The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, January 20, 1949, Image 8
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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Thursday, January 20, 1949
J. C. THOIVL\S, local business
man, is chairman for the “March
of Dimes” campaign now under
way in the city, sponsored by the
county chapter of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
Babson's Letter
(By Roger Babson)
New York City, Jan. 14.—Last
year V. S. property was destroyed
by needless fires amounting to $700,-
000,000. In addition about 15,000
people lost their lives. Property Can
be replaced but lives cannot be. Be
sure that this year 1949 your house
is not burnt with you in it. All who
lost their lives last year could be
elire and happy today.
About 25 per cent of the fires are
due to smoking—mostly cigarette
smoking. About 20 per cent are due
to defective wiring, overloading pre
sent wires and misuse of flexible
cords. Fifteen per cent of the fires
are set; while the balance are due to
various causes. These mostly could
be classified as “carelessness and bad
housekeeping.’’
It is abo .nteresting to note that
most fires start in basements of
hornet, factories and stores. If base
ments Were kept clean, the total fire
loss could be reduced 30 per cent.
Closets and attics are also a source
of danger. I hope each reader of
this column will start 1949 by giv
ing his basement, attic and closets
a good/cleaning out. Don’t be afraid
to throw stuff away!.
Back Your Firemen
Considering the tremendous loss
stated above, you at first think that
the fire departments have been lax
and inefficient. This is not so. I be
lieve that the fire departments of our
cities are the most efficient of all
city departments. Just think—if it
were not for your fire department
your entire city would now be in
ashes.
Also remember that all fires are
ultimately extinguished. Ninety per
cent of the fires are extinguished
by the fire department before the
loss amounts to $500. This is pretty-
good and usually is due to someone
quickly pulling a little red fire alarm
box. In fact, there never was a fire
(unless caused by explosion) which
could not have been extinguished by
one bucket of water/if discovered in
time. ^
Listen To Your Fire Chief
When your city council or select
men ask ybur advice of their Health |
J or Legal Department or Building In
spector they act upon the advice.
I When, however, the Fire Chief asks
| for new equipment or more fire!
j alarm boxes he is partly given the j
brush off. This is wrong.
Fire Chiefs know what is best for,
their city and the taxpayers. Hence,
j all their requests for appropriations |
; should be granted, including reoom- 1
jmendations for salary increases. Con-!
| sidering their responsibilities, the
firemen and their Chief are the poor
est paid of all city employees. Your
Fire Chief is your best friend.
Suggestions To Readers
The best kind of fire protection is
, j a sprinkler system connected with
I the fire alarm system. Another less
expensive but very efficient system, 1
is the so-called “Vig-alarm Rate-of-
,Rise”—System, connected with the;
fire department. This does not ex-!
' tinguish the fire as do sprinklers b,ut
it automatically calls the fire depart- |
ment before the fire gets underway.;
For most jjuildings, either of the
above systems is perfect protection.
For a tenant in a block of stores it!
is only partial protection. He may do 1
j all he can to protect his store; but
if a restaurant next door without
protection, then the careful store-!
keeper is handicapped. Legislation
should be enacted so when the ma-
! jority of the property owners of any
city block want sprinkler or auto
matic protection, all the property!
owners in this block must join.
Fire Alarm Boxes
The little red fire alarm box on the
corner of your street is also a friend
of yours. And be sure that there is a
box at each corner so that which
ever way you or some passer-by runs, 1
he will quickly find a box to pull.
This is especially important as so
many fires start when no one is in
the home, store or building and the
Fire Chief is dependent upon a pas
ser-by.
To depend upon a telephone is
dangerous. In the excitement the tel
ephone operator or the fire depart
ment often misunderstands the cor
rect address. Too many street names
sound alike and too many excited
'women, telephone only: “Come,
quickly my house is on fire,” with
out given any address.
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