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Show Modernize Fire Department Now! j - Communities which are now laying plans for public works developments should not overlook the chance that is offered to modernize their fire departments. ' This kind of a project fits in perfectly with the ideal of community improvement. It is an essential expenditure, as distinct dis-tinct from one which simply uses up money and produces little permanent good. It benefits all the people, and not just a few. It means money in the pocket through lower taxes, as taxes inevitably rise when taxable property is destroyed and also through savings in life and buildings, jobs and incomes. Most of us take the fire department for granted- We know where it is occasionally we stop and stare as the great red engines flash by with sirens screaming. And most of us know nothing at all about the quality of those engines, and the mettle of the department's personnel. Has it a capable f re chief, with the ability to thoroughly train and discipline a . crew. Is the apparatus of one of the standard, time-tested makes, or was it produced as a by-product? Are water facilities fa-cilities adequate for any emergency, or would they fail in a time of crisis? Every citizen should learn the answers to these questions. Safety of his property, and perhaps his life, depends on them. And, once answered, he should use his influence to see that his town's fire-fighting division is brought to the highest possible pos-sible peak of efficiency. |