Show FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT SHOWS SPLENDID WORK YORK Loss To Endangered Property Property Property Pro Pro- perty Set At Less Than Of 1 Per Cent In a report to the Mayor and the City Council of the Fire Departments Department's Departments Department's De De- activities for the year 1934 many interesting facts wore were brought out aut In 1934 the department answered answer answer- ed 13 fire alarms i with th a loss of ot only 1500 for the year as comp compared com corn p pared red to 16 calls and losses of for 1933 This has been due to training and education of ot both the firemen and citizens The firemen have aided the city in sprinkling the park for celebrations celebrations and in flushing the city re re- re Strive For Reduced Rates Property saved and in danger for 1934 is estimated at around or better than times the losses The total losses for Duchesne City since the departments department's depart depart- ments ment's organization have been as compared to a saving of property valued at About About A A- bout nine times Umes as much property has been saved in two and one ono half haU years time as has been lost The department Is Interested in reducing the fire insurance rates in this city and getting the valuation valuation val val- back to full coverage Few Few- people in Duchesne realize that should they burn out they would have to take a total loss of ono one fourth their property valuation re regardless regardless regardless re- re of cause To date the department has had little cooperation cooperation cooper cooper- atlon from either the citizens or orthe orthe orthe the city officials This good na slumbering is hard for tho the firemen to understand and Lahard is La hard for their general morale Attend State Convention The fire firo department sent three three- representatives to Richfield for forthe forthe the State Firemen's Convention I this year They have had two n. n. days days' instruction and schooling from rom the State Department of Ed Ed- So enthusiastic were the State Officers Office that they gave the tho local firemen one more day than their itinerary called for The Tho firemen are working all the time and are trying to figure out ways and means menns to help save lives and property at all times The department personnel numbers num num- bers bern 11 active members with ith 3 men on leave The department calls calis from practically all nIl the tho vocations vocations vo vo- vo in the tile city On it are professional professional professional pro pro- men students busness business business busi bus ness men farmers and employees employ employ- ees of city and county offices as aswell aswell well wen as employees of ot various business business bus bus- iness mess houses in hi the city They are as Line fine a representation of the towns town's leaders as It would be possible pos pOSe sible to obtain stated Fire Firo Chief Chiet Bishop All are volunteers and serve without remuneration despite despite despite de de- de- de spite the fact that there is a n provision provision provision pro pro- vision made to pay them for certain tam tain calls To Protect ceo CCO The Camp at Bridgeland has been offered protection and gladly accepted It and are making preparation for water in case of fire In a test run the truck made the tile call in 15 minutes from froma a standing start A good run ron considering the age of the truck and better baiter than two thousand Ibs lbs of ot eq equipment which is carried This would save a lot of property for the government in case of a n major fire The active personnel of at the department department department de de- de- de to day is Chief Dr ND W. W D. D Bishop Chief C. C H H. H Selch also Mayor Captain Homer Liddell Lid Lid- dell deli Engineers and drivers Dean Powell Floyd Baker Ralph Halstead Halstead Hal Hal- stead Donald Bench Franklin Davis Hose and aDd Ladder men C. C C. C Glenn Goff and Doug Dougas Douglas las Ins as Smith These men are all nil trained to act in n any position but are arc specialists in n their own line of work so as to tobe tobe tobe be able to take command in case of ot short handed attacks Fewer hose and ladder men are arc needed since sinco tho the engineers and drivers come up the line as soon as the tho pump ump and hydrant are connected this his being no small job that hasto haSto has to o be done rapidly to give the Ule menat men menat at the fire a n. chance to attack |