Show L j PROVO FIRE IfiE- FORGE ORCE INCREASE SOUGHT I S PROVO PROVO PROVO-Provo Provo city commissioners commission commission- ers Friday vere were considering a re request request request re- re quest to increase the local fire department department de do- de- de force from seven to 12 men made Thursday by Fire Chief Clyde Scott cott Fire Fire- Chief Scott pointed out that the s little more percent per percent percent cent o of the man man pow r in its fire tire tired fired d department p th t lS Recommended r d b by bythe the national board of ot fire firo under under- writers The local department is l equipped for any tiny fire em emergency Chief ott said If bUt b It does doos not have the men to handle the equipment He p point int d dout out lout that a bl blaze ze of any cons consequence quence talc takes s s practically the entire department and that serious Berlow danger exists if a sec second nd alarm were to o occur cur at a time when all or most of th the Q force was Vas fighting a fire An organization of ot 18 IS volunteer fire fighters from the Columbia steel pl plaint nt I well well tr trained but of ot little use cause be-cause p of the tle difficulty of ot g tJ h 1 case of ot ota ofa a fj fira l herald e 4 d t t I 1 k- k Mayor 1 lark A Anderson esq sald saia sai that while while- the commission commission- realized the gr gravity of t the situation U n t nothing be le d done dohe he Immediately tet y toward ard granting granting- the request because of cl b budget get limitations I j f |