Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 167, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1913 — Fire Fighting in Bavaria. [ARTICLE]

Fire Fighting in Bavaria.

The Bavarian government has found a new use for the many automobiles employed by the pos,toffice department, by means of which the danger of great conflagrations in the rural districts is minimized. If a big fire breaks out in any of the villages further than 10 miles from a city, the fire engines of the nearest city are attached to the postal automobiles and hauled at high speed to the point of danger. As only the larger German cities have motor fire departments, the assistance of the postal motor cars is Invaluable to the surrounding villages. The first practical test of the plan was made last month in Bamberg. The village of Walsdorf asked the city for help and a small fire engine was fastened to the rear axle of the automobile; the run was made in 34 minutes and the assitance rendered by this engine was of great value in ex. tinguisbing the fire. —Scientific Amet lean.