弗林特的火灾改善

弗林特的火灾改善

A supplementary report has just been issued by the National Board of Fire Underwriters on the improvements made in the fire department of Flint, Mich., since the report was made in 1911, on the conditions in that city. It says: The fire department has been strengthened essentially along the lines recommended and contemplated at the time of the previous report; former stations 2 and 3 have been abandoned and a new station built for Hose 2; automobile combined pump and hose wagons have been provided for headquarters and Hose 2, with an auxiliary squad of 6 men and an automobile combination wagon at headquarters for Hose 4 and Ladder 1. The fire force has been increased from 23 men to 39 men. General compliance has been made with the recommendations for hose, including 200 feet of 3-inch hose on each wagon, minor equipment and operation. The question of the appointment of chief officers for indefinite terms and the adoption of civil service regulations in the department is to be submitted to the people at the election in the spring of 1915. In connection with the fire alarm system, the recommendations made under apparatus, both at headquarters and at fire stations, and under boxes, circuits, and operation, have been essentially complied with in full. Nothing has as yet been done towards fireproofing the fire alarm headquarters. A new building code was recently adopted by ordinance, which contains many good requirements, with technical matters well taken care of, but there are a number of omissions and some sub-standard provisions which greatly weaken the efficiency of the ordinance. A well-qualified building inspector has been appointed, but his powers have been very seriously restricted. The fire limits have been extended to cover minor mercantile and manufacturing districts, but do not provide a satisfactory margin around the high value buildings in the principal mercantile district. Blanks have been printed and arrangements for regular inspections of buildings by members of the fire department will soon be completed. New installations of inside wiring are being well taken care of by the recently appointed electrical inspector, but the force is insufficient to make complete reinspections of old installations; an ordinance has been passed which requires that all overhead wiring in the business district, except trolley wires, shall be placed underground by September 1, 1918.

A supplementary report has just been issued by the National Board of Fire Underwriters on the improvements made in the fire department of Flint, Mich., since the report was made in 1911, on the conditions in that city. It says: The fire department has been strengthened essentially along the lines recommended and contemplated at the time of the previous report; former stations 2 and 3 have been abandoned and a new station built for Hose 2; automobile combined pump and hose wagons have been provided for headquarters and Hose 2, with an auxiliary squad of 6 men and an automobile combination wagon at headquarters for Hose 4 and Ladder 1. The fire force has been increased from 23 men to 39 men. General compliance has been made with the recommendations for hose, including 200 feet of 3-inch hose on each wagon, minor equipment and operation. The question of the appointment of chief officers for indefinite terms and the adoption of civil service regulations in the department is to be submitted to the people at the election in the spring of 1915. In connection with the fire alarm system, the recommendations made under apparatus, both at headquarters and at fire stations, and under boxes, circuits, and operation, have been essentially complied with in full. Nothing has as yet been done towards fireproofing the fire alarm headquarters. A new building code was recently adopted by ordinance, which contains many good requirements, with technical matters well taken care of, but there are a number of omissions and some sub-standard provisions which greatly weaken the efficiency of the ordinance. A well-qualified building inspector has been appointed, but his powers have been very seriously restricted. The fire limits have been extended to cover minor mercantile and manufacturing districts, but do not provide a satisfactory margin around the high value buildings in the principal mercantile district. Blanks have been printed and arrangements for regular inspections of buildings by members of the fire department will soon be completed. New installations of inside wiring are being well taken care of by the recently appointed electrical inspector, but the force is insufficient to make complete reinspections of old installations; an ordinance has been passed which requires that all overhead wiring in the business district, except trolley wires, shall be placed underground by September 1, 1918.