Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-09
FIRE PROTECTIVE MEASURES
 ON CONVENTION PROGRAMME

Chlet Howard l.. stanton mas recelNeu the announcements of the 25th annual meeting of the National Fire Protection Association which is to be held at San Francisco, June 14, where a programme of protective measures is to be advocat- ed. Chief Stanton is not to attend the convention
 The announcement of the convention gives the following notice of the meas ures that are to be brought up:
 The National Fire Protection Associa- tion, assembled in San Francisco for it's twentyfifth annual meeting, bespeaks the continued observance by the people of the United States and Canada, both privately and in thelr occupations, of all measures for conservation of our re- sources. The supreme need of the war impoverished European world for food stuffs and the products of North Amer ica imposes an obligation upon us to safe guard to the extent of our intelligence and ability every form of natural and created resource. The elimination of waste, at all times the duty of good citi- zenship, is at this moment a profound public and private responsibility. | In it's warfare against the needless sacrifice of human life and property by | fire the association advocates the follow ing measures:
 | 1. The adoption by municipalities of 1 the Standard Building Code of the Ma tional Board of Fire Underwriters to the end that tire-resistiVe building construc- tion may be encouraged, the use of in- l fiammable roof coverings prohibited, ade- quate exit facilities from buildings as sured, and interiors so designed and ! !fire-stopped as to prevent or materially retard the development and spread of | fire therein.
 9 The adoption by all states and provinces of minimum building require ments for the protection of state, provin- cial and county hospitals, schools, asy- l lums and similar institutions.
 8. The enactment by each state and l province of the fire marshal law advo- cated by the Fire Marshals' Association of North America to the end that official i investigation may be made of the causes of all fires, preventable fires may be eli minated by public education, and the crime of arson stamped outs
 4. The adoption of the association s ordinances providing for the systematic 1 inspection of all buildings by city fire i vigorous enforcement of rules for clean i Illness, good housekeeping, and the main 1 tenance of safe and unobstructed exits l firefighting apparatus and other protec- tive devices.
 5. The enactment of ordinances fix. l ing the cost of extinguishing preventable fires upon citizens disregarding fire pre- vention orders, and more general lega recognition of the common law princi pie of personal liability for damage re sulting from fires due to carelessness ol neglect.
 6. The wider general use of the au
 tomatic sprinkler as a fire extinguishins
 agent and life saver and the more gen
 eral use of standard smoke-proof tower
 and of horizontal exits through proper ly protected openings in fire division walls as important life saving facilities.
 A careful study of the technica
 surveys of cities made by the engineer of the committee on fire prevention o the National Board of Fire Underwrit
 CTS covering the items of water supplies
 their adequacy and reliability, fire de partment efficiency, fire alarm system and conf1agration hazards, and of tn
 possibility of cooperation among neigh
 boring cities through mutual aid and tn
 standardization of hose couplings
 S. The universal adoption and use o
 the safety match and legislation prohib
 iting smoking in all parts of factories
 industrial and mercantile buildings ex