Salt Lake Telegram | 1946-12-28 | Page 4 | Major Hospital Heads Indorse Fire Law Plan

Major Hospital Heads Indorse Fire Law Plan Superintendents of four main hospitals in Salt Lake City Saturday Sat-urday Indorsed any new ordinances ordi-nances that would reduce the fire hazard In their Institutions. Like hotels, hospitals three stories or more will be required to Install sprinkling systems in hallways, hall-ways, over elevstor shafts and to cover other vertical connecting openings if the proposed ordinance is adopted by the city commission after the first of the year. Sister Hilary, superintendent. Holy Cross hospital, said that "any protection from firs Is worthwhile." worth-while." Expresses Favor She said the hospital now has sprinklers in certain areas in the building which are considered inflammable in-flammable places. She added if fire department officials inspected the structure and deemed it necessary neces-sary to Install sprinklers in hallways hall-ways and other places, she would be in favor of the program. At St Mark's hospital sprinkling sprin-kling systems have been Installed In all places in the building as recommended by fire inspectors, reported Mrs. Olive V. Wardrop, superintendent T think any program that will avert a catastrophe is a good one," she asserted. Clarence E. Wonnacott admin. Istrator, Latter-day Saints hospital, hos-pital, said he would go along with any recommendations of the fire marshal. Large Personnel "Although the hospital does not have a sprinkling system, in all hallways and other strategic places there are fire extinguishers," extinguish-ers," he said. "The building is pretty well constructed against fire and we have a large personnel working throughout the building constantly." He definitely favored sprinklers above elevator shafts. The Salt Lake General hospital is without a sprinkling system, but has firs hoses and extinguishers extin-guishers In the halls and other places where they are considered necessary, reported Luella Hyatt superintendent of nurses. She added that she favored any precautionary pre-cautionary measures.