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The high cost of home heat- close the damper with hot ashes cery stores, specialty food retailers dropped back into the fryer, splat- be sure to check it on a monthly
ing fuels has caused Americans LQWKH¿UHSODFH and restaurants that sell deep fried tering oil on the chef. basis. Contact Edwards AFB Fire
to search for alternate sources of turkeys, or consider a new type of Emergency Services, Fire Preven-
home heating. ‡1(9(5EUHDNDV\QWKHWLFORJ “oil-less” turkey fryer.” Below )LQDOO\ tion Section at 661-277-3124 for
apart to quicken the fire or use are some facts about turkey fryers advice if you have any questions
The use of wood burning stoves more than on log at time. consumers should take into con- Be sure every level of your home FRQFHUQLQJ¿UHVDIHW\
is growing, space heaters are sideration when deciding whether has a working smoke detector, and
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burning wood and manmade logs. Air Force photograph by Staff Sgt. John Bainter
These methods of heating may be ‡ ,W LV LPSRUWDQW WR KDYH \RXU ‡+RWRLOPD\VSODVKRUVSLOOGXU-
acceptable; however, they are a furnace inspected to ensure all ing the cooking. $UDJLQJ¿UHRFFXUVDIWHUDIUR]HQWXUNH\LVSODFHGLQDQRYHU¿OOHGWXUNH\
major contributing factor in resi- controls and emergency shutoffs fryer during a safety demonstration. Ensuring turkeys are thawed, slowly
dential fires. The following tips are in working condition. Leave ‡ &RQWDFW EHWZHHQ KRW RLO DQG HDVHGLQWRWKHIU\HUDQGQRWRYHU¿OOLQJIU\HUVZLWKRLOFDQSUHYHQWSRWHQWLDO
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home this winter. cialists.
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Kerosene heaters ‡&KHFNWKHÀXHSLSHDQGSLSH with fryers designed for outdoor
seams. Unused flue openings use using a stand. The fryer could
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working condition and has an other approved materials only. hot oil to spill. Newer countertop
emergency shut off in case it is units using a solid base appear to
tipped over. ‡.HHSWUDVKDQGRWKHUFRP- reduce this risk. NFPA does not
bustibles away from the heating believe the risks of either type of
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ances without proper room vent- cause of the large amount of hot
ing. 2WKHU¿UHVDIHW\WLSV oil involved and the speed and se-
verity of burns.
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it is operating or hot. Refueling as a supplemental heating device. ‡ ,Q GHHS IU\LQJ RLO LV KHDWHG
should be done outside of the to temperatures of 350 degrees
home. ‡,I\RXXVHDQHOHFWULFKHDWHU Fahrenheit or more. Cooking oil is
be sure not to overload the circuit. combustible. If it is heated above
‡.HHSÀDPPDEOHOLTXLGVVWRUHG Avoid using electrical space heat- its cooking temperature, its vapors
in approved metal containers out- ers in bathrooms or areas where can ignite.
side of the house. they may come in contact with
water. ‡ 3URSDQHILUHG WXUNH\ IU\HUV
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es gency exits in your home, practice Many parts of the country may
using them. Home escape ladders have rain or snow at this time of
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is installed properly. Wood stoves cooking oil, the oil may splatter
should have adequate clearance 7XUNH\IU\HUVDIHW\ or turn to steam, leading to burns.
(36 inches) from combustible sur-
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associated with hot oil turkey thawed before placing in the fryer.
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annually and cleaned if necessary. along with the National Fire Pro- the oil to splatter causing serious
tection Association discourages burns.
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sive amounts of paper to build in hot oil. The use of turkey fry- DERXW¿YHJDOORQV&RQVLGHULQJWKH
URDULQJ¿UHVLQD¿UHSODFH ers can lead to devastating burns, size and weight of the turkey, ex-
other injuries and the destruction treme caution must be taken when
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bers or sparks from escaping. for Thanksgiving to look for gro-

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Chapel Corner 0RQGD\7KXUVGD\ 6XQGD\
11:30 a.m. – Catholic Mass, 8 a.m. – Protestant Gospel Service,
*DLQLQJ$OWLWXGH±*URZWKRSSRUWXQLWLHVIRUWKHZHHN Chapel 2 Chapel 1
1 p.m. – Muslim Prayer, Chapel 1 9 a.m. – Catholic Mass, Chapel 2
This is a weekly segment in Desert Wings to highlight a spiritual focus for the 10 a.m. – Protestant Traditional
Edwards community: 7KXUVGD\ Service, Chapel 1
5:30 p.m. – Wiccan/Pagan Worship, 11 a.m. – Protestant Contemporary
Through our character±DQRSSRUWXQLW\WRUHÀHFWRQLPSRUWDQWLVVXHVLQRXU Chapel 1 Annex Service, Chapel 2
community: 4 p.m. – Catholic Mass, Chapel 2
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Your purpose in life does matter. So how do you determine purpose? Think 1:15 p.m. – Muslim Prayer, Small Groups
about a stove; what is its purpose? To cook. Who determines that purpose? The Chapel 1 We also offer weekly small group
designer who wants to meet a need. Questions about human purpose should be studies. Please contact us for infor-
answered by the One who designed us. Many of us look outside of organized re- mation on times and locations.
ligion to seek a way to construct our own meaning. Yet even in the 1600s, Blaise
Pascal, who was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Christian
philosopher stated that those self-made answers rarely quiet our restless hearts.
“It is in vain ... that you seek within yourselves the cure for all your miseries. All
your insight has led to the knowledge that it is not in yourselves that you discover
the true and the good.” Where then will you look for purpose and meaning that
leads to truth and goodness?

7KURXJKRXUSUD\HUV – an opportunity to pray for the needs of our community:

7KLVZHHN¶VUHTXHVW Ask God, our Designer to show you your purpose and
meaning.