Fire Prevention Associations Self-Supporting

Fire Prevention Associations Self-Supporting

There has been a slight change in the relationship of the State Conservation and Fire Prevention Associations to the National Board of Fire Underwriters with the withdrawal of the National Board’s financial support from the state associations. The National Board was making a small monthly contribution to cover postage, printing and stenographic service. As it was found that some of the associations were not using this money, it was decided not to appropriate any more for the purpose. The State Conservation and Fire Prevention Association movement originated in Ohio about fifteen years ago and spread to other states. When the United States entered the war, the National Board, as one of its patriotic activities, organized the field men in the various states to inspect and watch food warehouses, flour mills and other essential industries in order to prevent the loss of any resources, T. Alfred Fleming, supervisor of conservation of the National Board, doing much to organize many new state associations. These associations now return to the home-rule basis, and it is thought that this will be rather a stimulation than detriment to the work in that it will originate rather from the inside than the outside and that local enthusiasm will do much to carry it forward. Mr. Fleming will still continue his activities on a slightly different basis and he will have all the necessary co-operation from the State Conservation and Fire Prevention Associations.

There has been a slight change in the relationship of the State Conservation and Fire Prevention Associations to the National Board of Fire Underwriters with the withdrawal of the National Board’s financial support from the state associations. The National Board was making a small monthly contribution to cover postage, printing and stenographic service. As it was found that some of the associations were not using this money, it was decided not to appropriate any more for the purpose. The State Conservation and Fire Prevention Association movement originated in Ohio about fifteen years ago and spread to other states. When the United States entered the war, the National Board, as one of its patriotic activities, organized the field men in the various states to inspect and watch food warehouses, flour mills and other essential industries in order to prevent the loss of any resources, T. Alfred Fleming, supervisor of conservation of the National Board, doing much to organize many new state associations. These associations now return to the home-rule basis, and it is thought that this will be rather a stimulation than detriment to the work in that it will originate rather from the inside than the outside and that local enthusiasm will do much to carry it forward. Mr. Fleming will still continue his activities on a slightly different basis and he will have all the necessary co-operation from the State Conservation and Fire Prevention Associations.