| Show BURTON DURTON AIMS J TO FURTHER REDUCE Sil LI FIRE lOSS lOSSIn In tn Letter to Fire Chief Chief- Urges More I f Rigid aigid Inspection Inspection In In- in Trade Area With a per capita reduction of 93 cents in fire loss during 1925 as compared with 1924 Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- T T. T T. T Burton In a letter to Fire Chief Walter S. S Knight recommends recommends recommends mends more rigid and widespread Inspection of buildings In the congested congested congested con con- district this year rear with a view to bringing the per capita loss still lower The letter was placed In the fire chiefs chief's hands Wednesday Based on a population of the per capita fire loss in 1924 was and In 1925 it was reduced to according to fire tire department figures Accompanied by the fire chief and other officials Commissioner Burton Burton Burton Bur Bur- ton has spent considerable time In Inthe Inthe inthe the past three weeks Inspecting buildings In the congested district for the purpose of ot formulating plans to reduce the fire hazard INSPECTION URGED I feel that it is of utmost Importance importance tance that we prosecute the Inspection inspection inspection tion part of our work to the full ex extent extent ex- ex tent with the hope of at least bringing bringing bringing bring bring- ing down the per capita loss below the 2 mark in In 1926 the commission commission commission commis commis- sion said Arrangements have been made bYthe bYthe by bythe the to have the fire chief and his Inspectors assisted In Inthis Inthis inthis this work by A. A J J. J Snow of the Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- Board of Fire Underwriters E. E B B. B Andrews of the Utah Power and Light company C. C J. J Reading su- su of the police and fire alarm system and F. F D. D Winegar city electrician Particular attention will be paid to installation of electrical wiring and the fuel K gas ls pipes and meters classified by the commissioner as dangerous conditions that exist In Inmany Inmany Inmany many buildings BURTONS BURTON'S LETTER The letter reads in part as follows follows fol tol- fol- fol lows 1 i 1 should like to suggest to you youth th that t you make a very thorough In Inspection inspection inspection in- in of the premises of all busness busIness business busi bus ness houses within the congested district not only in its Ita wiring heaard hea- hea ard but in the hazard of inflammable ble material carr carried ed In basements and storerooms and near the building building building build build- ing where the same might be a a. fire Ire hazard My hope Is that with a a. campaign i of of of pr prevention ventron you bearIn bear bearIn bearin in mind at t all times to be reasonable with building that have been wired for a great number of years so that the expense Is as low V as possible on the owner also that in your our In Inspections inspections In- In you are not asking for any unreasonable correction to Da De made In connection with the wiring DANGER BY GASI GAS I 1 also e Call 11 your attention to the danger that exists in some buildIngs buildings build build- ings from the installation of gas and gas meters and the opening through the fire walls which all tend to produce hazards In case the building once catches on fire I J think It is Just as necessary for tor the gas company to have its curb cutoffs where large supply lines of gas are taken to the buildIngs buildings buildings build build- ings as It Is for water or electrical cutoffs Wherever you ou find buildIngs buildings buildings build build- ings which have particularly hazardous hazardous hazardous haz haz- conditions around them it itIs itIs Is my Judgment that every man in your fire fighting force should be apprised of ot the fact tact as to where the danger lies and how bow best to overcome it in case a fire tire should start in any such euch dangerous build build- ing lag I would suggest that you proceed with this work as soon as possible with the ultimate hope that in 1926 the fire loss will wm be under two dollars dollars dol del lars per capita |
