Show o s e t a C 1 v r L t M 1 I I r 1 Fire prevention week In the nation and in Utah will be observed this y year ar from Oct 3 to 9 It has been officially proclaimed by Gov Maw 1 for Utah with an urgent appeal that the public give heed to the manace of fire and the need for Intelligent public public- supported effort to prevent fire The he annual toll of fire in loss of life in injury and suffering In loss of property and in general general gen gen- eral inconvenience is huge huge huge- and it has been Increasing steadily in recent years Last year the total property loss In in fires in the United States was That was the greatest national fire loss in 33 years Last year lives were lost by fire While the increase in loss of af life has not been so steady as the increase in property property property prop prop- erty loss here again the toll has been greater than before the war There is need for a vigorous and persistent effort to combat this toll Most fires could be prevented with just a little extra extra extra ex ex- ex- ex tra care If we could just get aUthe all aU the American people fire fire- fire cons ons- ons cious alert clous-alert alert to the menace of fire dire and watchful In regard to the more obvious fire hazards in their homes on their farms and in their places of business we e could make sharp reductions reductions reductions in annual fire losses Every citizen can and should do his part in the fire prevention prevention prevention tion effort by himself being fire safet safety conscious and by supporting supporting sup sup- supporting porting his local lacal fire dire department department department depart- depart ment and other fire prevention agencies in this work of com com- batting the rising fire toll The fire prevention appeal should strike home to every citizen citizen citizen cit cit- izen because it is in his own In interest in- in terest Good fire prevention work may save him or members of his family heavy loss sufferIng suffering suffering suffer suffer- ing even death And it certainly certain certain- ly will save him money because successful fire prevention work means less Jess fire loss and therefore therefore therefore there there- fore lower fire insurance pre pre- It is in every respect a worthwhile worth project |