Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-03-21
CITY HAS OUTGROWN
FIRE Department
And Needs Many improvements,
Says Capt. Stilz, Expert, Here
Coaching Fire Laddies


Impairment sent out by the Ken
lucky Actuarial Bureau. ha.
made a number OF recommends
-tions for the purpose OF putting
the local department on a foot
ing OF efficiency.
Aong the necessities Tor Rich
mond in the fire fighting line he
lists:
Another FIRE fighting company.
\ ladder truck. CARRYING a 80
foot ladder to reach to the top
OF the highest building: and
smaller ladders.
\ life net.
r \ smoke wash.
4 couple OF shut-oG nozzlcs.
Ropes.
Water proof covers.
First aid kit.
Company drills often.
Screw jack.
ChiSelS.
Sledge hammers.
Hose hoist.
Cellar noZzleS.
Better fire alarm system.
Capt. Stiltz has ben giving the
/ ire department. both paid and
volunteer. lectures each day and
TUESDAY afternoon went ca a
practice run with them. Among
the boys who showed up for IN
Struction were Chief Ben Daugh-I
crty. Assistant Chief Louis iiar-.
din. Tom Trowcr>. Jeff Tribble.
Russell ard Arnold Turpin. West
Wells and Roger Pickles.
Capt. Stilz gave the boys and
official, who heard him. some
straight talk. which will Lc read
with interest by all. He said
in substance:
Gcntlmcn -
am REPRESENTING the Ken I
tucky Actuarial Bureau ~ Iu-i
Structur oi fire fighting and fret
prevention and I want To- assure
YOU that II affords me great /
pleasure in meeting YOU men
vino are interested IN one oi the
most houorcd professions in all
the world TODAY. and that i fire /
fighting. ] have spent quite a /
few years. in this game and dur
'ug this time have devoted my
study 10 the art OF fire fighting. |
rescue work and training men toi
perform this duty, being drill
master OF tie Louisville Fire
Department | hope that in myl
visit here something may he ac-
compliShcd 10 give Your citizens
better fire protection.
wish l could impress upon
your minds the way / know it
what it means to have an eff
cieEt. well trained fire depart
ment. Gentlemen. in my travels
from town to town. ] am begin
ming to realize that YOU do not
know what protection a fire de-
partment Is to your town. Nor
do YOU realize what 1t means to.
have a destructive fire. with the
loss OF many lives. | would like
for YOU TO tell me where there IS
such an organization in this or
anv other town that itS men are
at their post every minute of the
day and night. ready and waiting
for a call from some citizen in
distress? Where is there an or
ganization that will respond to
your call without asking who ,
YOU are or what YOU want: Orl
who else viii assume the duty
OF taking a chance and risk their
lives against one OF the most
tortuous deaths known to hui
manity, and that Is fire:
Gentlemen. there Is Only one
organization OF this kind and,
that is the fire department.
Therefore. | say / do not know
OF any other training that should
become more universal than the
training of our hremen. In the
great world war every boy who
left this town TO defend his
country had to be drilled and
trained before he was sent across
TO take his place in the front
lines. Why should not this same
rule apply to your hremen'
They are defending your town.
every minute of the day and
night, the year in and year out.
Have YOU men ever studied
what the duties of the fire fight
ers are? They should save life
and property. BY telling YOU. it
does not seem like it amounts TO
much. but / want 10 assure YOU