Show APPALLING WASTE T fire loss T P ti redic T ted a 1 vj JL al A l A JL S AJL allm CHICAGO with fire losses continuing to mount damage may exceed the billion dollar mark by 1950 frank A christensen Chrls president of national Mat ional board of fire underwriters warris warns in urging support of the federal action program to save life and resources which was the result of president Tr conference on fire prevention the increasing fire waste was attributed by christensen Chrls to two causes one physical and one psychological ch the physical factor tends to increase the number of fires of all kinds and the size of losses where flames gain headway because of delayed alarms poor fire protection negligence or bad housekeeping he explained the psychological factor arises out of our careless and reckless habits he explained christensen pointed out that since 1941 national waste by tire fire has more than doubled rising to million dollars tor for the 12 months ended april of this year from SOO million dollars tor for 1941 I 1 even more appalling he sold said Is a the indication that th the c loss 0 life may have risen to a figure never experienced before loss of life in hotel fires in 1916 1946 was greater than in any year in our history 11 despite a 22 per cent increase in arson investigations the national board had found a sharp decline in the number of fires started for profit during the last year the board pointed pointe dout out that in the year ended april 30 juveniles accounted tor for almost halt half of t the he persons person or arrested r e sted because of incendiary fl fires an and d persons mentally irresponsible 0 o risible tor for another large share |