East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-01
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II 80 foot extension ladder, 20 foo
extension ladder. IL foot roof ladder
! IA foot scaling ladder. crowbar.
~ foot plaster hook. axes, Ian
terms. 2 s5 gallon chemical tanks. /.
2 1-2 gallon chemical extinguishers, .
Pyrenes, smoke helmets, . helmets
II " inch two way siamese with gait
valves, I 2 " inch two way siamess
with gate valves l ~ inch two way
siamese with gate valves, l I-3 incl
two way single hydrant connection,
life line 1875 feet. scaling belts. 15t
pounds soda, / IL carboy suiphurit
lacid. IA firemens coats. 1900 feet 2 x
inch hose. 200 feet OF chemical hose
extra spanners and ladder straps
cellar play pipe. i studebaker car, 60C
feet hose. 2, 2H gallon chemicals.
shut off nozzles. 1 20 foot extension
ladder.
|. Equipment on reserve carts in cen
trial station:
carts. 8 nozzles, wrenches.
axes.
Equipment of Hose Co. No. 4. webb
and Pine streets:
1 cart. 400 feet hose. nozzle. 1 hy-
drant wrench, / ak.
Equipment on cart at High school:
. hose cart, $50 feet hose, nozzle.
q wrench.
Equipment of Hook and Ladder:
AZ foot extension ladder, rs
foot extension ladder. / 13 foot ladder,
i. IL foot roof ladder.
l Gamewell fire alarm system. ]
second hand striking machine, fnrni-
ture and fixtures at central station, /
bell and tower, 2 hose stations in vari-
Gus parts of city. There is at present
400 feet of, hose in service.
500 feet fabric. bought in 1919: 1000
eet fabric bought in 1918; 500 feet
fabric, bought in 1917; 500 feet Tro-
jan. bought in 1916. 500 feet Trojan.
bought in 1915 600. feet Trojan. bought
In 1912; 500 feet real old hose.
Hydrants.
There are ninety-eight hydrants all
two way with 4-inch. 6-inch leads from
Iowa and Coffin.
The following static pressure was
read at the schools, hospitals, resi-
denee and business section.
High school. GO lbs: Cottonwood and
Court streets, l12 lbs. U.eaks around
main steam1: Thompson and Tustin
streets, 60 lbs: Cottonwood and Webb
streets. ITO lbs. dn bad condition,
leaks around stem, bleeder and valve)
Cottonwood and Court streets, 1925
Jackson and Jefferson streets. 95. Qn
bad condition, due to wearing OF
threads on stem); jackson and Logan
streets. Sc. tBleeder in poor condi-
ion. nipple rounded by use of stiIson
Jackson and Blaine
streets, 75.' (Leaks around stuffing
3ox); Grant and Wilson streets, 75.
Nipple too large for spanner); High
ind Main streets, so; Lincoln St
Grammar school) 100. (Bleeder
worn out, leaks at stuffing box): Court
md Benefit streets, so. (Bleeder worn
tut. leaks at stnffing box; hospital. |
'5. (Bleeder- worn out, leaks at stuff |
ng .box): Hyde and Court streets, s. |
Bleeder worn out, leaks at stuffing |
'ox); Court and Point streets, 20. |
Webb and State streets. 100. (valve
hould be repaired).
The reason the hydrants are in poor
is due to the fact that others
han the fire department are allowed /
b use them
aydrants are installed for the pur-
ose of protecting property against
he ravages of fire they are the first |
Inc of defense for the fire department
nd no one should be allowed to use
hem outside the fire department. 1t
! the general rule that where pro- !,
iiscuous use of hydrants is sanction
q, they are invariably in poor condi-
on. The fire department should
now at all times when it is necessary
} connect to a f1ydrant, that it is in
bod working condition.
Fire Alarm System.
Gone Gamewell Fire Alarm System) !
Pendleton has evidently stood still
its fire alarm equipment, instead of
approving its service from year to
,ar The argument is advanced that y
arms may be received over the tele- ,
hone as well as by regular fire box
stem. Frequently, the telephone is
und wanting as a medium of trans
itting alarms to he department, due
many weaknesses of impairment of
at service. and the fire chiefs y
roughout the land are constantly
ging citizens to use the fire alarm d
stem in preference to the telephone y
call the fire department in case of 8
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Recently in San Francisco. on the p
casion of the Birkshire Apartments
e. the parties discovering the fire .
ed to turn in an alarm by telephone,