Show California Fire Marshal Attends Opening of S S. L L. Firemen's College Coming from a sickbed because I promised the boys Id I'd be here Chief Ja Jay ay W W. Stevens of San Francisco fire marshal of California for or the past eight ight years opened Salt Lakes Lake's first fire ire college Wednesday morning at fire ire department headquarters on East First South street More than firemen from Salt Lake and several Utah towns were in The college will be in session ll until Friday night Tho day is past when firemen were hired because they had strong b bOcks backs md aud could rould haul a n heavy hose around Chief Stevens declared He pointed out that modern firemen fire fire- men are arc expected to know the principles prin- prin n. n of ot ventilation and hydraulics understand electrical hazards and building inspection and know how to i handle Kindle fires tires involving explosives and I gases rases and it is to give them this knowledge that fire lire colleges are bein be be- I in ing organized Chief Stevens paid high tribute to the he efficiency of the Salt Lake dc- dc I and the work of Fire Chief i Walter S S. S Knight pointing out that thai I ISalt Salt Suit Lakes Lake's fire losses this year are arc the c lowest In recent times although losses throughout the country are arc mounting high The fire marshal left leet a sickbed in n San Francisco to make the Hie trip He arrived late Tu Tuesday and has remained remained re re- re- re in bed at the Hotel Utah ex ex- during the time lime he addressed the fire college He will return to the Pacific coast Wednesday night Commissioner John M. M Knight o of the public sa safety et department gave a brief address of ot to the visiting visit visit- ing firemen J. J L L. Go Gowell well and W. W W W. Tebbetts of the Los Angeles fire college lec lee Lured on building inspection exposures exposures exposures expo expo- ventilation hose and hydrants hydraulics and electrical hazards durIn during dur dur- In ing the Wednesday sessions l The Tho e only public session o of the college col col- lege will be a motion picture presen tation at al a. a m. m Thursday in inthe the Star theater A talking picture illustrating illus illus- fire prevention lessons and selected se se- se- se short subjects will be shown The three day program was arranged ar ar- ranged by Chief Knight under the auspices of or the International Association tion Lion of Fire Chiefs and nd the Utah state of education I |