Show I The rhe H Home ome They Save Could Be Your Own r i Fire truck struck at t Moab this this week and the stage was set for rora rora a r real al disaster Js ste But the the lo loom al volunteer dep department nt kept kep the curtain from flom going up on the second act and deserve a 01 big hand ham r irom dram local citizens But actions of the ihs th local citizens could have proven proven very costly The billowing black smoke of the fire seemed to have I ithe power Dower of a huge magnet and drew crowds to the scene In an c steady y stream Si So heavy peavy was wa the traffic the th-e Sire lire truck h had difficulty In getting get I ting Ling to the scene soane of the blaze By the time they arrived the fire I had gained such su-ch headway Treadway that that was n no w chance to sav the I 1 building High winds that had whipped sand through the Hie air for two 1 days jays could could very easily have whipped tr flames s beyond the single single sin sin- gl gle already aready doomed and Could could have engulfed nearby S homes something that or Moab-or or any other community for that f matter matter can can afford Ill afford to lose loe i f All day long speakers on a local police pollee car had droned out t I I the story of the v water ter shortage This shortage hampered fire men In their efforts and left them only one course to follow follow- t keep the flames from spreading 4 1 Moab's volunteer fire lighters fighters bless their little hearts work at varied professions as a means of livelihood When firebreaks fire firebreaks I I breaks out they are scattered about the ty k-ty ty engaged d In their various jobs or their at their homes It takes a lit little tIe time to get on the j job b as firemen It also alsot t takes a j f for r to get to th the fire station and get the old Dodge rolling Five perhaps Usually less At any rate o our r volunteer firemen are performing a val valuable able service In the Interest of public and safety U. U those of usi us r i who simply cannot resist chasing fIres would give them a five minute head st start rt It would aid Remember the house they save save may maybe he your ow own own |