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Show . : Moab Receives ReceivesNew ReceivesNew ReceivesNew New Fire Truck TruckA A new fire truck of the most mostmodem mostmodem mostmodem modem type was received by byMoab byMoab byMoab Moab city Monday During Durmg the theweek theweek theweek week steps have " been taken toorganize b borgal1lze t , orgal1lze organize a volunteer fire de- de department de department - . partment partmerit so that the new equip equIp- equIpment equip- equip equipment equipment - - ment may be put to its maxI maxImum maximum maximum mum useThe useThe use useThe The fire engine engme is a 1945 mod model model model el General fire truck mounted mountedon mountedon on a 1945 Dodge truck chas chasSIS chassis chassis SIS The truck is equipped eqwpped WIth witha witha a centrifugalpump Watrous two stage centrIfugal pump rated at 500 gallons per mmute minute perminute permmute poundspressure discharge at 120 pounds pressure and it carries a 300 300gallon 300gallon 300gallon gallon tank of water which wIll willbe be kept filled constantly Other OthereqUIpment Otherectuipment Otherequipment eqUIpment ectuipment on the truck mclude include include1000 200feet 1000 feet of 2 % * inch mch hose 200 150feet feet of 11 1 l ' inch mch hose and 150 feet of2.i of 34 2.i 2i . inch mch booster hose hosemounted hosemounted hosemounted 24foot mounted on hose reel one 24 foot 14-foot 14 foot 14foot extension ladder one 14- 14 - - foot roof ladder search light lightnozzles extinguishersgas extmgUlshersgas nozzles chemical extmgUlshers extinguishers gas masks and many other ffi1S mis ffi1Scellaneous miscellaneous miscellaneous cellaneous itemsThe itemsThe items itemsThe equipmentwere The truck andequIpment and equIpment equIpmentwere equipmentwere were purchased from the General Gener General General al Equipment company at a net netcost netcost netcost cost $5995Upon of $5995 5995 $ Upon arrival of the truck a ameetmg ameeting ameeting meetmg meeting of Moab citizens mter inter mterested interested interested ested volunteerfire in 111 organizing orgamzmg a volunteer fire department was called by byMayor Mayor D E Baldwin Baldwm and was held washeld theMoab Tuesday evening evel1lng at the Moab Garage Over 20 men menwere menwere menwere were present and all Slgl1lfled signified signifiedtheir Slgl1lfledtheir their desire to join Jom the fire de department department department partment and assist in m every everyway everyway way everyway possible to make it an ef effective fectIve organization meeting was addressed addressedby addressedby addressedby by H S Morr chief engineer engmeer of otdistrict ofdiStflCt ofdistrict diStflCt district F Board of Fire Under Under- Underwriters Under- Under Underwriters Underwriters - - writers of the Pacific Mr Morr Morrgave Morrgave Morrgave gave much valuable advice ra- ra re- re ragardmg regarding re regarding - - garding gardmg the organization orgal1lzatIon of a afire afire afire fire department and offered offeredmany offeredmany offeredmany many suggestion to the prospectIve prospective pros pective firemen as to thfir th'lr thlr their ( ' d ci .ItIes . .it-ies .ities .it it ies . .itiesThe .It- .It it- it ities - Ies IesThe The meeting elpcted elected Lewis T Mch.mney Mchmney McKinney TMcKinney TMch.mney . as chiefof chief of the fire firedepartment department firedepartment with Ross Thomso'1as Thomsomas Thomso Thomso'1 Thomso1 Thomso-m m Thomsoas ' - as assistant chief They will pro proceed proceed ceed atonce at once to organize orgamze the de department department department partment and practice drIlls drillswill drillswill will start at onceIt onceIt once It is understood that the city cityplans cityplans cityplans plans . . . to construct _ . or acquire . a abUlldmg abuilding 1 .U U A1-- A1 A11 * 1 - - - - - - bUlldmg building i miuma for i.ui iui . the me fire int . department departmentm departmentin departmentm m in the near futureThose futureThose future futureThose Those present at Tuesday Tuesdaymght Tuesdaynights Tuesdaynight mdicatedtheIr indicatedtheir mght nights s meeting meetmg who indicated mdicated their desire to cooperate in m get tmg ting getting gettmg the fire department under underway underway underway way RalphJ were W V J Morgan Ralph J Miller J B Skewes Russel RusselCarter Carter dark Clark Gordon Mars Pope MarsPope H E Baty D E Baldwm Baldwin BaldwinFrank , . Frank Shields Ross Thomson ThomsonReed Reed ThomsonReed Somerville Lloyd Peter- Peter Peterson Peterson Peter-son Peter son - - - son Oliver Hambleton Wayne WayneMcConkie WayneMcConkle McConkle McConkie Mitchell Mltchell Meich Melch L LL LL L HowardShields Taylor Lloyd Olson Howard ShIelds 1Beach KennetBeach Albert Beach Kennet KennetiBeach 1 Beach L T McKinney McKmney and andReuben Reuben Waker |