CONTENTS
OCTOBER 31, 1928
VOL. LXXXI No. 22
Avoiding Building Construction Hazards, by Chief Ross B. Davis (Portrait)1009
Should Be Built to Reduce Danger of Loss by Fire.
Chiefs Hold Big Meeting at Philadelphia (PortraitsIllustrated) 1011
Eastern and International Associations Combine in Busy Week’s Program.
Lumber Fire Needs Big Streams (Illustrated) 1013
Delay in Getting Them in Operation Probably the Cause of Fire Spreading.
With the Editor….. 1015
Comments on Current Events and Live Topics by Our Editorial Staff.
Questions and Answers….. 1017
Replies to Questions on All Manner of Subjects of Fire Fighting and Fire Protection.
Fire Extinguishers—Their Use, by Chief Frank Charlesworth (Portrait) …… 1018
Description of the Various Types of Fire Extinguishers and Their Application.
Recent Important Fires Specially Reported (Illustrated). 1019
Millwork Plant Destroyed in Village Conflagration —Burnings of Two Weeks.
Fire Department Improvements….. 1028
Record of Business Activities in the Fire Protection Field.
Fire Department Activities….. 1032
Newsy Notes from All Over the Country with Matters Firemanic.
False Alarms….. 1034
The Humorous Side of the Fire Protection Profession.




















