| Show editorials KEEP AWAY FROM THE FIRE TRUCK in III another part of this issue marshal s h al evans directs a timely warning to te thoughtless auto uto drivers who follow the fire fira truck iby by the score and impede the operations of the firemen while fighting fires the marshals stand eland in this matter Is bachek up toy by the fire chief and they have arrived at ait their present deaL decision sion only because all other means of trying to give the firemen a decent chance to operate against tires fires have tailed of course the officers are right in this matter heretofore the siren blast has been the signal tor for any one and c e elyone with an avid curiosity and an auto at hand to forget all speed and traffic laws and spin along as closely to the tire fire truck as possible and then literally block the streets in all directions in more than one instance the firemen have been seriously hampered by this custom they should always be accorded plenty of room in which to maneuver sometimes it become necessary to change from one hydrant to another a block away or it may become a thins thing of vital importance after coupling on one hydrant to swing up tip the street and attach to another if I 1 their progress in these maneuvers Is blocked by dozens of autos all over the street it may mean calure instead of success success in subduing the flames when the firemen respond to a call it means mighty serious business give them plenty of room if you feel that you simply must respond to the melancholy wall wail of the siren miren s in the future you may save yourself the expense of a tine fine and lots jot embarrassment by keeping keep ingi a full block between your car and the tire fire ladd laddies les |
