Show fire fighting equipment ordered for moab this paper has withheld further comment in regard to our lack of firefighting fire fighting facilities and the purchase of fire equipment because we were requested to do so until more definite information could be obtained concerning orders that had been placed we were since told that repair parts for the hydrants now on hand are av available callable and have been ordered but that it will take time to get them also that new additional hydrants will be forthcoming but as far as we know firefighting equipment is still as much of a question as ever and we 1 wonder if we are going to let our neighboring towns get ahead of us as seems likely as result of action taken in moab last week perhaps a reprint from the times independent dependent in of what moab is doing will serve as inspiration to monticello officials and other leaders in civic affairs af fails the article follows at a meeting of the moab city cotin council cil wednesday evening decision was made to place an order immediately for a modern fire truck and other equipment nee needed led to give moab adequate fire protection tec tion the equipment to be purchased will include a new 1 ton truck on which will be mounted a water tank booster pump 1000 feet of fire hose ladders chemical equipment gas masks and other equipment needed for fire protection it is expected that delivery of the truck and equipment can be made soon after the first of the year recently the city received priority from the war production board for purchase of the truck the installation of this modern firefighting fire fighting equipment is made possible through the operation cooperation co of the county commissioners and the county board of education the total cost of truck and equipment will be approximately of this amount grand county will give the school district 1500 and the city the remainder the city agrees to maintain an adequate fire department to operate the equipment and also to furi n nigh h P roper proper housing for the f fire i r e tg truck ck the city council plans to erect a fire department building builder ac as soon as possible our attention has just been called to an article in readers digest for october which tells about a new method of fighting fires with fog instead of a solid stream of water it might be well to read this article before placing a large order for equipment as the claim is made that the hose can be smaller than the size generally used inthe in the past |