Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1914 — Citizens Are Interested In Fire Prevention. [ARTICLE]

Citizens Are Interested In Fire Prevention.

The Indiana state fire marshal is mueh pleased with the interest citizens are taking in the movement for Are prevention throughout the state and is particularly gratified at the promptness with which the property owners follow out the suggestions made by the department for the reduction of fire hazards. t “As soon as citizens learn that the office has issued any instructions for the protection of property many of them immediately ask for and follow these instructions,” says the fire marshal. “Property owners are continually conferring with the department to learn the best methods of storing gasoline, the safest forms of building construction and the value of all kinds of fire protective devices.” Local fire chiefs, according to the fire marhal, are also reporting a wide interest in fire prevention throughout the state. One of the most striking examples of the eagerness with which Indl-

ana cities are taking advantage of the fire marshal’s suggestions is shown in the number of small cities that have begun the organization of volunteer fire departments. Following the Winona fire, the fire marshal recommended that all towns obtain some kind of fire fighting equipment and offered instructions and methods free for aiding them in the organization of volunteer departments. . More than 4 dozen inquiries were received for this information, which means that at least twelve Indiana towns are intending to better protect themselves from serious fire loss.