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Show changes In department organization and purchase pur-chase of new equipment. . A are entitled to that praise, for In the past eight or nine months much has been accomplished, accom-plished, thanks to the efforts of Mr. Stevens, Chief Hanson, Mayor Jenkins and city commissioners. commis-sioners. The job isn't finished yet, but It probably prob-ably will be this year and by early 1942 Salt Lake City should have a well trained and equipped fire department of which we can be proud. 'Rapid Strides' Forward AT A CONFERENCE in Ogden with Fire Chief La "ere M. Hanson of Salt Lake City, Jay W. Stevens, chief of the fire prevention bureau bu-reau of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, Under-writers, commended the city on its fire department depart-ment improvements made during the past year and said we were making "rapid strides" forward. for-ward. That's good news for Salt Lake City. Mr. Stevens ought to know what he's talking about because he is the man who started the whole Salt Lake City fire department improvement program. It was his damning report on poor equipment and inefficiency which started the fireworks last spring and resulted In sweeping |