| Show Piercey Renews Plea for More Firemen Renewing a plea made more than two months ago Fire Fie Chief J. J J K Piercey Tuesday asked the city commission to provide the city fire department with additional man ruan manpower manpower power because of an imminent need brought bought about through recent emergencies les in the city Pointing out that since his prevIous previous previous pre pre- request for more men made madeJ J June nc 10 there have been several fires especially in the southwest section tion of the city and a serious hotel fire the chief asked that personnel personnel per per- sound be increased from men Then allowed In the January 1946 budget to The department is shorthanded short he asserted explaining that a ladder ladder ladder lad lad- der truck at No 9 station 1732 S. S Main Maln- cannot be put into regular service because of lack of man manpower manpower manpower power and when used for extreme emergencies must be manned bv by an engine g company y- y crew depriving ing lug the city of the protection of the engine company Two ladder trucks arc in Sn regular sC service cc the foot aerial ladder lodde at atthe the No 1 station in the business district and the thc foot 65 aerial ladder ladder ladder lad lad- der at No 8 station East The large ladder must be re restricted restricted restricted re- re in its response beca because se of its size and potential l use leaving the other ladder truck responsible for A a 8 large territory which it cannot cannot cannot can can- not servo serve completely because became of distance and time clement element This ladder co comes into the tha business only on second alarms th the chief pointed ou out leaving a large larg part of the city without ladder protection protection pro pro- and the business distriCt with only one one l ladder company any on ona ona a a. first alarm The recommendation w was s referred referred referred re re- re- re to the committee of ot th the whole holC i 0 J |
