- Date
- 1981-02
- Kind
- Publication
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- emergency-managementhealthcarepublic-servicecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Jerry Buys’s eighth “Fire Tip of the Month” column discussed burn injuries, including burn depth, infection, common household causes, and immediate steps to move a victim away from fire, extinguish burning clothing, and summon help.
Evidence and limits
The column is preserved as historical public-service content. It should not be used as current medical or fire-response advice.
Sources
- Discusses burn depth, infection risk, household causes, moving a victim to safety, smothering clothing fires, and calling the fire department and medical help. This is historical public-service material, not current medical or fire-safety guidance. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1981-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held thirteen-page February issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Fire Tip column.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon publishes burn-injury safety guidance, 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fire-burn-injury-guidance-1981/, accessed [date], citing Jerry Buys, “Fire Tip of the Month #8,” Beaver Beacon, February 1981. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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