The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-17
SPARKS ON ROOFS
CAUSE MANY FIRES
Chief Bennett Gives Out His
Report for June
TOTAL LOSS $3O,32O.19
TOTAL LOSS S3O,32O.19
Department Responded to 120 Alarms
Ran 2021 Blocks, Laid Out 2704
Feet of Hose-Used 770 Gal
Ions of Chemicals

Two-thirds of the fire loss of the month
of June was caused by sparks on the
roofs according TO the report of Fire Chief
A V Bennett which will be submitted
to the city commission this morning. The
fire loss of last month is greatly in excess
Of that of the month of May, although in
May the fire alarms were much more fire.
quent.
The total fire loss during June amounted
to $50, 32O. 49, and the total insurance loss
was $26 1886 %, showing that the total un-
insured loss was only SO, 1888 "a. During
June the total value at risk was s., ,629 324,
and the total insurance involved was ST.
$3.50.
"The June fire report involves no un-
usual features" said Fire Chief A. V
Bennett last night, lit is just the aver
age summer month report with the excep-
ton that the number of fires is greatly in
excess of what it should be.
''The fire loss from shingle roof fires
amounted to $19.069. .92 or nearly two-thirds
of the entire fire loss of the month. This
Is in part accoun table to the extreme dry
ness which prevailed during June and the
res ultant high state of combustion I'm
known causes are attributed for the re-
mainder of the fire loss.
Out of the entire vast amount at risk
during the iii es in June the actual loss
was slightly less than 2 per cent. The
insurance loss was slightly above 2 per
cent
The report of Chief Bennett in full is as
follows:
June 16, 1918.
Hon. Culpepper Exum. President Board
of Commissioners, City:
Dear Sir-Please find herewith my re-
port for the month ending June 10, 1913
| THE department responded to 10 alarms
and fires, ran 2021 blocks, laid out 2705t
feet of hose, used no gallons OF chemicals
and raised 1917 feet of ladders.
1.-THE Bristol recording water pressure
gauge indicates an average daily pressure
| of 96 5-6 pounds, and an average daily vari-
alton of 10 pounds per square inch.
Alarms, How Received-Box 10, still Z,
telephone 9S-total 120.
kind of Buildings-Brick 1S, corrugated
iron ?. frame 49, stucco /; other than
buildings 10, false and unnecessary IL
total 100.
How NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. arrival u,
chemicals Ga, water 33, false and unneces-
sary 11-total 40.
Cause of Alarms-Ashes in wooden re-
ceptacle /, back firing in automobiles 2,
carelessness Il. boiler tar /. communicated
15 defective hues 6, defective wiring J..
false 3, grease burning on stove !, lamp
explosion ., overheated iron /, overheated
motor !, overheated stove |, SCOT in CHM
neys 3 short circuit /, sparks on shingle
TOOLS 81, sparks from engine :, spark from
cupola A. spontaneous combustion l. trash
burning 2, unknown 49, unnecessary s.
total 100
Value of buildings at risk, sl,ls0,643
value of contents at risk, S44S 6S1; total
value at risk, s1,629,924.
Insurance involved on buildings, $685.
$50; insurance involved on contents, $324
S10 total insurance involved, 81 1880.
insurance loss on buildings $l5,01917;
insurance loss on contents, 81, ,3171S: total
insurance loss, s26.336. 25
Uninsured loss on buildings. s2o73.9 81;
uninsured loss on contents, $3.50; total
uninsured loss, 1888 "a
Total loss, insured and uninsured, $40
800. 10.
Respectfully submitted:
IA V. BENNETT,
'Chief Fire Department"