Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-04 | Page 4 | Fire Prevention Week

FIRE E PREVENTION WEEK ON JN OCTOBER R 8 begins legins the e nations nation's annual observance of Fire Pire Prevention week weck Whilo a great many of these weekly programs programs' are arc both and faintly ridiculous this one deserves support of all aU citizens It deserves support principally because most fires start through human carelessness and because all big fires begin as little fires If the ordinary man exercises a little extra care in n connection with every activity which Has lias to do with the control of fire lire he can do dohis dohis dohis his part toward wiping out one of the most devastating of all our economic wastes In In 1931 fires in the Uni United d States caused a 8 total l loss ss of a 8 little more than Add dd to that the bill for fire insurance and the cost of supporting innumerable fire departments departments depart depart- Ii ments menta and you begin to see how expensive the tIle fire menace really is J