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farm shop, even save the family
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More and more farm families
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supplemented with smoke
detectors to alert family members
early if a fire does occur. In a
recent Du Pont Agrichemicals
study of 1,216 farm operators,
almost 80 percent of all farm
homes were equipped with smoke
detectors.
The Du Pont study showed that
while smoke detectors for the
home are widely employed, fewer
homes were equipped with fire
extinguishers. Some 69.7 percent,
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or 7 of every 10 had a fire ex
tinguisher in the home. Yet barns
on these farms, equally vulnerable
to fire, were not nearly as well
protected. Only 45 percent had fire
extinguishers handy. The big cost
of machinery, and the need to
protect it, was evident in the study.
Some 79.6 percent, almost 8 of
every 10, of combines carried a fire
extinguisher.
According to Jim Borel, product
specialist for Du Pont, sponsor of
the new farm safety study, some
reluctance to equip the farm with
farm safety equipment stems from
confusion on the kinds of equip
ment to install. His advice is to talk
with a dealer or county agent. The
big thing, Borel believes, is to get a
fire safety plan underway before a
tragedy can threaten the family or
employees, or even the farm
business.
Every farm and farm home
needs three types of extinguishers
as a beginning, Borel says. For
ordinary combustibles such as
wood and paper, a Class A ex
tinguisher is needed. At least one
should be readily available in
every home and at the entry of
every farm building. For flam
mable liquids such as oil, gas and
chemicals, a Class B extinguisher
is used. This is the type used on
combines, in the farm shop, and
any building area where flam
mable liquids are used. The third
fire threat which is common on the
farm is the electrical fire. For this,
the Class C unit is employed. This
type needs to be available in the
farm kitchen, in the shop, and
other areas where electrical
Loan campaign launched
CORNING, lA. - National
Farmers Organization (NFO) has
launched a campaign encouraging
members of Congress to make the
full $6OO million FmHA emergency
loan funds available to farmers in
direct loans.
Thursday, March 22, the U.S.
Senate voted to require FmHA to
release an additional $250 million
for direct emergency loans to
farmers for a total of $3lO million
channeled through the Economic
Emergency Disaster Fund.
Congress earlier allocated $6OO
million for that purpose but the
agency, in limited compliance,
decided to make $5O million
available in direct loans and
earmark the balance for
guaranteed bank loans.
That procedure is not serving
the needs of farmers,” says DeVon
Woodland, NFO president. "In
changing the Economic
Emergency Loan program from
equipment is used, such as feed
mixing and grinding.
Borel says the correct ex
tinguisher. is important because
water won’t control either flam
mable liquids or electrical fires.
He suggests that multi-purpose
extinguishers may be the best bet
for many farm locations. Ex
tinguishers rated for A, B and C
class fires are available as a single
unit and are often used in farm
homes and farm buildings.
Fertilizers and chemicals are
minor fire hazards, but in event of
a fire, techniques in handling
become important. Ammonium
nitrate and anhydrous ammonia
are more hazardous than most
fertilizers. A water spray will
control both.
Also, vapors need be avoided by
using a self-contained breathing
apparatus or working upwind. Best
bet is help from a fire department.
In the case of anhydrous am
monia, both water and dry
chemicals (Class C unit or CO2)
will control the fire. The fire needs
to be ventilated and the vessel kept
cool with a water spray. Body
contact can be serious. First aid is
washing with water continuously
for 15 minutes.
Should fire occure in a pesticide
storage area, fire department help
is the choice. Otherwise, work
upwind to avoid any toxic fumes. If
runoff water from fighting the fire
is a problem, the area may need to
be diked to control contamination.
Even though such a fire is rare, its
possibility presents a good case for
maintaining crop protection
chemicals in a separate, locked
storage building, Borel says.
an insured to a guaranteed loan
program, it became a $540 million
bailout for the banks.
"The Senate took a major step
forward in aid to agriculture with
their vote,” Woodland said, ‘‘but
we are urging them and members
of the House to make the full $6OO
million available m direct loans.”