WANTED—FIRE POLICE.
A SUGGESTION FROM CHRISTCHURCH. Superintendent Smith, of the Christ > church Fire Brigade, speaking at a meet ing the other night in connection wit! the proposed establishment of a fire'saJ vage corps, said that a body of fire polio , would be of immense assistance to thi <*~ brigade, and would save thousands d pounds annually. At the last six fires the brigade had had 40.000 feet of hose out, and of thai 3000 feet or 4000 feet were much cut up some of it with knives, and the rest bj people standing on it. As to the con-, veyance of the fire police, the best thing to do would be for the men to make direct for the fire on bicycles. As to » long alarm being given, he was against it, as the brigade did not want large crowds at the fires.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 69, 20 March 1908, Page 4
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