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Fire Department
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year to year. The report declared,
however, that present recommends
tions would be adequate under the
protection, including defense from
sabotage.
A similar report on police protec-
ton needs will be forwarded to the
Commissioners within 10 days, 1t was
said. as well as one covering trans
portauon. Amounts involved in
these forthcoming reports, however,
will be small compared to the fire
defense plan, the committee pre-
dicted.
"The safety and welfare of the
Nations Capital" the report declar-
ed, SIS, in great measure. dependent
on the ability of the fire service to
give this protection"
More Reservoirs Suggested.
In connection with extension OF
the water supply, the committee
suggested creation of additional
reservoirs and cisterns in high-value
residential districts and park areas.
The members felt, however, that
this might not be feasible because
OF prohibitive costs and lack of
available park areas. Instead, the
group recommended purchase of at
least Is f1uSh-tank trucks to be
equipped and located on recon-
mendation of the chief engineer of
the Fire Department.
A survey of existing reservoirs and
swimming pools with a view to in
suring proper pumping approaches
also was recommended.
Eighteen suggested locations of
clsterns were given where these
could be installed at an estimated
cost of $194,832. These would be in
the areas of Army Medical Center.
Bureau OF Standards, Mount Alto
and Georgetown hospitals. Connec-
tlcut avenue, Calvert street, WASH
ington Circle, Dupont Circle, La
feyette Square, Franklin Square, the
north side of the Elipse, Mount Ver-
non Square, Judiciary Square, Massa-
chusettS avenue and g street NV,
the north and south sides of the
Capitol grounds, the Mall, between
Adams and Jefferson drives and the
east side of Twelfth street S.W., the
park area on the south side of C
street between Seventh and Ninth
streets SW. and at the east side of
New jersey avenue south of E
street Sc.
| 300 Hand Pumps Urged.
Purchase of 800 portable hand
pumps was also recommended.
"' The newly developed areas
and recently developed defense areas
are totally void of any fire alarm
protection which could prove very
1 serious in any emergency" the re-
port declared.
1t was also suggested that such
locations would be more liable to at
tack and sabotage to disrupt the de.
fense program.
The recommendation for air-raid
horns was made In recognition OF
q possible need to signal warning
to the people. They would be in
stalled in existing firehouses and
be controlled from the fire alarm
central Office. The nine locations
would be at No. Is Engine Co.
Nichols avenue and Esther place
Sc; No. 10 Engine Co., Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Twenty eighth
place Sc: No. 27 Engine Co., Mime
sofa avenue and Hunt place NE;
No. 8 Engine Co., 637 North Carolina
avenue Sc: No. II Engine Co., 1927
Monroe street NE; No. 9 Engine
Co., 1924 U street NV; No. 20 En-
gine Co., 5760 Georgia avenue NV;
No. 81 Engine Co., 1890 Connecticut
avenue NV, and No. 90 Engine Co.
4811 Conduit road NV.
Two-Way Radio.
Puchase of at least Is two-way
mobile radio receivers and trans
mitters for the Fire Department
apparatus was recommended, to-
gether with a station tranSmitter
complete with necessary attach
ments.
The recommendation to lock all
manhoies over the Districts signal
ling systems was made, the commit
tee said, after considerable study o.
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