FIRE HAZARD DISCUSSED

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27501, 8 November 1954, Page 15

FIRE HAZARD DISCUSSED

Meeting At Diamond Harbour COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO FORM BRIGADE ™ ’? e T tl ", g held at Diamond "arbour on. Saturday evening appointed a committee ’to consider the shin St ‘°The f fire "?ShUng at the townise P ; -™ 11 com . I ? lt t ee wi H also organSS* a unit Of men who will be attached “tn fi th' fig r hUng ’ and will be 6 Lyttelton Volunteer 50 T and e th? S n a ” attendance of about Urban d Vsrn Ch m rman -. of th e Lyttelton BrioJis Fire Committee (Mr F. G. ta»o BE mp^ eS £ ed ; ,d lso P res ent were two members of the committee, Mr Mr A w 5!» aI L d . M I S G - B oy d . and rsrttou„ Wy *£’ - clu ? 1 fire officer of the r^^ t^1 ltOn • a brigade, and Mr W G wf l de P, u ty- c hief fire officer. BriX? d i,^ aUed the meeting, said Mr water S ’si>ne^ CaUSe u the hi gh-pressure and it ™? pl ? WO R! d soon be available, fiS? « « s J? me that Plans were made on oXr ghting - committee had ■. a oiodexn trailer-pump DfomnnH was prepared to house at Diamond Harbour if it was assured The nn^’u!' 3 be efficiently manned. Diamon^w tte K was anxious to offer Fs Lyttelton arb ° Ur the Same facilities The Lyttelton brigade realised the marnonTlr the flre ha^d in uiamond Harbour, said Mr Laree The P 7 ha t th n e committee htd®unto S , hou J d be sui table. It was of a « Pe j u .?, d ln England during the from’lei W ° rld .. War > and cou l d deliver tour jets simultaneously. It would be necessary for three or four key men Who would be always ffi “the TubS?S: men?he PP ° ?“ d trained. Auxiliary m The e v S coul d be appointed later. 7 bem n ? e m me ? »°^ ld become memWvatt £id cLvtidton brigade, Mr neS cnd l. u 6 meeting. A garage honL G in dl y House would be used to sarv io h PUmp -. H would be necesveHrloc at u S ast two motorthe pump tted Wlth draw bars to tow th?" mu™ motion of Mr H. Cronin, rSJL/S 11 ? mg committee was ap?o^rA d fllht glve further consideration brieario fig !’ tl - I J g ?? d to or ganise a fire brigade unit: Messrs C. Paine G ? a i r j on ’ , A _ C „ Clibborn, E. A. Canfield, and P. Sheehan.