Hot Rods & Cool Rides POKER RUN

The Harwich Firefighters and the Cape Cod Classic Car Club are sponsoring a Hot Rod and Motorcycle POKER RUN on Saturday July 18, 2009. The ride will start at the Barnstable Fire Department with the first group of cars leaving at 11:00 am. The course will run for 60 miles thru some of the most beautiful spots on the Cape. The course will end at the Harwich High School on Oak Street with a CAR & MOTORCYCLE SHOW, music, food and prizes. Cape Cod's own NIGHT TRAIN will perform live from 2-5 pm.

The POKER RUN is open to anyone with a "cool car", hot rod or motorcycle.

ENTRY FORM

If you SMOKE, smoke outside - and put it out !

Every year, almost 1,000 smokers and non-smokers are killed in home fires caused by cigarettes and other smoking materials. Fires caused by cigarettes and other smoking materials are preventable. You can make a difference!

The Facts:

Smoking is the leading cause of home fire deaths in the United States. People close to where a smoking material fire starts are harder to save because the fire spreads fast. Most fires caused by smoking material start on beds, furniture, or in the trash.

In 2006, there were an estimated 142,900 smoking-material fires in the United States. These fires caused 780 civilian fire deaths and 1,600 civilian injuries.

Smokers aren’t the only ones who suffer from smoking home fires: One in four people killed in home fires is not a smoker whose cigarette caused the fire. Thirty-four percent are children of the smokers. Twenty-five percent are neighbors or friends of the smokers. Older adults are at the highest risk of death or injury from smoking-material fires even though they are less likely to smoke.

Most home fires caused by smoking materials start inside the home. It's better to smoke outside. If you smoke outside, put your cigarettes out in a can filled with sand. Use ashtrays with a wide, stable base that are hard to tip over. If it wobbles, it won't work. The cigarette really needs to be completely stubbed out in an ashtray. Soak cigarette butts and ashes in water before throwing them away. Never toss hot cigarette butts or ashes in the trash can.

Help Your Family Create an Escape Plan

Try to find two ways out from every room in your home. The first way out should be a door. Every way needs to be planned and practiced with the entire family.

Before opening any door in a fire, feel the door first at the bottom and then work your hand up the door to see if it is hot. A hot door means there may be fire on the other side. Try to get out another way.

Stay low to the floor when escaping a fire.

Pick a safe and easy-to-remember place outside the home to meet your family after you get out.

After you get out, call 9-1-1 or the fire department. Stay outside no matter what. Don't go back for anything!