• When choosing a costume, stay away from billowing or long trailing fabric. If your child is wearing a mask, make sure the eye holes are large enough so they can see out.
• Provide children with flashlights to carry for lighting or glow sticks as part of their costume.
• Dried flowers, cornstalks and crepe paper are highly flammable. Keep these and other decorations well away from all open flames and heat sources, including light bulbs, and heaters.
• It is safest to use a flashlight or battery-operated candle in a jack-o-lantern. If you use a real candle, use extreme caution. Make sure children are watched at all times when candles are lit. When lighting candles inside jack-o-lanterns, use long, fireplace-style matches or a utility lighter. Be sure to place lit pumpkins well away from anything that can burn and far enough out of way of trick-or-treaters, doorsteps, walkways and yards.
• Remember to keep exits clear of decorations, so nothing blocks escape routes.
• Tell children to stay away from open flames. Be sure they know how to stop, drop and roll if their clothing catches fire. (Have them practice, stopping immediately, dropping to the ground, covering their face with hands, and rolling over and over to put the flames out.)
• Use flashlights as alternatives to candles or torch lights when decorating walkways and yards. They are much safer for trick-or-treaters, whose costumes may brush against the lighting.
• If your children are going to Halloween parties at others' homes, have them look for ways out of the home and plan how they would get out in an emergency.

Did you know?

Decorations are the first thing to ignite in 1,000 reported home fires each year.

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Source: NFPA Public Education Division • 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169  www.nfpa.org/education

The Baker City Police Department is seeking a small number of qualified applicants for positions as Reserve Police Officers. Participation as a Reserve is an excellent means of serving the citizens of our city. For those interested in a career as a full time police officer, training and experience as a reserve is excellent preparation for a salaried position.

The Department will be hosting an "information night" for those interested in learning more about our Reserve Program. It will be held on Wednesday November 7th at 6:30 pm in the meeting room of the police department at 1768 Auburn Ave., Baker City.

Department representatives will be on hand to explain the program, answer questions, and provide tours of the Department and displays of some equipment. The next Reserve Academy will begin on January 5, 2013. Applicants must be able to pass state required written and physical fitness tests as well as a comprehensive background investigation.

For further information please contact:

Chief Wyn Lohner at (541) 524-2014 ext. 21 or

Reserve Commander Jerry Boyd at 541-524-2014

The City is seeking volunteers for the Tree Board (non-paid position).

• Take part in creating a street tree program;
• Review landscape plans of new development;
• Assess trees through the tree permit process and the OTEC Tree Removal and Replacement Program;
• Participate in the planning/implementation of an annual tree planting event.

                Join our Tree Board!!!

Interested?  Please contact Becky Fitzpatrick at (541) 524-2033 or bfitzpatrick@bakercity.com.

The volunteer application form is available online (click here).

Baker City operates under an equal opportunity policy and complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Citizens are encouraged to apply, especially women, minorities, and the disabled. For ADA assistance, please call 523-6541