Show aims of fire prevention week to lessen fire hazard in in US once again during the week of october 8 to 14 the entire nation observes fire prevention week it is a time of more than passing significance to all of us where ever we live and whether or not we think we have a direct interest in the problem of fire and its prevention fire injures peole it may injure them directly through death burns or property loss in a fire involving ones self or ones possessions it injures almost all of us in the cost of fire losses spread over the entire population by insurance su last years fire cost the american decele in property losses about 20 for the average family the fire loss in utah has been estimated at nationwide the fire loss this year is greater this year than it was in 1949 and may easily set an all time record fire prevention is a public problem not just something for to worry about and only through firemen or fire insurance agents public cooperation can we achieve any substantial reduction in the toll of suffering and damage from fire it is 13 the purpose of fire prevention week to enlist the public cooperation and all over this nation and this state efforts are being made to interest people in the problem |