The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-09-28
OCTOBER 20 is FIRE
PREVENTION WEEK
Mayor Griffith Issues Proclamation
to Clean Up Premises a. a
Protection.

In another column of this paper
you will notice the Mayors proclama.
ton, proclaiming the week of October
End to 9th as Fire Prevention week.
This is matter which carries much
more importance than we, who have
been free from loss of life and prop.
erty by fire, can realize, but after
the conflagration has done its dam
age, destroyed our property, or tax.
en- life, we can then fully appreci-
ate the efforts of those in charge ot
fire prevention work.
It is the duty of every citizen
whether he be a property owner oi
notI to use the utmost precautior
against the American peoples great.
est enemy and report or remove all
fire hazards at all times. In all such
work we need regular revivals, and
week beginning next Monday has
for some time been designated as Ma
tional Fire Prevention week, and is
ne time for the revival of the inter
est in our own protection.
To assure yourself that your prop
rty is protected see that all litter
md inflammable material of every
kind and nature is removed from your
premises. Have the flues of your
house examined before you build the
winter fires. Many fires are occas.
ioned by the mortar falling from be-
tween the bricks of a flue and ignit-
ing the building. SCOT should also be
removed, as it is inflammable when
accumulated to very great extent
The officers in charge of fire pre-.
vention should not be required tc
make personal call upon the citi
zens for the citizens protection, but
after the expiration of the Fire Pre-.
vention Week, the entire city will be
inspected and individual orders is
iued for cleaning up the premises and
preventing fire hazards from exist.
lg. If you are called upon, to do. or
efrain from doing some act in this
connection, do not censure the par
les in charge, but realize that it ID
for your own protection, and for the
protection of those closely associated
with you. Always remember that
your own carelessness in causing a
fire in your own property in the city
jeopardizes the property and lives of
your neighbors notwithstanding how
areful they may be.
The State Fire Chiefs Convention
and the convention of the State Fire
Association will be held in Salina,
October End to 9th inclusive. This
organization has grown during the
past few years and they do great
deal of work at each annual conven-
tion exchanging ideas of how to pre-
vent fire losses and how best to han
die the fire hazards.
Every city of importance in the
state is member of and has repre-
sentatives attend these conventions,
and ideas emanate from those meet
ings, thru the representatives of the
local departments, which greatly as
sist in the reduction of fire losses.
Chief Light, Assistant Chief Hub
bard and Firemen Smith and Kennedy
are the representatives from Liberal
to this convention, and they will be
accompanied by one or two of the 9th
er firemen, if all plans made now ma
terialize.
1t is not an outing for the firemen
oy any means, as glance at their pro-
gram will show that every minute of
the time will be taken up in conven-
ton work with very important sub
jects of fire fighting and fire preven-
tion before the convention, being
handled by competent men who have
given that particular line of work
life study.
Support the local fire department
in every way you can, and remember
that its work is practically donated
for your protection. The members
receive no compensation whatever
for the responsibility they take.