Show Citizens Should CleanUp CleanUp Clean CleanUp Up Fire Hazards Hazard By Dr W W. Bishop Fire Chief Salt grass and weeds are getting getting getting get get- ting dry again trash over th the summer has accumulated These Thes constitute fire hazards and should be cleaned up now how Oct star starts the National Fire Fir Prevention Week It would be a afine afine fine Idea for property owners t to clean up before it is necessary t to call out the Fire Department t ta to toa toa a fire that is out of control an and endangering property The firemen get paid for answering answering answering ans ans- calls to grass and trash tras fires but not for property As the writer understands it it the city is not in the best shape to pa pay for these calls If there are th the usual number of calls this year the property owners may find that tha the existing ordinance will be enforced enforced enforced en en- forced by the city at a considerable considerable considerable consider consider- able cost to the property owner It would be well for everyone t to familiarize himself with sections section 8 9 9 14 14 and 20 of the fir fire ordinance of this city now as i imay it may save feelings later on on The Fire Department is trying g to keep this city free from fir fire e losses in order to gain a reduction n l in Insurance premiums and tonce t tonce to no o once more get full coverage policies pol poi ides issued You property owners owners own own- ers era are familiar with the fact tha that t you are paying a high rate o of f insurance and in addition you yoi u must assume assum a total loss of on one e fourth of the property damage For this reason alone you should d cooperate with your department i in n preventing fires The department t has no quarrel with anyone buIs buis bu but butis t Is anxious to save property and an anaid d aid in any way to do it Get those hazards removed before before before be be- fore the city forces you to at a acost acost cost and be careful about setting fires Start them on the lee side of the wind vind and keep them small smal and under control Do Donot not simply start your fire and pray that 1 it I wont won't get away Remove the trash that is close to your buildings buildings buildings build build- ings and wood piles Do not let children play with fire ire and match match- es Burns Bums are painful and dis dis- figuring With the cold weather comes I heating stoves Please think enough of children not to leave them alone with a hot stove There isn't a member of the department department department de de- that isn't secretly dreading dreading dreading dread dread- ing the time when they may have to drag out the charred body of some child and hand the pitiful remains to the parents Fire is a won wonderful thing under under under un un- der control lets let's keep It that way Check up on those flues lues that wiring you arc are so proud of and fuse use plugs do not cost much Pennies etc under a fuse are costly and very dangerous Fuse plugs are your safety valves for electricity Keep them up and make certain they are the proper size |