Show 4 t Firemen Fight i g t Chiefs Chief's ie s sHa Dismissal I II It I I I w al L H w f fa Ha d I t t a ti v t l i f I A. A t. t ill I I ISalt Salt Lake county f fre re department which is is i. fight fighting ing their dismissal by the county commission Back Sack I I Irow Irow row left to right right George George Ferguson Wallace Erickson and Glen Cooper Second row row Emmett Emmett Smith Fw Feno eno Tedesco Elb Elbred ed P. P Miller D. D Pearson P. P A. A Swenson Marshall Neff O. O C. C Spencer Lom Christen i Harold Glover Assistant Chief J. J Seated behind wheel wheel Chief Chief Harker Marker Frank Lowry A A. A G. G White Vince Vinee H. H r t C. C Smith and Ben Harmon Front row row Len Len Bert Shafer Ray Walton and Len I Olander Ola I County Residents to Hold Mass Meeting at Murray o of Salt alt Lake county outside Salt Lake City will gather at a n mass nass meeting in the gymnasium slum of oC tile the Hio Murray high I Friday night at S 8 o'clock tp to protest against al removal by Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- aloner E. E E. E Howe of dismissIng dismissIng dismissing dismiss- dismiss Ing FIre Tiro Chief Douglas Barker Harker A Assistant Chief Harold Glover Clover and other of l th the county shops who serve e on the volunteer fire department de nt ni of ot Sj county Previous to the meeting tho meeting tho fire department headed b by Chief lIar Ilar- ker Issued tho the following statement to the public Salt Lako Lake county count volunteer tire fire department was was organized November Novem her ber 21 21 1 1921 1321 with fifty two fifty two 62 52 I members mb rs of which seventeen se of the tIle present members ar are still members of ot this organization This o organization organization atlon w was organized under the supervision su- su County Count Commissioner Com Com- per of ot former ormer missioner 1 E E. L L. Burgon Durson in n charge of or roads and bridges s This department department depart depart- ment was organized under the clause on tho the statute books as givIng giving the right under a ing Int the county heading of ot community welfare Since that time the state Plate legislature legislature legis legis- lature In 1926 drafted a bill authorIzing authorIzing authorizing author author- izing organization of fire departments departments depart depart- ments by counties The Tho Salt Lake Lak county count volunteer fire department was the first fire department or- or In In the United States Slates This group of ot me men men had to e have rules and regulations to work to I Also a constitution and laws by by laws so these this thought as It a preamble to was In our OUI minds and has since been lived up to all nil references to political opinions distinctions distinctions dIstinctions dis dIs- or preferences and recognizing recognizing as our oUI fundamental principle principle the the to save from fire tire I thebe the lives and property of ot our fellow be be- be ings Cur first apparatus was a a. white while triple combination which Is now placed plated at Magna During answered answered answered an an- the year 1922 this department twenty-five twenty fire calls There were feet reet of ot hose laid During DurIng During Dur Dur- ing the first UrE t year the department the taxpayers taxpayers taxpayers tax tax- saved ten times the trio cost to payers of Salt Lake county the tho cost costo o of a White truck In 1923 there were WE're three seventy fire tire calls answered answered answered an an- feet of or hose were used in 1921 1924 five eighty fire calls calls feet of hose hOlle laid In 19 1925 seventy-one seventy fire Ire calls call feet of hose used 1926 one hundred eighteen eighteen eight eight- eights eights- feet foot of ot hose een fire calls laid 1927 three ninety fire Ire calls Can feet teet of at hose hoso laid 1928 one onehundred onehundred onehundred hundred seventeen fire Ire calls caUs 16 r 0 W feet of hose laid making a a. total of 01 calls caUs answered by thIs department department depart depart- ment Of ot this number there have been but seven soven false also alarms There h has s been a a. total of or feet of hose laid during the past cI eight ht years ears During the tho past eight years carl of or orthis this department there ther has been but butone butone butone breakdowns breakdowns break break- one accident and anil but three throe downs iv with Ith truck Wo We attribute these things to carelessness of driers dri drivers ers and watchfulness of ot those in charge of ot this department During the tho eight years jears of ot this department It has made some lome very ery remarkable runs We feel tee the most mORt important was was the beach bench fire Ire In to thirty minutes a n distance of twenty the fl e miles 11 Other good runs are art to Bingham In twenty six minutes Draper In eleven minutes V e 0 hive have made mide runs run to almost every very part of ot Salt Lake county with the theone theone theono one ono exception of 01 North Point During Dur Dur- ing the eight years of this organisation organ- organ the secretary of this department department department depart depart- ment has received some very complimentary com com- letters from prominent citizens of this county count thanking them and praising th them m for the work th they have accomplished During Durin the tile past eight 5 years ears me the I nl officers and members of tills thin department de d- dl- dl have spent much of ot their spare time familiarizing themselves with road and water conditions throughout Salt Lake county Each lEach Monday night nl-ht during the thelast I lilt last t eight years the tho department has held its weekly meetings for or the purpose purpose- of or studyIng conditions and means melM that t will III give ghe to the tho taxpayers ers era of oC Salt Lake county the very rry bet best service and protection WP WI Weare lire are all members of ot tho the Utah State Firemen's association also of the National Fire association nS |