The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-26
PREVENT FIRES.
DECLARES GLORE
Chief of Fire Department, in
Annual Report, Makes Strong
Recommendations.
MONEY WISELY EXPENDED
ECONOMY IN THE END
Warm Words of Praise for
Work of Firemen During
the Past Year.

Praise for tho work OF the Ore depart
ment and strong recommendations for
improvements and additional protection
regarded as much needed, form the
salient features of Chief William II.
Chores annual report for the year 1910.
fled with Mayor John S. Bransford,
Wednesday.
a condensation OF the tabular statement
for the year shows .hat there wre 427
alarms answered, that the value OF the
property involved was So. 1886 ,Sa9, with
S2.199,5s3 OF insurance, with an actual
loss of $16l, ,745 the losses not covered by
Insurance being ST4I9l,
Chiefs Recommendations
Following arc the recommendations
embodied In the report
/. 4 triple combination auto, hose
pump and chemical for general service
2. One water tower not less than sew
enty five feet, equipped,
3. Three new hose companies
T. All hose wagons TO be rubbertired
and 35-gallon eXtinguishers to be placed
on all hose wagons and trucks. except
aerial trucks.
5. Heating apparatus for companies
Nos. 1 and 3, 10 be installed and ready
for use before next fall.
6. The existing ordinance TO be
amended, creating the position of fire de-
partment Inspector. with salary OF Sl0o
per month
7. Ten thousand feet Of 2k-inch fire
hose, with the suggestion that it ought
S. Six more FIRE alarm boxes,
9. New roof for station of company
10. Twelve fire eisterns. 12xl6 feet
each. in the business district.
Suggestions on Ordinance.
Chief GIore makes the following sug-
gestions which he believes should be re-
Sarded III framing the new ordinance
relative TO the fire department.
Automatic sprinlters in Easements of
ali factories and business houses.
Water tanks on roofs should have indi-
yidual support.
Fronts of buildings to be kept clear of
all infiammable material
Changes in theater ordinances TO fur
ther safeguard the public.
An inspector OF electric wires.
Operators OF moving picture machines
TO be examined and licensed.
substantial increase In pay for the
members of the department.
Comments In General.
Commenting on the question OF fires
and fire protection. Chief Glore says,
Fire is a business proposition, based
ON supply and demand. The supply is
less protection given against nre and
without sufficient apparatus for the eX
tinguishment OF fires. and absence OF good
building laws, which means greater losses
and demands higher rate OF insurance.
Therefore, the property owners must pay
the losses. II Is more reasonable, proper
and business-like to create expense TO
prevent fire and save loss than to neg
lect The fire department in order to save
a few dollars, and from said neglect 10
pay many dollars for the losses that may
occur.
"One should keep in mind that when
fire once staEts. no one can possibly know
or predict where 1t will end. as the de-
struction is swift. costly and dangerous.
People generally make TOO light OF fires.
because they do not realize what loss
there might be TO property and life. and
fail TO IIofit by the costly experience OF
other cities.
Economy That Is False.
They do not see the, false economy
Of wooden buildings, or buildings partly
this continues. Just so long will fires oc- !
cur. Good buildings and fire prevention |
laws may seem severe 10 the individual
II he be the owner OF an old building, |
but he should not be allowed to endan- |
ger other properly constructed buildings |
Of more recent date Of construction.
prevention should be thoroughly un-
derstood. also first aid to the extin- |
suishment OF fires. The underwriters at |
all times will point out the hazards and |
suggest remedies. and should they not
De carried out up goes the rates Vigil
lance OF the fire department cannot pre-
vent the inevitable. il bad conditions are
allowed 10 remain and the fire depart
meht not Kept up to high standard" |
Praise for His Men.
After formally extending thanks to
The mayor and the members of the city
council, members OF the various city de-
partments, for their willingness nj all
times 10 assist the fire department in It's
work, and also thanking the representa-
Iives OF the press for the spirit OF fair
ness shown In reporting fires. Chief
Jlore concludes:
The officers and members OF the fire
department. will be found 10 be sober,
ictlNe and ever ready and willing 10 re-
'pond TO any and all calls and checking
any hre that may occur. / take pride
n saying and believing that the Salt
lake city lire department as a whole
lemanly the members of anv ofber
Ire department and 1t will certainly re-