| Show Fire Siren To Be Installed The new North Salt Lake Fire Department activated last week had an unforeseen delay delayon on the Installation of its fire siren but expects it will be In use by this week end Lynn Cullimore Cullimore Cul- Cul limore city manager said a temporary system for alerting fire ire fighters has been set up during the interim THE BRAND new fire department department department depart depart- ment for the city is one of 14 new groups to have been organized organized organized organ organ- within Utah during the last 12 months according to Capt Allan R. R George in charge of the direct training An average of men are trained per year he said in continual training process for both new firemen and old It Is part of a training program authorized in 1963 which actually got underway in 1964 North Salt Lakes Lake's training program was under the State Vocational T Training r a i in n i n g supervised supervised supervised super super- by the fire marshals marshal's office The basic course was originally designed for 26 hours including theory but new Fire Chief Earl A. A Littlewood re requested requested requested re- re quested an additional 12 hours of mechanical instruction after the city's fire fighting equipment arrived Instructors were fire chiefs from surrounding areas CAPT GEORGE when asked whether a new depart department ment could be as efficient as one organized a longer period of time commented commented commented com com- that The fire marshals marshal's marshals marshal's marshals marshal's marsh marsh- als al's office oice would prefer to train trainan an entirely new department in all the right procedures than to have to retrain an old department department department depart depart- ment if they have established bad habits All firemen are in constant training he explained No fireman fireman fireman fire fire- man ever gets over his shaki- shaki ness No two t fires are ever alike New problems arise as fast as the new developments in civilization and progress Work as a fireman is a direct challenge challenge challenge chal chal- lenge to ability and nd initiative Men either stay or weed themselves themselves themselves them them- selves out Capt George said HE POINTED out some of the new developments that firemen both veterans and tyros alike aUke must keep current with New fabrics new chemicals even new types of ot aerosols and hair sprays or cleaners are all potential po potential potential po- po fire hazards he said For example during one ten year period alone there were over 1000 new developments In industry requiring new knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge in fire fighting methods As one important example of how necessary it is for firemen firemen firemen fire fire- men to keep current with annual developments he men mentioned t Ion e d some insecticides utilize z e a nerve gas developed during the war It is Imperative for firemen firemen firemen fire fire- men to be fan familiar with them in inthe inthe inthe the event of a fire where such aerosol containers ex- ex may ex explode THE NEED for training is never overcome Capt George said It It must be a continuing process so the men can maintain maintain maintain main main- tain and keep that which they have and matter get more more no no whether they're a new department department department depart depart- ment or an established one paid or volunteer The success and efficiency of a fire department depends upon its training pro- pro See FIRE on Page 2 5 FIRE Continued from Front Page gram Twenty-five Twenty volunteers In the North Salt Lake Fire Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment have been Involved in intensive in intensive intensive in- in weekly training since April 1967 The volunteers have learned what types of fires they are likely to run Into in their area how to lay ay hose and raise ladders how to work with their new fire equipment and to do it safely They have emphasized speed and efficiency cy In responding Initially to an alarm and in making equipment the site operational in the best possible time The They have learned to respond unquestionably unquestionably unquestionably to the directions of Chief Littlewood THE CLASS studied care of property including covering furniture against water damage Their training Included recognizing recognizing recognizing the nature or chemistry of a fire In order to know when it Is safe to break Into a home and when it must be vented They learned fire prevention and inspection and practices for personal safety when fighting fires Training was concentrated upon teaching the men to do the normal expected things so automatically that the mind is left free to consider any emergencies emergencies emergencies emer emer- that exist pertaining to the Individual fire TN IN ADDITION to its grass fire firefIghting firefighting firefighting fighting truck North Salt Lake purchased a fire truck with aReo a aReo aReo Reo chassis as its first piece of primary equipment The truck is with a 1967 Ford engine and has a gallon with three outlets to run three hoses off the truck All Allmen Allmen Allmen men on the department have been qualified to tp run the pump pump- er er Capt George feels assured d that the apparatus which North Nort h Salt Lake now owns is entirely adequate for the city's needs It It should provide them with a good piece of equipment fo for r many years to come North Salt Sal Lakes Lake's needs are mostly dwell dwell- dwell dwell- ings HE ANTICIPATES no problem problem problem lem with Valley Music Hall because because because be be- be- be cause the roof Is entirely o of f concrete and the building Itself itsel f Is of fl fireproof reproof construction Th The e oil refineries he said have hav e their own specialized equipment I to supplement North Salt Lakes I Fires during 1966 in North I Salt Lake numbered 22 of i I which 18 to 19 were grass fires I i THE CITY council estimated i that by having Its own department department department depart depart- I ment three to four minutes I might be saved from the time an alarm is sounded to the time fire fighting men and equipment are operational at the scene This estimate will figure prom prominently when the Utah Fire Rating Rating Rating Rat Rat- ing Bureau rates the city Travel from the fire station to the fire is one prime consid consid- Other items considered are the qualifications of the fire fir e department personnel and the adequacy of the water system IT IJ HAS BEEN estimated by those In position to make an ed educated educated educated ed- ed guess that the rating will drop to eight possibly sev sev- en Such a lowering of rates t to o business and home 0 owners w n e r s would amount to a good annual saving on fire insurance North Salt Lake has had a rating o of f fk nine 1 lk k |
