The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-09-12
GOVERNOR AIDS
FIRE CAMPAIGN
Chief Executive Fosters State.
Wide Drive Against Forest
Destruction

With the calling by Governor Davis
of period of time during September
for the discussion of fire prevention
is started a statewide campaign,
fathered by the volunteer firemen of
the state. In addition to issuing a
proclamation calling on the people to
cooperate in the work, Governor
Davis has arranged with Mr.. Jay
Stevens, manager of the Fire Proven
ton Bureau of the Pacific, to give a
number of lectures in the state, which
began at Pocatel1o, September 8; and
also with Mr.. Franklin H. Wentworth
Of Boston, an official of the National
Fire Prevention association.
So great are the preventable losses
by fire in the United States each year
that a national movement to prevent
these economic losses through educa-
ton is now on. Montana will put on
campaign following the Idaho effort
Schools and lodges will be asked to
cooperate. 1t is believed that before
the two weeks period of the campaign
is over there will be no person in
Idaho who has not heard something
that will assist him in being part OF
the protective army against the fire
fiend.
Inexcusable Loss.
The enormous destruction of life
and property by fire is Americas most
shocking form of inefficiency. Oh
the nations appalling annual fire
waste, including a casualty list OF
$4,000 in dead and injured and a prop
erty loss of $3.50, O0O, 600, it is generally
conceded that at least Is per cent
arises from habits of carelessness and
is therefore preventable. In order to
overcome this unnecessary and mex
cusable fire waste, and as a step
towards providing a remdy for this
preventable loss, the executive depart
ment of the state of Idaho, co-operat-
ing with Mr.. Jay. w. Stevens, mana
ger of the Fire Prevention Bureau of
the Pacific, and also with the various
fire chiefs of the state, has determined
upon intensive fire prevention cam
paign throughout the entire state of
Idaho to the end that the people may
be taught the lessons of care in the
handling of fire and inflammable ma
terials and of safeguarding life and
property by the removal of all fire
hazards from their premises.
PROCLAMATION.
Now therefore, I, D. w. Davis,
governor of the state of Idaho, by wir-
tue of the authority vested in me by
law, do hereby proclaim September
9th to 10th inclusive, as especially set
aside for the purpose of conducting
throughout the entire state of Idaho
a Fire Prevention Campaign
And earnestly urge and recommend
that during the time herein specified
adj public buildings, Industrial plants,
factories and premises of every nature
be thoroughly inspected and cleaned
of all accumulations of rubbish or
litter they may be found to contain;
that wiring and flues be examined for
flaws and any flaws found in them
corrected; that fire-fighting apparatus
be examined carefully for defects and
deteriorations and placed in first
class condition; that fire drills be held
in schools, industrial plants, depart
ment stores and other places where
such drills are not regularly estab-
lished, and that the fullest assistance
be given to Mr.. Stevens, and the fire
ShASAS Who SO-OpCIdtluS Will
IN the arrangement of programs in
public schools and by civic societies
and other organizations to the end
that the widest possible publicity be
given the subject of fire prevention
and substantial educational progress
made in preventing the occurrence of
fires and thereby saving the appalling
waste of human lives and conserving
the property values of the state and
nation.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Seal of
the State of Idaho to be affixed this
End day of September A. D. 1919.
D. w. DAVIS,
Attest: Governor of Idaho.
ROBERT o. JONES,
Secretary of State.