Show COPY OF RETORT REPORT OF CHIEF OP 01 TOOELE VOLUNTEER FIRE department FOR 1923 it can bo be truly said that ilia year 1023 1923 has been n bann banner er year worthy of note for thoele tooele people in absence of destructive tires fires Exclusive of one ond fire tho the laundry building aitho northern outskirts of town a distance of some two miles and at which building there was no telephone to uso use in giving the alarm from tho the location and probably for tho the same earno reason causing delay in attempting to at once send in an alarm until tho the fire became too large to handle with chemicals and there being no water available for pumps to throw on the fire the building was destroyed outside of this fire the average loss at each fire was loss less the whilo while tho ilia average time at each fire was less than forty minutes and the average attendance of fireman was as fourteen some citizens have timed us as to see how quickly wo we answered an alarm and in a number of instances they have reported that the ilia truck was on the street loaded with fireman bound for tho the scene of the alie firo fire in less bian one minute with an excellent fire fighting machine something that is up to date and the people of oe thoele tooele can well bo be proud of A word about tho the fireman them selves selves as compared with other otylior fireman throughout the state will not bo amiss at the ilia utah state firemans foremans Fi remans con ven bention tion at logan during the year and at which time wo we hold our tournament which is designed to show the ilia prowess and ability of tho the different departments as piro firo fighters tooele thoele carried off a majority of all events in which they were entered truly something to make tho the people of oe tofele tooele proud of the men who 1 I B toy W agil licar honigs nar any train from that demon damon FIRE wo we have an excellent apparatus at present although some things aro are possible lacking that wo we could use 1180 to good advantage but wo we expect to keep on working to constantly improve as a time goes on and wo we earnestly ask the support of ilia people of toselo in our work signed F P G EASTMAN chief tofele tooele vol firo fire dept 1923 the ladies aid will meet thursday jan p m at the homo home of mrs rs robt handley in Pinc hurst the meeting will bo be a social kensington rind and all members and friends of the church and aid are extended a cordial invitation to attend |