Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-28 | Page 17 | Which is Most Dangerous, Police or Firemen's Jobs? Denver Argues

W tic sch Is Most Ms st pa Dangers Dangerous Poll Police Or Firemen's s Jobs Denver Argues DENVER Cob Cojo April 27 United Unit Unit- I ed d Press A Press A tempest in a teapot is I blowing here around the question of I whether a policeman's work is more dangerous than a firemans I It started recently when three firemen were killed in a collision en route to a fire and several policemen policemen policemen police police- men were killed in line of duty by bandits Reuben V. Yo Hershey manager of safety and excise took the position that the firemen braved the greater hazards His His' statement was was in defense defense defense de de- de- de of the firemen's retirement age of 50 years as compared with the retirement age of 60 years for po po- po- po All circumstances circumstances' considered I believe a fireman has a more dangerous dan dan- occupation Hershey said The issue was joined when City Auditor George D. D Begole issued his hits annual report tending to Indicate that the conditiOn described by Hershey changed with the advent advent advent ad ad- vent of the man with a gun The shows pensions arenow are arenow arenow now being paid to 66 widows of po po- and to only 35 widows of firemen The same applies to or or- There are 27 orphans of policemen policemen po po- under 14 years of age am and 10 orphans of firemen on the pension pension pen pen- sion lists The report shows further there are only 60 GO retired policemen as compared to 71 retired firemen The argument grew hot when Hershey attributed the greater number of ot retired firemen to the fact tact that firemen usually usually- join the department at a younger age than I policemen The average age of men joining the fire department is 21 21 while 25 23 is the average age of men joining the police department he stated This difference in age at the time of starting work and the fact that policemen retire at 60 years of age while firemen retire at 50 is re- re or the greater number of retired emen The rhe difference in inthe inthe inthe the number of widows and orphans is attributable to the fact that a much greater number of single men join the fire department than the police pollee department