Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-01-16 | Page 4 | Fire Fighting in Ogden

IFIRE FIGHTING IN OGDEN. Osden's proporty loss in fires durinc last year $52.9-12 Mucli of this damage dam-age was due to smoke and water. There was not a larse fire during the twelve months This is an exceptionally exceptional-ly good record, although Ogden Is re markably free from disastrous confla grations. Tho wide streets and hollow blocks almost forbid the spread of Mimes and act rf'is a sreat protection ;o properly by allowing capable fire department to operate at an advan-I advan-I age Notwithstanding the low fire loss, ihe department answered double Ihe number of alarms In 1921 as compared With 1920. But the alarms were made up in part of calls to grass fires, with an occasional false alarm. The lire records for years prove thai . Ogden Is well protected With tlx- en ire fire department motorized and I new equipment constantly being added.; and with a gravity water service bet ter than Is possessed by cities of the . same class, Ogden is in a position to demand consideration from ihe fire. Insurance companies. Ogden has two large pumpers, one J having been purchase. I at an a p p roxi 1 mate expense of $18,000 and the other placed in good repair at a cost of over $1000. This is a liberal expenditure, and should bring excellent results.! The expert who delivered the new i equipment slated that even the old ! pumper as repaired should give good I -errlce for fifteen yean Ogden. in fire fighting, is keeping , pace with the most progressive cities.