"The present system of drills and
training, while of value in teaching I
companies the fundamentals of fire
service, does not provide needed in
struction quickly to develop efficiency
or determine the fitness of individual
members. The present scheme should
; be augmented by an officers’ school
land facilities provided for training at
la modern drill tower. Inspections of
buildings, exclusive of public or semi
j public buildings, are mainly by the
tire marshal's Inspectors: inspections
of all buildings In the c ongested value j
district by company members at reg
ular intervals would Insure greater
familiarity with local conditions and
changes.
“Department records are complete
and in excellent form.”
Based on a n average population of
476.000. the average annual number of
fires iter 1,000 population, the report
pointed out. was 4.4. a high number,
but the average loss per capita, $2.38.
is low: The gross fire loss for the
past five years, it said, amounted to
$5,688,382. the annual loss ranging Vie
tween $731,202 in 1021 and *2.153.802
in 1023. The average number of fires
S was 2.134. ranging between 1.671 in
1021 and 2,588 in 1925. with an aver
! age loss per fire of $533, a low figure.
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Building regulations in the District,
according to the report, are compre
hensive and deal with nupmerous
matters of importance from a flre-pre
ventlon standpoint, but essential fea
tures regarding areas, expbsed win
dows, thickness of walls and parapets
and private fire protection are defi
cient. .“The permitting of small frame
structures and rear extensions within
the restricted zone limits are unde
sirable features.” the report declared.
