Show 1 FIRE FIGHTERS ARE PRAISED BY EXPERT BERLIN By BERLIN By The Associated Press Berlin Berlin fire firc fighters are arc in to inthe Inthe the front rank of ot a great profession said Robert Mainzer honorary y c deputy chief of ot the New York fire tire depart depart- department department ment in a 0 conversation with A representative of The Associated Press Pres known as the million millionaire aim aire tire flee buff burt has been visiting his hb friend Chief Commissioner Walter Gempp of ot the Berlin tire fire brigade Ills His idea of a holiday has been to 10 go out at any hour of the day clay or night with the tte firemen when the gong Cong sounds an alarm There seems little to choose be between be- be between between tween New York and Berlin fire fire- firemen firemen firemen men in the matt matter r of smart turnout Mainzer thinks thirsts lie Ire limed timed his hosts ho ts with a stopwatch and caught them then running up a foot sectional lad lad- ladder ladder ladder der in ore one minute and md 10 second seconds after coming around the corner of ofa ofa ofa a block The New Yorker called that th pretty good In the matter a f of f equipment the thc visitor said sald that he considered Ber Ber- Berlins lins system of or sectional ladders preferable to the hoo and ladder trucks of New York which on ac account ac- ac account count of ot their length lenth make it a op op-atlon op ration atlon to steer them around street corners torner on ors wet vet pave pave- pavements ments lIe He would wold like Jike to see the Berlin Derlin sectional ladders tried out In New York congested districts where old construction makes many dangerous dan dan- dangerous cerous tI Berlins Berlin's method of flames Is to use a foam fOffi which says tays has been used only by private concerns In the th United States I such as oil plants In III Berlin BerHn it is I frequently applied to ordinary fires tires with great success Commissioner Gempp told the New York expert Mainzer Is on his first visit l lt to Germany since the war and he was impressed by the way the German G I fire r lef fighters te II have e taken te heto to sports I Between alarms they no longer sit around playing cards but go In for I. I football tennis tennis handball and other sports The only fault Mainzer found with Berlin fire tire fighting he said Is a alack alack alack I lack of ot cooperation oa on the part put of traffic police He declared his ex experience ex- ex experience I with the police permitting I street traffic to interfere with the progress of the th fire til I. I trucks made his hi hair stand on end |