The Fire Hazard of Alameda.
Alameda, Cal., a city of 24,000 population, has been visited by the committee on fire prevention of the National Board of Fire Underwriters. The area of the city is 7 1/4 miles, 54 per cent, of which is marsh land. The waterworks are owned by the People’s Water Company, which also supplies Oakland and other cities. There are three pumps of a rated capacity of 8,000,000 gallons each per 24 hours. The average daily consumpton is 1,148,000 gallons, or about 51 gallons per capita. There arc 2,392 services, 180,140 feet of mains, 134 gate valves and 207 fire hydrants.
The fire department is composed of 23 full paid men and 26 call men, with 7 call substitutes, under command of Chief Fred K. Krauth, jr., and Assistant Chiefs W. F. Steinmetz and Frank K. Millington. There are five fire stations, two engines, fire hose wagons, one ladder truck, one chemical engine, 8,100 feet of hose, sixteen horses and other necessary equipments. The fire alarm telegraph system is of the Gamewell type with fifty boxes. The average yearly number of fires is 120, with an average loss of 152. The committee says:
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