Show CANT TURN till TIIE CLOCK HACK BACK tile the toll of fire in defense plants continues to and the losses now tun run far fai into the millions and fat fai more important than the money waste involved fire file h has as caused the loss of an 1111 immense niease amount of time T I 1 me is 18 one commodity that can never bo be replaced placed le wo we cant turn the clock back the causes of these fires are man many in some cases sprinkler spi binkier inkier 13 fatema were ru properly maintained in ili others there was inadequate watchman protection in others bad construction was wab responsible in still others water bu supply aply proved insufficient lit ill almost every case the fires could have been prevented pen ted or damage could 0 id have been held to a low fig ul uie it 1 proper preparations had haa bee been made in advance and the ample steps which will safeguard factories facto iles against most tires fires had been taken the blame for fire must be shared by all ot of us it Is the duty of management to take every possible precaution against tire fire it Is ib the duty of labor laboi to study the causes and prevention of fire file and to be eier on the alert it Is tho the duty dut of the community to impartially bally enforce modern modem fire pre bention antion ordinances and to period ic cally inspect homes and places of it business lastly it Is the duty of it the general public to insist that tire fire prevention be made a continuous civic endeavor those organizations whose work 1 it Is to tight fight and prevent ire fire are am going a splendid job the they y aro are working 24 hours a day to better protect our navy yards army can camps Ds and defense industries but they cant do it all A careless plant manager or a careless workman can pave the way tor for fire damage which will delay vital defense production fire can be licked but it can be licked only it 1 everyone does his full part to prevent it |