Show The Small ri Towns Town's Defense De De- Defense II Against Fire File I I I A schedule showing the yearly sales since 1921 1924 of one of our largest manufacturers of high grade standard fire apparatus is of general interest In 1931 per cent of apparatus was sold in cities of more than and 49 per cent in towns of less than Over an eight eight- year period these smaller towns bought an n annual average of per cent of the apparatus sold The most apparent deduction to tobe tobe tobe be drawn from this is that the small towns of the country are arc so great in number that collectively they buy the larger amount of fire apparatus But actually their protection against fire is very limited as most small town and rural residents know Not until every village town and small city has hils access to a first- first class modernly equipped fire department will fire protection become a reality When fire prevention prevention prevention pre pre- fails the fails the fire department steps in If it is an inefficient ill-equipped ill fire may destroy an entire town If If it is first-class first modernly equipped fire firewell firewell firewell well equipped and well trained damage may be negligible Good standard fire apparatus is the cheapest thing the com community unity can buy Duchesne has expended considerable considerable considerable consid consid- erable money for the p perchase of additional equipment this year and as the fire company is now being drilled and trained under the new fire chief Dr W. W D D. Bishop Bishop Bishop Bi Bi- Bi- Bi shop the citizens of this community community it ity may rest much easier than in inthe inthe inthe the past But remember remember nothing nothing prevents prevents prevents pre pre- vents fire so much as good intelligent intelligent intelligent intel intel- fire prevention |