Show Fire Fire Rates I. I Dr Drop p 1 Commissioner Stanley M. M Smoot announces that at a recent recent re- re cent meeting with Mayor Noel Williams of Woods Cross Jerry Thompson of Vest Vest Bountiful and Davis County County Coun- Coun ty Fire Chief Russell Earl met with A. A H. H Bywater manager manager manger man man- ager ger of the Utah Fire Rating bureau Bureau of Salt Lake LaJ e City M MR BYWATER reported to I 3 p them that as a result of the recent of fire projection protection pro pro- in the Val Verda area Woods Cross and West BounI Boun Boun- I 0 there will be a reduction th Oz in insurance rates from as high as 50 percent to about I 14 percent A L MR hm BYWATER stated that the new rating had been distributed distributed dis dis- dis- dis to the insurance comI com com- I I parries panics anies for their information The residents and business houses should make contact with their insurance companies to assure that a reduction in premium will be forthcoming j The he West Bountiful and Woods Cross areas also had hada a a reduction of their previous 1 grading grading to a new grading of D V Class 7 The new classification was was was caused by the extensive improvements in the Davis County Fire Department IT HAS been many years since a re-classification re has been granted Since the last re-classification re the new fire department has been built new and modern engines auxiliary auxiliary auxiliary aux aux- t P water carrying vehicles emergency and protective equipment have been installed A new direct radio system has been installed in the past months Twenty six trained firemen meet weekly for training training training train train- ing to be aware of all aU the new techniques that are being de deo of sed to fight fires I M f COMMISSIONER Smoot co commends com com- mends lends Chief Russell Earl and andis is twenty-six twenty men for the excellence ex- ex of their service to the people eople of Davis County High commendations have been give given en e n to the fire department by major ajor corporations for their abilities and courage exhibited Ii In 1 some of the petroleum fires during the p past st several years Some of the firemen had been called upon to put on asbestos suits and walk through the flames James to shut off sources of fuel supply causing the flames The City of Centerville is likewise protected and a new classification will be forthcoming forthcoming forthcoming forth forth- coming from Centerville upon their installation of the recently recent recent- ly announced water improvement improve improve- ment system THE FIRE Rating Bureau w also submitted to the county and cities a memorandum subject Grading Recommendations Recommendations Recommendations tl for the Future and it outlines the improvements t necessary for further lowering lowering lowering lower lower- ing of the grade classification The The iThe officials commend Mr Bywater of the Utah Fire Rating Rating Rating Rat Rat- ing Bureau for this fine ice I |