The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-09-29
VcIIRVEY RECEIVED
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. moor water b"PP'' ="
"E''no With n good fire. depart
eOnn''',p' y, a good water supply IN
pcnt' " sorartment, Is OF small val
.'f " 'S "Dy town. and is ,n an expense "", so 1o
&c. 90 y community n that """"'' "'' ~
tolerated. oWort -rule-and-
I'D ,o,hods and all who ro'y on
'noS 'ne1 in their work are .s D''"H no% %"rI ,ho
'uCn " =. scIentlnc means ana inc
sedeo " arcmcn can be no cXccp'
'V"' .ov instances the cher OF
,,e smaI-town fire department "",n %" q 'n" nn.
'nv o hIs employment only on " o"'
,,' !, Of fire aEno"E, and Lnn' d." nroy"n ne """
hO 0' =, o,ber words, IRE must
'O" no,ore he Is called upon to nc,'
H",' il wrong, Ilo should be ON
WIN" with the specific under tanh-
Irr r that he is to cooperate ",'" ,, '"' '',
DS o.o marshal. and any other IN
'r 'sromontaIIty for the prevention :,
buildings should be Inspected
NV 5,,cctive nucs or furnaces; cell
J" .uics and sheds should h1vo
,t viqItg, and ashes. rubbish
Nv Iroommablcs be required 10 he
rnoyed minimizing property own,
,horId be educated and warned
y, be dangers that are found ana
obier of the fire department
.,on,d be backed by proper ordl'
.,,o. and clothed with sufficient po-
~, orthorIty that his orders Will
be Oboyed
oon account Of the light frame
construction of the buildings Of lh's
,tv they aro particularly susnep-
,,bo TO the quick spread of ilam"s,
and on account Of their inhammabi"
materials and also OF the numerous
Onon spaces between walls, parti-
,lons and floors. which provide
onlck passage OF fire from one part
M the building to another, large
districts are subject to general haz-
ard.
OH this condition Is to be mini
mIzed the power lies solely in the
hands of those who have the legis-
htiye control of the common wei
fare and safety of the community.
"On account of the above men
toned hazards, as well as numerous
others that will be hereafter mon
toned in this report. ard the de-
pcrable condition of the fire depart.
ment we believe that the city has
passed the stage whore Il can de-
pend upOn men to give their time
and service by attending drills,
meetings and fighting fire, without
some substantial remuneration.
There can DO no question that, in
order to protect the city from an
enormous fire waste in the future,
q competent fire department of at
least six paid mon should be in
stalled.
This department should be ready
at all times, day or night, to re
SDOnd to an alarm, should be Of suf-
hClent strength to man the appara-
lus make quick connections and
have stream on the fire by the |
time other assistances arrived. The /.
degNe of efficiency Of any fire fight |.
Ing unit depends upon the judgment .
exercised in the selection of It's men, .
Oers, consequently we'll selected |
ana we'll drilled department OF this
KIND would pay the city many times
over in the property values saved
uurlng each year.
Equipment
'one seagraves triple combination
var 'oO gallons per minute; 1850
iee' M of 2h-incho hose, standard;
'OV leet of chemical hose; ten extra
Du''s' 10 small acid jars, l hose ex-
panaer' two three-gallon Babcocks,
Oae "" 'nree-inch Alert, one Pyrene, one
'ViOot extension ladder, one l2-ft.
OOier 'ive 1O-foot lengths of four
I'n ~, suction hose, FIVE open play
npeS TWO shut-off nozzles, 45O feet
lion.
recommendations
f"s'--Ihat at least four addi-
,'4a' men be permanently employed