Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-12-29 | Page 31 | Fire Losses Drop in 1934

FIRE LOSSES DROP IN 1934 1 Fifty Per Cent Reduction Is Reported by Chief of Department The Salt Lake City fire department looked back on the thc year yur 1934 with a smile of satisfaction Fire losses Fire Chief Walter S. S Knight Knight said said were 50 per cent lower than those of ot 1933 New equipment ra raised sed efficiency of the department several notches Despite a drouth year Chief Knight said water pressure always was Wa adequate adequate ade ade quate Only twice were firemen required re r.- r. qu red to resort to pumps and one of or these times limes connected them up only as Is a precautionary measure Pumps were used at the state fairgrounds fairgrounds fairgrounds fair fair- grounds fire They were connected up when the Hippodrome theater burned The drouth strange as 9 it seems saved ved the the department between n and trips to grass fuN fires GI Grass GISS SS didn't t get a n chance to grow and andon consequently con con- on seq there there was little to burn Phantom System Installation of a ipha phantom tom box system ys tern tem was also accomplished during 1934 There Ther are of ot these phantom phantom phan tom torn b boxes Xe wh which en endo do not actually exist but by c code de number designate location of fires The code numbers rung over an an alarm system to all stations stations sta sta- are for emergency use only in iii case a Q telephone line goes goe dead Chief f Knight said A card index street finder file also was put into operation during th the year Less than a second now is required required required re re- re- re to det determine the exact location Iota loca tion of any street court avenue or building in the city Two fresh air ir masks viere were added 0 fo the departments department's equipment These Thes masks make it possible to penetrate the densest dense smoke for location of a afire's afire's fires fire's source source or finding of victims The masks are Bre connected with air pumps by hose lines Jines Educational Campaign Moving pictures of ot correct fire ire firefighting firefighting fighting methods were used for the first time as the Utah Firemen's a association as- as conducted an educational campaign throughout the state Captain J J. J K Piercey chairman of ot the educational committee gave illustrated lectures with the moving picture equipment Captain Piercey's educational work is being conducted in towns throughout Utah The department has been praised highly for its salvage and up clean-up work after fires e said aid Chief Chic Knight Huge tarpaulins were put into use during 1934 to cover the tops of ot houses after roofs have been de strayed by fire This protection is used during bad weather During a roof fire lire too the chief said the practice of ot concentrating household furniture in the centers o of rooms then covering it with canvas to protect it from water was urn ted