New Britain herald., 1926-03-03
FIRE LOSS AVERAGE
 INCREASING HERE
(Contiuued from First Pase)

schools; Number Of pupils. private and parochiaI schools in city. 26. Number Of schools in which fire prevention is taught throughout school year. 70. Number of pupils enrolled in public, private and porochial schools, 15,c57.
 Number Of pupils receiving in struction in fire prevention, 5000. How often are fire drills held in th" schools? Bi-wcckly on order of principals.
 Fire prevention training in scout troops.
 Ar" merit badges awarded in fire prevention by local Boy scouts, Girl scouts. Camp Fire Girls and similar organizations? Yes. Number of scouts in city, 4G5. Number of scouts who qualified for this badge, %S. Fire prevention activities in which qualified scouts participated. rrMlfic duty in schools. Worked on < brush ana forest fires.
 Activities Of Clubs and Organizations
 .NUUlDrI ni DuSlI4'SS uLcll . 'ili'A womcns clubs and civic organiza- lions In the city. 1l0. Number Of ; thosn clubs and organizations which 1 had committees participating in fire | pr, siion work. 3.
 Fire Department Activities
 Total number of inspections made / hy fire department or fire preNen- | tion bureau. 19,>7i.
 How many times per year ar" /, lu>iucss and public buildings in 1 spcctcJ? i2.
 How many timcs per year are res idvnce inspoCtcd? @i.
 percentage Of compliances 10 . recommendations. 4o";.
 Number and character Of demon- 1, strations and lectures given by . members Of the fire department dur i ing 1925.
 Instruction on sending in an . alarm Of @S fires and the operation of ire cytinguishcrs, also talks on fire prevention methods.
 Tire Prevention Legislation
 Does NuHT llNHE'' ''"'4"''7 reuuiro lhe following?
 l;nclosn Of stairways and elevator shafts and protection of other yer 'irat openings. Yes.
 Protection to windows and other .nn.lings in rxtcrior walls l's,
 Tire rcsis'iNc roof coverings on nuitdings throughout the city. 'n fire zone. ,
 Is there a sufficient inspection l force 70 insure adoquut" suptrN'sloh . or new construction? No.
 What other fire prevention legiS- 1afion is in force such as l"glslatloh making persons liable for fires caus- cd through their gross negligence ordinances governing !ntammaiI' lluul!s. etc? None. storage or in- fla uimahle liquids taken care ot ny fir. department officials,
 What were your other fire preven' tion educational activities in 1"!''
 Instructions 10 owners and care tal,rs 10 exercise proper caution +hr care Of fires in heating plants .rI chimneys. 10 housckeepers' goo" . nous. keeping.
 Permanent Improvements e..ir and elevator enclosures. Ho" r,.,,v huildincs over two stories lh hoirft in the congest'd value d's- ,rini were erected in 1925" D. rn how many such new buildings ,.,,c all stairways and elevator ', shafts enclosed? 6. - How many old buildings over 'W0 stories in height in the conges'tu ,.,,ne district were materially a'ter- I na in 1925? None, 1 Aromatic Sprinkler Installations Number of buildings "l'hin CI,y ( limits having automatic sprlnK'erS ( Xnmhcr of sprinkler installations ,o,nnIetcd in these buildings during 1895 ..
 Industrial Plant Protection I Approximate number of industriai l. plants in the city, 30. fl Number Of industrial plants when r have fire extinguishinE equipment c ,rber than water pails and hand cN' { .iuguishers, 14. lh Number Of industria plants which I have added such equipment during | las5. ii. S