Dauntless Club Issues Statistics
The two-platoon system has been put into force in Chicago, I11.; Newark, N. J.; Scranton, Pa.; Bayonne, N. J.; Hamilton, O., and Superior, Wis., since October 1, 1916, according to data incorporated in the latest issue of “Statistics of Fire Department,” by the Dauntless Club of the Buffalo, N. Y., Fire Department. Other cities listed in the handbook as operating under the two-platoon system are: Pittsburgh, Pa.; Buffalo. N. Y.; Los Angeles, Cal.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Seatle, Wash.; Kansas City, Mo.; Paterson, N. J.; Omaha, Neb.; Kansas City, Kan.; Yonkers, N. Y.; Duluth, Minn.; Atlantic City, N. J.; Berkeley, Cal.; Pueblo, Col.; Topeka, Kan.; Butte, Mont.; Great Falls, Mont.; Colorado Springs, Col.; Anaconda, Mont.; Lincoln, Neb. The object of the book as explained by the compilers in a preface "is to place information before the officers and members of the various fire departments throughout the United States, in a form that will be found valuable as a reference, and at the same time, be of much service to them in an effort to equalize and improve conditions of the service.” Various tables offer comparisons between cities as to number of men retained in the uniformed force of the Fire Dept.; salaries paid to officers and men by the different cities; time off allowed.
The two-platoon system has been put into force in Chicago, I11.; Newark, N. J.; Scranton, Pa.; Bayonne, N. J.; Hamilton, O., and Superior, Wis., since October 1, 1916, according to data incorporated in the latest issue of “Statistics of Fire Department,” by the Dauntless Club of the Buffalo, N. Y., Fire Department. Other cities listed in the handbook as operating under the two-platoon system are: Pittsburgh, Pa.; Buffalo. N. Y.; Los Angeles, Cal.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Seatle, Wash.; Kansas City, Mo.; Paterson, N. J.; Omaha, Neb.; Kansas City, Kan.; Yonkers, N. Y.; Duluth, Minn.; Atlantic City, N. J.; Berkeley, Cal.; Pueblo, Col.; Topeka, Kan.; Butte, Mont.; Great Falls, Mont.; Colorado Springs, Col.; Anaconda, Mont.; Lincoln, Neb. The object of the book as explained by the compilers in a preface "is to place information before the officers and members of the various fire departments throughout the United States, in a form that will be found valuable as a reference, and at the same time, be of much service to them in an effort to equalize and improve conditions of the service.” Various tables offer comparisons between cities as to number of men retained in the uniformed force of the Fire Dept.; salaries paid to officers and men by the different cities; time off allowed.
If you are a current subscriber,login hereto access this content.
If you would like to become a subscriber, please visit ushere.
