150 undergrad- Red Bluff Emblem club donated $300 to the Head Start program. Brian Heese of Northern California Child Development, Inc., accepted the check from Connie Ross, club past president. In commitment to children and youth, the club also donated to Bidwell and Bend SERRF programs, sober graduations at the four Tehama county high schools. Girl Scouts, Cub Scout Pack 154 and 4-H, totaling more than $1000. COMMUNITY CLIPS uate and more than 160 graduate programs in liberal arts and sciences, business; engineering; communica- tion; education, health and human services; and honors studies, as well as a School of Law. Blood drive The weather’s heating up and BloodSource is ready for blood donors with Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream. It’s Pint for Pint time and those donating blood will received a coupon good for one pint of Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream. Less than 40 percent of the population can give blood on any given day and less than 10 percent actually give. First Church of God, 1005 S. Jackson St., in Red Bluff will be holding a blood drive from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Donors must be 17 years old or 16 with parent consent, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Donors should have photo ID.