Evening journal., 1922-01-27
EXPERTS PUT
Q. K. ON FIRE
DEPARTMENT
Continued from Page one.

by additional drill and instruc-
tons. While much ground re- (
mains to be covered. Il is felt
that excellent progress has been
made and the department is TO
be congratulated upon the work
so far accomplished"
Pursuant TO requests from sew
eral members, Engineer +. A. Ray /
mond visited this city January and !
S. 1922. and gathered data on TIE I
organization. personnel equipmentr
and operations OF the new paid fire |
department" the report says at the !
outset.
Acknowledgment is made OF the /
cordial cooperation OF the direc- !
tors OF Public Safety and the officers
and members Of the fire depart
ment"
After detailing the organization OF
the department. apparatus and
drills and training. the report says,
under the heading Operation Of the
Department.
"A new running card has been
prepared. Response to box alarms
in mercantile. manufacturing and
closely built residential districts
consists generally Of engine COM
panies and a ladder company on
| firgt alarm. and a total OF 6 or en-
gine companies and ladder COM
panies on second alarm. In less
closely built or outlying sections, the
first alarm response is engine COM
panies and a ladder company. and
for second alarms a total OF S en-
gine companies and ladder com
panies A third alarm calls the en-
tire department; Tie chief. how
ever. has arranged to keep the
chemical engine in quarters at such
a time, ready for response 10 a sec
and fire and to send any apparatus
available back to quarters with
members OF the off-platoon. While
the first alarm response in the prin-
cipal mercantile district is somewhat
less than standard. the short dis
tances make this OF minor impor-
tance. The fire marshal and assist
ants and master mechanic and as
sistant attend all second alarms
Men on off-platoon are required to
attend second alarms and they may
not leave TIE city on day on with
on permission. Ninety per cent. OF
the men have telephones in their
dwellings and IL is expected to noti-
~ them largely by this means OF
living nearby For a recent serious
= fire, the four chiefs drivers were
sent out with the chiefs cars to
second alarm fires; lists will be kept
at each engine company OF firemen
pick up off-platoon men.
, For telephone alarms. one en-
gine company is sent. unless a chin
ney FIRE or small fire is indicated. II
! which case only combination
: wagon responds. A monitor tele
o phone switchboard has been PLACED
in the chiefs Office in city hall and
the public Is urged 10 send all tele
20 phone alarms 10 this point Sine,
most OF the stations are still connect
ed only through the public exchang,
and the public Is not yet accustomed
TO the new system. some telephon,
alarms continue to be sent to tn,
individual companies, in which cas-,
II the company responds after notify
\ ing headquarters. At night the tel
ephone alarms are switched to tn,
deputy chiefs headquarters. Thl
u switchboard provides room 10
e three trunk lines. OF which one is a
IS present in use, and SO branches. o
3. which hve are at present in use.
e There are in service 116 fir
" alarm boxes; IS new boxes hav
been ordered. Of which 65 are re
y placements and 20 for additiona
service. The large gongs and ind
ID Gators are still in use in the fire sta
ID lions, but punch registers have bee
lg ordered to replace the unreliabl
rs indicators. 1t is contemplated I
es rebuild and rearrange the circuit
Id In connection with the installatio
OF the new boxes. but the contraf
t. for this work has not yet been le
c The inspecting engineer did no
in have opportunity to observe actus
or operations at fire during his brie
er stay, but from reports Of the dri
I'D master, insurance inspectors and citi
he zens, as well as members Of the dc
OF partment. it appeared that muc
sr. progress has been made in teachin
he the members modern fire method
OF and proper handling of apparatu
anu A'olos AoIhl uuutIWTlllnE IT
n terests and the citizens generally an
RS pear well satisfied with the progre,
he made by the department to dat,
.e- There has been one large fire sine
the department went into service, 4
fr. which excellent work was done: a
OF though the fire was under gre:
NO headway when the alarm was give
lrs surrounding threatened property W.
'er saved and the fire gotten under col
-as troll in a creditable manner. Oper,
,er tion at several small fires are r
fr. ported satisfactory, especially in Il
he proper use OF portable extiRguishe
IL and chemical lines, ventilation
Try free buildings from smoke and q
,us appreciable reduction in water ar
smoke damage. The instructor col
,ar stantly attends fires and by woi
a with the companies gives the men
ow bers the benefit OF his practical e
10, perience.
for Fire Marshal Ainscow has ma
he complete inspections OF the busins
and manufacturing districts and
nat public buildings for accumulations
ne. rubbish and the removal OF unnec'
me sary combusubles and fire hazaI
,rd and for the installation OF fire exi
Drd and fire escapes. Considerable pi
to gress has been made along th'
his lines and numerous improvement
secured. Inspections are made
two detailed firemen at the rate
ED about 400 a week Where dcfe