Show Vernal To Observe Fire Prevention Wee Week Local firemen will be inspect Ing public buildings and schools I next week during Fire PrevenT Prevention I tion Week according to Mel Mell l Burke fire chief Checks will willbe willbe be made to time evacuation of buildings and to see If rules and regulations concerning fire andI ev ev- ev evacuation I are followed such as ventilation tion I THE FIRE department makes annual surprise ups checkups in Vernal to find the I true picture of whether rest rest- dents are following rules and I regulations and to tose set e what kind of training they have This local fire drill picture blends with the nations nation's vance of Fire Prevention Week October 6 12 Officials are arc urging urging ing urban and rural residents to rededicate themselves to the task of helping hold down the nations nation's staggering toll of death and destruction by fire firer T LAWRENCE Jones pre pre- silent of American Insurance Association urges to tomake tomake make a physical survey of property and to eliminate ha- ha ha ards which might lead to costly fires lIe said fires in the United States during 1967 took lives Injured thousands of other persons and caused pro pro- property perty damage totaling more than 17 billion THREE THRE E OUT of four fires are arc a result of carelessness he asserted He fie believes that with concentration and care many fires can be averted Vernal's fire chief Mr Burke asks residents to throw throwaway throwaway away old rags boxes and He fie noted that at this time of year a gen genn oral eral checkup is desirable and necessary to prevent fires HE REMINDS persons who reside in Vernal to obtain a per mit to burn trash and leaves before firing their clean clean- cleanup cleanup up piles This is a city ordin- ordin ordinance ordinance ance Presiding over the Vernal Volunteer Fire Department are Mr Burke Max Wooley as chief Floyd Workman captain Darrell Wardell lieu lieu- lieutenant lieutenant tenant and Dale secreT secre- secretary tary |