Garfield County News | 1951-10-04 | Page 5 | Fire Loss Nearing Peak

Fire Loss Peak r 1 1 1 r- j 1017 1922 1927 1932 1937 I 1 T Helping to aggravate the inflationary pressures which are complicating the nation's defense effort is fire which stands out as Home Front Enemy Fire losses totaled last close to the all-time high of recorded in the National Fire Protection Association The sponsor of Fire Prevention notes fire losses reported for the first six months of 1951 are substantially higher than the losses for the first half of last While admitting that part of the increase is due to inflated dollar the also blames increased and neglect of common fire for the continued climb toward a new peak in the ri- Pre