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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
5
Fire department answered 362 calls in the year ending April 1, with 27 water-only and 69 chemical-fueled blazes. Chimneys caused 67 fires, roofs 68, and the Cal Miller drug store fire on Nov 24, 1917 was the worst, causing $11,800 in stock and building damage. Net city loss was about $10,500 after insurance.
Chief A A Dunham calls for a new sub station in field district to raise staffing to three and add equipment. He urges a larger switch board and underground wires to remove poles in the business district. He warns of gas and vapor dangers from engines in enclosures and notes eight firefighters enlisted and two pensioned this year. Inspector George R Witt reports 1,757 alley and building inspections and 523 clean ups.
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