Show Fire Week Fire Prevention Week begins October is a good occasion on which to lo pay tribute to a group of men whose unselfish community service helps save life prevent suffering and limit limit lim urn it property loss These men are the members of the volunteer fire depart depart- ments There Would be he mighty little fire protection in Utah Ulah vere were it not for them There are re only five of the 90 fire departments that are fully paid two of are backed up by vol volun- volun un- un t i Everywhere else in Utah cities towns and rural areas depend for fire protection on volunteers except for a scattered scattered scatter scatter- ed few men regularly on duty to insure a minimum of dela delay in getting gelling equipment to lo the scene of a fire It is estimated that out of approximately two thousand trained firemen in Utah no nomore nomore nomore more than are paid employ employ- es Cs The rest respond on call primarily as a public service but with an esprit de corps and anda a skill which makes them a highly effective fire fighting force I According to lo a report of the B Board oard ard of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific there are on the average more than reported report report- ed fires a month in Utah With probably 10 men reporting on the average to lo every fire this means at least two fire calls a month for every man paid or volunteer While the volunteer firemen can hardly be lC classed as professional professional pro- pro they do train regularly regularly regu- regu and man many become highly if skilled Furthermore they the theus usI usually us- us have excellent equipment l I J Since 1948 more than 75 new have been put into service in Utah Ulah all but bul 17 in smaller cities and rural areas There are additional pieces of older older but still serviceable equipment ready to fight fires It all adds up to a very effective effective ef er- ef- ef and efficient organization L tion for tile the prevention and supPression suppression sup sup- df Of f fire A word of thanks to lo the vol- vol firemen is in order order- along with a a plea to 10 Mr and r. r Mrs John Joh l' l Q Citizen and arid Bobbie Bob Bob- bie and Suzie Suzi too t to lend a hand by being just a bit more II I careful not to let fires get gett t slatted started I Ii i |