Charleston Fire Report
CURRENT FIRE AND WATER ARTICLES
In his annual report to the Board of Fire Masters Chief Louis Behrens, of the Charleston, S. C., fire department, for the year ending Dec. 31, 1913, states that there were 307 alarms of which 134 were telephone and 83 box alarms. There were 19 false alarms, one second and one call from outside of city for assistance. There were 93 fires extinguished by hand chemical extinguishers, 24 by chemical engines, 23 with buckets, 21 with steam fire engines and nine with chemical engines and hydrant streams. Four alarms were sent in by firemen, 51 by policemen and 152 by citizens. The total loss was $87,655.30 in property valued at $1,596,254.72 and insured for $1,350,861. The loss on buildings was $64,194.55 and on contents $23,460.75. Total insurance loss was $86,834.30. The average annual loss for 32 years is $67,655.79. The total loss in 1912 was $38,164.13.
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