May 4, 1960
Dinner Committee, Taylor Alward, Dick Armstrong, Ernie Anderwald, Harry Bailey, Bud Bailey.
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Following our meeting there will be a meeting of representatives of the fire service of Trinity County to finish the Civil Defense fire plan for the county.
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There is a device on the market that can be attached to our smoke mask and will sound an alarm when there is approximately 5 minutes supply left in the tanks.
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Sprinkler Efficiency -- Over a 30-year period, automatic sprinklers have an efficiency record of 96.2 per cent, based on a study of nearly 59,000 fires which occurred in sprinklered buildings, according to the National Automatic Sprinkler and Fire Control Association of New York.
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The delivery date of the new fire truck is June 12; however, the builder informs us that they are a littlee ahead of schedule and we may get it sooner.
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Dick Berrien will attend the instructors' training school in Fresno.
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An additonal air horn for our signal would cost $272 plus installation.
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Here are some tips for decorators who may be sprucing up their homes with painting jobs:
Don't smoke in a room in which paints are being mixed, says the National Board of Fire underwriters.
While painting, keep a window or two partly open to prevent the accumulation of paint fumes.
Throw away paint and oil-soaked rags after the painting job, or keep them in a closed metal container. They can heat up from chemical action and burst into flames.
HAP MILLER, Editor