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Show FIRE LOSSES ABE CUT 001 BY BETTER EQUIPMENT Ogden's fire loss per capita for this year will be far below that of last yearjsaccording to Chlof G. A. Graves, unless there are serious fires during the remaining two months. He said today that the estimates wero far below those of the previous year. In 1916 the loss per capita was $1.77. With the department now completely com-pletely motor equipped, he states that a groat deal better service can be given to all parts of the city. Heretofore, Here-tofore, it was impossible to respond to calls on the bench with the big ladder truck, but since tho motor haB been attached to it and the horses done away with, the truck can be sent to all parts of the city. This adds greatly to the efficiency of the department, as in many cases roof fires wero so high that they are reached with great' difficulty. He further stated that if he had more men ho could still ndd to the efficiency. Calls often come in when tho men are out to meals and the department de-partment has to respond to them short-handed. short-handed. Such was tho case yesterday, he said, when the barn of tho C. R. Cole Transfer company was destroyed. Two streams of water wero turned on the fire and there were so few men that It was a hard matter to manage even these two streams. The department depart-ment from North Washington responded respond-ed to the call and when the Central force arrived it was not eo difficult to get the fire under control. |