Show r Utah Fire Group Indorses I State Marshal Proposal I M MURRAY U R R RAY A Y Jan 10 10 Officers Officers and trustees of the Utah State Firemen's were on record Monday with a indorsement of the proposed act for the establishment of the office of state fire marshal following a meeting Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day in the Salt Lake county fire station S. S State st st. The officials headed by Irvin Stillman Bingham Canyon president president president dent approved the measure pointing pointing pointing point point- ing out it would put the state as a whole on a standardized code As Asit Asit Asit it now stands many unincorporated rated parts of the state do not have any codes at all and many public buildings are a distinct fire hazard If the office is created it would provide pro a head to coordinate the thc entire state for fire prevention including education as well as fire fighting they pointed out The state authority would work with the local fire departments in these pha phases cs of the program By the same means the local departments departments departments de de- de- de could work through the state marshal and board for fire lire prevention in institutions not covered cov coy ered by present laws Mr Stillman pointed out Title of oC New Nev Act The proposed act would be known as the thc Utah state fire prevention prevention pre pre- pre pre-i and control law Through it the office of state fire marshal I and the state board of fire prevention prevention pre pre- I would be created The board would consist of seven members They would be a chief I or designated head from a regularly regularly regularly regu regu- organized fire department of ot ofa ofa ota a city town or county government government government govern govern- ment an active member from the Utah St State Firemen's a member of good standing in the Utah State Municipal league a duly qualified fire protection engineer engineer en en- actually engaged in fire I prevention work a member in good standing of the Utah Association Association Association of Architects a member of I the Utah Safety council and a member of the Utah Association I of Fire Insurance Agents I These members would be so rotated rotated rotated ro ro- ro- ro that two members would be appointed each two years and three every sixth year The terms would be for six years each after the organization has been in existence existence existence exist- exist I ence for that length of time Governor Appointee The fire marshal would be appointed appointed ap ape ap- ap pointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate to serve a term of six years His I salary would be 1800 a year and the bill will ask that be appropriated from the general fund to be used to defray deCray the cost and expenses of these offices for the biennium ending June 30 1951 The fire marshal would not have strict enforcement p power o v e r over agencies other than those of the state government He would collect collect collect col col- col- col lect and disseminate information of accepted methods of fire con con- Inspections would be carried out by the marshal and when a situation situation situation situa situa- I tion of general danger to the public public pub pub- lic lie was evidenced he could recommend recommend recommend mend to the legislature passage of fire prevention codes Utah is one of the seven states not having a wide state-wide code Officials Officials Officials Of Of- at the Sunday meeting also pointed out that the creation ot of this office would protect the public against sale of fraudulent equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment mainly extinguishers They pointed out a few years ago certain extinguishers were sold throughout the state that had been banned in states with a fire organization such as proposed In actual cases these extinguishers failed to work Those in attendance at the meeting meeting meet meet- ing were Mr Stillman Rulon A. A Bryner Price first vice president Howard Casey Richfield second vice president John J. J Creedon Bingham Canyon secretary Alex Rhone Tooele treasurer Jack W W. Clay Murray l E. E S. S Laurence Logan and Glen E. E Berge Payson members of the board of trustees Members of the board unable to be present were J. J K Piercey Salt Lake City and J. J J. J Hannifin in Eureka |