Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-05-17 | Page 1 | [Illegible] Urges outside [Illegible] Expert for S. L.

e e Reorganization Pleases Critic Critics Critic's L f u d s 's sr x r r k r r r 41 e T k iL i t c t ft r PROGRESS PROGRESS IN FIRE FIRE v DEPARTMENT IMPROVEMENT Jay W. W Stevens Told of work still tobe to be d done ne I rens ens Urges Outside e 11 Expert for S l satisfaction with to date in porting steps in reorganizing t Lake ake fire department but adding that more remains i on Jay W W. Stevens investigation chief of the he N National jire Underwriters returned here Friday with two 4 proposals at the city make another b bring ng in m a man of to help supervise ret re- re t ti on He said he would ori Ab Jenkins names of men who may be bet t Fire Chief Lloyd of eld of Beverly Hills Cal he would be unable to 4 department P survey here tat Mayor Jenkins and at ato atty o ty commissioners make of fire ire depart- depart 1 i oth other r cities St Stevens Vins who planned to tor r r N Nevada vada Friday night but ide would remain here 19 s ne needed ded expressed e eL ith steps to date of ment-of of a new fire chief 1 the post of fire mar- mar 1 current inspection of n n. n nest equipment by a com com- waded headed h a ed by D D. G G. Cunning Cunning- 3 ter J mechanic of the Den- Den ran Rio Grande e Western raily rail- rail SJ S y S whose original reel rec- rec l aSS dato n that an outside ex- ex brought Sought here for a survey tithe the Invitation to Chief L Co Coald sald ald such action still on Page Paje Seven Column Two Stevens Urges Outside Fire Expert for S. S l. l Continued from Page One should be taken the alternative being to send newly appointed Chief LaVere M. M Hanson to other cities for studies a procedure he called inadvisable at this time I still feel it necessary to bring in someone to help reorganization he asserted He suggested the mayor and two commissioners see per personally son a 11 y what other cities are doing They could make a week-end week trip to the Los Angeles area and visit 20 fire departments he said They would come back with their eyes opened Mr Stevens commended the current current current cur cur- rent survey of equipment by the special committee and said he believed believed believed be be- that findings of his organization organization organization would be corroborated I am satisfied with the moves made to date and am confident there will be results he said It will take time to build up the department department department de de- de- de but it can be done He said that remaining to be bedone bedone bedone done is bringing equipment up to date more stations and more men for unprotected areas He said he still believes that provision should be made for two assistant fire chiefs a move voted down by the city commission when it created the position of fire mar mar- Mr Stevens who had criticised functioning of the city civil service commission in connection with the fire department said he was not concerned with personnel of the commission but that it was his duty to be concerned with such a aboard aboard aboard board if it is detrimental to the fire department Mr Stevens Chief Hanson and members of the special committee were to meet Friday afternoon in Mayor Jenkins' Jenkins office