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30 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | AUGUST 2021 Our extremely warm weather has brought out the snakes. Many of our homeowners have chosen to install snake fences on the wrought iron fences on their property lines. Snake fences are a small mesh (typically less than ¼ inch squares) that is attached to the wrought iron using zip ties or plastic-coated wire ties. Architectural Guidelines and Standards - 3.O. (5) prohibit the use of chain link, poultry wire, woven wire, aluminum, sheet metal, plastic, fiberglass, reeds straw, bamboo, rope, and similar materials. Applications to install snake fencing are treated as variances to the above rule. To preserve the finish of the wrought iron fences, ARC requires the use of vinyl mesh or very light gauge metal coated with vinyl. The snake fence must be black in color. Snake fences are only effective if the material is coated with a material that snakes cannot climb, thus the use of vinyl. The mesh used should be very lightweight to minimize wear and tear on the wrought iron fence. Snake fences are not intended to keep out other wildlife or keep in household pets. Please be considerate of the neighbor or the common area that shares the wrought iron with your property line. The snake fence must be mounted on the homeowner side of the fence. Maintenance of the fence is the sole responsibility of the installing homeowner. If you have questions or need clarification, please contact me. ~ Steve Cooley, (801) 815-5302 cooleyaudit@gmail.com Architectural Review Committee PREVENTING HOUSEHOLD FIRES Fire safety should start at home for Four Seasons residents. It is important to practice fire safety at home. You should probably check the items on the checklist found below at least twice a year. Checking these items may keep you from starting a fire in your home. FIRE SAFETY CHECKLIST 1. Do you have working smoke alarms on every level of your home? 2. Do you stay in the kitchen while frying, grilling, or broiling food? 3. Are space heaters placed at least three feet away or more from things that can burn? 4. Are all electrical cords in good condition, not damaged or cracked? 5. Do you have two ways out of every room in your home? 6. Do you know what to do if your smoke alarm sounds? If you answer no to any of these questions you may be at greater risk for being hurt by a home fire. RESIDENTIAL FIRES AND OLDER ADULTS Our latest Resident's Emergency Handbook indicates that 34 percent of the people who died in residential structure fires and 14 percent of the people who were injured were 65 and older. More elderly men die in residential structure fires than women, but more women are injured. Because females have longer life expectancies, female deaths and injuries increase as the older population ages. Older adults are more likely to die or be injured in fires during the midmorning and early afternoon than those 18 to 64 years of age, most likely because the elderly are at home during those hours and not working. Deaths and injuries by month differ little between older adults and the 18 to 64 population, with more fatalities and injuries occurring during the winter, and the fewest in the summer and early fall. The highest percentages of older adults were located in a bedroom at the time of fire death or injury. The highest percentages of elderly people who died or were injured while sleeping, escaping a fire, or attempting to control a fire. More older adults were injured escaping fires than attempting to control them, while those 18 to 64 were more likely to be injured controlling a fire than escaping it. The predominant causes of fires in which an older adult was killed are smoking, open flame heating, and suspicious acts. Cooking, open flames, smoking, and heating caused more fires that resulted in injuries among the elderly than other fire causes. These are excerpts from the Resident's Emergency Handbook. Our next EPC meeting is Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 10 am in the RCN Conference Room. Come and join the fun! ~ Mike Mendoza, srmendoza@verizon.net Emergency Preparedness Committee

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