THE FIRE RISK
IN TIME OF WAR
BRITAIN'S PREPARATIONS
(British Official Wireless.) (Received February 24, 1 p.m.) RUGBY, February 23. ' The emergency fire brigade organisation against air attack with incendiary bombs was the subject of a statement by the Home Secretary in the House of Commons. The organisation suggested will involve the accumulation in peace time of large stocks of emergency fire-fighting appliances. (Received February 24, 12.50 p.m.) LONDON, February 23. It is estimated that 200,000 physicallyfit men will be required to carry out the Government's plan for supplementary fire-fighting services. The men will need to devote two or three evenings weekly for three months for training, and they will each receive a grant of £3, plus £5 for equipment.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 46, 24 February 1937, Page 11
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120THE FIRE RISK Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 46, 24 February 1937, Page 11
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