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READY … FIRE! (continued): • Smokey Bear first appeared on a fire prevention poster back in 1944, and the character immediately caught on. In fact, Smokey’s campaign proved a bit too successful. The number of forest fires reduced so dramatically that some forests became choked with vegetation. Officials in certain areas conducted carefully-controlled “prescribed burns” to return natural balance to the ecosystem. • A 2001 survey revealed that an amazing 95% of Americans could complete Smokey Bear’s slogan, “Only you can prevent…” In case you don’t know, the answer is “forest fires” – although Smokey recently changed it to the more-encompassing term “wild fires.” • Charles Nelson Reilly was perhaps best known to the American public as the pipesmoking panelist with oversized eyeglasses on TV’s Match Game. He grew up in Hartford, Connecticut, and when the Ringling Brothers Circus held a matinee show on July 6, 1944, Charles and a friend attended. Unfortunately, a fire broke out in the Big Top, which became engulfed in flames in only minutes. Eleven-year-old Charles and his pal escaped unharmed, but scores of others weren’t so lucky. As an adult, Reilly worked on Broadway as an actor and director, but he never just “watched” a show from the seats. The tragic circus fire gave him a life-long phobia of sitting in an audience situation. • By definition, a high-rise building is one more than 75 feet tall. A standard fire hose can spray water 100 feet straight up. Water can push smoke back into a building, however, which adds to the danger for people trapped on the upper floors. In such a case, the blaze must often be battled from the inside out. Firefighters around the building will spray the hoses at ground level to establish a safe area for rescuers to enter the structure. • To escape the heat of Rome in July 64 A.D., Nero vacationed in the resort town of Antium. On the 19th, a fire broke out in Rome’s Circus Maximus. Aided by strong winds, the blaze raged out of control. When Nero received word of the situation, he didn’t “fiddle” about, but rushed back to the city to aid in rescue efforts. The blaze was finally extinguished after six days. Nero opened his palace to house many of the homeless, and used his personal funds to feed and shelter others. • Most of the devastation of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 was caused not by the tremor, but by a fire that raged for four days afterward. The quake destroyed most of the underground water pipes, so firefighters had limited resources. The city’s many tightly-packed, wooden-frame structures went up like tinder. Broken gas lines throughout the area added fuel to the inferno. Earthquake insurance didn’t exist at the time, but fire insurance did. Hundreds of buildings that turn the page for more!
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(509) 283-7030 READY … FIRE! (continued): initially escaped disaster were deliberately torched to the ground by owners hoping to “cash in” on the disaster. • Firefighters who arrive first on the scene of a blaze are charged with stabilizing any injured persons. They must be removed from immediate danger and, if necessary, treated by medical personnel. If any victims appear to be beyond medical aid, firefighters are advised to minimize fire suppression in that area as much as possible so that evidence can be collected afterward. The position and condition of the victim can speak volumes to the investigation team as to the origin of the fire. • The Pointer Sisters’ rendition of the song “Fire” hit #2 on the U.S. pop chart back in 1978. The song was composed by Bruce Springsteen, who’d originally written it in hopes of having Elvis Presley record it. • George Blaisdell invented the Zippo lighter in his Bradford, Pennsylvania garage in 1932. Blaisdell had observed a fellow country club member use an Austrian-made lighter for his cigarette. The lighter worked well in one respect – the chimney allowed the flame to appear even in high wind. On the other hand, the lighter was large and cumbersome and required two hands to use. Blaisdell used parts of the Austrian technology and came up with a design that hinged the cover of the lighter to the body, and which could be operated with one hand. • One very simple fire safety tip that folks don’t usually think about is their cooking attire. Don’t wear long sleeves or loose, baggy clothing when preparing food on a stove, particularly if you have multiple burners working at once. It’s all too easy to lose yourself while focusing on boiling pots and frying pans, and before you know it, you lean across the stove. It’s too late before you realize that your sleeve is draped across a burner, or that the hem of your shirt is slowly catching fire. • If you remember TV’s Emergency!, you may recall a character named Mike Stoker. In fact, he was an actual Los Angeles firefighter (and yes, his real name was Mike Stoker). One of many legal obstacles the series’ producers faced was that a hook & ladder truck could only be operated by a real firefighter. Prior to joining the LAFD, Stoker had earned some modeling experience, so he was the natural choice to sit behind the wheel of Engine 51. • If you discover a fire inside your home, evacuate everyone immediately. Don’t assume that there’s time to gather belongings; just get the humans and pets out of the house. Once your loved ones are safely outside, then call 911 or quickly enlist an available neighbor to call for help.
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Dealing With Motion Sickness DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I’ll be going on a cruise this fall. Since I am susceptible to motion sickness, is there anything I can take, other than the pill Marezine? I have heard the Transderm Scop patch isn’t recommended for older people. ANSWER: A great many people are affected by motion sickness. The waves of nausea are triggered by a mismatch of signals the brain receives from the eyes and from the balance organs in the inner ear. They send conflicting messages, and the brain can’t cope with those messages. You can minimize the mismatch by doing a few simple things: • Reserve a cabin in midship, near the waterline. • Look off into the horizon. If you see a distant object, fixate on it. • Don’t read. • Don’t overeat. Dramamine belongs to the same class of motionsickness medicines as Marezine, but you might be able to tolerate it better. Antivert is another drug of the same class. Try them before you take the trip to see if they upset you or make you groggy. Transderm Scop -- the patch worn behind the ear -- has permitted many people prone to seasickness to have a happy cruise. The manufacturer says it should be used with caution in the elderly because they are more sensitive to its side effects, like dry mouth, difficulty urinating, blurred vision, disorientation and drowsiness. If your doctor OK’s the idea, this is something else you could try before getting on board. If you feel any of the side effects setting in, take the patch off immediately.
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partially shaped the lives of Americans as we have Roush earned a B.A. in Mathematics and Physics from become a “Nation on Wheels.” Berea College (Kentucky) 1964 and a Master’s in Scientific Mathematics from Eastern Michigan University ZYLA: Who is in charge of the collection? ROUSH: My daughter Susan is now the custodian of in 1970. a collection of more than 200 very special vehicles, *** which define and mark the progress of our automoZYLA: Jack, tell our readers about your Roush Au- tive track competitive efforts, our production vehicle tomotive Collection museum. I understand you have engineering efforts and punctuate nearly a century preserved your history in racing there, and hold many of automotive art enjoyed by all Americans. The colevents yearly that are open to the public. lection is open to the public on special request and ROUSH: Through our 40 years of collective competi- monthly open house events are shared with local car tion in drag racing, road racing, stock-car racing, rally collection clubs throughout the summer months. racing, boat racing and Pikes Peak hill-climb competition, we have had close encounters of the best kind Write to Greg Zyla in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, with innumerable wonderful race cars. or send an e-mail to gzyla@ptd.net. ZYLA: Please continue. (c) 2008 King Features Synd., Inc. ROUSH: We have saved as many cars as we could. Additionally, we have competed in the Detroit Automotive Industries Supplier wars, to good effect. ZYLA: Has it been tough doing something of this magnitude? ROUSH: Over the past three decades we have survived an incredibly contentious and hostile environment brought about by external automotive manufacturer pressures, unpredictable gasoline pricing and the ravages of multiple economic depressions. We have accordingly been involved with more paradigmbreaking prototype and engineering test vehicles than I could count. ZYLA: Are we talking all types of automobiles and vehicles? ROUSH: Yes. Additionally, we have rescued from destruction a number of fondly remembered vehicles from pre- and post-World War II Americana that have
PHOTO CUTLINE: Huge crowds show up when Jack Roush holds an open house at his Roush Automotive Collection in Livonia, Mich. (Roush Automotive Collection photo)
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