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2A – Daily News – Friday, August 6, 2010 Community people&events In the military From the Firehouse: Smoke detectors
By MICHAEL BACHMEYER Placement and operability of
smoke detectors is probably your most crucial link to survival of a fire in the home. According to the National Fire Protection Associa- tion (NFPA), nearly half of the nation's fire deaths occur in the four percent of homes that do not have smoke detectors, and in one out of five homes that have smoke detectors, none of the units work, mainly due to dead, missing or dis- connected batteries. It is crucial that you evaluate placement, con- dition, or lack of smoke detectors. There many types of smoke detectors on the open market today, but the most typical choices are either a photoelectric or ioniza- tion detector.
While both detectors respond Courtesy photo
Private Adam Parker Goodwin graduated from Marine Corps bootcamp on July 28, 2010. Goodwin is the son of Glenn and Joanne Goodwin of Gerber. He is a 2002 graduate of Red Bluff High School. He is stationed at Camp Pendleton.
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satisfactorily to most fires; the photoelectric detector will respond more rapidly to a fire that is pro- ducing more smoke by smoldering, while an ionization detector will respond more rapidly to a fire that is producing a prominent open flame.
Smoke detectors should be placed on every level of your resi- dence (more than 1 story), in every sleeping area, and in the adjoining hallway or common area of every sleeping area. It is best to avoid placing smoke detectors directly outside bathrooms because steam generated by hot showers will often cause false alarms when
placed in these locations. False alarms can also be prevented by
not placing a smoke detector in kitchen areas as well. While this may seem counter intuitive, this area would be best served through the use of a heat detector rather than smoke detec- tor.
Most smoke detector manu- facturers recom- mend the replace- ment of detectors after about 10 years of service. When purchasing replacement detectors make sure you buy units that are listed by the Underwriters Laboratory (UL) or Factory Mutual (FM), and approved for use by the California State Fire Marshal’s Office. There will be labels on the detector pack- aging indicating these listings and approvals.
Assure that you are
purchasing detectors with the appropriate components. Homes of newer construction, built after the late 1980’s, require that smoke detectors receive power from both the home’s commercial power source and a battery back-up. If you own a newer home, and are replacing smoke detectors, make sure the replacement unit will con- nect to the electrical service pro- vided. Follow all manufacturer recommendations when replacing and installing new smoke detec- tors.
The Red Bluff Fire Department recommends that you change the batteries in your smoke detectors at least twice a year. The fire ser- vice generally uses the semi-annu- al day light savings time change to remind the public: "When you Fall Back or Spring Forward change the battery in your smoke detectors." Smoke detectors
receive power, direct- ly and indirectly, from a standard 9-volt battery that can be purchased at any of our local hardware, home improvement, or general merchan- dise-type of outlets or stores. I would like to remind everyone that the City of Red Bluff Building and Fire Departments still have free smoke detectors for the pub- lic, limit of one each. You can get one of these smoke detectors by contacting either department locat- ed at 555 Washington Street.
RBFD responses for July 23 – Aug. 5: 73 Medical Emergencies, 4 Traffic Collisions, 5 Fires, 5 Pub- lic Service Calls, 9 False Alarms, for a total of 96 incidents.
From the Firehouse runs on
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.
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Bureau Picnic Arrangements are already underway to make the annual county farm bureau picnic this year one of the biggest in the history of the organiza- tion. It will be held in Courtland Park on Labor day, Sept. 5. R.C. Massey of Los Molinos, H.P. Bryant of the Bend and George Wahl, who is secretary of the organization, have been appoint- ed as a committee on arrangements. – Daily News, Aug. 6, 1920
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Walmart Store Manager Josh Ritchie and employee Laurel Ashe present a $1,000 check to Red Bluff Fire Department Captain Dom Catona.The check was donated for the maintenance of the AED defibrilators being placed at Red Bluff Union High School, which brings the total raised by the Red Bluff Volunteer Fire Department to $4,800.
Blessing of the grape
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New Clairvaux Vineyard will hold the historic ‘Blessing of the Grapes’ ceremony and celebration at 5:30 p.m. today in the Abbey’s St. James Vineyard, 26240 Seventh St., in Vina. Abbot Paul Mark Schwan will conduct the blessing
festivities to celebrate the Cistercian order’s wine mak- ing heritage that goes back over 900 years. The ceremony first started in the seventh century in the St. Benedict’s Monastery at Monte Casino in Italy. In California, the first Blessing was by the Franciscan Missionaries at San Gabriel mission in 1807. Father Schwan will be joined by monks in their white robes. The public is invited to participate and c cameras are welcome. The ceremony should last about 15 minutes. Winery tours and barrel tasting will be a part of the
events. Guests will have the opportunity to purchase wines they taste.
The tasting room is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. There will be no charge for wine tasting, tours or par- ticipation in events such as the Blessing of the Grape.
The Shasta Regional Community Foundation announces new funding cycles for the Tehama County Grantmaking Program of The McConnell Fund at the Community Foundation.
These grants support programs and organizations in
Tehama County for building and equipment related projects. Funding will be considered in two categories: projects under $10,000 and projects from $10,001 to $50,000.
All grant requests must be postmarked by or
received at the Community Foundation’s Redding office at 1335 Arboretum Drive, Suite B, Redding, CA 96003 by 5 p.m. on Sept. 15. The Community Foundation, through The McConnell Fund, has awarded over $370,000 to non- profit organizations in Tehama County.
These grants
have been used for projects in arts, culture, human ser- vice, youth development, health, environment and more.
Funding guidelines for each program can be found
at www.shastarcf.org