Show w II I I I FIRE PREVENTION WEEK INS Fire Prevention Week in the nation and In Utah will be observed this year ear from October to It has been 1 officially proclaimed by President Tru Truman Truman man with an urgent appeal that the public give heed to the menace of fire Ire IreI land I and the need for intelligent public public- supported effort to prevent fire Ire j The Tho annual toll of or fire Ire In loss of ot f life lUe In Injury and suffering In loss of or property and in general inconvenience nc Is 15 huge huge and and It has been increasing steadily in recent years Last year the total property loss in fires Ires In the United States was That was the greatest national fire tre loss In history Last year over lives were lost by fire Ire While the Increase in loss of life lite has not been so steady as the increase In property loss here again the toll has been greater than before the war There is need for a vigorous and per- per persistent effort to combat this toll Most fires could be prevented with Just jUS a a. a little extra care If It we could Just get i all the tho American people fire conscious alert to the menace of fire and watchful in regard to the more obvious fire ire haz haz- hazards hazards hazards ards in their homes on their farms and andIn in In their places of business business we we could make sharp reductions In annual fire j I losses I Every citizen can and should do his part in the fire ire prevention effort by himself being fire Ire safety conscious and by supporting his local fire Ire department i i land and other fire Ire prevention agencies In i their work Of the rising fire toll j I Tho The fire prevention appeal should strike home to every citizen because It ItI itis I lis is in his own Interest Good fire Ire pre- pre prevention work may save him or members of his family heavy loss suffering even death And It certainly will save him I money because successful fire ire prevention i i work means less fire loss and therefore lower fire Insurance premiums It is In every respect a worth while project I I |