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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1934
Page
3
Fire prevention urges safe construction and maintenance at home and in business. Government loans and agency cooperation support safer living and working spaces during Fire Prevention Week October 7 to 13 under a presidential proclamation.
Desolate ruins show fire's aftermath as owner plans for the future. The piece notes fire losses harm wealth, raise living costs, and strain taxes, urging individual care, building code adherence, and stronger fire departments during Fire Prevention Week from October 7 to 18.
Early Biblical law assigns restitution for fires caused in fields. In 1926 Cincinnati, a citizen paid $650 for extinguishing costs, with the city awarded $500. New York also invoked a charter provision making disobedience to fire orders liable for extinguishing costs, including sprinkler mandates for dangerous buildings.
A National Board of Fire Underwriters report cites 1932 losses from stoves furnaces and pipes totaling 17.9 million dollars, chimneys and flues 24.7 million, and hot ashes and open fires 5.0 million. Together these three causes explain 11 percent of the year's fire waste. The piece urges precautions and personal responsibility to reduce fires and losses. It notes fire department costs, court actions, and advisories on safe installations, chimney construction, and proper handling of heating equipment and fuels. It ends with a reminder that about 800 tons of bombs in wartime England killed 1,400 and wounded 3,500 in over 100 raids.
The piece reflects on the communal cost of fires as households and businesses suffer through charred contents and ruined facilities. It argues fire losses are shared by all through higher taxes insurance rates and lower morale, urging ongoing Fire Prevention Week efforts beyond a single week.
Factories are glowed by fire and idle workmen suffer family distress and economic loss. Fire prevention is everyone’s affair says underwriters and urges cooperation of workers and employers. Fire Prevention Week runs October 7 to 13 with calls to reduce waste and rebuild safer operations.
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